Arcade Rowing vs V.Step
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Arcade Rowing
Engage in interactive rowing experiences by connecting to your rowing machine. Compete in real-time with rowers globally, play unique rowing games, and track your fitness progress. Explore virtual worlds or a social display of fellow rowers.
- Real-time global rowing social connection
- Interactive rowing games
- Progress tracking
- Competitive leaderboards
- Virtual world environments
- Social display of rowers
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Arcade Rowing connects to the PM5 on your rowing machine to row socially, play games and track your progress. See rowers from around the world in real time as you row. Compare your efforts to others. See how you rank and see other's workouts. Also, new rowing games unlike anything you've seen before. Shoot enemies by pulling hard and race against enemies! Choose a simple track or immersive virtual worlds! Also choose to simply see a display of everyone rowing along with their photo, location, age, distance and pace.... its a virtual rowing arcade on your device!
V.Step
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This app is designed for remotely managing your V.Step heated products. Utilize this app to wirelessly operate your heated items directly from your smartphone. You can easily adjust the temperature, monitor the current temperature and battery power of the products, and turn on/off your products. Enjoy your winter sports with V.Step heated products.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is ads: V.Step at none against Arcade Rowing's shown. V.Step also leads on update cadence (every 2 days vs every 3 weeks). On price, 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Arcade Rowing ships an update every 3 weeks, V.Step every 2 days. The most recent releases landed on October 4, 2026 and September 29, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Arcade Rowing | V.Step |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better | — |
| Number of ratings | 1 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 3 weeks | Every 2 days — better |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Ad-supported | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 12.0 — better | 13.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 53 MB | 6 MB |
| Age rating | 9+ | 17+ |
| Developer | Cyborg Syndicate, LLC | 金山 黄 |
In-app purchases
Arcade Rowing
No in-app purchases
V.Step
No in-app purchases
