Rowing Stroke Rate Stopwatch vs Coxwain
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
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.
- 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
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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.
Coxwain
This app assists users in tracking their running pace and can act as a virtual pacer using audio cues. It's designed to help athletes monitor their performance during workouts.
- Pace measurement
- Audio pacing
- Workout tracking
- Performance monitoring
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Coxwain helps you measure your pace. In addition Coxwain can be your pacer with headphones.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Coxwain at 100% against Rowing Stroke Rate Stopwatch's 33%. Coxwain also leads on rating (5.0 vs 3.9) and in-app purchases (none vs 2). Rowing Stroke Rate Stopwatch's advantage is ratings volume (17 vs 3). On price, ads, device support and iOS requirement 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 Stroke Rate Stopwatch sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $12.99 per year. Coxwain asks for nothing beyond the download.
Coxwain 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 3, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 33% of Rowing Stroke Rate Stopwatch's written reviews are positive against 100% of Coxwain's.
Rowing Stroke Rate Stopwatch ships an update every 2 months, Coxwain every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 23, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Rowing Stroke Rate Stopwatch | Coxwain |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.9 (17 ratings) | 5.0 (3 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 33.3% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 17 — better | 3 |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | Every 2 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, Apple Watch | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 16.0 | 15.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 25 MB | 2 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Peth Pty Ltd | TANKTES MAKINA IMALAT VE MUHENDISLIK HIZMETLERI SANAYI VE TICARET LIMITED SIRKETI |
Customer experience
Rowing Stroke Rate Stopwatch
Coxwain
In-app purchases
Rowing Stroke Rate Stopwatch
- Rowing Stroke Rate - Annual3 Days trial$12.991 Year
- Lifetime$59.99
Coxwain
No in-app purchases
Questions
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