FluidRower vs Cardiogram
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
FluidRower
Track your indoor rowing workouts with this app. Connect via Bluetooth to compatible rowing machines to set training targets, monitor progress, and analyze your performance. Achieve your fitness goals with structured workout options.
- Record indoor rowing workouts
- Bluetooth connectivity
- Set training targets
- Analyze training progress
- Compare workout data
- Workout goal selection
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FluidRower is guaranteed to motivate your every training session. This app works with our first-generation Bluetooth consoles on compatible First Degree Fitness indoor rowing machines and upper body ergometer products, offering an easy to use training tool. Compare, analyse and review your training progress – creating new goals has never been easier! By simply connecting your smart device via Bluetooth, you can select your training target, get on and go! FluidRower contains workout targets to ensure you train towards your overall goal – Select 500m Row or Distance Row. Note: FluidRower is only compatible with the following First Degree Fitness product ranges: 2019-2020 Horizontal V Series 2019-2020Horizontal XL Series 2019-2020 Evolution Series 2019-2020 Vortex Series For more information please see our website for more details. https://fdflimited.com/support/bluetooth-connectivity-apps/
Cardiogram
Monitor your heart rate and key cardio signals in real time with a clear, scrolling graph. Designed for continuous feedback, it offers insights into energy burn and breathing rate without the need to manage workout sessions.
- Live heart rate monitoring
- Scrolling cardio signal graph
- Energy burn insights
- Breathing rate tracking
- Heart variability data
- Continuous monitoring
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Track your heart in real time, right from your wrist. This app requires an Apple Watch, and includes the watch app free. This app shows live heart rate with a smooth scrolling graph, along with key cardio signals like energy burn, breathing rate, and variability, designed for clarity at a glance. Built for Apple Watch first, it focuses on continuous monitoring, not workouts. No clutter, no sessions to manage — just instant feedback on how your body is responding moment to moment. An optional iPhone companion mirrors your data on a larger screen. Perfect for casual fitness, stress awareness, or simple curiosity about your heart throughout the day. The app comes with a companion watch app you need to run at the same time.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: FluidRower at Free against Cardiogram's $0.99. FluidRower also leads on rating (2.5 vs 1.3) and iOS requirement (9.0 vs 16.6). Cardiogram's advantage is chart position (#169 vs unranked). On review sentiment, ratings volume, update cadence and ads 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
FluidRower is free to download; Cardiogram costs $0.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
FluidRower holds the better App Store score, 2.5 against 1.3. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 11 and 6 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 4% of FluidRower's written reviews are positive against 0% of Cardiogram's.
FluidRower ships an update every 6 weeks, Cardiogram every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on June 10, 2026 and September 18, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | FluidRower | Cardiogram |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free — better | $0.99 |
| Rating | 2.5 (11 ratings) — better | 1.3 (6 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 4.2% of reviews — better | 0.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 11 — better | 6 |
| Update frequency | Every 6 weeks | Every 3 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free — better | Paid |
| Best chart rank | — | #169 — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, Apple Watch |
| Requires iOS | 9.0 — better | 16.6 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 22 MB | 1 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | FIRST DEGREE FITNESS LIMITED | JOhn Lyons |
Customer experience
FluidRower
Cardiogram
In-app purchases
FluidRower
No in-app purchases
Cardiogram
No in-app purchases
