Comparison

RowingCoach vs myRowPro

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

RowingCoach

Track your rowing sessions on land or water with detailed metrics like stroke rate, distance, pace, and calories burned. Use your iPhone or Apple Watch independently or together for flexible workout recording and progress analysis. Syncs with iCloud and Apple Health, and exports to popular fitness platforms.

Highlights
  • Track stroke rate, distance, pace, pulse, and calories
  • Use iPhone or Apple Watch for recording
  • Siri integration for workout control
  • Automatic stroke detection
  • Workout display on map
  • Export to Strava, TrainingPeaks, and more
  • iCloud synchronization
Features
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RowingCoach, available also for the Apple Watch, allows you to track your rowing sessions, compare your workouts and see your overall progress – whether you train on land or on water. == RowingCoach displays the following metrics: • Your current and overall stroke rate (SPM) • The distance covered • Your current and overall pace • Your pulse • Your calories burned == Use the app as suits you best: • Track your session on the iPhone • Only use your Apple Watch to record the training (and leave your iPhone onshore!) • Use the iPhone as display for your Apple Watch recording. Very useful for indoor rowing. == RowingCoach also offers these features: • Use Siri to start and stop your workout • Automatic Stroke detection • Get notified after a certain distance covered, strokes reached or time passed • Display your workout on a map • Speed/pulse shown in color-coding • Share your rowing track with iMessage • Weather conditions are recorded for outdoor workouts • iCloud synchronisation: Have your workouts on all your devices. • Apple Health App integration • Watch Complication: See your weekly progress at a glance • Use Force Touch in the Watch app to quickly start and stop a workout • Today Widget: See your weekly and monthly progress from the Today screen • Add notes (to remember who was cox for example) == Export and upload your workouts to other platforms: • Upload to Strava • Export to RowsAndAll • Upload to MapMyFitness • Upload to TrainingPeaks • Upload to Concept2 Logbook • Upload to Intervals.icu External bluetooth heart rate monitors are supported. If you want to export your workouts via e-mail or want to record more than 3 workouts - you can get to a subscription right in the app.

About

myRowPro

Enhance your indoor rowing experience with this companion app for Concept2 rowers. Create custom workouts, track progress, and access professional training plans tailored to your goals. Automatically log every row to your online logbook for detailed analysis.

Highlights
  • Connects to Concept2 PM5 via Bluetooth
  • Create custom rows and training plans
  • Track progress onscreen during workouts
  • Auto-saves rows to online logbook
  • Access hundreds of professional training plans
  • Wizard to tailor plans to user physiology
Features
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If you have a Concept2 Indoor Rower with a PM5 or later, then myRowPro is your key to getting the results you want. Check out these great features: • Runs in your iOS phone or tablet. • Create and row set pieces, training plans or custom rows. • Connects to your Concept2 PM5 via Bluetooth. • Just tap your screen to set up a row. • Track your progress onscreen while you row. • Auto-saves each row in your online logbook. myRowPro is the perfect companion for your Concept2 Indoor Rower. It connects to your Concept2 PM5 via Bluetooth - just turn on Bluetooth on your PM5, then pair it to myRowPro. Then use myRowPro to set up the row you want on the Concept2 PM5, and start rowing. While you row, myRowPro shows an onscreen rowing course, plus a handy PM twin and a dual stroke-by-stroke chart that tracks your pace and heart rate. myRowPro automatically captures every stroke while you row, and when you finish it uploads the row to your myRowPro online logbook. There you can see splits and charts of your performance, and you can analyze your progress vs. previous rows. You can also export your rows to your Concept2 online Logbook. myRowPro has a professional training system with hundreds of training plan templates for weight, fitness, and competition from beginner to elite, all created by training guru Jon Ackland of Performance lab International. There’s even a wizard to accurately tailor each training plan to your intentions, abilities and physiology, so it’s just right for you. Training plans make a big psychological difference to your rowing. We all intuitively get the difference between ‘will I row today’ and ‘what am I scheduled to row today’. It’s much more likely you’ll actually do the row if it’s part of a training plan. You can see what training workout you’re scheduled to do each day, and myRowPro sets it up directly onto your Concept2 PM5 for you to row. And of course, your results are logged automatically stroke by stroke so you can analyze them later. Welcome to myRowPro, and all the best with your rowing. If you have any questions, please contact us at assist@digitalrowing.com.

Screenshots

RowingCoach4 screens
myRowPro4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: RowingCoach at 3.3 against myRowPro's 1.0. RowingCoach also leads on ratings volume (117 vs 1) and review sentiment (38% vs 15%). myRowPro's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 3) and iOS requirement (10.0 vs 17.0). On price, update cadence, 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. RowingCoach sells 3 one-off in-app purchases. myRowPro asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

RowingCoach holds the better App Store score, 3.3 against 1.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: RowingCoach has 117 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 38% of RowingCoach's written reviews are positive against 15% of myRowPro's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

RowingCoach ships an update every 2 months, myRowPro every 3 months. The most recent releases landed on October 8, 2026 and October 1, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
RowingCoach versus myRowPro: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterRowingCoachmyRowPro
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.3 (117 ratings) — better1.0 (1 ratings)
Positive reviews38.4% of reviews — better15.4% of reviews
Number of ratings117 — better1
Update frequencyEvery 2 months — betterEvery 3 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, Apple WatchiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS17.010.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size9 MB54 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperGunther CronenbergDigital Rowing Inc.

Customer experience

RowingCoach

All ratings117 ratings
Positive49.6%
Neutral16.2%
Negative34.2%
Written reviews151 reviews
Positive38.4%
Neutral24.5%
Negative37.1%

myRowPro

All ratings1 ratings
Positive0.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative100.0%
Written reviews13 reviews
Positive15.4%
Neutral15.4%
Negative69.2%

Bugs and requests

RowingCoach

Reported bugs

20 issues
  • Distance resets to zero when workout is paused
  • SPM not displaying in real-time during workouts
  • App crashes when receiving phone calls
  • GPS tracking stops working after iOS updates
  • Stroke count significantly underreported (off by 30-50%)
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  • Distance values wildly inaccurate (2-3x actual distance)
  • Workouts not appearing in app history despite being tracked
  • Subscription validation fails on Apple Watch
  • App hangs on workout start
  • Data not uploading to Apple Health
  • Clock overlay blocking metrics on Apple Watch
  • Display elements overlapping when phone is rotated
  • SPM showing zero for entire workouts
  • Metrics switching between metric and imperial units mid-workout
  • App freezing when trying to save workouts
  • PM5 connection showing as connected but not syncing data
  • Strava export missing distance data for indoor rows
  • Watch app not appearing after installation
  • Contact/feedback link in app not functional
  • Inconsistent heart rate detection

Requested features

18 requests
  • Calibration settings for different rowing machines
  • Automatic pause/resume detection
  • Customizable workout countdown timers
  • Bluetooth connectivity for Concept2 PM5
  • Improved calorie burn calculations
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  • Watt power output calculations
  • Distance per stroke efficiency metric
  • Audible stroke rate announcements
  • Always-on display support for Apple Watch
  • Manual workout editing capabilities
  • Automatic Strava uploads
  • Detailed heart rate and pace graphs
  • Training plan integration
  • Ghost/challenge mode for self-competition
  • Garmin Connect integration
  • Multiple language support (French, German)
  • Improved watch display optimization for larger screens
  • Better contrast for outdoor visibility

myRowPro

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

3 purchases

RowingCoach

One-time3
  • Unltd. recs & export (1 Month)$0.99
  • Unltd. recs & export (3 Months)$1.99
  • Unltd. recs & export (1 Year)$4.99
None

myRowPro

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is RowingCoach free?
RowingCoach is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is myRowPro free?
myRowPro is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, RowingCoach or myRowPro?
RowingCoach is rated higher. RowingCoach averages 3.3 out of 5 from 117 ratings, while myRowPro averages 1.0 from 1 ratings.
Do RowingCoach or myRowPro have ads?
Neither RowingCoach nor myRowPro shows ads.
Which is updated more often, RowingCoach or myRowPro?
RowingCoach ships an update every 2 months, and myRowPro every 3 months. Most recently, RowingCoach was updated on October 8, 2026 and myRowPro on October 1, 2026.

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