Rowing NZ vs The Rowing App
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Rowing NZ
Read full descriptionHide full description
The official mobile app for Rowing NZ. RNZ focuses on school, university, club and para rowing in New Zealand. While the High Performance arm of the organisation looks after all the international teams representing New Zealand, from juniors through to the successful elite team. The primary objective of RNZ is to foster and promote the sport of rowing in New Zealand in all its forms and classifications.
The Rowing App
This app provides rowers and coaches with essential tools to manage fleets, track rosters, build lineups, and record workouts. It includes a pace calculator, VO2max calculator, multiple stopwatches, and a stroke rate timer to enhance training and performance analysis.
- Fleet and roster management
- Daily lineup building
- Workout recording
- Pace calculator
- VO2max calculator
- Stroke rate timer
- Erg scanner
Read full descriptionHide full description
The Rowing App is the all-in-one app for rowers and coaches, created by former U.S. Junior National Team coxswain Wyatt Harrell. Whether you’re on the water, in the boathouse, or on the erg, The Rowing App provides the tools you need to perform at your best. Calculate pace, monitor stroke rate, run stopwatches, and more. Coaches can manage athletes, organize boats, build daily lineups, and record workouts all in one place. Features: • Manage Your Fleet - Add fleet info from your entire boathouse into the app. Log information like boat class, rig, length, notes, and more • Track Your Roster - Keep track of your rowers within the app. Record information like position, height, weight, contact info, notes, and more • Build Daily Lineups - Select from your fleet and roster to build daily lineups with ease • Share Lineups - Export as images and send directly to your rowers and coaching staff • Record Workouts - Easily log a workout for a rower or an entire lineup. Add notes to keep track of how they performed Coaching Tools: • Pace Calculator - Easily switch between calculating pace, distance, or 500m split given a pair of values • VO₂max Calculator - Measure your rower's capacity for aerobic work by calculating the amount of oxygen their body is capable of utilizing in one minute • Stopwatches - Add and run multiple stopwatches at a time. One for every boat you have at the starting line • Stroke Rate Timer (SPM) - Keep your eyes on the boat and not your phone. Tap anywhere on the screen to record a stroke • Metronome - Set a desired stroke rate to hear audible cues while you're on the erg or in the boat • Watts Converter - Determine power in watts or average pace per 500 meters when converting from watts to pace • Weight Adjustment Calculator - Compare your athlete's potential in a measurable way by taking into account their body weight • Erg Scanner - Scan and export workout data from multiple Concept 2 monitors at a time Subscription Information: If you purchase a Gold Medal Standard subscription, payment will be charged to your Apple account. Subscriptions will automatically renew unless canceled within 24-hours before the end of the current period. You can cancel anytime by visiting your subscriptions in the Settings app. Privacy Policy: https://therowingapp.com/privacy Terms of Use: https://therowingapp.com/terms
Screenshots
Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Rowing NZ at none against The Rowing App's 4. Rowing NZ also leads on iOS requirement (9.0 vs 18.0). The Rowing App's advantage is update cadence (every 3 weeks vs every 5 months). On price, ads and device support there is nothing between them.
Scored on Price · Rating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings · Update frequency · Ads · In-app purchases · Monetization · Best chart rank · Devices · Requires iOS
Both are free to download. The Rowing App sells 4 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month. Rowing NZ asks for nothing beyond the download.
Rowing NZ ships an update every 5 months, The Rowing App every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 4, 2026 and October 15, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Rowing NZ | The Rowing App |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | — | 4.9 (20 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | — | 85.7% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | — | 20 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 5 months | Every 3 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | — | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 9.0 — better | 18.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 54 MB | 89 MB |
| Age rating | 17+ | 4+ |
| Developer | The Sports Agency Limited | Wyatt Harrell |
In-app purchases
Rowing NZ
No in-app purchases
The Rowing App
- Gold Medal Standard Monthly$2.991 Month
- Gold Medal Standard Monthly$4.991 Month
- Gold Medal Standard Yearly7 Days trial$9.991 Year
Show 1 moreShow fewer
- Gold Medal Standard Yearly7 Days trial$24.991 Year
Questions
Is Rowing NZ free?
Is The Rowing App free?
Do Rowing NZ or The Rowing App have ads?
Which is updated more often, Rowing NZ or The Rowing App?
Other comparisons















