Arcade Rowing vs Ergreg
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!
Ergreg
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Ergreg is an independent project, not affiliated with Concept2, Inc. A Bluetooth PM5 monitor is required to connect to the ergometer; without one, Demo mode shows the whole app. Ergreg shows live data from your Concept2 ergometer (SkiErg, RowErg, Model D/E, BikeErg) connected over Bluetooth to the PM5 monitor, and uploads your workouts to your Concept2 Logbook. RELIABLE BLUETOOTH CONNECTION • Automatically resumes the last monitor, no chooser needed. • Automatic reconnection for 3 minutes if the link drops: the workout goes on. • Built-in troubleshooting help. LIVE DATA • Time, distance, pace /500 m, power, stroke rate, heart rate, calories, strokes, drag factor, projection, speed, remaining… • Five swipeable screens: all data, essentials, intervals at the step you choose, a screen you compose yourself, charts. Every tile can be changed, removed or added, large or small. • Beep when the heart-rate zone changes, automatic PM5 disconnection after inactivity (adjustable). • Full-width charts for pace, power, stroke rate and heart rate. • Full screen, screen kept on during the workout. HEART RATE ZONES • 7 zones derived from your maximum heart rate, adjustable thresholds. • The HR tile takes the colour of the current zone, time in each zone, coloured bands on the chart. • Display in bpm, % of max HR, or both. PLANNED WORKOUTS • Intervals: warm-up, repeated distance intervals with rest, cool-down, on-screen guidance with sound cues. • Race against a ghost: distance and target time, on-screen track with both positions and the gap. • Workouts saved and shareable. CONCEPT2 LOGBOOK (OPTIONAL) • Secure sign-in to your Concept2 account (OAuth2). • Sync of every workout, resumes after network loss, checks for workouts already in the Logbook to avoid duplicates. • Splits and stroke-by-stroke data uploaded. AUTOMATIC SAVING • Every workout is saved during the effort: nothing is lost, even if the app closes. • History on the device, CSV and TCX export. Available in 47 languages. No account to create, no ads, no subscription, no tracking.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is ads: Ergreg at none against Arcade Rowing's shown. Ergreg also leads on update cadence (daily vs every 3 weeks). Arcade Rowing's advantage is iOS requirement (12.0 vs 15.0). On price, 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.
Arcade Rowing ships an update every 3 weeks, Ergreg daily. The most recent releases landed on November 3, 2026 and November 6, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Arcade Rowing | Ergreg |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better | — |
| Number of ratings | 1 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 3 weeks | Daily — 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 | 15.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 53 MB | 4 MB |
| Age rating | 9+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Cyborg Syndicate, LLC | Gregoire,Benoit, Patrick, Joseph TRUNET |
In-app purchases
Arcade Rowing
No in-app purchases
Ergreg
No in-app purchases









