Rowing Coach 5.0 vs KiraRowing
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Rowing Coach 5.0
This app provides real-time rowing data for rowers and coaches, including distance, stroke rate, and power. It integrates with the Health app for heart rate monitoring and offers systematic feedback to improve performance. Developed by experienced rowers, it's available on Apple devices.
- Real-time rowing metrics
- Stroke rate and length tracking
- Stroke power (Watt) measurement
- Boat pace and calorie calculation
- Health app integration for heart rate
- Feedback for performance improvement
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Rowing Coach Free is a powerful app for all Apple devices including Apple Watch. A perfect tool for Rowers and Coaches. Real time info available for both Rower and Coach will enhance the synergy and allow an immediate feedback. Rowing Coach Free allows you to control at glance : Time Distance covered Stroke rate Stroke length Stroke power (Watt) Boat pace Calories It integrates with the Health app measuring the heart rate when using the Watch. The systematic feedback helps you to focus and improve stroke by stroke. Developed by Champ rowers for rowers. Terms of Use: https://mapitech.com/rowingcoach/termsofuse.html
KiraRowing
This app helps you create personalized indoor rowing workouts with adjustable intensity and intervals. It tracks your progress and integrates with Apple Health and Apple Watch for detailed performance analysis. Optimize your full-body fitness routine with guided training sessions.
- Individual training profiles
- Interval training
- Apple Watch sensor tracking
- Heart rate capture
- Energy consumption determination
- Apple Health integration
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Rowing is an effective full-body workout. Whether at home or in the gym, rowing improves your health and fitness . KiraRowing supports you in your rowing training. You can create individual training profiles - from simple warm-ups to challenging rowing workouts with varying intensity in the intervals of your training profile. Your workouts are saved in Apple Health. Track your training success through Apple Health or Apple Fitness, whether you complete your training at home or in the gym. If you have paired an Apple Watch with your iPhone, the movement pattern of a rowing cycle is analysed and measured using the sensors of the Apple Watch. Your stroke rate per minute specification serves as a guideline for your training in this case. However, the actual rowing strokes are measured using the Apple Watch. Features: - Individual training profiles - Training with time limit and progress indicator - Interval training - The sensors of your paired Apple Watch track your individual movement pattern (stroke cycle) - Capture heart rate via your paired Apple Watch or alternatively a Bluetooth HR sensor if no Apple Watch is paired with your iPhone - Specify the number of strokes per minute for each interval of your training - Animation of the stroke based on the specified stroke rate - Determination of energy consumption - Importing training data into Apple Health KiraRowing can be used without Apple Watch. In this case, the use of a Bluetooth HR sensor is recommended and the number of strokes is estimated by the stroke rate specification and the duration of the training. KiraRowing can also be used on an iPad, but without Apple Watch support only.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Rowing Coach 5.0 at 50% against KiraRowing's 0%. Rowing Coach 5.0 also leads on price (Free vs $1.99) and update cadence (every 6 weeks vs every 16 months). KiraRowing's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 2). On ads 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
Rowing Coach 5.0 is free to download; KiraRowing costs $1.99 up front. Rowing Coach 5.0 sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $9.99 per year. KiraRowing asks for nothing beyond the download.
Rowing Coach 5.0 ships an update every 6 weeks, KiraRowing every 16 months. The most recent releases landed on October 10, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Rowing Coach 5.0 | KiraRowing |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free — better | $1.99 |
| Rating | 3.2 (5 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 50.0% of reviews — better | 0.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 5 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 6 weeks — better | Every 16 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases — better | Paid |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod, Apple Watch — better | iPhone, Apple Watch |
| Requires iOS | 12.0 — better | 16.6 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 56 MB | 2 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | MapITech | Alois Lohner |
Customer experience
Rowing Coach 5.0
KiraRowing
In-app purchases
Rowing Coach 5.0
- Abbonamento annuale7 Days trial$9.991 Year
- Unlimited version$19.99
KiraRowing
No in-app purchases
Questions
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