Rowing Workout vs Erg
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
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
Erg
Enhance your rowing technique with AI-powered video analysis and track your progress. Compete on leaderboards, connect with teammates through group chat, and build a strong rowing community. Train smarter and improve faster with this comprehensive platform.
- AI-powered rowing analysis
- Leaderboard rankings
- Group chat and community
- Create and join groups
- Workout history and progress tracking
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Erg Connect is your all-in-one platform for improving your rowing technique, tracking progress, competing on leaderboards, and staying connected with your teammates. Whether you're training solo or with a group, this app helps you row smarter, improve faster, and build a strong rowing community! Key Features AI-Powered Rowing Analysis – Upload or record a video to receive instant technique feedback. Leaderboard Rankings – Compete against teammates and track your performance. Group Chat & Community – Stay connected, discuss workouts, and share tips with fellow rowers. Create & Join Groups – Train together, compare stats, and build team spirit. Workout History & Progress Tracking – Monitor your workouts, analyze trends, and stay on top of your fitness journey.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Erg at none against Rowing Workout's 4. Erg also leads on review sentiment (100% vs 68%) and rating (5.0 vs 4.6). Rowing Workout's advantage is ratings volume (208 vs 2) and update cadence (every 3 weeks vs every 2 months). On price, ads 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. Rowing Workout sells 4 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per month. Erg asks for nothing beyond the download.
Erg holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.6. 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: 68% of Rowing Workout's written reviews are positive against 100% of Erg's.
Rowing Workout ships an update every 3 weeks, Erg every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on September 23, 2026 and June 4, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Rowing Workout | Erg |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.6 (208 ratings) | 5.0 (2 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 68.2% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 208 — better | 2 |
| Update frequency | Every 3 weeks — better | Every 2 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Freemium | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, Apple Watch | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 17.0 | 14.0.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 39 MB | 44 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Christoph Gogolin | Coding Minds, Inc. |
Customer experience
Rowing Workout
Erg
Bugs and 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
Erg
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
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
Erg
No in-app purchases









