Comparison

Meters | Rowing Log vs StrivePulse

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

Head to head
About

Meters | Rowing Log

Features
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Meter is a simple rowing log for the erg. Log each workout with one or more pieces (distance, rest, and average split), plus total meters for the session. Your data is organized by day, week, month, and year so you can track volume and progress over time. Features β€’ Fast workout entry (pieces + total meters) β€’ Weekly / monthly / yearly totals with chart drill-down β€’ Highlights like month-to-date, year-to-date, and best 2k β€’ No accounts required

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StrivePulse

Features
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StrivePulse guides every strength workout, from the first set through recovery. Build workouts, combine them in a fixed or adaptive plan, and always know what to do now and what comes next. Train with a clear rest timer, RPE feedback, live heart rate, personal records, and exercise-by-exercise progress. Equipment profiles keep each workout realistic for the place where you train. You can optionally play your selected Apple Music playlist during training. Free includes unlimited training and logging, three active workout templates, and exercise charts for the last 30 days. Your full training history remains readable and exportable. Existing templates stay available, even if you have more than three. StrivePulse Premium adds unlimited workout templates, full progress charts, deeper insights, automatic preparation, and cautious proposals based on your own training history and available recovery context. Recorded facts and deterministic calculations remain authoritative. Your full workout history stays on your device. Training requires no registration. Optional rankings use a nickname profile: you choose which exercises to share with your private gym group, country or the World. Only the related results and necessary profile and security data are processed online. You can stop sharing and delete your online profile while keeping local workouts. There are no ads. Health integrations, Apple Watch, Bluetooth heart rate and Game Center remain optional. StrivePulse provides training guidance, not medical advice. Premium is an optional monthly or yearly auto-renewable subscription. Local prices and billing terms are shown before purchase. Privacy policy: https://strivepulse.app/privacy Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Screenshots

Meters | Rowing Log4 screens
StrivePulse4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Meters | Rowing Log at none against StrivePulse's 2. StrivePulse's advantage is iOS requirement (18.0 vs 26.1). On price, ads and device support there is nothing between them.

Scored on Price Β· Rating Β· Positive reviews Β· Number of ratings Β· Update frequency Β· Ads Β· In-app purchases Β· Monetization Β· Best chart rank Β· Devices Β· Requires iOS

CostPrice Β· In-app purchases Β· Ads Β· Monetization

Both are free to download. StrivePulse sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $3.99 per month. Meters | Rowing Log asks for nothing beyond the download.

Scorecard2 real differences Β· 4 level
Meters | Rowing Log versus StrivePulse: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterMeters | Rowing LogStrivePulse
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyβ€”Every 4 days
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo β€” betterYes
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, Apple Watch
Requires iOS26.118.0 β€” better
Further details β€” not scored
Size8 MB120 MB
Age rating4+12+
DeveloperJon GalanteGerritsen A.A. Holding B.V.

In-app purchases

None

Meters | Rowing Log

No in-app purchases

2 purchases

StrivePulse

Subscriptions2
  • StrivePulse Premium Monthly$3.991 Month
  • StrivePulse Premium Yearly$34.991 Year

Questions

Is Meters | Rowing Log free?
Meters | Rowing Log is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is StrivePulse free?
StrivePulse is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Meters | Rowing Log or StrivePulse have ads?
Neither Meters | Rowing Log nor StrivePulse shows ads.

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