# BoatRun: Rowing, Erg & Coach — Stroke rate, split & GPS pace > Stroke rate, split & GPS pace (iPhone/iPad app by David Macready.) - Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/boatrun-rowing-erg-and-coach/id6792436401 (this page in markdown: same URL + `.md`) - Developer: [David Macready](https://appshunter.io/developer/6792436403) - Category: Sports, Utilities - Price: Free with in-app purchases - Age rating: 4+ - Requires: iOS 15.6 · 53 MB - Languages: American English - Released: 2026-08-26 - Data updated: 2026-11-12 ## What is BoatRun? Turn your phone into the most advanced rowing performance system available. Mount your phone in the boat and BoatRun measures every stroke you take - stroke rate, split, distance per stroke, and the acceleration profile of the hull itself, whether you're on the water or an erg. No boat computer, no impeller, no extra hardware. ON THE WATER • Live stroke rate, 500m split, distance per stroke, heart rate and a tonne of specialised rowing metrics • Map with hazards and lanes for easy navigation • Big, glanceable tiles you can read at full pressure • Real-time boat acceleration curve - see your catch, drive and finish as they happen • Overlay 'perfect stroke' templates to fix your stroke in real time • Custom workouts and layouts ON THE ERG • Easily connect to a PM5 erg and quickly create your own workouts or have your coach transmit it directly to your PM5 • Connect your whole squad for ErgRace style racing or squad training sessions UNDERSTAND YOUR STROKE BoatRun reads the boat's motion 50 times a second and turns it into metrics that describe how you actually row: • Precise acceleration measured at every point of the stroke on every session • See our website for clear explanations on your stroke curve and how to fix common errors FOR COACHES Cox and Coach modes are built in. • See your whole squad live on one screen - every boat's position, rate and split updating in real time from anywhere in the world • Tap any crew to open their stroke curve, custom metrics and record live video from the app • Every stroke from every rower on the water or erg - collated for easy access and data logging AFTER THE ROW • Every session saves to your own Google Drive • Squad sessions automatically uploaded to your coach • Detailed analysis of your metrics compared across any session on the water or the erg • Overlay metrics and stroke curve on your video to see where improvements can be made • One-tap upload to Strava • Export CSV, JSON, TCX or FIT - always free, always yours • Full session analysis in the free web Analyser at boatrun.au BUILT BY A ROWER FOR ROWERS BoatRun was built as affordable system for athletes wanting the highest quality data without the premium price. It has been rigorously tested on the water in every boat from single sculls to eights over hundreds of sessions. It's designed for people who want to know why the boat is moving well — not just how fast. FREE TO START Row free with stroke rate, split, distance per stroke and heart rate. BoatRun Pro unlocks unlimited session length, the full metric set, the live stroke curve and Strava sync. Every new user gets 30 days of Pro and Coach free. Requires a phone mount. Works in any rowing boat. ## Pricing and in-app purchases Base price: Free. **Subscriptions** | Subscription | Price | Period | | --- | --- | --- | | BoatRun Pro | $5.99 | per month | | BoatRun Pro | $59.99 | per year | | BoatRun Coach Monthly | $9.99 | per month | | BoatRun Coach Yearly | $89.99 | per year | ## Is BoatRun safe? Not enough ratings yet to assess BoatRun. ## Is BoatRun legit? BoatRun: Rowing, Erg & Coach has limited verification signals. The AppsHunter Legitimacy Score for BoatRun is 58 out of 100 points across 7 verification signals from App Store and developer data. ## Version history (last 5 releases) ### 1.2.8 — 2026-11-10 Version 1.2.8 Coach screen redesign A cleaner toolbar: Lap All Boats stays up front, with Load Workout, Templates and Video in a single More menu. Boat cards are tidier. Tap the dots on a card to lap, open or remove a boat, and press and hold a card to move it. New gap to leader on every boat, in metres and seconds. New compact list view that shows more boats on a phone. Choose Auto, Cards or List from the More menu. Coach workouts now use the same workout list as rowers. The coach stopwatch is now labelled. Navigation A yellow marker on the map edge points to the next turn on your lane or armed course. Keep your heading line on it to steer straight there. The off course box no longer covers your boat on the map. Accuracy More stable boat heading when stopped. Pace no longer jumps when GPS accuracy drops briefly. ### 1.2.7 — 2026-11-09 What's new in 1.2.7 Club lanes & hazards • Follow as many clubs' lines as you like, not just one • Rowing somewhere new? When local clubs have shared their lanes and hazards, BoatRun lets you know. Follow them all, or tick just the ones you want – followed lines stay up to date and only the club can change them – or copy them to your own lines to edit • Find Clubs Nearby in COURSE › Navigation • + Lane, + Divider and + Hazard buttons now match their colours on the map Erg fixes • Fixed sessions occasionally saving short when the PM5 finished a piece • Just Row sessions ended with MENU now save the last split correctly ### 1.2.6 — 2026-11-08 What's new in 1.2.6 Simpler workouts • Each workout now shows a one-line summary, e.g. WARM · 4×500m / 2:00 · COOL • Tap a workout to load it – one LOAD button whether you're on the water, on the erg or coaching • Edit and Delete are under the ⋯ button • Today's planned workout is tagged TODAY and sits at the top of the list • You only see the workouts for the mode you're in • + NEW WORKOUT asks for a type first: Single Distance, Single Time, Intervals, Variable Intervals or Custom • On-water workouts can now be saved from the quick builders • LOAD WORKOUT on the erg opens the same workout list as HOME New COURSE tab • SECTORS is now COURSE, with two tabs: Sectors and Navigation • Lanes, dividers and hazards have moved from DISPLAY into COURSE › Navigation • Ready-made courses from boatrun.au are under Download courses, next to Import sector file • Sharing and importing navigation lines is under one Share / Import button More reliable heading • The gyro now works properly on iPhone (it was reading the wrong axis) • Gyro drift is learnt while you row, so the heading holds during stops • The heading stays on course when paddling slowly • No more wrong heading when moving off from a stop or after handheld turns Sync • Sessions saved with no signal now upload to Drive by themselves once you're back on WiFi, and one failed upload no longer holds up the rest Erg • A straight piece rowed in splits shows a TOTAL row with average heart rate, like the Concept2 Logbook • Send all to Concept2 now includes older sessions that are stored only on Drive Fixes • The editor now closes after saving a workout • ADDED on a downloaded course now opens your lanes and hazards • The full metric list in the tile picker now uses the whole width ### 1.2.5 — 2026-11-05 • Faster, steadier heading: the phone's gyro now tracks turns instantly, and the heading is correct from the start of every session • The map now turns with you, so the heading line always points straight along the screen • Hazard warnings sit at the edge of the map so they no longer cover the hazard • Smaller workout countdown and warning boxes that keep the map visible • Smaller lane indicator (ON / distance / WRONG) • Heart rate strap can now be reconnected mid-session, and reconnects automatically when you return to the app • Better stroke detection for soft, low-pressure paddling at the start of a row ### 1.2.4 — 2026-11-04 Version 1.2.4 NEW - Map is now the main rowing screen, followed by Curve and Live - Zoomed landscape map layouts: 3 or 2 stacked tiles, or the stroke curve with 2 tiles or 1 tile - Portrait map layouts: 4 tiles, 2 tiles, 1 tile, or the stroke curve above 2 tiles - Portrait live layouts with 3 or 4 stacked tiles - Hold LAP for half a second to force ready mode at any speed - Work lap average row in lap tables, the session card and the log - Log card shows work pace, or moving pace when there are no work laps - Show or hide the log filters IMPROVEMENTS - Cleaner rowing screen with fewer buttons, labels and colours - Default tiles are pace, rate, DPS and heart rate - 2 tile layouts default to pace and rate, 1 tile to pace - Map opens more zoomed in - Display settings use simple layout pictures - Change a tile by tapping it on the rowing screen - On Water and Erg displays each have one place to choose layouts - Power mode and metric definitions moved to Display settings - Tile picker opens on a short list of common metrics, with More for the rest - Map controls grouped under one settings button - Status messages only appear when something needs attention - Clearer lap button: blue LAP to split, light blue when stopped, green GO while waiting for strokes - Larger, clearer session names, dates and results in the log - Labels easier to read in bright sun - Export file names now include seconds FIXES - Boat heading and map direction were 90 degrees out in landscape - Screen stayed locked in one orientation after a row - Laps edited in BoatRun Analyser now appear in the app - Phone uploads no longer overwrite laps edited in Analyser - Workout beeps play reliably at the start of a session ## Apps similar to BoatRun | App | Rating | Price | Category | | --- | --- | --- | --- | | [Rowlytics: Rowing & Paddling](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/rowlytics-rowing-and-paddling/id1168928353) | — | Free | Sports | | [Rowing NSW Hub](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/rowing-nsw-hub/id6787905916) | — | Free | Sports | | [Rowing in Motion](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/rowing-in-motion/id6461338067) | 3.0 (2) | Free | Sports | | [Oarca: Rowing Club Training](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/oarca-rowing-club-training/id6748755749) | — | Free | Sports | | [Rowing Stroke Rate Stopwatch](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/rowing-stroke-rate-stopwatch/id662891507) | 3.9 (17) | Free | Sports | | [Touch Footy](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/touch-footy/id1536540418) | — | Free | Sports | ## Related topics [erg rowing](https://appshunter.io/ios/topics/erg-rowing) --- *Data collected daily from the US App Store and indexed by [AppsHunter](https://appshunter.io/). 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