Comparison

RowerTrain vs CrewSync

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

Head to head
About

RowerTrain

Connect your rowing machine via Bluetooth to track real-time performance metrics like power, stroke rate, and distance. Create custom workouts or use pre-set sessions, with options for resistance control and automatic Strava integration.

Highlights
  • Bluetooth rower connection
  • Real-time performance data
  • Customizable structured workouts
  • Resistance control
  • Strava integration
  • Local workout history
Features
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Connect your rowing machine via Bluetooth. Create, customize, and perform structured workouts with real-time tracking. COMPATIBLE EQUIPMENT • Domyos rowers: 900, Woodrower. • FTMS-compatible rowers: Concept2 PM5, Merach, Yosuda, Christopeit, and more. • Bluetooth Heart-Rate sensors. Note for Domyos 500B users: this rower is not compatible with RowerTrain. KEY FEATURES • Real-time data: Power, stroke rate, distance, time, calories, resistance, and HR. • Structured workouts: Use default sessions or create your own custom workouts. • Resistance control: Adjust resistance levels within the app (on compatible machines). • Strava Integration: Automatic upload of your activities to Strava. • Apple Health integration QUICK START Turn on your rower's Bluetooth. Launch RowerTrain and pair your device. Select a workout and start rowing! Export your session to Strava or keep it in your local history. Feedback or technical issues? Reach out at: support [at] rowertrain.com

About

CrewSync

This app connects to rowing machines to automatically sync workout data, offering AI-generated training plans and real-time head-to-head races. It also provides performance analytics, nutrition tracking, and recruiting tools for athletes and coaches.

Highlights
  • Automatic Concept2 erg data sync
  • AI-generated adaptive training plans
  • Real-time head-to-head racing
  • Detailed performance analytics
  • Nutrition and recovery tracking
  • College recruiting profile builder
Features
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CrewSync is the rowing platform built for serious athletes and coaches. Connect your Concept2 erg and your entire workout history syncs automatically — every split, interval, stroke rate, and drag factor imported in minutes. Train with AI-generated plans built from your actual erg data. Race anyone in the world head-to-head in real time. Build your recruiting profile and get discovered by college coaches. TRAIN SMARTER AI-generated training plans built from your erg scores, goals, and availability. Plans auto-adjust as you improve. Daily workout suggestions keep your training progressive and structured. Set a goal 2k time and CrewSync builds the entire plan around hitting it. LIVE ERG TRACKING Connect directly to your Concept2 PM5 via Bluetooth for real-time split, stroke rate, distance, watts, calories, drive length, and force curves. Every session saves automatically to your profile. PERFORMANCE ANALYTICS After every workout get a full breakdown — pacing analysis showing where you fade or go out too fast, split consistency scoring, stroke rate efficiency, power curve analysis, and weakness detection. Track your 2k, splits, and watts trends over time. A realistic AI 2k predictor shows exactly where you are headed based on your training load and history. HEAD-TO-HEAD RACING Race teammates or strangers anywhere in the world in real time. Create a room, share a code, race. Live lane-by-lane view with everyone's split and position updating every stroke. Matchmaking pairs you with athletes of similar ability. NUTRITION AND RECOVERY Search a database of over 600,000 foods and log your daily calories and macros. Track protein, carbs, and fat against your daily targets. AI-generated meal plans optimized for rowing performance and your specific training load. Log sleep, weight, and hydration daily. Connect Whoop for strain and recovery data. A composite recovery score pulls everything together and tells you whether to push hard or pull back today. Weekly AI insight summaries explain exactly why your performance is changing and what to focus on next. RECRUITING TOOLS Build a public recruiting profile with your erg scores, improvement trends, and virtual combine score with national ranking. College coaches browse and contact athletes directly through the Coaches Hub. College target list with AI fit scores shows whether each school is a reach, target, or likely based on your stats. Exportable recruiting PDF with your photo, stats, and AI summary ready to send to any program. FOR COACHES CrewSync replaces every scattered coaching tool with one complete system. Manage your entire roster, build lineups with a drag-and-drop boat builder optimized for your athletes' erg scores, port and starboard preference, height, and weight. Run seat racing sessions and let the AI calculate cumulative rankings automatically. Generate a race lineup optimizer that balances erg scores, on-water performance, fatigue levels, and seat race results for any regatta. Build multi-week training plans for the entire team in minutes — differentiated by boat class, adjusted for fatigue, and exportable as PDF. Track weekly training load and mileage for every athlete with a color-coded fatigue heatmap. Set up daily athlete check-ins to monitor energy, soreness, and sleep. Assign workouts to individual athletes or the whole team. Generate end of season AI recap reports. Send weekly automated progress emails to parents. The Coaches Hub lets college coaches discover recruits, manage a recruiting board, and contact athletes directly based on verified erg data and combine scores. Athletic directors get a read-only dashboard showing program health, participation rates, and performance trends. TeamSync integration keeps your roster, events, and attendance in sync automatically. CALCULATORS Split to watts converter, training zones calculator, weight adjustment calculator, race splits planner, 2k improvement timeline, and a live Stroke Watch for on-water coaching.

Screenshots

RowerTrain4 screens
CrewSync4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: CrewSync at none against RowerTrain's 1. CrewSync also leads on iOS requirement (15.0 vs 17.0). RowerTrain's advantage is review sentiment (100% vs 75%). On price, update cadence, 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. RowerTrain sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. CrewSync asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

RowerTrain ships an update every 6 days, CrewSync every 9 days. The most recent releases landed on October 13, 2026 and September 20, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
RowerTrain versus CrewSync: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterRowerTrainCrewSync
PriceFreeFree
Rating—4.8 (12 ratings) — better
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews — better75.0% of reviews
Number of ratings—12 — better
Update frequencyEvery 6 days — betterEvery 9 days
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesAd-supported — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, Apple WatchiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS17.015.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size33 MB8 MB
Age rating4+12+
DeveloperAdrian PapusoiErik Weibust

Customer experience

RowerTrain

Written reviews7 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

CrewSync

All ratings12 ratings
Positive91.7%
Neutral8.3%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews4 reviews
Positive75.0%
Neutral25.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

1 purchases

RowerTrain

One-time1
  • RowerTrain - Full Access$6.99
None

CrewSync

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is RowerTrain free?
RowerTrain is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is CrewSync free?
CrewSync is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do RowerTrain or CrewSync have ads?
Neither RowerTrain nor CrewSync shows ads.
Which is updated more often, RowerTrain or CrewSync?
RowerTrain ships an update every 6 days, and CrewSync every 9 days. Most recently, RowerTrain was updated on October 13, 2026 and CrewSync on September 20, 2026.

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