# The Rowing Coach — Schlagtakt & Ergo-Tracking

> Schlagtakt & Ergo-Tracking (iPhone/iPad app by Cyrus Gottling.)

- Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/the-rowing-coach/id6794728919 (this page in markdown: same URL + `.md`)
- Developer: [Cyrus Gottling](https://appshunter.io/developer/6794728921)
- Category: Health & Fitness, Sports
- Price: Free with in-app purchases
- Age rating: 4+
- Requires: iOS 18.0 · 7 MB
- Languages: American English, German (Germany)
- Released: 2026-09-03
- Data updated: 2026-09-23
- User reviews in markdown: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/the-rowing-coach/id6794728919/reviews.md

## What is The Rowing Coach?

The Rowing Coach connects your rowing ergometer to your iPhone over Bluetooth and shows every metric that matters in real time – stroke rate, 500m split, distance, calories and heart rate.
 
The app is built around the Apple Watch. The Watch measures your heart rate continuously and records the session as a workout in Apple Health. You can use the app without an Apple Watch, but you will lose heart rate, zone display and Health recording – a substantial part of what the app does.
 
REQUIREMENTS
- iPhone with Bluetooth
- Apple Watch, paired and with the Rowing Coach app installed (strongly recommended)
- A rowing ergometer with Bluetooth (see compatibility)
- Apple Health permissions granted on BOTH iPhone and Apple Watch
 
IMPORTANT: HEALTH PERMISSIONS
On first launch the app asks for access to Apple Health on your iPhone, and then again on your Apple Watch. Please approve every request on both devices.
 
iPhone and Watch manage these permissions separately – granting access on the iPhone does not automatically grant it on the Watch. If a request is denied or simply dismissed, the app cannot record your workout and cannot show your heart rate. The prompt will not reappear on its own.
 
You can grant the permissions at any time afterwards:
Open the Health app → profile picture (top right) → Privacy → Apps → The Rowing Coach → enable all switches.
 
The Apple Watch usually picks up the change within about a minute. The same instructions are always available in the app's Help section.
 
LIVE TRAINING
- Stroke rhythm display with a visual metronome for drive and recovery
- Target stroke rate freely adjustable, even while you row
- 500m split, distance, strokes and calories at a glance
- Live heart rate from your Apple Watch, including zone display
 
ERGOMETER COMPATIBILITY
The app connects over Bluetooth to common rowing machines:
- Concept2 (PM5)
- RP3
- WaterRower
- Other devices supporting the FTMS standard
 
APPLE WATCH & HEALTH
- Continuous heart rate measurement throughout the session
- Every session is saved as a workout in Apple Health
- Heart rate zones using the Karvonen formula, based on resting and maximum heart rate from Health
- The Watch app starts automatically with your workout – no need to open it separately
 
INTERVAL TRAINING (Premium)
- Ready-made plans for warm-ups, pyramids, interval blocks and more
- Build your own workouts: duration, target stroke rate and rest per step
- Automatic step transitions with audible and visual cues
 
ANALYSIS (Premium)
- Complete training history with distance, pace, calories and heart rate
- Extended summary with trend charts
- Achievements for milestones and consistency
- Fully configurable heart rate zones
 
INCLUDED FREE
Bluetooth connection, live metrics, stroke metronome, open rowing, heart rate from your Apple Watch, zone display, saving to Apple Health and the post-workout summary.
 
PREMIUM
Premium unlocks interval plans, custom workouts, training history, achievements, configurable HR zones and the extended analysis.
- Monthly EUR 1.99 with a 7-day free trial
- Lifetime EUR 9.99 – one-time purchase, yours forever
 
The subscription renews automatically for one month unless cancelled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. Manage and cancel your subscription in your App Store settings. The lifetime purchase is a one-time payment and does not renew.
 

Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
Privacy Policy: https://cygot.de/#privacy-en
Support: https://cygot.de/#support

## Pricing and in-app purchases

Base price: Free.

**Subscriptions**

| Subscription | Price | Period |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Premium Monthly | $1.99 | per month |

**One-time purchases**

| Purchase | Price | Type |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Premium Lifetime | $8.99 | one-time |



## Version history (last 3 releases)

### 1.0.2 — 2026-09-20

We've been busy — here's the biggest patch release since launch:
New Features:
- Ready for iOS 27
- Family Sharing (buy once, share with your family)
- Audio metronome
UI Improvements:
- Indicator when your stroke rate drifts off the beat
- Distance now shown in whole meters throughout (just like on the erg), much larger split popup, watt unit shortened to "W".
- Larger type in the workout tiles, in free rowing and in interval training — easier to read at arm's length.
Bug Fixes:
- Fixed: dropped connections to the Apple Watch
- Erg reconnect during interval rests: if the ergometer powers down, the app reconnects automatically — distance picks up right where it left off, no reset to 0.
- kcal in the summary and in the history now match (Watch calories take precedence, no more double counting).
- The Watch toggle now really means it: when it's off, the Watch stays completely out of it — during workouts too. The iPhone then saves the session to Health itself (calories estimated from ergometer power, no credit toward your Activity rings).
- Fixed: launching the app without starting a workout could log a few-second rowing workout to Apple Health.

### 1.0.1 — 2026-09-13

New in version 1.0.1
- Distance is now always shown in meters during a workout – just like on the ergometer.
- The 500 m split now comes straight from the ergometer when one is connected, so it follows your actual pace instead of the stroke rate target.
- Calorie values now match across the workout summary, history and Apple Health.
- The split popup during a workout is much larger and readable at arm's length.

### 1.0 — 2026-09-03

No release notes.

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