YMCA CTX vs RowCoach
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
YMCA CTX
This app helps you track workouts, monitor progress, and achieve fitness goals. It offers personalized training plans, engaging challenges, and class booking. Integrate with HealthKit for a comprehensive fitness experience.
- Workout tracking
- Personalized training plans
- Activity level milestones
- Fun fitness challenges
- Class schedules and booking
- HealthKit integration
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Elevate your fitness routine with the app! It's your all-in-one solution to easily monitor your workouts, track progress, and achieve your fitness goals with engaging insights and motivation. The app offers an array of features, including: Workout Tracking Seamlessly capture all your workout data from gym equipment or manually enter it for a complete record. Training Plans Optimize your workouts with personalized plans provided by your fitness facility or trainer. Activity Levels Stay motivated with encouraging milestones as you progress to higher levels. Fun Challenges Challenge yourself with time-based activities that reward you with kudos, activity points, and prizes. Schedules Manage and book classes with ease to keep yourself on track. And much more! The app integrates with HealthKit to help you save your workouts and contribute to your fitness goals and challenges. Have a comment or question about the app? Email our team directly at digitalsupport@egym.com.
RowCoach
This app transforms your iPhone into a comprehensive rowing computer, providing live on-water metrics like split time and stroke rate using GPS and motion sensors. It supports custom workout creation, a workout library, and detailed session review with map views and interval breakdowns. Data can be exported to popular platforms or saved locally.
- Live on-water rowing metrics
- GPS-based split and stroke rate tracking
- Customizable workout creation
- Workout library and presets
- Detailed session review with map view
- Export data to TCX, CSV, and PDF
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RowCoach turns your iPhone into a complete rowing computer. Take your phone in the boat and get the live metrics that matter, using the phone's built-in GPS and motion sensors — no dedicated head unit needed. LIVE ON-WATER METRICS - Split (time per 500m) from GPS speed - Stroke rate in strokes per minute, detected from boat motion - Distance, elapsed time, average split, meters per stroke - Large, high-contrast instrument display that stays readable in sunlight and never sleeps mid-piece BUILT FOR TRAINING - Create workouts by single time, single distance, time intervals, distance intervals, or fully custom interval sequences - Workout library with your saved favorites plus common presets: 2k test, 5k, 4x500m, 8x500m, steady-state pieces, pyramids, and more - Live interval guidance with countdown to the next piece and automatic split-by-split results REVIEW EVERY WORKOUT - Map view of your exact course - Interval-by-interval breakdown - Add your own notes to any session EXPORT ANYWHERE - TCX files upload to Strava, Garmin Connect, and TrainingPeaks - CSV for spreadsheets or manual logbook entry - Clean PDF workout reports for printing or sharing MORE THAN ROWING Track cycling and running too, with sport-appropriate metrics (pace and speed) and full GPS routes. All your data stays on your device. No account required, no sign-up, nothing uploaded unless you choose to export it.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is ratings volume: YMCA CTX at 257 against RowCoach's 1. YMCA CTX also leads on iOS requirement (15.0 vs 17.0). RowCoach's advantage is rating (5.0 vs 4.8). On price, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
RowCoach holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.8. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: YMCA CTX has 257 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.
| Parameter | YMCA CTX | RowCoach |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.8 (257 ratings) | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 93.1% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 257 — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Every 4 months | — |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 — better | 17.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 147 MB | 1 MB |
| Age rating | 12+ | 4+ |
| Developer | YMCA of Central Texas | BEN ERIK OLDEN |
Bugs and requests
YMCA CTX
Reported bugs
2 issues- Cannot log into the app after changing membership type
- Not receiving notifications
Requested features
1 request- Summary of classes taken or check-ins per week/month
RowCoach
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
YMCA CTX
No in-app purchases
RowCoach
No in-app purchases









