Row House vs Hydrow
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Row House
This app connects you to a boutique fitness studio offering energetic, low-impact rowing workouts. View your personalized home screen, book classes and rowers, discover new coaches, and track your progress. Join waitlists and manage your membership all within the app.
- Personalized home screen
- Class and rower reservation
- Membership management
- Coach and workout discovery
- Waitlist functionality
- Workout tracking
- Apple Watch integration
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Row House is a boutique fitness studio that offers a collection of rowing-based workouts guaranteed to make you sweat. Our immersive, energetic, low-impact workouts are designed to shred and tone your body in just 45-minutes. View your personalized home screen - Your customized home screen focuses on the information you want to see - View your upcoming classes - See your weekly goal progression - Discover new coaches Reserve classes and rowers - Filter, favorite and find the perfect class at your Row House - Book a rowing class directly in the app - Reserve your favorite rowing machine - View your upcoming classes in your schedule - Manage your membership in the app Discover new workouts, coaches, and studios - Find new types of rowing workouts - View coaches at your studio - Use the interactive map to find a nearby studio Join a waitlist - Is your favorite coach or class 100% booked? Join the waitlist and get informed if a rower becomes available Workout Tracking - Apple Watch app allow you to view your schedule, check-in for class, and track your Row House workouts - Integrates with the Apple Health app so you can view all your progress in one convenient place Get rowing!
Hydrow
Access over 5,000 on-and-off rower workouts led by elite athletes filmed in beautiful locations. Track performance, connect with a community, and share achievements. Compatible with Concept2 PM5 rowers for integrated metrics and leaderboards.
- 5,000+ on-and-off rower workouts
- Elite athlete instructors
- Global scenic filming locations
- Performance tracking
- Rowing community features
- Strava and Apple Health integration
- Concept2 PM5 rower compatibility
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Hydrow offers more than just a full-body workout – access over 5,000 on-and-off rower workouts led by elite athletes and filmed in stunning locations around the globe. Feature overview: • Track your performance and stay connected to a passionate rowing community: cheer on fellow rowers, form racing teams, and review racing stats • Share your achievements on Strava • Apple Health integration for further personalization • Now compatible with Concept2 PM5 rowers, Hydrow offers serious rowers the variety they seek, allowing you to pair your iPhone or iPad for in-workout rowing metrics and participate in competitive leaderboards Whether you aim to build strength, improve endurance, or perfect your technique, Hydrow delivers the benefits of rowing wherever you are.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is ads: Hydrow at none against Row House's shown. Row House's advantage is monetization model (ad-supported vs free with in-app purchases) and review sentiment (69% vs 59%). On price, rating, ratings volume and update cadence 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. Row House sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $19.99 per month and Hydrow sells 1 in-app purchase, starting at $29.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.9 for Row House against 4.8 for Hydrow. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 8.5K and 3.6K respectively. Written reviews are what separate them: 69% of Row House's written reviews are positive against 59% of Hydrow's.
Row House ships an update every 5 weeks, Hydrow every 3 weeks. Both last shipped on November 11, 2026.
| Parameter | Row House | Hydrow |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.9 (8.5K ratings) — better | 4.8 (3.6K ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 69.3% of reviews — better | 59.2% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 8.5K — better | 3.6K |
| Update frequency | Every 5 weeks | Every 3 weeks — better |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Ad-supported — better | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod, Apple Watch — better | iPhone, iPad, Apple Watch |
| Requires iOS | 13.0 — better | 18.6 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 145 MB | 187 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Extraordinary Brands, LLC | Hydrow, Inc. |
Customer experience
Row House
Hydrow
User reviews
Row House
From 8.5K App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 🚀 Engaging and professional coaches
- 🚀 Variety of classes and workouts
- 🚀 Multiple classes throughout the day
- 👍 Great fitness application
- 👍 Helpful and friendly staff
Room to improve
- 🐛 Inconsistent stats display
- 🐛 Unreliable Apple Watch integration
- 🐛 Buggy app updates
- 🐛 Confusing performance metrics
- 🐛 Difficult to switch between studios
Hydrow
From 3.6K App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 🚀 Smooth motion
- 🚀 Engaging video coaching
- 👍 Variety of workouts
- 👍 Motivating instructors
- 👍 Convenient for travel
Room to improve
- 🐛 App issues (no iPad support, audio sync, etc.)
- 🔒 Lack of account management features
- 💰 Expensive subscription cost
- 💰 Requires expensive rower hardware
Bugs and requests
Row House
Reported bugs
3 issues- App crashes and fails to load
- Booked classes not showing up
- Apple Watch app issues
Requested features
4 requests- Ability to update login information
- More endurance-focused rowing classes
- Ability to follow friends and compete
- Integration with rowing machine metrics
Hydrow
Reported bugs
3 issues- App crashes during workouts
- Difficulty logging in or syncing account
- Inconsistent video/audio quality
Requested features
4 requests- Ability to search/filter workouts
- More data analytics and tracking
- Integration with other fitness devices/apps
- Ability to manage account on app/website
In-app purchases
Row House
- GO Monthly Subscription7 Days trial$19.991 Month
- All-GO Monthly Subscription7 Days trial$29.991 Month
Hydrow
- Digital Basic1 Month trial$29.991 Month







