Comparison

RowingCoach vs TiMMA

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

TiMMA

Features
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TiMMA is a round timer made for martial arts: boxing, MMA, Muay Thai, kickboxing, BJJ, judo, wrestling, karate and taekwondo. It's big, clear and loud enough to run a whole class from across the gym. PRESETS FOR YOUR DISCIPLINE Start a 3 × 3:00 boxing session, a five-round MMA title fight or six BJJ rolls in one tap. Or build your own with any number of rounds, rest periods, a get-ready countdown and an end-of-round warning. COMBO COACH Turn on the coach and TiMMA calls combinations during every round: punch numbers for boxing, kicks and knees for Muay Thai, level changes for MMA. Choose Easy, Medium or Hard pace. BELLS THAT SOUND LIKE A GYM Boxing bells, gong, temple bell, taiko drums, referee whistle, arena buzzer and the 10-second wood clapper, plus countdown ticks and a voice that calls the round. Choose a different sound for round start, round end, the warning and session complete. SEE IT FROM ACROSS THE ROOM Once a round starts, the controls step aside and the clock fills the whole screen. Huge digits, a progress ring or an hourglass fill, and colour by phase: amber to get ready, blue for rest. Pick from ten themes and a range of fonts, or make your own colours. Add your gym's logo and AirPlay the timer to a TV. ALWAYS WITH YOU A Live Activity shows the round and countdown on the Lock Screen and in the Dynamic Island, with pause and skip buttons. When TiMMA is in the background, round changes ring as notifications. HOME SCREEN WIDGETS Start your favourite presets with one tap, and keep your streak, minutes this week and last session in view on the Home Screen and Lock Screen. BUILT FOR THE MAT Lock the controls so a stray glove can't stop the clock. Tap the clock to start or pause. The screen stays awake while the timer is open. EVERY SCREEN Portrait and landscape on iPhone and iPad, and on iPhone Duo, with a tabletop layout when it's half-open. TRACK YOUR TRAINING Streaks, weekly minutes and every session, stored privately on your device. YOUR LANGUAGE TiMMA, its voice announcements and the combo coach are available in 25 languages. SIRI & SHORTCUTS "Start Boxing in TiMMA", "Pause TiMMA" and "Stop TiMMA".

Screenshots

RowingCoach4 screens
TiMMA4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: RowingCoach at Free against TiMMA's $0.99. TiMMA's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 3) and update cadence (weekly vs every 2 months). On ads, device support and iOS requirement 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

RowingCoach is free to download; TiMMA costs $0.99 up front. RowingCoach sells 3 one-off in-app purchases. TiMMA asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

RowingCoach ships an update every 2 months, TiMMA weekly. The most recent releases landed on November 11, 2026 and November 12, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
RowingCoach versus TiMMA: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterRowingCoachTiMMA
PriceFree — better$0.99
Rating3.3 (118 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews39.1% of reviews—
Number of ratings118 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsWeekly — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, Apple Watch — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS17.0 — better17.6
Further details — not scored
Size9 MB17 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperGunther CronenbergAlexander Scott

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

TiMMA

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

TiMMA

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is RowingCoach free?
RowingCoach is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is TiMMA free?
TiMMA costs $0.99, with no in-app purchases.
Do RowingCoach or TiMMA have ads?
Neither RowingCoach nor TiMMA shows ads.
Which is updated more often, RowingCoach or TiMMA?
RowingCoach ships an update every 2 months, and TiMMA weekly. Most recently, RowingCoach was updated on November 11, 2026 and TiMMA on November 12, 2026.

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