ScullingCoach vs KeepRowing
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
ScullingCoach
This rowing application tracks your performance with metrics like 500-meter pace and strokes per minute. It offers map display for workouts and allows exporting data in GPX or CSV formats. All logged workouts are saved and presented with split times.
- 500 meter pace tracking
- Strokes per minute/Stroke Count
- Map workout display
- Export workout data (GPX/CSV)
- Workout history and results
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ScullingCoach is a free rowing app that features: 500 meter pace Strokes per minute/Stroke Count Map workout display. Export workout as gpx or csv file via e-mail ScullingCoach will save all workouts and display results in 1k and 500 meter splits.
KeepRowing
Track your outdoor rowing and Concept2 ergometer workouts using your Apple Watch. It records pace, stroke rate, and heart rate, syncing data to Apple Health and displaying workout maps on your iPhone. Features auto-pause and displays heart rate recovery during breaks.
- Apple Watch workout tracking
- Records pace, stroke rate, heart rate
- Syncs data to Apple Health
- Displays workout maps on iPhone
- Auto-pause functionality
- Heart rate recovery display
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Use your Apple Watch to collect data about your outdoor rowing and Concept2 ergometer workouts. The pace (minutes/500m) and the stroke-rate (strokes/minutes) are added to the Apple Health Store in addition to the heart-rates collected by the watch. The information from the Health-Store can be displayed on your iPhone including a map showing the waypoints of the workout. The Apple Watch App supports AutoPause and automatically switches to a summary display when detecting a pause. During a pause the reduction of the heart frequency is Displayed together with the intensity of the workout. The App does not need any registration and does not transfer any data to the internet by itself. Without a valid subscription the Workout recording time is restricted. Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: ScullingCoach at 4.0 against KeepRowing's 1.0. ScullingCoach also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 2) and review sentiment (33% vs 0%). KeepRowing's advantage is update cadence (every 2 months vs every 5 months) and device support (3 vs 1). On price, ratings volume, ads and iOS requirement 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. KeepRowing sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per 3 months. ScullingCoach asks for nothing beyond the download.
ScullingCoach holds the better App Store score, 4.0 against 1.0. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 2 and 1 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 33% of ScullingCoach's written reviews are positive against 0% of KeepRowing's.
ScullingCoach ships an update every 5 months, KeepRowing every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on September 16, 2026 and June 5, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | ScullingCoach | KeepRowing |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.0 (2 ratings) — better | 1.0 (1 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 33.3% of reviews — better | 0.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 2 — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Every 5 months | Every 2 months — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free — better | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone | iPhone, iPad, Apple Watch — better |
| Requires iOS | 16.0 — better | 16.4 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 2 MB | 6 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Charles Barden | Mentzer |
Customer experience
ScullingCoach
KeepRowing
In-app purchases
ScullingCoach
No in-app purchases
KeepRowing
- Monthly subscription$1.993 Months
- Yearly subscription$4.991 Year
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