ErgBot vs CrewTimer Regatta Timing
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
ErgBot
This app uses computer vision to automatically log rowing machine data. Simply snap a picture of your erg monitor, or upload an image from your camera roll, to instantly record your workout details. Data is then sent directly to Google Sheets for easy tracking.
- Automatic erg data logging
- Computer vision technology
- Log data to Google Sheets
- Upload from camera roll
- Developed by former rowers
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Developed by former Penn rowers, ErgBot makes recording erg data significantly faster and easier. We use computer vision technology to allow anyone to log erg data straight to Google Sheets with the snap of a picture! ErgBot also includes an 'Upload' feature, which allows users to upload erg monitor images from their camera roll.
CrewTimer Regatta Timing
This app simplifies timing for regatta-style races like crew, kayak, and canoe. It supports large events or standalone scrimmages, allowing for real-time results, penalty adjustments, and configuration via spreadsheet import.
- Regatta and scrimmage timing
- Standalone or website integrated modes
- Real-time results display
- Penalty and correction support
- Spreadsheet import for configuration
- Age-based handicaps
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Crew Timer is an app and companion website used to facilitate event timing and scrimmage timing for regatta style racing such as crew, kayak, canoe, or track and field. It can be used for 1000+ entry events as well as standalone use as a scrimmage or seat race timer. When used standalone the user simply presses buttons to start each entry being timed and then subsequently presses a finish button for each entry as they finish. A summary screen is provided to show the 'results'. For a regatta or sprint style, the start and stop timing can be separate tablets or phones located at the start and finish with the results shown real time on www.crewtimer.com. Penalties and corrections are allowed. Configuration is done via a simple spreadsheet import of the race entries. For more information on using CrewTimer for a regatta, visit www.crewtimer.com and select the About menu item. Standalone Features • Sprint or Head races • User configurable races • Share results as spreadsheet Features enabled with www.crewtimer.com integration • Spreadsheet configuration • Real time results • Real time lineup changes • Time synchronization • Separate mobile device for start and finish • Age based handicaps
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: CrewTimer Regatta Timing at every 3 weeks against ErgBot's every 19 months. CrewTimer Regatta Timing also leads on review sentiment (100% vs 76%). ErgBot's advantage is ratings volume (59 vs 10) and iOS requirement (10.0 vs 15.1). On price, rating, ads and in-app purchases 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.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.8 for ErgBot against 4.9 for CrewTimer Regatta Timing. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: ErgBot has 59 ratings behind it against 10, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 76% of ErgBot's written reviews are positive against 100% of CrewTimer Regatta Timing's.
ErgBot ships an update every 19 months, CrewTimer Regatta Timing every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 7, 2026 and September 23, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | ErgBot | CrewTimer Regatta Timing |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.8 (59 ratings) | 4.9 (10 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 76.5% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 59 — better | 10 |
| Update frequency | Every 19 months | Every 3 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 10.0 — better | 15.1 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 84 MB | 27 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Power Ten Metrics LLC | Entazza LLC |
Customer experience
ErgBot
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In-app purchases
ErgBot
No in-app purchases
CrewTimer Regatta Timing
No in-app purchases
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