Comparison

Row House vs Row Downstream

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

Head to head
About

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.

Highlights
  • Personalized home screen
  • Class and rower reservation
  • Membership management
  • Coach and workout discovery
  • Waitlist functionality
  • Workout tracking
  • Apple Watch integration
Features
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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!

About

Row Downstream

Features
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Downstream turns your Concept2 erg into a coached training system. Pick from a catalog of hundreds of workouts or build your own and save them to your library — filter by training zone or duration. Drop them onto your calendar and each day's session is waiting for you, ready to row. While you pull, Downstream drives the workout: live pace and stroke-rate targets, split-by-split feedback, intervals and rest, and a customizable live screen. Every workout is captured — splits, strokes, and heart rate — and lands in your log automatically. • Works with any Concept2 erg (RowErg, BikeErg, SkiErg) over Bluetooth • Verified sync to your official Concept2 Logbook • Heart rate from a chest strap or your Apple Watch — free • Import your on-water rows, bike, and run activities from Strava • Start a Spotify playlist automatically when you begin a piece • Share-ready workout summary cards No ads.

Screenshots

Row House4 screens
Row Downstream4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Row Downstream at none against Row House's 2. Row Downstream also leads on ads (none vs shown) and update cadence (every 6 days vs every 5 weeks). Row House's advantage is ratings volume (8.4K vs 1) and iOS requirement (13.0 vs 15.0). On price, rating 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. Row House sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $19.99 per month. Row Downstream asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.9 for Row House against 5.0 for Row Downstream. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Row House has 8.4K ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Row House ships an update every 5 weeks, Row Downstream every 6 days. The most recent releases landed on October 29, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
Row House versus Row Downstream: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterRow HouseRow Downstream
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.9 (8.4K ratings)5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Positive reviews69.3% of reviews—
Number of ratings8.4K — better1
Update frequencyEvery 5 weeksEvery 6 days — better
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationAd-supported—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod, Apple WatchiPhone, iPad, iPod, Apple Watch
Requires iOS13.0 — better15.0
Further details — not scored
Size145 MB29 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperExtraordinary Brands, LLCRow Downstream LLC

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

Row Downstream

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

2 purchases

Row House

Subscriptions2
  • GO Monthly Subscription7 Days trial$19.991 Month
  • All-GO Monthly Subscription7 Days trial$29.991 Month
None

Row Downstream

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Row House free?
Row House is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Row Downstream free?
Row Downstream is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Row House or Row Downstream?
Row Downstream is rated higher. Row House averages 4.9 out of 5 from 8.4K ratings, while Row Downstream averages 5.0 from 1 ratings.
Do Row House or Row Downstream have ads?
Row House shows ads; Row Downstream does not.
Which is updated more often, Row House or Row Downstream?
Row House ships an update every 5 weeks, and Row Downstream every 6 days. Most recently, Row House was updated on October 29, 2026 and Row Downstream on October 31, 2026.

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