SmartRow vs iC+Training
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
SmartRow
Transform your WaterRower into a high-precision ergometer. Track detailed workout metrics including force curves and heart rate, and monitor fitness indicators like Watts-per-Beat. Sync your progress seamlessly with Apple Health.
- Lab-grade ergometer conversion
- Detailed force curve analysis
- Heart rate graphing
- Workout tracking and history
- Fitness metrics (Watts-per-Beat, Watts-per-Kilogram)
- Apple Health synchronization
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The SmartRow App (together with the SmartRow-conversion) will turn your WaterRower into a lab grade ergometer. It will not only show you power, distance, work-per-stroke, calories etc., it will show you each force-curve, heart rate graph and much, much more! It keeps track of your workouts, and even shows you well-known fitness metrics like 'Watts-per-Beat' and 'Watts-per-Kilogram'. It even syncs your workout data with Apple Health. This is the best training tool you can invest in—after hiring a coach, of course!
iC+Training
Enhance your fitness routines with detailed training data and an easier training mode. This app integrates with Apple Watch to act as a heart rate monitor and display workout information, even when running in the background. It also supports standard BLE heart rate monitors and requires compatible fitness equipment.
- Detailed training data
- Easier training mode
- Apple Watch integration
- Heart rate monitoring via Apple Watch
- Background workout data viewing
- HealthKit data fetching
- Standard BLE HRM support
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iConsole+ Training is a new generaiton application for iConsole. It provides more detailed training data, easier training mode and integrated with Apple Watch. With application on Apple Watch, you may have Apple Watch as your Heart Rate Monitor and view workout data while running app at background, the app will use HealthKit for fetching your Heart Rate recording from Apple watch. iConsole+Training also supports standard BLE HRM. This app must work with a compatible fitness bike, elliptical or treadmill with a built-in Bluetooth Low Energy,BLE, receiver. Train with iConsole equipments and enjoy.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: iC+Training at 4.4 against SmartRow's 3.8. iC+Training also leads on update cadence (every 3 weeks vs every 2 months). SmartRow's advantage is ads (none vs shown) and review sentiment (46% vs 23%). On price, ratings volume, in-app purchases 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
iC+Training holds the better App Store score, 4.4 against 3.8. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 73 and 128 respectively. Written reviews complicate that: 46% of SmartRow's written reviews are positive against 23% of iC+Training's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.
SmartRow ships an update every 2 months, iC+Training every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on June 22, 2026 and September 21, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | SmartRow | iC+Training |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.8 (73 ratings) | 4.4 (128 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 46.0% of reviews — better | 23.3% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 73 | 128 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | Every 3 weeks — better |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free — better | Ad-supported |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod, Apple Watch | iPhone, iPad, iPod, Apple Watch |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 | 15.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 60 MB | 116 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Ergometer Innovations B.V. | iConsole |
Customer experience
SmartRow
iC+Training
Bugs and requests
SmartRow
Reported bugs
4 issues- App crashes during long rows
- Workout data not saving properly
- Connectivity issues with Bluetooth devices
- Compatibility problems with newer iOS versions
Requested features
6 requests- Distance-based interval workouts
- Audible cues and prompts during workouts
- Ability to duplicate/sort custom workouts
- Integration with Garmin devices
- More advanced performance analytics
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- Customizable heart rate zone settings
iC+Training
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
SmartRow
No in-app purchases
iC+Training
No in-app purchases
