RowIQ | Rowing & Erg Coach vs Row Downstream
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
RowIQ | Rowing & Erg Coach
This app connects to your Concept2 PM5 monitor to track rowing and biking workouts. It provides live force curve analysis, virtual coaching, and personalized training plans based on your data and health metrics. Coaches can monitor their entire team in real-time.
- Connects to Concept2 PM5 via Bluetooth
- Live force curve analysis
- Virtual Coxswain spoken pace calls
- AI-powered personalized training plans
- Readiness tracking from Apple Health
- Automatic upload to Concept2 Logbook
- Live race board for coaches
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RowIQ is the rowing training app that connects to your Concept2 PM5 over Bluetooth. Log every stroke on the RowErg or BikeErg, see your force curve live, and get coaching built on your own data. Athletes train smarter. Coaches see the whole squad live. CONNECTS TO YOUR CONCEPT2 • Pairs with the PM5 monitor over Bluetooth — RowErg and BikeErg • Live split, pace, watts, stroke rate, distance, calories and heart rate • Load a planned workout onto the PM5 with one tap, or just row • The monitor is the source of truth: your debrief matches the PM5's own summary SEE THE SHAPE OF YOUR STROKE • Force curve drawn live on every stroke (RowErg) • Shape a target Optimal Force Curve and row against it with a live accuracy score • Debrief: your average curve vs. target, peak timing, stroke length and a cue for next time VIRTUAL COXSWAIN • Set a goal split, a stroke rate, or both before you row • Spoken pace calls tell you the split to hold, easing off when you're ahead and picking up when you fade • Works on single distance or time pieces on the RowErg AI COACH • Ask a coach that has your training history in front of it • Smart Plans: a personalised training plan from your goal, 2K, race date and weekly availability • Readiness from Apple Health — HRV, resting heart rate and sleep — combined with training load • Plain-English insights after every piece and weekly recaps TRAIN AND TRACK • Coach-assigned, built-in, self-built and AI-generated plans on a calendar • Full history with splits, stroke trends and force curves; personal records by distance, time and interval format • Fitness vs. fatigue, weekly effort and progress trends • Lift tracking, Erg Engine stroke video analysis, friend races and a community meters leaderboard SYNC EVERYWHERE • Automatic upload to the Concept2 Logbook with per-split and per-interval data • Strava export with the full stream • Bluetooth heart-rate straps and armbands connect directly to RowIQ FOR COACHES • Link athletes with an invite link or coach code • Live race board: every athlete's split, rate and force curve in real time • Build and publish training plans, push a workout straight to an athlete's erg • Team roster with readiness, weekly meters and compliance; Film Room technique video review • Coach web dashboard at rowiqapp.com COMPATIBILITY Concept2 PM5 over Bluetooth on the RowErg and BikeErg. The SkiErg and the older PM3/PM4 monitors are not supported. Requires iPhone with iOS 17 or later. APPLE HEALTH RowIQ reads HRV, resting heart rate and sleep from Apple Health to calculate daily readiness. Your health data is never used for advertising or shared with third parties. SUBSCRIPTION RowIQ is free to download and use for basic workout logging. RowIQ Premium unlocks the AI coach and Smart Plans, Virtual Coxswain live coaching, advanced analytics, the Optimal Force Curve comparison, premium training plans, video review and the full weekly calendar. • Monthly and annual plans available RowIQ Premium subscription terms: Eligible new subscribers may receive a 7-day free trial for RowIQ Premium. After the free trial ends, the subscription automatically renews at the price shown at purchase unless canceled. RowIQ Premium is available monthly or annually. Payment is charged to your Apple ID account at confirmation of purchase or, when a free trial applies, after the free trial period ends. To avoid being charged, turn off auto-renewal in your Apple ID Account Settings at least 24 hours before the end of the free trial or current subscription period. Subscriptions, renewals, cancellations and refunds are managed by Apple. Terms of Use: https://rowiqapp.com/terms Privacy Policy: https://rowiqapp.com/privacy
Row Downstream
This app transforms your Concept2 erg into a guided training system. Choose from a vast library of workouts or create your own, then schedule them for daily rowing sessions. It provides real-time feedback on pace and stroke rate, tracks all your metrics, and syncs with your Concept2 Logbook.
- Hundreds of pre-built workouts
- Custom workout creation
- Live pace and stroke rate targets
- Split-by-split feedback
- Automatic workout logging
- Concept2 Logbook sync
- Strava activity import
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Downstream turns your Concept2 erg into a coached training system. Pick from a catalog of hundreds of workouts or build your own and save them to your library — filter by training zone or duration. Drop them onto your calendar and each day's session is waiting for you, ready to row. While you pull, Downstream drives the workout: live pace and stroke-rate targets, split-by-split feedback, intervals and rest, and a customizable live screen. Every workout is captured — splits, strokes, and heart rate — and lands in your log automatically. • Works with any Concept2 erg (RowErg, BikeErg, SkiErg) over Bluetooth • Verified sync to your official Concept2 Logbook • Heart rate from a chest strap or your Apple Watch — free • Import your on-water rows, bike, and run activities from Strava • Start a Spotify playlist automatically when you begin a piece • Share-ready workout summary cards No ads.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Row Downstream at 5.0 against RowIQ | Rowing & Erg Coach's 4.4. Row Downstream also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 10) and ads (none vs shown). RowIQ | Rowing & Erg Coach's advantage is ratings volume (14 vs 1). On price and update cadence 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. RowIQ | Rowing & Erg Coach sells 10 in-app purchases, starting at $3.99 per 7 days. Row Downstream asks for nothing beyond the download.
Row Downstream holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.4. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: RowIQ | Rowing & Erg Coach has 14 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.
RowIQ | Rowing & Erg Coach ships an update every 3 days, Row Downstream every 6 days. The most recent releases landed on November 7, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | RowIQ | Rowing & Erg Coach | Row Downstream |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.4 (14 ratings) | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 14 — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Every 3 days — better | Every 6 days |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad, iPod, Apple Watch — better |
| Requires iOS | 17.0 | 15.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 64 MB | 29 MB |
| Age rating | 12+ | 4+ |
| Developer | RowIQ LLC | Row Downstream LLC |
In-app purchases
RowIQ | Rowing & Erg Coach
- RowIQ Premium Weekly$3.997 Days
- RowIQ Premium Monthly7 Days trial$9.991 Month
- Influencer Coach Access$39.991 Month
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- RowIQ Coach — Will Tran$39.991 Month
- RowIQ Coach — Dean Hargrove$39.991 Month
- Row IQ Premium7 Days trial$89.991 Year
- RowIQ Coach — NextStroke$349.991 Month
Row Downstream
No in-app purchases
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