Comparison

asensei rowing vs Ergatta

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

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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

Ergatta

Plan workouts, track performance, and view detailed historical data. Monitor your progress, rankings, and challenges, even without your rower. Sync data with Apple Health for a comprehensive view of your fitness.

Highlights
  • Workout history and breakdown
  • Workout library browsing and filtering
  • Detailed stats and personal records
  • Community and group rankings
  • Challenge progress tracking
  • Apple Health integration
Features
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Enhance your workout and race performance by planning ahead and staying on top of the results. Keep up with the Rankings and see where you stand, browse your workout libraries, see your history, highlights, and progress, even if your Ergatta rower is stored away. The Ergatta Companion App Includes: APPLE HEALTH INTEGRATION Sync your Ergatta workouts to the Apple Health App, where they will appear as part of your daily activity. YOUR WORKOUT HISTORY • View all our your completed workouts • Get a granular breakdown of each workout • See your monthly distance, time, and calorie totals • Favorite workouts YOUR WORKOUT LIBRARY • Browse through the workout libraries and filter by time, distance, type, and more • See each workout’s details and your projected performance • Favorite workouts for later YOUR STATS • View your dashboard • Personal Records • Monthly, weekly, and daily breakdowns of your stats • Your personal records and highlights RANKINGS • Your full rankings report • Monthly breakdowns of the full community, your age group, gender, and weight group • Sort by distance rowed, best split, and average split CHALLENGES Check in on challenges and track your progress This app is frequently updated with new features and enhancements, just as the Ergatta Experience evolves. Have an input? Email support@ergatta.com and share with the team.

Screenshots

asensei rowing4 screens
Ergatta4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: asensei rowing at 4.8 against Ergatta's 4.1. asensei rowing also leads on ratings volume (4K vs 80) and review sentiment (76% vs 58%). Ergatta's advantage is ads (none vs shown) and monetization model (free vs free with in-app purchases). On price, 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

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

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

asensei rowing holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 4.1. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: asensei rowing has 4K ratings behind it against 80, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 76% of asensei rowing's written reviews are positive against 58% of Ergatta's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

asensei rowing ships an update every 2 months, Ergatta monthly. The most recent releases landed on October 7, 2026 and October 20, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard7 real differences · 3 level
asensei rowing versus Ergatta: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
Parameterasensei rowingErgatta
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.8 (4K ratings) — better4.1 (80 ratings)
Positive reviews76.2% of reviews — better58.1% of reviews
Number of ratings4K — better80
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsMonthly — better
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, Apple Watch
Requires iOS14.0 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size95 MB70 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperASensei IncErgatta

Customer experience

asensei rowing

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

Ergatta

All ratings80 ratings
Positive75.0%
Neutral6.3%
Negative18.8%
Written reviews31 reviews
Positive58.1%
Neutral16.1%
Negative25.8%

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

Ergatta

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

asensei rowing

No in-app purchases

None

Ergatta

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is asensei rowing free?
asensei rowing is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Ergatta free?
Ergatta is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, asensei rowing or Ergatta?
asensei rowing is rated higher. asensei rowing averages 4.8 out of 5 from 4K ratings, while Ergatta averages 4.1 from 80 ratings.
Do asensei rowing or Ergatta have ads?
asensei rowing shows ads; Ergatta does not.
Which is updated more often, asensei rowing or Ergatta?
asensei rowing ships an update every 2 months, and Ergatta monthly. Most recently, asensei rowing was updated on October 7, 2026 and Ergatta on October 20, 2026.

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