Comparison

asensei rowing vs Fluid Connect

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

Head to head
About

asensei rowing

Enhance your rowing performance with guided workouts from world-class athletes and AI coaching. Connect to compatible rowing machines for real-time analysis and personalized training programs designed to improve your technique and fitness.

Highlights
  • Personalized training programs
  • World-class athlete coaching
  • Real-time performance analysis
  • AI-driven technique correction
  • Hundreds of guided workouts
  • Compatibility with major rowing machines
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Workout with your Concept 2, Rogue Echo, WaterRower or FluidRower rowing machine. Be guided by world-class athletes and instructors. Follow structured training programs to improve yourself and your times or just choose your own workout. asensei customizes challenges to meet your capability and pushes you to your potential. asensei rowing guides and monitors your practice on and off your rowing machine. Hundreds of workouts, no need to plan - get a recommendation every time! Structured programs - build strength and fitness alongside skill and technique as you are guided, monitored and corrected by great coaches assisted by your personal AI coach, asensei. asensei rowing talks to the monitor on your rowing machine, analyzes your performance and uses that to inform your practice. Are you losing power at higher stroke rates? Are you losing length when you’re tired? Do you find it hard to hold lower stroke rates consistently? Are you rushing the recovery? Compensating for poor leg drive with over-use of your arms? asensei knows. And she’ll be sure to let you know. Practice. Perfected. FEATURES: PROGRAMS, PERSONALIZED: there's a program for you whether it's a 2km, 6km or 30min challenge you are looking for. Designed to challenge, improve and adapted for you. COACHING, UNPARALLELED: Some of the world´s best coaches. Olympic Gold Medalist Eric Murray, British Rowing, Johan Quie, Shane Farmer of Dark Horse Rowing. Watching, responding, adjusting, encouraging - just as they would live. ANALYSIS, DELIVERED: Row - record - watch - rewind - remember. asensei watches you move, as you move, responds in the moment and evaluates over time. PERFECT FOR: * Beginners - if you are new to rowing learn correct technique and be challenged as you workout. * Intermediate rowers - refresh your skills, learn new tips, get back into the groove and take things to the next level. * High-school or college athletes who wish to get win a seat in the boat, get recruited, or compete nationally and internationally. * Indoor Rowers or Crossfit (TM) athletes who wish to improve their indoor rowing technique and scores. * Getting fitter and stronger, the excitement of a studio fitness class and the attention of a personal trainer REQUIREMENTS: Requires a compatible rowing machine: * Concept 2 with a PM5 performance monitor * Rogue Echo Rower with Bluetooth * WaterRower with Bluetooth S4 monitor, S4+ComModule or NEW PowerPulley Performance Ergo * FluidRower with a Bluetooth console. We connect to the Health app to monitor heart rate on some workouts. WHAT PEOPLE ARE SAYING: “I was fortunate enough to have great coaches from the very beginning of my rowing career. This meant I wasn’t taking thousands of bad rowing strokes, ingraining bad habits. The potential for asensei to provide quality feedback before bad habits are formed is really exciting", Helen Glover, 2x Olympic Gold Medallist and World #1 Rower. "Just when you thought (sports) technology couldn't get any cooler, along comes asensei", CBS Television "... the next frontier in the fitness tech revolution ... a wildly ambitious goal ... able to guide you through everything from form and recovery to metrics and goals while improving your individual results ... future of personal training", Men's Health Here's what users had to say: "someone keeping an eye on you the whole time is really cool because ... it keeps you honest, keeps you on track in a way that I don't think a coach normally can unless you are doing a one on one session, so it was the benefit of a one on one, with the class dynamic, which I really like!" "It's a cool product. I've never ever seen anything like that. In 5 minutes I learned how to row, I thought I was doing it right, but I wasn't" "(asensei) said don't worry there's a bunch of exercises I'm going to give to you afterwards that are going to help you on that. ... that's amazing. ... this is not just about now, it's like building a relationship."

About

Fluid Connect

Record and review your rowing workouts with various styles like HIIT and distance challenges. Track session statistics, view charts, and monitor your total distance, time, and calories burned. The app also supports automatic firmware updates for compatible rowers.

Highlights
  • Bluetooth FTMS protocol communication
  • Multiple workout styles (Just Row, Target Distance, Target Time, HIIT)
  • Session statistics and charts
  • Sortable workout history
  • Odometer for total metrics
  • Automatic firmware updates
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Our Fluid Connect app allows you to record and review your workouts using our Bluetooth® Fluid Rower Consoles. Choose from a range of simple workout styles from just rowing to HIIT and review your session statistics and charts through the Session Log feature. • Communication via the standard Bluetooth® FTMS protocol • Rower session recorder that provides a number of workout styles o Just Row – no limit rowing at your own pace o Target Distance – aim for your fastest time over a fixed distance o Target Time – aim for greatest distance over a fixed time o Work/Rest Intervals – HIIT (Intense short work intervals followed by short rests) • Sortable workout session history with session summaries and charts • Odometer with total time, distance, and calories burned • Automatic firmware update support for Fluid Rower Consoles using Bluetooth DFU

Screenshots

asensei rowing4 screens
Fluid Connect3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: asensei rowing at 76% against Fluid Connect's 7%. asensei rowing also leads on update cadence (every 2 months vs every 7 months). Fluid Connect's advantage is ads (none vs shown) and monetization model (free vs free with in-app purchases). On price, in-app purchases, 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

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

asensei rowing ships an update every 2 months, Fluid Connect every 7 months. The most recent releases landed on September 26, 2026 and June 4, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
asensei rowing versus Fluid Connect: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
Parameterasensei rowingFluid Connect
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.8 (4K ratings) — better—
Positive reviews76.2% of reviews — better7.1% of reviews
Number of ratings4K — better—
Update frequencyEvery 2 months — betterEvery 7 months
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPod
Requires iOS14.014.0
Further details — not scored
Size95 MB26 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperASensei IncFIRST DEGREE FITNESS LIMITED

Customer experience

asensei rowing

All ratings4,030 ratings
Positive95.8%
Neutral1.7%
Negative2.5%
Written reviews206 reviews
Positive76.2%
Neutral9.7%
Negative14.1%

Fluid Connect

Written reviews14 reviews
Positive7.1%
Neutral21.4%
Negative71.4%

Bugs and requests

asensei rowing

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • Inconsistent pace and split time calculations
  • Workout history not saving properly
  • Bluetooth connectivity problems

Requested features

5 requests
  • Ability to select and customize workout programs
  • Integration with Apple Health and Strava
  • More detailed performance analytics and progress tracking
  • Live/virtual rowing classes and competitions
  • Support for more rowing machine models

Fluid Connect

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

asensei rowing

No in-app purchases

None

Fluid Connect

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is asensei rowing free?
asensei rowing is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Fluid Connect free?
Fluid Connect is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do asensei rowing or Fluid Connect have ads?
asensei rowing shows ads; Fluid Connect does not.
Which is updated more often, asensei rowing or Fluid Connect?
asensei rowing ships an update every 2 months, and Fluid Connect every 7 months. Most recently, asensei rowing was updated on September 26, 2026 and Fluid Connect on June 4, 2026.

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