Comparison

Ergoholic vs KeepRowing

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

Head to head
About

Ergoholic

Enhance your paddle training with this app, designed to display essential performance data from your ergometer. Plan custom workouts, set goals, and track progress with detailed analysis and statistics. Connect easily via Bluetooth for a seamless training experience.

Highlights
  • Ergometer data display
  • Custom workout planning
  • Achievement goals and badges
  • Performance analysis and statistics
  • Bluetooth connectivity
  • Heart rate and cadence tracking
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Ergoholic is a great companion for effective paddle training at home, in your racing club, or in the gym. Ergoholic displays all the information you need to perform your best on your Old Danube ergometer. Plan your own workouts if you prefer guided training! Set your achievement goals to stay motivated or aim for the badges! Check your performance after workout, analyze the grafs and statistics. Set up your Old Danube ergometer with the app easily, as you only have to connect to the bluetooth speed sensor equipped on the machine. To display heart rate and cadence values, use compatible bluetooth sensors. Thanks for choosing Old Danube ergometers as your training equipment!

About

KeepRowing

Track your outdoor rowing and Concept2 ergometer workouts using your Apple Watch. It records pace, stroke rate, and heart rate, syncing data to Apple Health and displaying workout maps on your iPhone. Features auto-pause and displays heart rate recovery during breaks.

Highlights
  • Apple Watch workout tracking
  • Records pace, stroke rate, heart rate
  • Syncs data to Apple Health
  • Displays workout maps on iPhone
  • Auto-pause functionality
  • Heart rate recovery display
Features
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Use your Apple Watch to collect data about your outdoor rowing and Concept2 ergometer workouts. The pace (minutes/500m) and the stroke-rate (strokes/minutes) are added to the Apple Health Store in addition to the heart-rates collected by the watch. The information from the Health-Store can be displayed on your iPhone including a map showing the waypoints of the workout. The Apple Watch App supports AutoPause and automatically switches to a summary display when detecting a pause. During a pause the reduction of the heart frequency is Displayed together with the intensity of the workout. The App does not need any registration and does not transfer any data to the internet by itself. Without a valid subscription the Workout recording time is restricted. Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Screenshots

Ergoholic4 screens
KeepRowing3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Ergoholic at 100% against KeepRowing's 0%. Ergoholic also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 2) and iOS requirement (13.0 vs 16.4). 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. KeepRowing sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per 3 months. Ergoholic asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Ergoholic ships an update every 3 months, KeepRowing every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on September 9, 2026 and June 5, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Ergoholic versus KeepRowing: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterErgoholicKeepRowing
PriceFreeFree
Rating—1.0 (1 ratings) — better
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews — better0.0% of reviews
Number of ratings—1 — better
Update frequencyEvery 3 monthsEvery 2 months — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree — betterFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, Apple Watch
Requires iOS13.0 — better16.4
Further details — not scored
Size64 MB6 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperOld Danube Korlatolt Felelossegu TarsasagMentzer

Customer experience

Ergoholic

Written reviews2 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

KeepRowing

All ratings1 ratings
Positive0.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative100.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive0.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative100.0%

In-app purchases

None

Ergoholic

No in-app purchases

2 purchases

KeepRowing

Subscriptions2
  • Monthly subscription$1.993 Months
  • Yearly subscription$4.991 Year

Questions

Is Ergoholic free?
Ergoholic is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is KeepRowing free?
KeepRowing is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Ergoholic or KeepRowing have ads?
Neither Ergoholic nor KeepRowing shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Ergoholic or KeepRowing?
Ergoholic ships an update every 3 months, and KeepRowing every 2 months. Most recently, Ergoholic was updated on September 9, 2026 and KeepRowing on June 5, 2026.

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