asensei rowing vs RowOn
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
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.
- 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."
RowOn
This app turns indoor rowing into a rhythmic, engaging game. Instead of just tracking metrics, you row to the beat of music, aiming to build streaks and earn points in dynamic environments. It offers personalized workouts to keep your training fun and energized.
- Row to the rhythm of music
- Real-time gameplay with scoring
- Dynamic visual environments
- Customizable workout intensity
- Streak building and engagement
- Compatible with Concept2 PM5
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RowOn transforms indoor rowing into an immersive, music-driven experience. Instead of watching numbers tick upward, you row to the rhythm. Match the beat. Build streaks. Stay engaged. Row to the Music Your stroke meets the tempo. Feel the rhythm guide your pace. Real-Time Gameplay Time your catch. Earn points. Keep the streak alive. Dynamic Environments Visual worlds that respond to your effort and intensity. Built Around You Tailor workouts to your pace and challenge level. RowOn keeps training focused, energized, and fun Currently works with Concept2 PM5. All features are currently free.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is ads: RowOn at none against asensei rowing's shown. RowOn also leads on monetization model (free vs free with in-app purchases) and update cadence (every 3 weeks vs every 2 months). asensei rowing's advantage is ratings volume (4K vs 2) and iOS requirement (14.0 vs 17.6). 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
RowOn holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.8. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: asensei rowing has 4K ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two.
asensei rowing ships an update every 2 months, RowOn every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 7, 2026 and October 16, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | asensei rowing | RowOn |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.8 (4K ratings) | 5.0 (2 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 76.2% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 4K — better | 2 |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | Every 3 weeks — better |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 14.0 — better | 17.6 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 95 MB | 59 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 12+ |
| Developer | ASensei Inc | Tetta Studios LLC |
Customer experience
asensei rowing
RowOn
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
RowOn
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
asensei rowing
No in-app purchases
RowOn
No in-app purchases









