Comparison

Coxwain vs Rowing Workout

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

Head to head
About

Coxwain

This app assists users in tracking their running pace and can act as a virtual pacer using audio cues. It's designed to help athletes monitor their performance during workouts.

Highlights
  • Pace measurement
  • Audio pacing
  • Workout tracking
  • Performance monitoring
Features
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Coxwain helps you measure your pace. In addition Coxwain can be your pacer with headphones.

About

Rowing Workout

Track your indoor rowing sessions with detailed stroke analysis and real-time progress monitoring. Compete with yourself and others on leaderboards, and seamlessly export your data to popular fitness platforms.

Highlights
  • Precise stroke and distance tracking
  • Real-time iPhone display of metrics
  • Automatic workout pause/resume
  • GameCenter leaderboards and challenges
  • Export to Strava & Concept2 Logbook
  • Bluetooth connectivity for rowers
  • Detailed performance analytics (subscription)
Features
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Elevate Your Rowing Experience with Rowing Workouts for your Apple Watch. Looking to take your rowing to new heights? The all-new Rowing Workouts app for your Apple Watch is finally here! This isn't just an app for recording your rows; it's a comprehensive tracker for every stroke you take. Features: Precise Tracking: Capture not only your rowing sessions but also track every individual rowing stroke. The measured force is used to estimate the distance covered, providing accurate insights into how many meters you've rowed daily or weekly. Personal Challenges: Challenge yourself by sharing your training data and competing against your own best performances. Witness your personal progress and draw inspiration from your own training. Seamless iPhone and Apple Watch Integration: While you're training on your Apple Watch, your iPhone reflects your current data, serving as a clear display for your progress. Monitor your activity rings, burned calories, heart rate, strokes per minute, speed, and more in real-time directly on your iPhone screen. Convenient Control: Start, pause, or stop your workout at any time directly from your iPhone. Take a short break - the workout will automatically pause and seamlessly resume when you're ready. All your workouts are, of course, stored in HealthKit for a comprehensive overview of your fitness. GameCenter Integration: Compete on leaderboards for the fastest 1000m and 2000m times, longest rowing distance over 14 days, and more. Challenge your friends and compete directly against their times and the global best. NEW! Export your workouts to Strava & Concept2 Logbook Take your training data with you wherever you go. You can now export your completed rowing workouts directly to Strava and the Concept2 Logbook—including distance, time, heart rate, and all essential metrics. Keep your progress synchronized across the platforms you love and stay motivated by tracking your achievements everywhere. Connect Your Concept2 PM5 Monitor or FTMS-Compatible Rowers via Bluetooth: Experience precise and comprehensive data tracking by connecting RowErg with PM5 to the app via Bluetooth. This integration allows you to monitor key metrics such as distance and stroke rate with incredible accuracy. Now, you can enjoy the full benefits of the app without needing an Apple Watch—only when a rowing machine is connected via Bluetooth. This makes the app accessible to more rowing enthusiasts. In addition to Concept2, the app now supports a wide range of rowing machines using the FTMS Bluetooth protocol, including: WaterRowers with ComModule Half Human Air Rowers Many First Degree Fitness Rowers Many Skandika Rowers And other FTMS-compatible rowing machines Introducing Optional Subscription Benefits: Detailed Analyses: Dive deep into your performance with graphs and statistics. Understand your progress with visualized data on strokes per minute, power exerted, and split times. Advanced Stats & Comparisons: Compare your training sessions and track your improvement over time. Gain insights into your performance and how you stack up with past workouts. Download it now and embark on your path to becoming a stronger, fitter version of yourself! Be aware: Rowing workouts require an Apple Watch to track your movements and training data unless you have connected a rowing machine via Bluetooth. Health App Integrations: Rowing Workouts uses your health data from the Health App (HealthKit) to display your energy burned, record your workouts, and display your current heart rate. Privacy policy: http://apps.gogolith.com/privacy Terms and Conditions: http://apps.gogolith.com/row-terms

Screenshots

Coxwain4 screens
Rowing Workout4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Coxwain at none against Rowing Workout's 4. Coxwain also leads on review sentiment (100% vs 68%) and rating (5.0 vs 4.6). Rowing Workout's advantage is ratings volume (208 vs 2). 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. Rowing Workout sells 4 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per month. Coxwain asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Coxwain holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.6. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Rowing Workout has 208 ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 100% of Coxwain's written reviews are positive against 68% of Rowing Workout's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Coxwain ships an update every 2 weeks, Rowing Workout every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on July 9, 2026 and September 23, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
Coxwain versus Rowing Workout: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterCoxwainRowing Workout
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (2 ratings) — better4.6 (208 ratings)
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews — better68.2% of reviews
Number of ratings2208 — better
Update frequencyEvery 2 weeks — betterEvery 3 weeks
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree — betterFreemium
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, Apple Watch
Requires iOS15.0 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size2 MB39 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperTANKTES MAKINA IMALAT VE MUHENDISLIK HIZMETLERI SANAYI VE TICARET LIMITED SIRKETIChristoph Gogolin

Customer experience

Coxwain

All ratings2 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Rowing Workout

All ratings208 ratings
Positive89.9%
Neutral5.3%
Negative4.8%
Written reviews66 reviews
Positive68.2%
Neutral10.6%
Negative21.2%

Bugs and requests

Coxwain

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

Rowing Workout

Reported bugs

12 issues
  • Bluetooth connection drops between app and PM5/rowers
  • Apple Watch connection failures and sync issues
  • Stroke detection unreliable at slow rowing speeds
  • Distance calculations significantly undercount actual distance
  • Phone app metrics lag behind watch display
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  • Workout auto-pausing mid-session
  • Incomplete stroke counting (missing 2-4 strokes per session)
  • FTMS mode instability - workouts fail to start or stop prematurely
  • Exercise rings not updating in real-time
  • Heart rate data not picked up from Apple Watch
  • App fails to detect when rowing starts on connected rower
  • Incorrect calorie calculations

Requested features

10 requests
  • Support for additional rower types beyond PM5 (FTMS protocol support)
  • Landscape orientation for iPhone app
  • Strava integration and syncing
  • Ability to edit distance in completed workouts
  • Custom heart rate zone configuration
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  • One-time purchase option instead of subscription
  • Family sharing for Pro subscription
  • FDF Console pairing support
  • Retroactive distance input after workout completion
  • Heart rate zone time tracking display

In-app purchases

None

Coxwain

No in-app purchases

4 purchases

Rowing Workout

Subscriptions4
  • Pro - monthly$1.991 Month
  • All Pro features (monthly)$1.991 Month
  • Pro yearly7 Days trial$12.991 Year
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  • All Pro features (yearly)7 Days trial$19.991 Year

Questions

Is Coxwain free?
Coxwain is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Rowing Workout free?
Rowing Workout is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Coxwain or Rowing Workout?
Coxwain is rated higher. Coxwain averages 5.0 out of 5 from 2 ratings, while Rowing Workout averages 4.6 from 208 ratings.
Do Coxwain or Rowing Workout have ads?
Neither Coxwain nor Rowing Workout shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Coxwain or Rowing Workout?
Coxwain ships an update every 2 weeks, and Rowing Workout every 3 weeks. Most recently, Coxwain was updated on July 9, 2026 and Rowing Workout on September 23, 2026.

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