Comparison

Rowing Stroke Rate Stopwatch vs Stroke Rate Trainer

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

Head to head
About

Rowing Stroke Rate Stopwatch

This app helps calculate rowing stroke rates with simple tap controls. It offers features like speaking the rate aloud and vibrating upon calculation, with a simplified Apple Watch version for coxes. A subscription or one-time purchase is required for ongoing use.

Highlights
  • Calculate stroke rate with custom intervals
  • Time per stroke calculation
  • Vibrate on rate calculation
  • Speak rate aloud
  • Simplified Apple Watch app
  • Designed by a rowing coach
Features
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Strokes Per Minute is a simple intuitive app to calculate the stroke rate. It was designed by a rowing coach who consistently forgot their rating watch. Its minimal design provides an easy to use tool for rowing coaches, coxes and enthusiasts. Simply tap to start and tap to end. A subscription or one-time purchase is required to use Strokes Per Minute on an ongoing basis. FEATURES • Calculate the stroke rate using 3 strokes or another interval of your choosing. • Calculate the time taken per stroke, a useful tool when communicating with novice rowers.* • Option to vibrate when the rate is calculated. • Option to speak the rate, allowing you to keep your attention on the crew.* • Simplified Apple Watch application that displays only the stroke rate, idea for coxes. SUPPORT If you have any feedback or require support, we would love to hear from you! We offer free tech support; you can email spm@peth.me or phone support via appointment - please reach out via email to book. If Strokes Per Minute helps your rowing or coaching, we would very much appreciate an App Store review. Your review will help other people find Strokes Per Minute. *Only available on iPhone & iPad. Subscription Terms of Service: https://strokesperminute.app/legal/terms/ Proudly made in Brisbane, Australia.

About

Stroke Rate Trainer

This app provides a customizable metronome to help athletes train at specific tempos. It plays audible beeps at a set rate, ideal for practicing swimming strokes or other sports requiring precise timing during workouts.

Highlights
  • Customizable beep rate
  • Set tempo in seconds per cycle
  • Audio output via speaker or headset
  • Useful for swimming and other sports
  • Supports iPhone, iPad, and iPod
Features
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This is a simple metronome app that plays a beep at the selected rate in seconds per cycle. This can be used to train cycle rates in swimming or other sports. Example usage would be playing the rate to an athlete or group of athletes through the phone speaker, bluetooth speaker or headsets before or during a practice repeat so they learn the target tempo they are trying to achieve.

Screenshots

Rowing Stroke Rate Stopwatch4 screens
Stroke Rate Trainer2 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Stroke Rate Trainer at 5.0 against Rowing Stroke Rate Stopwatch's 3.9. Stroke Rate Trainer also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 2) and iOS requirement (14.0 vs 16.0). Rowing Stroke Rate Stopwatch's advantage is ratings volume (17 vs 2). 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Rowing Stroke Rate Stopwatch sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $12.99 per year. Stroke Rate Trainer asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Stroke Rate Trainer holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 3.9. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Rowing Stroke Rate Stopwatch has 17 ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
Rowing Stroke Rate Stopwatch versus Stroke Rate Trainer: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterRowing Stroke Rate StopwatchStroke Rate Trainer
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.9 (17 ratings)5.0 (2 ratings) — better
Positive reviews33.3% of reviews—
Number of ratings17 — better2
Update frequencyEvery 2 months—
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, Apple WatchiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS16.014.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size25 MB1 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperPeth Pty LtdDavid Hedden

Customer experience

Rowing Stroke Rate Stopwatch

All ratings17 ratings
Positive76.5%
Neutral0.0%
Negative23.5%
Written reviews3 reviews
Positive33.3%
Neutral0.0%
Negative66.7%

Stroke Rate Trainer

All ratings2 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

2 purchases

Rowing Stroke Rate Stopwatch

Subscriptions1
  • Rowing Stroke Rate - Annual3 Days trial$12.991 Year
One-time1
  • Lifetime$59.99
None

Stroke Rate Trainer

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Rowing Stroke Rate Stopwatch free?
Rowing Stroke Rate Stopwatch is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Stroke Rate Trainer free?
Stroke Rate Trainer is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Rowing Stroke Rate Stopwatch or Stroke Rate Trainer?
Stroke Rate Trainer is rated higher. Rowing Stroke Rate Stopwatch averages 3.9 out of 5 from 17 ratings, while Stroke Rate Trainer averages 5.0 from 2 ratings.
Do Rowing Stroke Rate Stopwatch or Stroke Rate Trainer have ads?
Neither Rowing Stroke Rate Stopwatch nor Stroke Rate Trainer shows ads.

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