Comparison

ErgZone vs REP BEAST

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

Head to head
About

ErgZone

Optimize indoor training with real-time performance data, personalized pacing, and engaging challenges. Seamlessly integrates with various fitness machines, automating setup and providing critical metrics to enhance your workouts.

Highlights
  • Easy monitor setup
  • Live performance metrics
  • Smart interval pacing
  • Real-time workout alerts
  • Workout variety options
  • Performance history tracking
  • Community challenges
Features
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ErgZone is a cutting-edge fitness platform designed to optimize your indoor training sessions. By seamlessly integrating with your Concept2, RP3, Rogue, WaterRower, Assault Fitness or FTMS-enabled machines, ErgZone provides real-time performance data, personalized pacing, and engaging challenges to push your limits. Why Choose ErgZone? Designed to streamline your training, ErgZone minimizes setup time, automates monitor configurations, and calculates critical metrics so you can focus on performance, not prep. Key Features: • Easy Monitor Setup: No need to manually set intervals – simply connect to the ergometer, and the app handles the rest. Start moving right away. • Live Metrics: View real-time data during workouts, including time, distance, pace, strokes/minute (SPM), calories, watts, heart rate (HR) zones, and more. • Smart Interval Pacing: Suggested pace per interval based on personal benchmarks (1K, 2K, 5K for rowing and skiing; 2K, 4K, 10K for cycling). • Real-Time Alerts: Instant feedback if your pace, SPM, or split time drifts from the target. • Workout Variety: Options to train by time, distance, or calories with flexibility for mixed or weighted workouts. • Daily Workouts: Access the Concept2 Workout of the Day, plus discover workouts and training plans from top coaches. • Performance History: Save your favorite workouts, track heart rate progress, and monitor key metrics. • Compete & Connect: Join challenges, follow ErgFlix workouts, and interact with our partner coaches who release weekly free workouts. • Beyond Default Metrics: Track advanced metrics like stroke count, drag factor (DF), calories, watts, SPI, HR zones, and more. • Automatic Syncing: Results are automatically uploaded to the Concept2 LogBook. Unlock ErgZone+ for Premium Tools: • Enhanced Metrics & Graphs: View each interval's post-workout heart rate and power zones in a single graph. • Expanded Metrics: Access Drive Length, Max Power, Avg. Force, Force Curve, and more. The app remembers your last-used metrics for easy setup. • Time Cap & AMRAP: For added versatility, use automatic time-capped workouts and AMRAP (as many rounds as possible). • Flexible Targets: Set workout intensity using power metrics like FTP (Functional Threshold Power), SPI, or Watts percentage. • ReRow, ReSki, ReRide: Revisit previous sessions and strive to beat your pace or time. • Communities: Create and join communities, share workouts, and engage with friends. Enable leaderboards for a fun, competitive edge. • Apple Health Integration: Sync workouts and heart rate data directly to Apple Health. • Heart Rate Monitor: Connect your favorite Bluetooth HRM to track your heart rate in real-time during workouts. • Web Dashboard: Manage workouts, schedule training, and view live stats on a computer. • MultiErg Workouts: Create custom workouts incorporating two or all three Concept2 machines in a single workout. • Dynamic Interval Intensity: Set workout pace based on a previous interval. • Apple Watch Integration: Capture heart rate data from our Apple Watch app. • Organize Your Training: Create groups, libraries, and training plans to manage better and organize your workouts. • FIT Workouts: Track non-erg workouts such as weight training, HYROX, CrossFit, etc. Requirements: • Supported Machines: Concept2 RowErg, BikeErg, SkiErg with PM5, RP3 Rower, Rogue Echo Bike or Rower, WaterRower S4 (with ComModule or CR BLE), FTMS-enabled machines. • Device: iPhone or iPad Terms of Use: https://www.erg.zone/terms

About

REP BEAST

Features
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20 minutes. Three movements. One record to beat. REP BEAST turns a bodyweight AMRAP into a focused rival challenge. Complete 5 pull-ups, 10 push-ups, and 15 squats per round, then keep moving until the 20-minute clock runs out. Your first rival is the BEAST. Start with the 27-round default or set a target from 2 to 99 rounds. Once you defeat the BEAST, your strongest performance becomes the rival in your next chase. CORE FEATURES • Large 20-minute timer with fast round tracking • Live rival gauge and final 60-second clutch mode • Distinct win, tie, and chase finish sequences • Round and estimated-calorie charts by day, month, or year • Personal best, average, and workout-streak summaries • Workout details, individual deletion, and undo support • 20 achievements, including hidden achievements • Recreate a social share card from any saved result • First-launch guide for movement form and target muscles • Step-by-step nickname, weight, and first-rival setup • Gallery photos or the default character profile • English and Korean with light and dark themes Basic challenges, first-rival and personal-goal settings, records, achievements, profiles, the workout guide, and result sharing stay free. After the Premium preview ends, free users see banner ads and can watch a rewarded ad to use advanced analysis, CSV export, or backup export. OPTIONAL LIFETIME ACCESS • Removes all banner and rewarded ads • Ghost rivals based on round timing from a past workout • Pace distribution, consistency, fatigue change, projected result, and next-chase strategy • Expanded monthly and yearly record analysis • Backup, restore, and CSV export A fresh install includes Premium access for the first three completed workouts. Lifetime Access is a one-time purchase for this platform, not a subscription, and purchase restoration is supported. Workout records and profile information are stored locally on your device. Calories are reference estimates based on body weight and workout duration, not medical measurements. Train within your ability and stop if you feel pain or dizziness.

Screenshots

ErgZone4 screens
REP BEAST4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: REP BEAST at none against ErgZone's 2. ErgZone's advantage is device support (4 vs 2) and iOS requirement (13.4 vs 15.0). On price 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. ErgZone sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per month. REP BEAST asks for nothing beyond the download.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
ErgZone versus REP BEAST: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterErgZoneREP BEAST
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.8 (458 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews81.6% of reviews—
Number of ratings458 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 2 months—
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod, Apple Watch — betteriPhone, iPod
Requires iOS13.4 — better15.0
Further details — not scored
Size33 MB36 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperERGZONE LLCMOON SANG SOO

Bugs and requests

ErgZone

Reported bugs

9 issues
  • Heart monitor sync issues with Samsung Galaxy watch
  • Workouts not appearing in logbook when connected to ErgData
  • Inaccurate total time in uploads
  • Rest distance not included in Strava upload
  • Group membership premium features unclear
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  • Workouts not shown chronologically
  • Occasional hesitation to connect to PM5
  • Cannot figure out how to connect to PM5
  • Workout completion and upload to logbook could be more intuitive

Requested features

7 requests
  • Sync with Samsung Galaxy watch
  • Add a beep function for interval changes
  • Confirmation pop-up for unsaved workout changes
  • Require unique names for workouts
  • Apple Health integration
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  • Native Apple Health synchronization
  • Sharing with Apple Health

REP BEAST

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

2 purchases

ErgZone

Subscriptions2
  • EZ+ Monthly7 Days trial$4.991 Month
  • EZ+ Annual$49.991 Year
None

REP BEAST

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is ErgZone free?
ErgZone is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is REP BEAST free?
REP BEAST is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do ErgZone or REP BEAST have ads?
Neither ErgZone nor REP BEAST shows ads.

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