Comparison

RowingCoach vs Wobble Rowing

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

Wobble Rowing

This app measures the stability of your rowing shell in real-time, calculating a "Wobble Factor" to help you improve your technique. It also tracks stroke rate and pace, providing per-minute summaries and saving detailed data for analysis.

Highlights
  • Measures shell stability (Wobble Factor)
  • Tracks stroke rate (SPM)
  • Monitors pace (min/500m)
  • Real-time data capture
  • Per-minute session summaries
  • CSV data export for analysis
Features
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Wobble Rowing measures the stability of your rowing shell during training and racing. In the spirit of "You can't improve what you don't measure", Wobble Rowing captures the motion of your shell and calculates the Wobble Factor which is a measure of how much your boat is rocking side to side. What Wobble Rowing measures: Wobble Factor — shell stability in real time Stroke Rate — strokes per minute Pace — minutes per 500 meters After each session: A per-minute summary shows your average pace, stroke rate, and wobble factor so you can track improvement over time. A CSV file is saved to your iPhone for detailed analysis. The CSV file captures data 10 times a second. Privacy: No personally identifiable data is collected. An anonymous ID is used to contribute data to a research database to help improve the model. GPS is used only to determine speed and location. Wobble Rowing is always free.

Screenshots

RowingCoach4 screens
Wobble Rowing4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Wobble Rowing at 100% against RowingCoach's 39%. Wobble Rowing also leads on rating (5.0 vs 3.3) and in-app purchases (none vs 3). RowingCoach's advantage is ratings volume (118 vs 2). 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. Wobble Rowing asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Wobble Rowing holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 3.3. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: RowingCoach has 118 ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 39% of RowingCoach's written reviews are positive against 100% of Wobble Rowing's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on November 2, 2026 and November 5, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
RowingCoach versus Wobble Rowing: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterRowingCoachWobble Rowing
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.3 (118 ratings)5.0 (2 ratings) — better
Positive reviews39.1% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings118 — better2
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsEvery 2 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, Apple Watch — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS17.017.0
Further details — not scored
Size9 MB0 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperGunther CronenbergWilliam North

Customer experience

RowingCoach

All ratings117 ratings
Positive49.6%
Neutral16.2%
Negative34.2%
Written reviews156 reviews
Positive39.1%
Neutral24.4%
Negative36.5%

Wobble Rowing

All ratings2 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

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

Wobble Rowing

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

Wobble Rowing

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is RowingCoach free?
RowingCoach is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Wobble Rowing free?
Wobble Rowing is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, RowingCoach or Wobble Rowing?
Wobble Rowing is rated higher. RowingCoach averages 3.3 out of 5 from 118 ratings, while Wobble Rowing averages 5.0 from 2 ratings.
Do RowingCoach or Wobble Rowing have ads?
Neither RowingCoach nor Wobble Rowing shows ads.
Which is updated more often, RowingCoach or Wobble Rowing?
RowingCoach ships an update every 2 months, and Wobble Rowing every 2 months. Most recently, RowingCoach was updated on November 2, 2026 and Wobble Rowing on November 5, 2026.

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