Rowr vs Echelon Worlds
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Rowr
This app connects to your indoor rowing machine to offer guided workouts and challenges. Experience virtual rowing with videos of real locations, designed by expert coaches to enhance your fitness.
- Connects to indoor rowing machines
- Virtual rowing video experiences
- Coach-designed workouts
- Individual fitness challenges
- Supports Concept II rowers
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Row'r connects to your indoor rowing machine to provide workouts and individual challenges to improve your rowing times or general fitness. Row'r uses video of real rowing sites to transport you around the world, while still in your basement, garage, or gym. Workouts and training programs are designed by real coaches and competitive rowers. Rowers currently supported: Concept II
Echelon Worlds
Experience virtual racing on connected fitness equipment. Explore diverse worlds, compete with others, and enjoy terrain-based resistance adjustments. Available for cycling, running, and rowing.
- Virtual racing experience
- 3 unique virtual worlds
- Multiplayer and ghost racing
- Auto-adjusting resistance
- Supports connected equipment
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Work up a sweat in this new virtual racing experience - now available on your favorite connected equipment! • Explore 3 different virtual worlds with unique landscapes, terrain and scenery. • Compete with your friends, against the computer or your own ghost. • Auto-adjusting resistance based on the terrain and elevation*. • Available for Ride, Run or Row
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Rowr at 100% against Echelon Worlds's 0%. Rowr also leads on rating (5.0 vs 1.0) and ratings volume (3 vs 1). Echelon Worlds's advantage is ads (none vs shown) and monetization model (free vs ad-supported). On price, update cadence, in-app purchases 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Rowr holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 1.0. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 3 and 1 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 100% of Rowr's written reviews are positive against 0% of Echelon Worlds's.
Rowr ships an update every 3 months, Echelon Worlds every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and September 29, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Rowr | Echelon Worlds |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (3 ratings) — better | 1.0 (1 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better | 0.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 3 — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Every 3 months | Every 2 months — better |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Ad-supported | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 | 11.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 261 MB | 751 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Rowr Fitness, Inc. | Viatek Consumer Products Group, Inc. |
Customer experience
Rowr
Echelon Worlds
In-app purchases
Rowr
No in-app purchases
Echelon Worlds
No in-app purchases
Questions
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