Rowing in Motion vs Rowing Workout
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
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...)
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.
- 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)
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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
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Rowing Workout at 68% against Rowing in Motion's 0%. Rowing Workout also leads on rating (4.6 vs 3.0) and ratings volume (208 vs 2). Rowing in Motion's advantage is iOS requirement (9.0 vs 17.0). On price, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases 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. Rowing in Motion sells 1 in-app purchase, starting at $5.99 per month and Rowing Workout sells 4 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Rowing Workout holds the better App Store score, 4.6 against 3.0. 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: 0% of Rowing in Motion's written reviews are positive against 68% of Rowing Workout's.
Rowing in Motion ships an update fortnightly, Rowing Workout every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on September 20, 2026 and September 23, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Rowing in Motion | Rowing Workout |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.0 (2 ratings) | 4.6 (208 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 0.0% of reviews | 68.2% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 2 | 208 — better |
| Update frequency | Fortnightly — better | Every 3 weeks |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Freemium |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, Apple Watch |
| Requires iOS | 9.0 — better | 17.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 345 MB | 39 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Decent Rowing | Christoph Gogolin |
Customer experience
Rowing in Motion
Rowing Workout
Bugs and requests
Rowing in Motion
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
Rowing in Motion
- Analytics Subscription1 Month trial$5.991 Month
Rowing Workout
- 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
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