Comparison

Rowly vs RoxCrew

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

Head to head
About

Rowly

Features
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Rowly is a rowing performance tracking app designed for on-water training and post-session analysis. It uses your phone’s GPS and motion sensors to record key rowing metrics in real time and presents them in a clear, practical way for review after each session. Rowly is free to use for real-time tracking during your sessions. See your pace, stroke rate, distance, and more as you row. More extensive analytics, integration with heart-rate sensor, and uploads to Strava are available in the Premium plan - with which you help me cover the cost of development. Rowly is suitable for both individual rowers and coxswains who want better insight into pace, rhythm, efficiency, and consistency during and after training. Uses advanced sensor fusion combining GPS, accelerometer, and gyroscope with Kalman filtering and zero-crossing stroke detection for accurate speed, stroke rate, and boat stability tracking — no external hardware needed. Terms of use / EULA can be accessed here: https://rowly.ecvis.nl/terms

About

RoxCrew

Track HYROX race participants, heat times, and live progress. Get real-time updates on every station and receive ticket sale alerts. View past race results and gym leaderboards.

Highlights
  • Follow crew members live
  • Real-time race station updates
  • Dynamic Island race tracking
  • Ticket sale alerts
  • Comprehensive race results
  • Gym leaderboards
  • Board setup for gyms/coaches
Features
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RoxCrew is the race board for people who race HYROX together. Open your gym's board and see who's racing, when they start, and how they did. On race day, follow anyone from your crew and their race runs on your lock screen and in the Dynamic Island — every station, as it happens. FIND & FOLLOW Every gym, coach and athlete on RoxCrew, with their numbers. Search a name to find someone on their gym's board. RACE WEEK Heat times, bibs and official live links land on their own from HYROX's start lists — in your time zone and the venue's. RACE DAY The Live tab: everyone from your board on the course at once, refreshed every minute. Push alerts when someone you follow is up next, on course, halfway, at the wall balls, and across the line — or every station. TICKETS What's on sale, what's sold out, when the next drop is. Watch a race and get a push the second more tickets are released. RESULTS Every race anyone on the board has ever done: times, eight runs, eight stations, roxzone, ranks. Gym leaderboards by division and fastest station. Your own races and results under You → Me. FOR GYMS AND COACHES Set up a board in two minutes, share one link. Members add themselves; the board does the rest. Members-only mode, roster, dashboard, alerts. FOR ATHLETES WITHOUT A GYM The same board, trimmed to you, and crews of up to six friends. Set up at roxcrew.app. RoxCrew reads what HYROX publishes — calendars, start lists, ticket shop, results. It is an independent product by RealInstall LLC and is not affiliated with or endorsed by HYROX. SUBSCRIPTIONS RoxCrew+ — $4.99 per month or $49.00 per year. Gym board plan — $39.00 per month or $349.00 per year. Payment is charged to your Apple Account at confirmation of purchase. A subscription renews automatically unless auto-renew is turned off at least 24 hours before the end of the current period, and your account is charged for renewal within 24 hours before the end of the current period. Manage or cancel in your Apple Account settings after purchase. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://roxcrew.app/privacy RoxCrew terms: https://roxcrew.app/terms

Screenshots

Rowly4 screens
RoxCrew4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: RoxCrew at every 2 days against Rowly's weekly. Rowly's advantage is iOS requirement (13.0 vs 16.0). On price, ads, in-app purchases 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. Rowly sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $0.99 per month and RoxCrew sells 4 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Rowly ships an update weekly, RoxCrew every 2 days. Both last shipped on October 31, 2026.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
Rowly versus RoxCrew: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterRowlyRoxCrew
PriceFreeFree
Rating—5.0 (4 ratings) — better
Positive reviews—100.0% of reviews
Number of ratings—4 — better
Update frequencyWeeklyEvery 2 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
Monetization—Free with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS13.0 — better16.0
Further details — not scored
Size44 MB4 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperErik Christiaan VisserCHASE CHRISTOPHER MONTNEY

In-app purchases

3 purchases

Rowly

Subscriptions2
  • Rowly Premium - Monthly$0.991 Month
  • Rowly Premium - Annual$9.991 Year
One-time1
  • Rowly Premium - Lifetime$19.99
4 purchases

RoxCrew

Subscriptions4
  • RoxCrew+$4.991 Month
  • RoxCrew for gyms$39.001 Month
  • RoxCrew+ annual$49.001 Year
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  • RoxCrew for gyms annual$349.001 Year

Questions

Is Rowly free?
Rowly is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is RoxCrew free?
RoxCrew is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Rowly or RoxCrew have ads?
Neither Rowly nor RoxCrew shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Rowly or RoxCrew?
Rowly ships an update weekly, and RoxCrew every 2 days. Most recently, Rowly was updated on October 31, 2026 and RoxCrew on October 31, 2026.

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