Comparison

The Rowing App vs Time

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

Head to head
About

The Rowing App

This app provides rowers and coaches with essential tools to manage fleets, track rosters, build lineups, and record workouts. It includes a pace calculator, VO2max calculator, multiple stopwatches, and a stroke rate timer to enhance training and performance analysis.

Highlights
  • Fleet and roster management
  • Daily lineup building
  • Workout recording
  • Pace calculator
  • VO2max calculator
  • Stroke rate timer
  • Erg scanner
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The Rowing App is the all-in-one app for rowers and coaches, created by former U.S. Junior National Team coxswain Wyatt Harrell. Whether you’re on the water, in the boathouse, or on the erg, The Rowing App provides the tools you need to perform at your best. Calculate pace, monitor stroke rate, run stopwatches, and more. Coaches can manage athletes, organize boats, build daily lineups, and record workouts all in one place. Features: • Manage Your Fleet - Add fleet info from your entire boathouse into the app. Log information like boat class, rig, length, notes, and more • Track Your Roster - Keep track of your rowers within the app. Record information like position, height, weight, contact info, notes, and more • Build Daily Lineups - Select from your fleet and roster to build daily lineups with ease • Share Lineups - Export as images and send directly to your rowers and coaching staff • Record Workouts - Easily log a workout for a rower or an entire lineup. Add notes to keep track of how they performed Coaching Tools: • Pace Calculator - Easily switch between calculating pace, distance, or 500m split given a pair of values • VO₂max Calculator - Measure your rower's capacity for aerobic work by calculating the amount of oxygen their body is capable of utilizing in one minute • Stopwatches - Add and run multiple stopwatches at a time. One for every boat you have at the starting line • Stroke Rate Timer (SPM) - Keep your eyes on the boat and not your phone. Tap anywhere on the screen to record a stroke • Metronome - Set a desired stroke rate to hear audible cues while you're on the erg or in the boat • Watts Converter - Determine power in watts or average pace per 500 meters when converting from watts to pace • Weight Adjustment Calculator - Compare your athlete's potential in a measurable way by taking into account their body weight • Erg Scanner - Scan and export workout data from multiple Concept 2 monitors at a time Subscription Information: If you purchase a Gold Medal Standard subscription, payment will be charged to your Apple account. Subscriptions will automatically renew unless canceled within 24-hours before the end of the current period. You can cancel anytime by visiting your subscriptions in the Settings app.  Privacy Policy: https://therowingapp.com/privacy  Terms of Use: https://therowingapp.com/terms

About

Time

Features
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Time-Team Timing is the app for timing operators at rowing regattas. Enter your timing secret code, connect to a timing device over Bluetooth, and the full-screen timing interface opens immediately. No timing device at hand? Switch to phone-only timing and use your device as a standalone timer within the same Time-Team session. FEATURES • Bluetooth connection to a Time-Team timing device • Phone-only timing mode — no hardware required • Full-screen timing interface for distraction-free operation • Automatic reconnection if the Bluetooth connection drops • Quick session start with a saved secret code Requires a Time-Team timing secret code issued by your event organiser.

Screenshots

The Rowing App4 screens
Time4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Time at none against The Rowing App's 4. Time also leads on iOS requirement (15.1 vs 18.0). On price, update cadence, 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. The Rowing App sells 4 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month. Time asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

The Rowing App ships an update every 3 weeks, Time fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on October 15, 2026 and October 6, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
The Rowing App versus Time: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterThe Rowing AppTime
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.9 (20 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews85.7% of reviews—
Number of ratings20 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeksFortnightly — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPod
Requires iOS18.015.1 — better
Further details — not scored
Size89 MB27 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperWyatt HarrellH-square B.V

In-app purchases

4 purchases

The Rowing App

Subscriptions4
  • Gold Medal Standard Monthly$2.991 Month
  • Gold Medal Standard Monthly$4.991 Month
  • Gold Medal Standard Yearly7 Days trial$9.991 Year
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  • Gold Medal Standard Yearly7 Days trial$24.991 Year
None

Time

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is The Rowing App free?
The Rowing App is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Time free?
Time is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do The Rowing App or Time have ads?
Neither The Rowing App nor Time shows ads.
Which is updated more often, The Rowing App or Time?
The Rowing App ships an update every 3 weeks, and Time fortnightly. Most recently, The Rowing App was updated on October 15, 2026 and Time on October 6, 2026.

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