Comparison

SmartRow vs HYM

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

Head to head
About

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.

Highlights
  • 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!

About

HYM

Features
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You do not see your own body change. You look at it every day, and every day it looks the same. HYM fixes that with one habit: one photo a day, your weight beside it. WHAT YOU DO Open the app. Take today's photo. Enter your weight, one tap per half pound, no keyboard. That is the whole thing, and it takes fifteen seconds. WHAT YOU GET • A wall of every day you tracked, newest first • Your weight over time, next to the goal you set • Before and after, side by side, from your own photos • Day count, days tracked, weeks left on your target WHAT IT IS NOT There is no streak to break. No six rules to check off. No community feed. HYM asks for one photo and nothing else, if you miss a day, nothing is lost and nothing scolds you. YOUR PHOTOS They live on your phone first, and the app works without an account. Sign in and they are backed up to a private EU bucket that refuses unsigned access. Delete a photo and the copy is erased too. Delete your account and everything goes, server, storage and phone. HYM PRO Free shows the last 15 days. HYM Pro shows everything you have tracked. Nothing is ever deleted: if you subscribe six months from now, every older day comes back intact. • Weekly = $8.99 • Yearly = $59.99 Payment is charged to your Apple Account at confirmation of purchase. Subscriptions renew automatically unless auto-renew is turned off at least 24 hours before the end of the period. Manage or cancel in your Apple Account settings. Privacy Policy: https://www.bcp-momentum.com/hym/privacy Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Screenshots

SmartRow4 screens
HYM3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: SmartRow at none against HYM's 2. SmartRow also leads on device support (4 vs 1). On price, ads 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

Both are free to download. HYM sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $8.99 per 7 days. SmartRow asks for nothing beyond the download.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
SmartRow versus HYM: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSmartRowHYM
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.8 (73 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews46.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings73 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 2 months—
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod, Apple Watch — betteriPhone
Requires iOS15.0 — better16.4
Further details — not scored
Size60 MB62 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperErgometer Innovations B.V.BCP Momentum

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

HYM

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

SmartRow

No in-app purchases

2 purchases

HYM

Subscriptions2
  • Weekly$8.997 Days
  • Yearly$59.991 Year

Questions

Is SmartRow free?
SmartRow is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is HYM free?
HYM is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do SmartRow or HYM have ads?
Neither SmartRow nor HYM shows ads.

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