Terrible connectivity and saving issues
I had this app with cable connection which was intermittent connectivity but now I’ve updated to a PM5 on the concept 2 my workouts don’t save anymore and can’t even login anymore after reloading app. Paid the subscription but zero support. Now looking for another rowing app !!!!
Connects to PM5 and saves nothing
I can complete a workout and while I’m rowing the app works well. Save and quit just presents a spinning circle which eventually times out and offers quit or cancel. Doesn’t save nor update any connected app. Bummer for tracking. Will try to find something else.
Won’t save workouts
“Error. Workout was not saved due to connectivity issues.”
Even when phone is connected to wifi and tested before and after the workout.
Even when phone is connected to wifi and tested before and after the workout.
Terrible reliability
This app is software gore. It constantly freezes requiring a hard restart. When trying to create a new account it froze then said that username was taken (because I’d just registered) - couldn’t log in until closing then reopening the app. When you row it gets stuck in landscape mode and won’t revert back even when you’re done. When you finish a row half the time it freezes and doesn’t save your workout then crashes, losing it. The UI is obtuse and unintuitive. Needs significant revisions - will give it a month or so but if no improvement will cancel premium subscription.
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Could be great
This has the makings of a great rowing app, but it falls flat on its face with glitches.
I have to re-pair it with Strava before every single row, or it won’t upload at the end of the workout. Also it’s not uncommon for the app to not recognize the start of a row and have to be closed out and rebooted before it will work.
The only reason I gave it two stars is that the graphics and information displayed are nice, although I’m sure diehard rowers would probably want more I depth live data
I have to re-pair it with Strava before every single row, or it won’t upload at the end of the workout. Also it’s not uncommon for the app to not recognize the start of a row and have to be closed out and rebooted before it will work.
The only reason I gave it two stars is that the graphics and information displayed are nice, although I’m sure diehard rowers would probably want more I depth live data
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Frustrating
It doesn’t sync with other applications in the way it should and doesn’t record workouts properly, so all in all pretty frustrating.
Don’t bother if you’re using Strava
If you’re looking to connect and record workouts to Strava - don’t bother - even though it indicates that it is connected it simply doesn’t upload - better off adding your exercises in manually
Developers seem to be nonexistent
I’ve been using the app for a month now. The workouts are fine, graphics are better than most but it won’t hook up to Strava as advertised. It seems like the developers no longer exist to support their product. The don’t respond to emails and are unresponsive on their social media page. Glad I didn’t bother with the paid version.
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Do not download or by. Abandoned.
This app has not been updated since 2019, three years from the day I’m writing this review. Do not download and do not buy anything in this app. It has been a Bandan and is not maintain and has plenty of bugs. It used to be a fantastic app
Bug-ridden and poorly designed
I love my Concept2 but the app is terrible. Clunky, badly thought out UI and also really buggy.
Avoid
Paid £25 for premium and cannot get it to work at all. Every time I go to row, it starts and stops and cannot be used. Has a lot of potential and I can’t even get my money back
Has potential but….
Have used this App for a number of months now and have now worked out that it is inconsistent. When it works I have experienced some productive workouts. However I have had so many workouts that have not saved or have not transferred over to my other electronic logs. Just seems a shame.
Strava integration is out of date
Only workaround for me is to re-authorize Strava every single blinking workout. Stinky program.
Excruciatingly buggy
The app is excruciatingly buggy, regularly it decides not to correctly stream your workout data from the PM5 so it only displays and stores some (but not all) the metrics.
It regularly disconnects from Apple health, C2 Logbook and Strava at random, then doesn’t post your workout and you only find out after the fact where there is no way to manually upload the workout (e.g. to Strava).
When it works it’s great, but it consistently breaks more times that it works and it’s infuriating when this happens (which is more often that when it actually works properly).
It regularly disconnects from Apple health, C2 Logbook and Strava at random, then doesn’t post your workout and you only find out after the fact where there is no way to manually upload the workout (e.g. to Strava).
When it works it’s great, but it consistently breaks more times that it works and it’s infuriating when this happens (which is more often that when it actually works properly).
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Do not buy premium
Signed up for a one year subscription, which bricked the application. Will not let me sign in, change my password, or otherwise use the app. Support has not responded to multiple requests for a fix or my money back.
This is now either a scam, or gross incompetence.
This is now either a scam, or gross incompetence.
Frustratingly abandoned app
This app could be much better than it is—the core ingredients are there, but some bad design choices and a lack of ongoing attention make it a disappointment. No updates for a year, during which Apple Watch app has stopped working, and main app frequently overwrites the same workout on apple health (do a 1 hr row on Monday, then the same row again on Tuesday, and it writes the second row at the same time as the first one. Frustrating!). Please devs get back to it—there aren’t any other good rowing apps and we need this one to work!
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Doesn’t upload to C2 logbook
This app hasn’t been updated in a year. Looking at most of the recent reviews, connectivity and reliability are significant problems with this app. I’m not sure it’s worth wasting any more of my time worth it.
Doesn’t work.
App will it connect to my concept 2 rower. Have tried contacting customer care. No response. Not usable.
Great idea but needs major work
***UPDATE- DO NOT PAY FOR PREMIUM. I’m surprised Apple even allows this but it literally does nothing. You will not get premium features. I thought my subscription had run out and my premium features were all gone, I paid again and nothing. Tried contacting them, nothing. Tried their online chat, nothing..no one ever responds. I googled their offices in Denver and it’s basically a rent a cube space downtown. Pretty sure all it is now is a billing server in someone’s moms basement. Don’t get scammed. Bums me out because this was a great concept at the start.
The hallmark of this app is it’s consistency...it consistently doesn’t work. Constantly disconnects from the concept 2, it can rarely find my heart rate monitor. I’ve never been able to get it to sync with my Strava after the first time. I started with the free version and it seemed ok but I wanted to do custom workouts so I went for the paid version and then all my problems began. I was really hoping to use this to work out with a friend in another state but it’s so unreliable I just use ErgData now because that seems to work 100% of the time. If they would work on getting the app right instead of collecting money I would change my review. The idea is great it is just so poorly executed. Also I contacted “support” which seems non existent as far as I can tell. Save your money
The hallmark of this app is it’s consistency...it consistently doesn’t work. Constantly disconnects from the concept 2, it can rarely find my heart rate monitor. I’ve never been able to get it to sync with my Strava after the first time. I started with the free version and it seemed ok but I wanted to do custom workouts so I went for the paid version and then all my problems began. I was really hoping to use this to work out with a friend in another state but it’s so unreliable I just use ErgData now because that seems to work 100% of the time. If they would work on getting the app right instead of collecting money I would change my review. The idea is great it is just so poorly executed. Also I contacted “support” which seems non existent as far as I can tell. Save your money
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Total Scam
Do not give this company any of your money! I signed up for a premium subscription through the app and never received access to what I paid for. I sent numerous emails with no response. They flat out stole from me.
Just use the Concept 2 website to find their Workouts of the day or look up your own workouts elsewhere on the web. This company stole from me and should not be trusted at all.
Just use the Concept 2 website to find their Workouts of the day or look up your own workouts elsewhere on the web. This company stole from me and should not be trusted at all.
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