Sailing Knots vs Rowing in Motion
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Sailing Knots
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22 OF THE MOST POPULAR ANDS USEFUL SAILING KNOTS! • #1 Sports app in 2 Countries! • Top 5 Sports app in 11 Countries! ******* Sailing Knots provides easy-to-follow, step-by-step instructions for tying 22 of the most popular and useful sailing knots. The precisely designed and detailed graphics emphasize key steps and clearly show critical overlapping elements, arrows and other guides to help you tie tricky knots. Follow along with the written steps or rotate your phone to the side for a zoomed view. • Sailing Knots includes these great knots and a visual glossary Bends ▸ Anchor Bend ▸ Carrick Bend ▸ Double Fisherman's ▸ Sheet Bend ▸ Square Knot Hitches ▸ Buntline ▸ Cleat Hitch ▸ Clinch Knot ▸ Constrictor Knot ▸ Rolling Hitch ▸ Round Turn Cleat Hitch ▸ Round Turn Two Half Hitch ▸ Tautline Hitch ▸ Trucker's Hitch Tie a Loop in the Line ▸ Bowline Knot ▸ Butterfly Knot ▸ Double Loop Bowline ▸ Slipknot Quick Release ▸ Slipped Buntline ▸ Mooring Hitch Stoppers ▸ Figure Eight ▸ Heaving Line • SUPPORT: fissionmedia.com
Rowing in Motion
This app helps rowers track and improve their performance with detailed metrics and custom workout programs. It analyzes boat acceleration, speed, and stroke rate, offering live feedback and post-session analysis. Features include customizable interfaces and sonification for real-time guidance.
- Track boat acceleration, speed, and stroke rate
- Create custom workout programs
- Live feedback and stroke analysis
- Upload and analyze sessions on online logbook
- Sonification for real-time feedback
- Supports various rowing types
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Rowing in Motion is the ultimate training performance tool for every rower looking to track and improve their rowing performance. TRACK: boat acceleration, speed and stroke-rate and stroke-metrics using your device's GPS and Accelerometer with detailed live feedback on how efficiently you move your boat forward and where you can improve your rowing technique to row faster. WORKOUT: Create custom workout programs with fully customizable distance, time and rest intervals. Intervals also support a target stroke-rate. Subscription: The App features a subscription via In-App-Purchases: ANALYZE: Upload and analyze your recorded rowing sessions to your account on our online logbook "Rowing in Motion Analytics" (https://analytics.rowinginmotion.com). Track your training volume and intensity, analyze your races and how your rowing technique improves over time. ALL FEATURES: * Measures Strokerate, Speed, Distance and Boat Acceleration, giving you insight into all aspects of your stroke * Full Screen Graphs: Showing your boat acceleration compared to an average of the previous strokes * Create, edit and row your custom workout programs * Customizable user interface: Display all the data you need to see to improve your rowing stroke * Instantly upload and analyze your recorded rowing sessions with your Analytics account (subscription required) * Stroke Analysis: Live average acceleration graphs, speed graph * Sonification: Turn your boat acceleration into a sound for a better realtime feedback to help you improve the effectiveness of your stroke. * Stroke Metrics: Stroke Metrics derived from boat acceleration allow you to easily focus on specific aspects of the stroke * Supports Canoe, Dragon Boat and Fixed Seat rowing (e.g. Surfboats, Para-rowing, Gigs...)
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: Rowing in Motion at Free against Sailing Knots's $0.99. Rowing in Motion also leads on update cadence (fortnightly vs every 12 months). On ads, in-app purchases, device support and iOS requirement 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
Rowing in Motion is free to download; Sailing Knots costs $0.99 up front. Sailing Knots sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and Rowing in Motion sells 1 in-app purchase, starting at $5.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Sailing Knots ships an update every 12 months, Rowing in Motion fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on October 10, 2026 and October 7, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Sailing Knots | Rowing in Motion |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $0.99 | Free — better |
| Rating | — | 3.0 (2 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | — | 0.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | — | 2 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 12 months | Fortnightly — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | — | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 9.0 | 9.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 14 MB | 345 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Fission Media Group Inc. | Decent Rowing |
In-app purchases
Sailing Knots
- Upgrade Sailing Knots to Best Knots$0.99
Rowing in Motion
- Analytics Subscription1 Month trial$5.991 Month
Questions
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