Leave a Review WATERROWER Connect
Lots of bugs
Had to restart the alpso many times. The connection drops, terrible. I hope it improves cause it used to work fine and one day startwd crashing. And all my os is uldated by the wayGangalanga
Update Broke Connectivity
The app provides minimal information but at least it connected to my phone BEFORE the recent update. Now it doesn’t recognize my device and crashes if I try to connect my rower as a new device.
Updated Review: The developer fixed the connectivity issue! I am happy with the information the app provides, though I understand if others want something more. But it provides basic workout data and does it well.Show lessRadNC
Developer Response
Hi there, we've resolved this issue in the recent update (2.11.3). Could you try again and contact us on support@waterrower.com if this issue persists?Rarely Connects
This app would be 4 stars if it could consistently connect to the BT device. Instead every attempt to connect results in a random and novel mode of not working … searching for a long time then not finding the device, reporting it not found immediately, finding it then crashing, etc. I’ve been budgeting 15 extra min to my workout windows to make this thing connect, and often just give up after wasting the time.
This is a big miss for such a great rower, putting time into making this app work would be a smart investment!Show lesspolkadotninja12345
still buggy
The latest release sees a premium subscription model which is fine.
But it is still buggy. The Strava workout is submitted before the workout ends so the full workout is not being uploaded to Strava. That’s a pretty basic fault that didn’t happen in the earlier versions.
I don’t like using a public forum for these little bugs but There is no developer information published to create a ticket for these issues
I do the same workout each day. The previous workout could easily be stored and be the template for the current day.
So
1. Add a support ticket system
2. Get Strava integration working.
3. Persist the previous workout as the default workout.Show lesspgee70
The app is nice but doesn’t seem to actually connect with apple health as a standalone
I read reviews of Apple Watch causing rowing to be double counted so I don’t use the watch when I row. I’ve turn on sharing with the apple health app and it’s supposed to integrate the data automatically, but after several days, it has not.
I like being able to track my rowing, so I won’t delete the app, but not having it integrate the activity into apple health is a big downside considering it’s supposed to.Show lessfarmersdaughter01
Wouldn’t pay for it
Landscape impossible so I can’t set it overtop the row monitor to hold it in place. Dealbreaker is that it doesn’t give a calorie count so your move ring on Apple Watch doesn’t budge. Definitely needs work before I’d buy it.Goodnews74
Broken
Since the update to add premium membership, my rows no longer accurately sync to my phone. I did a 20 minute row, the app connected the commodule to my phone (iPhone 13 mini) first time, but recorded only 529m of a 4900m row.
I then attempted to add the workout manually. Also didn’t save this workout. I uninstalled and reinstalled the app and tried logging the workout manually once more. Still didn’t save. Fix this broken mess.Show lessda2tha3
WaterRower connect. Subscription
Absolutely rubbish!!! Bought the subscription to try the challenges, once connected and on a rowing challenge the whole app goes off my iPhone completely, to get it back I have to tap it to restore the screen, no bloody good if your in the middle of a sweaty 10K. I have cancelled this rubbish subscription and will look elsewhere. Award one star, and your lucky your getting that.Show lessBob&Darcy
Training Programs
Training programs are good/fun but it would be helpful to see what the program is before I start. The screen during the exercise isn’t specific so I don’t know where to be. It would be nice to see the exercise plan/splits before beginning.RowRowRowSlow
Developer Response
Hi, thanks for your feedback! We're working on making the experience better for you. Stay tuned!Rough and unpolished
Pairing with my WaterRower is super finicky and I don’t know if it’s successful until after I’ve started a rowing session and notice the stats are not updating. The app also doesn’t really work on landscape mode with the buttons not being clickable and the text not being visible. What the heck guys?Show lessbshelston
