Comparison

Rowing in Motion vs DragonPace

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

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.

Highlights
  • 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
Features
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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...)

About

DragonPace

Features
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DragonPace helps dragon boat crews, coaches and paddlers keep training data, video and crew plans together on iPhone. • Record GPS routes, time, distance and speed. Review session history and available cadence data. • Keep original training video and zoom before or during recording. Choose export metrics and preview a clip first. • Search records and export CSV, GPX or ZIP backups. Select multiple records to export or delete after confirmation. • Organize paddlers, seats, crew lineups and left/right weight balance. AI Tracking Reference is optional and off by default. Enable it in Settings and recording automatically follows up to eight clearly visible people, without target or person-count setup. Each person's AI reference count — estimated from upper-body cycles — is shown separately and never added together. Results may miss, misidentify or lose movements. They do not confirm complete strokes or official stroke totals, and never replace GPS, Motion or existing official records. With your consent, analyse saved originals again, including videos recorded with AI off. Save a new reference revision, then choose each person's lines and numbers for a separate exported video. Originals and earlier revisions remain available. No account or login is required. Data stays on your iPhone without automatic uploads to the developer. You choose what to export, share or save to Photos. All features are free, with no in-app purchases, subscriptions or ads.

Screenshots

Rowing in Motion3 screens
DragonPace4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: DragonPace at none against Rowing in Motion's 1. Rowing in Motion's advantage is device support (3 vs 1) and iOS requirement (9.0 vs 17.0). On price, update cadence and ads 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Rowing in Motion sells 1 in-app purchase, starting at $5.99 per month. DragonPace asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Rowing in Motion ships an update fortnightly, DragonPace every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 7, 2026 and October 23, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Rowing in Motion versus DragonPace: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterRowing in MotionDragonPace
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.0 (2 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews0.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings2 — better—
Update frequencyFortnightly — betterEvery 3 weeks
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone
Requires iOS9.0 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size345 MB20 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperDecent RowingPo Lam Lui

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Rowing in Motion

Subscriptions1
  • Analytics Subscription1 Month trial$5.991 Month
None

DragonPace

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Rowing in Motion free?
Rowing in Motion is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is DragonPace free?
DragonPace is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Rowing in Motion or DragonPace have ads?
Neither Rowing in Motion nor DragonPace shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Rowing in Motion or DragonPace?
Rowing in Motion ships an update fortnightly, and DragonPace every 3 weeks. Most recently, Rowing in Motion was updated on October 7, 2026 and DragonPace on October 23, 2026.

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