Comparison

RowingCoach vs TrainingLab Workouts

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

TrainingLab Workouts

Features
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TrainingLab is a native workout tracker for iPhone and Apple Watch that adapts to how recovered you actually are — and it does it all on your device. BUILD OR GENERATE WORKOUTS • Create your own workouts and multi-week plans, or let the generator build them. • Pick a gym split — Push, Pull, Legs and hybrids — and get an equipment-aware session in seconds. • Just describe what you want: “45-min upper body, dumbbells only” — even “without arms.” TRAIN BY HOW YOU FEEL • A daily readiness score from your heart-rate variability, resting heart rate, sleep and recent training load. • Smart workouts tuned to your recovery and your freshest muscle groups. • A predicted difficulty for how hard a session will actually feel today. APPLE WATCH, DONE RIGHT • Start on iPhone and the workout mirrors to your wrist in real time. • Per-exercise countdown, bidirectional pause, and rest periods shown on the watch. • Heart rate, calories and distance stream back to your iPhone during the session. • Control your iPhone's music straight from the watch. PRIVATE BY DESIGN • Your intelligence features run entirely on device with Apple's Foundation Models. • Health data is analyzed locally and never uploaded — no analytics server, no tracking, no account. • Workouts sync across your devices through your own private iCloud. Built with native HealthKit, WorkoutKit, MusicKit, Foundation Models and WatchConnectivity. The readiness and recovery features provide general fitness guidance and are not medical advice.

Screenshots

RowingCoach4 screens
TrainingLab Workouts4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: TrainingLab Workouts at none against RowingCoach's 3. RowingCoach's advantage is iOS requirement (17.0 vs 26.0). 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. TrainingLab Workouts asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

RowingCoach ships an update every 2 months, TrainingLab Workouts monthly. The most recent releases landed on November 2, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
RowingCoach versus TrainingLab Workouts: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterRowingCoachTrainingLab Workouts
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.3 (118 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews39.1% of reviews—
Number of ratings118 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsMonthly — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, Apple WatchiPhone, iPad, Apple Watch
Requires iOS17.0 — better26.0
Further details — not scored
Size9 MB35 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperGunther CronenbergJustus Besser

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

TrainingLab Workouts

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

TrainingLab Workouts

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is RowingCoach free?
RowingCoach is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is TrainingLab Workouts free?
TrainingLab Workouts is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do RowingCoach or TrainingLab Workouts have ads?
Neither RowingCoach nor TrainingLab Workouts shows ads.
Which is updated more often, RowingCoach or TrainingLab Workouts?
RowingCoach ships an update every 2 months, and TrainingLab Workouts monthly. Most recently, RowingCoach was updated on November 2, 2026 and TrainingLab Workouts on October 31, 2026.

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