Comparison

asensei rowing vs WorkoutFirst App Blocker

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."

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WorkoutFirst App Blocker

Features
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Your phone shouldn’t get more exercise than you do. WorkoutFirst blocks distracting apps until you hit your daily movement goal. It connects with Apple Health to track your progress automatically — so when you move, WorkoutFirst knows. Hit your goal. Your apps unlock. Don’t hit it. They stay locked. HOW IT WORKS 1. Choose the apps you want to limit. 2. Set your daily exercise goal (minutes, steps, calories). 3. WorkoutFirst tracks your progress through Apple Health. 4. Hit your goal and your apps unlock automatically. 5. Apps relock again at your daily reset time. That’s it. WorkoutFirst isn't another fitness tracker asking you to log everything you do. And it isn't another screen-time app you can casually ignore. It connects something you already want — your apps — to something you know you should do — move. Workout first. Scroll later. TRACK YOUR PROGRESS See your daily progress, build streaks, and watch your consistency grow over time. Your movement is already being tracked. WorkoutFirst gives it consequences. PRIVACY-FIRST BY DESIGN Your health data is personal. WorkoutFirst keeps it that way. • No account required • No login required • Health and activity data stays on your device • Your data is never sold WorkoutFirst only requests access to the Apple Health data needed to track the goals you choose. WHO IT'S FOR • Anyone who wants less scrolling and more movement • People tired of relying on motivation • Anyone who wants their screen-time limits tied to something meaningful • People who want a simple rule that holds them accountable Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Screenshots

asensei rowing4 screens
WorkoutFirst App Blocker4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: asensei rowing at none against WorkoutFirst App Blocker's 3. asensei rowing also leads on device support (3 vs 1) and iOS requirement (14.0 vs 17.6). WorkoutFirst App Blocker's advantage is ads (none vs shown) and update cadence (every 4 days vs every 2 months). On price 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. WorkoutFirst App Blocker sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per 7 days. asensei rowing asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

asensei rowing ships an update every 2 months, WorkoutFirst App Blocker every 4 days. The most recent releases landed on October 23, 2026 and October 25, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
asensei rowing versus WorkoutFirst App Blocker: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
Parameterasensei rowingWorkoutFirst App Blocker
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.8 (4.1K ratings) — better—
Positive reviews76.2% of reviews—
Number of ratings4.1K — better—
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsEvery 4 days — better
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone
Requires iOS14.0 — better17.6
Further details — not scored
Size95 MB18 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperASensei IncFitmobi, LLC

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

WorkoutFirst App Blocker

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

asensei rowing

No in-app purchases

3 purchases

WorkoutFirst App Blocker

Subscriptions3
  • WorkoutFirst Weekly$2.997 Days
  • WorkoutFirst Monthly$9.991 Month
  • WorkoutFirst Yearly7 Days trial$49.991 Year

Questions

Is asensei rowing free?
asensei rowing is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is WorkoutFirst App Blocker free?
WorkoutFirst App Blocker is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do asensei rowing or WorkoutFirst App Blocker have ads?
asensei rowing shows ads; WorkoutFirst App Blocker does not.
Which is updated more often, asensei rowing or WorkoutFirst App Blocker?
asensei rowing ships an update every 2 months, and WorkoutFirst App Blocker every 4 days. Most recently, asensei rowing was updated on October 23, 2026 and WorkoutFirst App Blocker on October 25, 2026.

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