Comparison

Row Forge vs Remote Rowing Coach

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

Head to head
About

Row Forge

This app acts as a personal rowing trainer, offering personalized workouts and a scalable training program designed to improve your performance. It tracks your metrics and stats, providing targeted interval training and conditioning programs. Gamified elements like badges add a fun aspect to your fitness journey.

Highlights
  • Personalized signature workouts
  • Targeted High Intensity Interval Training
  • Effective conditioning program
  • Eleven baseline tests
  • Build a performance profile
  • Earn badges
Features
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FORGE A STRONGER ENGINE. Your Concept2 erg gives you numbers. Row Forge turns them into a personal training system: know where you stand, train with purpose, and see the progress. Connect your PM5 over Bluetooth and every session is captured as you row. Then Row Forge does what a spreadsheet never could. It tells you what the numbers mean and what to do next. MEET ROW FORGE INTELLIGENCE • Today's Workout — one clear session, chosen for you from your fitness tests, training history, and campaign progress, with the reasoning behind it. • Post-Workout Analysis — see what each workout meant and what to carry into the next one, grounded in the work Row Forge recorded. • Ask Row Forge — a training conversation that knows your history. Ask what to train, how a session went, or where to focus next. TRAIN WITH A SYSTEM Test. Train. Learn. Improve. Row Forge connects the pieces so every session has a place and a purpose. • Viking Power Profile — establish your baseline, see your strengths and biggest opportunities, and train to targets built from your own results. • Fitness Tests — benchmark the distances that matter and retest to measure the difference. • Signature Workouts — structured sessions with targets set to your ability. • HIIT — interval work with adaptive power targets that move with you. • Campaigns — training blocks that give every session a sequence and a purpose, from your first row to a stronger engine. • Free Row, Free Ski, and Free Cycle — build your own session on any Concept2 erg. • Live session view — watts, pace, stroke rate, heart rate, and interval targets in real time, with your Apple Watch along for the row. • Logbook — your complete performance history with analytics, achievements, and sync with your Concept2 Logbook. • Cold Impact — track cold exposure alongside your training and see how it relates to your rowing. BUILT FOR THE ERG Row Forge is made for Concept2 RowErg, SkiErg, and BikeErg with a PM5 monitor. Pair once and your erg data flows into the app automatically. Your account follows you across iPhone, Android, Apple Watch, and the web. BECOME A BETTER ATHLETE Rowing is a sport of honest numbers. Row Forge helps you understand them, act on them, and prove your progress against your own history. Whether you are chasing a faster 2K, building endurance, or rowing for a stronger life, you will know what to do today and why. MEMBERSHIP Free Row and your logbook are free. Row Forge membership unlocks Row Forge Intelligence, Viking Power Profile, personalized targets, Fitness Tests, Signature Workouts, HIIT, premium campaigns, and performance analytics. Monthly and semi-annual plans are available, and eligible new members can start with a 14-day trial. Membership is an auto-renewing subscription billed to your Apple ID. Your subscription renews automatically unless cancelled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. Manage or cancel any time in your App Store account settings. Prices are shown in the app before purchase. Privacy Policy: https://rowforge.com/privacy Train with purpose. Perform with confidence.

About

Remote Rowing Coach

This app connects to a PM5 monitor on a rower to display real-time workout metrics and upload data to the Concept2 Logbook. It offers remote viewing of metrics for a third party with an in-app subscription.

Highlights
  • Real-time workout metrics display
  • Uploads workouts to Concept2 Logbook
  • Remote real-time metric viewing
  • Detailed training review and analysis
  • Force curve data visualization
  • Split data recording
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Please read the requirements for this app before downloading and purchasing remote coaching functionality. Terms And Conditions https://powertendevelopment.com/remote-rowing-coach-terms-and-conditions/ Privacy Policy https://powertendevelopment.com/remote-rowing-coach-privacy-policy/ Remote Rowing Coach is an iOS app designed to run on iPhone and iPad devices. Once the app is connected to the PM5 monitor on the erg it records workout metrics and displays them in real-time. It will also upload most workouts to the Concept2 Logbook provided the user authenticates with the Logbook from within the app. Remote Rowing Coach also provides the functionality (with the purchase of an in-app subscription) to allow another 3rd party to view PM5 metrics in real-time remotely. Please note that in order to access this functionality, the third party will also need another instance of Remote Rowing Coach running with the subscription service purchased for that device. Another way to view real-time metrics is to use the website associated with this app and which can be located at: https://remote-coach-481a5.firebaseapp.com/remoterowingcoach/login.html In order to use this app, a user is required to have a Concept2 rower with a PM5 monitor capable of Bluetooth. This app will NOT work with a PM3 or PM4 monitor. Additionally, the force curve functionality is ONLY available on PM5 monitors that were manufactured in late 2016 or later. Features Displays your workout in real-time. This screen shows the following metrics Current 500m/split Average 500m/split Distance Time Elapsed Stroke Number Drag Factor Power (Watts) Stroke Rate (Strokes per minute) Heart Rate and Heart Rate Zone (UT1, UT2, AT, TR, AN). Force Curve Screen The force curve screen shows the following metrics. Real-time force curve data Impulse (calculated as Average Force x Stroke Time) Peak Force (in Newtons) Average Force (in Newtons) % of stroke rowed when peak force is achieved Average Force / Peak Force % Drive Time (seconds) Drive Length (meters) Work per stroke (Joules) Training Review Remote Rowing Coach allows for the review of your training pieces. Provides average calculations for Stroke Rate, Average Heart Rate, Average Pace, Average Peak Power, Average Stroke Length, Average Drive Time, Peak Force Percentage Average, Average Work Per Stroke, Average Stroke Speed, Average Impulse. Additionally, training summaries include maximum, minimum, and ending heart rate metrics. Training Splits The training split screen shows all splits recorded by the app/PM5 during your training. Data Analysis The data analysis screen allows for every metric captured to be displayed on a scatter graph. The user must choose the metric for the x-axis and also for the y axis and then plot the graph. Training data can be uploaded to the Concept2 Logbook from this screen (assuming an account has been authenticated in the settings screen). Training data can also be exported in a CSV in a more detailed fashion. (Stroke Number, Time, Distance, 500m Split, Power, Cal/Hr, Heart Rate, Stroke Rate, Peak Force, Average Drive Force, Drive Time. % of stroke at peak force, Impulse, Work per stroke, stroke speed, and all force curve points for each stroke. Force Curve Analysis (in-app purchase) Analyze your training data by looking at your average force curve for a particular stroke rate. Stroke Analysis For those users equipped with a PM5 model that is a later than 2016 model. PM5 console (hardware version 600 or higher) force curve data collection is available. The stroke analysis screen allows for stroke by stroke comparison of force curves for those users that want to look at any of their individual force curves. Viewing Concept2 Logbook Training If your app is authenticated with the Concept2 Logbook, view your training data from within the app. A scatter graph is used to show pace / 500m, stroke rate, power, and heart rate (heart rate was recorded using the PM5).

Screenshots

Row Forge4 screens
Remote Rowing Coach4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Remote Rowing Coach at 5.0 against Row Forge's 3.9. Remote Rowing Coach also leads on review sentiment (100% vs 68%). Row Forge's advantage is ads (none vs shown) and update cadence (fortnightly vs every 2 months). On price, in-app purchases, monetization model 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 Forge sells 6 in-app purchases, starting at $8.99 per month and Remote Rowing Coach sells 5 in-app purchases, starting at $6.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Remote Rowing Coach holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 3.9. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Row Forge has 35 ratings behind it against 7, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 68% of Row Forge's written reviews are positive against 100% of Remote Rowing Coach's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Row Forge ships an update fortnightly, Remote Rowing Coach every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on September 25, 2026 and September 10, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
Row Forge versus Remote Rowing Coach: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterRow ForgeRemote Rowing Coach
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.9 (35 ratings)5.0 (7 ratings) — better
Positive reviews67.9% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings35 — better7
Update frequencyFortnightly — betterEvery 2 months
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFreemiumFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod, Apple Watch — betteriPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.1 — better15.6
Further details — not scored
Size75 MB19 MB
Age rating17+4+
DeveloperRow Forge LLCPower Ten Development LLC

Customer experience

Row Forge

All ratings35 ratings
Positive68.6%
Neutral8.6%
Negative22.9%
Written reviews28 reviews
Positive67.9%
Neutral7.1%
Negative25.0%

Remote Rowing Coach

All ratings7 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews6 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

6 purchases

Row Forge

Subscriptions6
  • Monthly1 Month trial$8.991 Month
  • Row Monthly Subscription$29.991 Month
  • Row Monthly with Two Week Trial14 Days trial$29.991 Month
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  • Annual1 Month trial$89.991 Year
  • Regular Six-Month Membership$143.996 Months
  • Six-Months with Two Week Trial14 Days trial$143.996 Months
5 purchases

Remote Rowing Coach

Subscriptions4
  • Monthly Subscripton14 Days trial$6.991 Month
  • 3 Month Subscription$22.993 Months
  • Six Month Subscription$39.996 Months
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  • One Year Subscription$69.991 Year
One-time1
  • Stroke/Force Curve Analysis$3.99

Questions

Is Row Forge free?
Row Forge is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Remote Rowing Coach free?
Remote Rowing Coach is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Row Forge or Remote Rowing Coach?
Remote Rowing Coach is rated higher. Row Forge averages 3.9 out of 5 from 35 ratings, while Remote Rowing Coach averages 5.0 from 7 ratings.
Do Row Forge or Remote Rowing Coach have ads?
Remote Rowing Coach shows ads; Row Forge does not.
Which is updated more often, Row Forge or Remote Rowing Coach?
Row Forge ships an update fortnightly, and Remote Rowing Coach every 2 months. Most recently, Row Forge was updated on September 25, 2026 and Remote Rowing Coach on September 10, 2026.

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