# Rowing Workout — indoor rowing for Apple Watch

> Indoor rowing tracker for Apple Watch and compatible rowers with performance analytics. (iPhone/iPad app by Christoph Gogolin.)

- Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/rowing-workout/id6470894043 (this page in markdown: same URL + `.md`)
- Developer: [Christoph Gogolin](https://appshunter.io/developer/511901280)
- Category: Sports, Health & Fitness
- Price: Free with in-app purchases
- Rating: 4.60/5 from 208 App Store ratings · 66 written reviews indexed
- Age rating: 4+
- Requires: iOS 17.0 · 30 MB
- Languages: American English
- Released: 2023-11-30
- Data updated: 2026-08-27
- Monetization: freemium
- User reviews in markdown: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/rowing-workout/id6470894043/reviews.md

## What is Rowing Workout?

Elevate Your Rowing Experience with Rowing Workouts for your Apple Watch.

Looking to take your rowing to new heights? The all-new Rowing Workouts app for your Apple Watch is finally here! This isn't just an app for recording your rows; it's a comprehensive tracker for every stroke you take.

Features:

Precise Tracking: Capture not only your rowing sessions but also track every individual rowing stroke. The measured force is used to estimate the distance covered, providing accurate insights into how many meters you've rowed daily or weekly.

Personal Challenges: Challenge yourself by sharing your training data and competing against your own best performances. Witness your personal progress and draw inspiration from your own training.

Seamless iPhone and Apple Watch Integration: While you're training on your Apple Watch, your iPhone reflects your current data, serving as a clear display for your progress. Monitor your activity rings, burned calories, heart rate, strokes per minute, speed, and more in real-time directly on your iPhone screen.

Convenient Control: Start, pause, or stop your workout at any time directly from your iPhone. Take a short break - the workout will automatically pause and seamlessly resume when you're ready. All your workouts are, of course, stored in HealthKit for a comprehensive overview of your fitness.

GameCenter Integration: 

Compete on leaderboards for the fastest 1000m and 2000m times, longest rowing distance over 14 days, and more. Challenge your friends and compete directly against their times and the global best.

NEW! Export your workouts to Strava & Concept2 Logbook

Take your training data with you wherever you go. You can now export your completed rowing workouts directly to Strava and the Concept2 Logbook—including distance, time, heart rate, and all essential metrics. Keep your progress synchronized across the platforms you love and stay motivated by tracking your achievements everywhere.


Connect Your Concept2 PM5 Monitor or FTMS-Compatible Rowers via Bluetooth:

Experience precise and comprehensive data tracking by connecting RowErg with PM5 to the app via Bluetooth. This integration allows you to monitor key metrics such as distance and stroke rate with incredible accuracy. Now, you can enjoy the full benefits of the app without needing an Apple Watch—only when a rowing machine is connected via Bluetooth. This makes the app accessible to more rowing enthusiasts.

In addition to Concept2, the app now supports a wide range of rowing machines using the FTMS Bluetooth protocol, including:

WaterRowers with ComModule

Half Human Air Rowers

Many First Degree Fitness Rowers

Many Skandika Rowers

And other FTMS-compatible rowing machines


Introducing Optional Subscription Benefits:

Detailed Analyses: Dive deep into your performance with graphs and statistics. Understand your progress with visualized data on strokes per minute, power exerted, and split times.

Advanced Stats & Comparisons: Compare your training sessions and track your improvement over time. Gain insights into your performance and how you stack up with past workouts.

Download it now and embark on your path to becoming a stronger, fitter version of yourself!

Be aware: Rowing workouts require an Apple Watch to track your movements and training data unless you have connected a rowing machine via Bluetooth.

Health App Integrations:
Rowing Workouts uses your health data from the Health App (HealthKit) to display your energy burned, record your workouts, and display your current heart rate.


Privacy policy: http://apps.gogolith.com/privacy
Terms and Conditions: http://apps.gogolith.com/row-terms

## Key features

- Precise stroke and distance tracking
- Real-time iPhone display of metrics
- Automatic workout pause/resume
- GameCenter leaderboards and challenges
- Export to Strava & Concept2 Logbook
- Bluetooth connectivity for rowers
- Detailed performance analytics (subscription)

## Pricing and in-app purchases

Base price: Free.

**Subscriptions**

| Subscription | Price | Period |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Pro - monthly | $1.99 | per month |
| Pro yearly | $12.99 | per year |
| All Pro features (yearly) | $19.99 | per year |
| All Pro features (monthly) | $1.99 | per month |


## What do users think of Rowing Workout?

Overall sentiment: mixed

**Pros**

- 👍 Clean, intuitive, Apple-like interface design
- 📊 Comprehensive rowing metrics and analytics
- ⌚ Excellent Apple Watch integration
- 🏥 Seamless Apple Health synchronization
- 🎮 Engaging gamification with Game Center leaderboards
- 📈 Accurate data tracking for compatible rowers
- ⚡ Easy setup and quick to get started
- 🔄 Real-time workout feedback and monitoring
- 🎯 Split time tracking for performance improvement
- 💪 Works well with older rowers lacking connectivity

**Cons**

- 🐛 Frequent Bluetooth connectivity issues with rowers
- 🐛 Apple Watch syncing delays and failures
- ⚠️ Inaccurate stroke counting at low rowing speeds
- ⚠️ Inconsistent distance measurement recording
- 🐛 App lags 10-30 seconds behind watch display
- ⚠️ Limited rower compatibility (PM5 only)
- 🔧 Auto-view display swapping skips windows
- ⚠️ Heart rate zone calculations inaccurate
- 💰 Subscription-only model (no one-time purchase)
- 📱 No landscape mode support on iPhone
- ❌ No Strava integration
- ❌ No family sharing for subscription

**Commonly reported bugs**

- Bluetooth connection drops between app and PM5/rowers
- Apple Watch connection failures and sync issues
- Stroke detection unreliable at slow rowing speeds
- Distance calculations significantly undercount actual distance
- Phone app metrics lag behind watch display
- Workout auto-pausing mid-session
- Incomplete stroke counting (missing 2-4 strokes per session)
- FTMS mode instability - workouts fail to start or stop prematurely
- Exercise rings not updating in real-time
- Heart rate data not picked up from Apple Watch
- App fails to detect when rowing starts on connected rower
- Incorrect calorie calculations

**Most requested features**

- Support for additional rower types beyond PM5 (FTMS protocol support)
- Landscape orientation for iPhone app
- Strava integration and syncing
- Ability to edit distance in completed workouts
- Custom heart rate zone configuration
- One-time purchase option instead of subscription
- Family sharing for Pro subscription
- FDF Console pairing support
- Retroactive distance input after workout completion
- Heart rate zone time tracking display

## Recent user reviews (10 of 66)

All indexed reviews: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/rowing-workout/id6470894043/reviews.md

### 2/5 — Bof

*2026-08-19*

Bof

### 2/5 — Eigendlich schön aber...

*2026-08-06*

Eigendlich eine schöne App aber der export nach Apple Health ist kompletter Murks, zwar wird die session exportiert und theoretisch sind die daten auch in Apple Health da, aber es wird scheinbar auf die falschen felder die daten eingespielt... dazu kommt, das es schon sehr nerfig ist das ich jedesmal extra sagen muss beim start der session das ich keine apple watch trage und stattdessen die HR die vom rower kommt hergenommen werden soll... was ein zusätzliches problem ist.. wärend der session wird einem die HR angezeigt , wenn man die session beendet vergisst die app das es jemals HR daten für die session gegeben hat...

**Developer response:** Hi Christopher und danke für das Feedback. Um die App weiter verbessern zu können, würde ich gern mehr erfahren, z.B. was du mit falschen Feldern meinst (aktuell sollten alle Daten korrekt als Rowing Workout inkl. Speed und Strokes an HealthKit übergeben werden) Die Hr sollte auch, wenn du keine Watch trägst, vom Rower kommen. In den Settings kann man da auch eine Präferenz einstellen. Meld dich doch gerne mal unter develop@gogolith.de, dann können wir direkt an deinem Feedback arbeiten. Vielen Dank.

### 5/5 — Best for Indoor rowing with Apple Watch

*2026-07-18*

Tried a few before landing on rowing workout, accurate stroke count and integration with Apple Health is awesome

### 5/5 — Upload Strava, fehlender Support

*2026-07-05*

Upload der Trainings in Strava funktioniert seit einiger Zeit nicht mehr. Alle hier angegebenen Supportadrrssen funktionieren nicht.

**Developer response:** Danke für die Info mit der Supportadresse. Update mit neuer URL ist eingereicht. 

Die neue Adresse lautet: 
https://apps.gogolith.com/support

Das Problem mit dem Strava Upload sollte jetzt behoben sein. 

Vielen Dank

### 5/5 — Cardiofrequencemètre issues

*2026-05-25*

App ne voit pas ma ceinture cardio BLÉ 4.0 !…

**Developer response:** Bonjour,

Merci pour votre avis.

Pour que Rowing Workout puisse détecter votre cardiofréquencemètre, celui-ci doit être connecté à votre iPhone ou à votre Apple Watch via les réglages Bluetooth du système iOS/watchOS — et non directement dans l’application.

Avec de nombreux rameurs, la transmission de la fréquence cardiaque fonctionne également lorsque le capteur est connecté directement à votre rameur.

Pour toute autre question, vous pouvez nous contacter à : develop@gogolith.de

Merci beaucoup.

### 4/5 — Super App

*2026-03-25*

Ich bin sehr zufrieden mit der App. Mir fehlt eigentlich nur die Anbindung an weitere Ergometer, da im Moment nur der Concept2 PM5 unterstützt wird. Mir persönlich fehlt z.B. der RP3, aber grundsätzlich wäre das bestimmt ausbaufähig

### 5/5 — good app.

*2026-03-14*

毎日使ってます。iosバージョンアップでapp仕様が変わったのかな？ まあ使えてる

### 5/5 — Recession

*2026-02-09*

Just realised how out of shape I am a long way to go

### 5/5 — Great App

*2026-01-30*

Option for rotating the screen would be awesome!

### 2/5 — Nice app. Though buggy.

*2026-01-29*

Updated Review:

Simple clean app in concept. Exactly what I’d be looking for. But everything is extremely buggy and is actually worse. 

The app just doesn’t want to update metrics in realtime on the phone. Switching between display views is where this is the most noticeable. 

It looks like the watch interface is correct, but the phone app lags 10-30 seconds.

Somewhat funny is that the auto-view display swapping completely skips the last window. 

Anyways. Not a functional app when native iphone rowing workout is effortlessly simple though it lacks power, distance & “gamification” score. 

I’ll check back in 6 months.

**Developer response:** Thank you very much for your positive feedback and for taking the time to report these issues.

The activity rings should update live during a session. With one of the recent Apple Watch updates, Apple introduced some changes in this area. If you are using the Apple Watch for training, please make sure that the Watch app is also updated to the latest version, as this usually resolves the issue.

The problem where a workout stops by itself during an ongoing session should already be fixed in the current version of the app.

If you are still experiencing any issues, please feel free to contact me directly at
develop@gogolith.de
I’ll be happy to take a closer look at your specific case.

Thanks again for your feedback and enjoy your rowing workouts

## Frequently asked questions about Rowing Workout

### What does the Rowing Workout app do?

This app is designed to elevate your indoor rowing experience by providing precise tracking of every stroke, distance covered, and other key metrics. It integrates seamlessly with Apple Watch and compatible rowing machines, offering real-time data display and performance analysis.

### What are the key features of the app?

Key features include precise stroke and distance tracking, real-time data mirroring on your iPhone, convenient workout control with automatic pausing, GameCenter integration for leaderboards, and the ability to export workouts to Strava and Concept2 Logbook. It also supports Bluetooth connectivity for various rowing machines.

### Is the app free to use?

The app offers a freemium model. Core tracking and basic features are available for free. Optional subscription benefits provide access to detailed analyses, advanced statistics, and comparisons for deeper performance insights.

### What devices is this app compatible with?

The app is designed for Apple Watch and iPhones. It also supports direct Bluetooth connection to Concept2 PM5 monitors and a wide range of FTMS-compatible rowers, allowing use without an Apple Watch when a rower is connected.

### How can I use this app to improve my rowing?

You can use the app to track your daily and weekly progress, set personal challenges, and compete against your best performances or friends on leaderboards. The detailed analytics (available with subscription) help you understand your stroke rate, power, and split times to identify areas for improvement.

## Version history (last 5 releases)

### 16.0.3 — 2026-07-20

tiny bugfixes

### 16.0.2 — 2026-07-11

- updated support url
- minor bugfixes

### 16.0.1 — 2026-07-02

ui improvements

### 16.0 — 2026-06-10

- new BTStack
- better HR Monitor compatibility 
- minor Bugfixes

### 15.0.2 — 2026-03-24

Fixed a unintentionally heart rate zone reset
Minor UI Improvements
Tiny bugfixes

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