ScullingCoach vs PocketCox
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.
PocketCox
This app uses your Apple Watch to monitor on-water rowing performance, providing detailed metrics like stroke rate, speed, and heart rate. Analyze your sessions with graphs and share them across popular platforms. It's designed for rowers of all levels aiming to improve their training.
- On-water rowing workout tracking
- Comprehensive performance metrics
- Workout segmentation
- Automatic workout pause
- Detailed session analysis on iPhone
- Workout sharing to Strava and others
- Secure data storage in Apple Health
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PocketCox is the most advanced rowing performance monitor for your wrist. It leverages the high-end sensors in your Apple Watch to track your on-water rowing workouts, and delivers you with comprehensive data, helping you elevate your training without the need for a dedicated device. PocketCox is the perfect tool for both amateurs and professional rowers looking to improve their performance on the water. TRACKED METRICS • Stroke Rate • Speed / Split • Distance • Number of Strokes • Recovery-Drive Ratio • Heart Rate • Calories Burned FEATURES • Record rowing workouts with your Apple Watch. • Easy-to-read design optimized for legibility on the water. • Break down your workout into individual segments. • Workout gets automatically paused if you stop taking strokes. • Review and analyze your rowing sessions on your iPhone with detailed graphs showing split, stroke rate, ratio and hear rate. • Share your workouts effortlessly on Strava, Concept2 Logbook, TrainingPeaks, Rowsandall.com, and Intervals.icu. • All data is stored securely and privately in Apple Health and iCloud. --- PocketCox requires an Apple Watch running watchOS 10.0 or later. --- Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://pocketcox.com/privacy
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: PocketCox at 88% against ScullingCoach's 33%. PocketCox also leads on rating (4.9 vs 4.0) and update cadence (every 4 weeks vs every 5 months). ScullingCoach's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 2). On price, 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. PocketCox sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per month. ScullingCoach asks for nothing beyond the download.
PocketCox holds the better App Store score, 4.9 against 4.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: PocketCox has 24 ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 33% of ScullingCoach's written reviews are positive against 88% of PocketCox's.
ScullingCoach ships an update every 5 months, PocketCox every 4 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 3, 2026 and October 17, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | ScullingCoach | PocketCox |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.0 (2 ratings) | 4.9 (24 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 33.3% of reviews | 87.5% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 2 | 24 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 5 months | Every 4 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free — better | Freemium |
| Devices | iPhone | iPhone, iPad, Apple Watch — better |
| Requires iOS | 16.0 — better | 17.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 2 MB | 34 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Charles Barden | Nicolas Camenisch |
Customer experience
ScullingCoach
PocketCox
In-app purchases
ScullingCoach
No in-app purchases
PocketCox
- PocketCox Pro3 Days trial$1.991 Month
- PocketCox Pro14 Days trial$12.991 Year
