Comparison

RowHero vs Arcade Rowing

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

Head to head
About

RowHero

This app provides stroke-by-stroke rowing performance data for athletes and coaches, storing results indefinitely. It offers insights into technique and fitness to help users improve their rowing speed and performance.

Highlights
  • Stroke-by-stroke erg results
  • Wireless Concept2 PM5 connection
  • Permanent workout storage
  • Stroke length and potential split metrics
  • Personalized improvement insights
  • Team performance comparison
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Coaches: get 100% accurate, stroke-by-stroke erg results for your team, stored forever Here's how it works: • Before a workout, every athlete quickly connects RowHero to their Concept2 PM5. It's all wireless. • Every piece/interval result then gets sent directly to your app at the end of every piece. • You get access to everything you're used to, plus stroke-by-stroke breakdown of every piece, and new metrics like stroke length and potential split. And because workouts are saved forever, so you get to see your team's progress over time without trying to put together the right set of spreadsheets every single time. Rank results by raw speed or performance improvement to provide opportunities for everyone to shine. Athletes, find personalized ways to get faster As a former youth coach, my goal is to help you be the best competitive rower you can be. Here's what RowHero can do for you: • Never have to wonder about your 2K or 6K PR again. It's all right in the app for you. • Getting faster is all about understanding where you have the biggest area to grow: technique, fitness, and mindset. RowHero can help you identify where to focus based on its stroke length and potential speed metrics. • When you row with a team you can automatically you see how you stack up against others, so you can use your teammates as motivation to keep pushing for more. Stats are only part of the equation, but if you're driven to improve, you can build your confidence tremendously with what RowHero shares with you. Are you in? Questions, feedback, suggestions? Check out our website https://rowhero.com or contact us at support@rowhero.com. We are very open to helping you create the rowing data solution you need!

About

Arcade Rowing

Engage in interactive rowing experiences by connecting to your rowing machine. Compete in real-time with rowers globally, play unique rowing games, and track your fitness progress. Explore virtual worlds or a social display of fellow rowers.

Highlights
  • Real-time global rowing social connection
  • Interactive rowing games
  • Progress tracking
  • Competitive leaderboards
  • Virtual world environments
  • Social display of rowers
Features
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Arcade Rowing connects to the PM5 on your rowing machine to row socially, play games and track your progress. See rowers from around the world in real time as you row. Compare your efforts to others. See how you rank and see other's workouts. Also, new rowing games unlike anything you've seen before. Shoot enemies by pulling hard and race against enemies! Choose a simple track or immersive virtual worlds! Also choose to simply see a display of everyone rowing along with their photo, location, age, distance and pace.... its a virtual rowing arcade on your device!

Screenshots

RowHero4 screens
Arcade Rowing4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Arcade Rowing at 5.0 against RowHero's 4.6. RowHero's advantage is ratings volume (19 vs 1). On price, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Arcade Rowing holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.6. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: RowHero has 19 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly every 3 weeks. Both last shipped on June 1, 2026.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
RowHero versus Arcade Rowing: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterRowHeroArcade Rowing
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.6 (19 ratings)5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings19 — better1
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeksEvery 3 weeks
AdsYesYes
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationAd-supportedAd-supported
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS13.012.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size38 MB53 MB
Age rating4+9+
DeveloperRowHero, LLCCyborg Syndicate, LLC

Customer experience

RowHero

All ratings19 ratings
Positive89.5%
Neutral0.0%
Negative10.5%
Written reviews7 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Arcade Rowing

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

RowHero

No in-app purchases

None

Arcade Rowing

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is RowHero free?
RowHero is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Arcade Rowing free?
Arcade Rowing is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, RowHero or Arcade Rowing?
Arcade Rowing is rated higher. RowHero averages 4.6 out of 5 from 19 ratings, while Arcade Rowing averages 5.0 from 1 ratings.
Do RowHero or Arcade Rowing have ads?
Both RowHero and Arcade Rowing show ads.
Which is updated more often, RowHero or Arcade Rowing?
RowHero ships an update every 3 weeks, and Arcade Rowing every 3 weeks. Most recently, RowHero was updated on June 1, 2026 and Arcade Rowing on June 1, 2026.

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