Biking Beacn Pro vs Row Forge
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Biking Beacn Pro
Track your cycling workouts with detailed metrics like distance, speed, and heart rate. Features include accident detection, private live tracking, and workout plans. No subscriptions or accounts are needed, with all data stored locally.
- Workout progress tracking (time, distance, speed, etc.)
- Private live tracking with password protection
- Accident detector with automated SMS alerts
- Heart rate monitoring and zones
- Workout plans and pedometer
- Syncs with Health App, Fitbit, and Jawbone
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Designed for Mountain biking. Beacn tracks your workout progress (time, distance, elevation, speed, calories, cadence and heart rate) with voice cues and special security & privacy features: ** No subscriptions, plans, or accounts required ** ** Private live tracking on a password protected website - Public tracking is optional ** ** Accident detector with automated SMS of your current location ** ** Heart rate limit warning ** ** Heart rate zones ** ** Apple Watch ** ** Workout plans ** ** Pedometer ** ** Music Playlists ** ** Barometer Altimeter ** Challenge your friends on GameCenter or share your sessions on the social networks configured on your iPhone ** No registration required! All data is stored locally and can be transferred by email as GPX files ** Compatible with Bluetooth heart rate monitors Compatible with Cadence Bluetooth sensors Syncs with Health App - Integration by sharing your activity type, energy, start and end dates Syncs with FITBIT® Logs your activities Syncs with UP BY JAWBONE™ Continued use of GPS running in the background can dramatically decrease battery life.
Row Forge
This app acts as a personal rowing trainer, offering personalized workouts and a scalable training program designed to improve your performance. It tracks your metrics and stats, providing targeted interval training and conditioning programs. Gamified elements like badges add a fun aspect to your fitness journey.
- Personalized signature workouts
- Targeted High Intensity Interval Training
- Effective conditioning program
- Eleven baseline tests
- Build a performance profile
- Earn badges
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YOUR CONCEPT2 GIVES YOU DATA. ROW FORGE TELLS YOU WHAT TO DO WITH IT. Row Forge is a connected training system for Concept2 RowErg, SkiErg, and BikeErg athletes. Connect your PM5, test your fitness, discover your strengths and weaknesses, and train with workouts built around your performance. Row Forge Intelligence helps you decide what to train next, understand your results, and stay on track. And when you want more hands-on guidance, Row Forge Coaching connects you with a real coach who can help guide your training. ROW FORGE INTELLIGENCE Stop guessing what workout to do. • Today's Workout — Get a workout recommendation based on your fitness tests, training history, and campaign progress. • Post-Workout Analysis — Understand what your completed workout means and what to carry into your next session. • Ask Row Forge — Ask questions about your training, results, weaknesses, and what to work on next. ROW FORGE COACHING Take your training further with guidance from a real coach. Available coaching plans can include personalized training, scheduled coaching sessions, direct coach messaging, and feedback on your workouts. Your coach can work with the same training context you build inside Row Forge, helping connect your workouts, performance, and goals in one place. VIKING POWER PROFILE Your 2K doesn't tell the whole story. Build your Viking Power Profile through fitness tests across different distances. Row Forge uses your results to show your strengths, identify areas to improve, and set training targets based on your own performance. STRUCTURED TRAINING Choose from workouts built around different training goals: • Signature Workouts • HIIT sessions • Fitness tests and benchmarks • Training campaigns • Personalized power targets • Free Row • Free Ski • Free Cycle CONNECTED TO YOUR CONCEPT2 Connect directly to a compatible Concept2 PM5 over Bluetooth. During supported workouts, Row Forge displays live performance data including watts, pace, distance, stroke rate, elapsed time, heart rate, and workout targets. ROW. SKI. CYCLE. Row Forge supports Concept2 RowErg, SkiErg, and BikeErg equipment with compatible PM5 monitors. Keep your training history together whether you're rowing, skiing, or cycling. TRACK YOUR PROGRESS Review completed workouts with detailed results, splits, pace, watts, stroke rate, heart rate, and other performance data. Track your progress over time and keep the context behind every workout. Eligible completed workouts can also be uploaded to your Concept2 Online Logbook. APPLE WATCH Use Apple Watch with supported Row Forge workouts to bring heart-rate data into your training experience. COLD IMPACT Track cold exposure alongside your training and explore how cooling relates to your own performance. TRAIN WITH PURPOSE Whether you're chasing a faster 2K, building your aerobic base, improving your power, or simply trying to get more from your Concept2, Row Forge gives your training direction. Use Row Forge Intelligence for data-driven guidance. Add Row Forge Coaching when you want a real person in your corner. Test. Train. Learn. Improve. Some features require an active Row Forge membership or Coaching subscription. Feature availability may depend on your plan, device, connected equipment, and permissions. Row Forge is independently developed and is not affiliated with or endorsed by Concept2, Inc. Concept2, RowErg, SkiErg, BikeErg, and PM5 are trademarks of Concept2, Inc. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: Row Forge at Free against Biking Beacn Pro's $4.99. Row Forge also leads on update cadence (fortnightly vs every 2 months) and ratings volume (36 vs 12). Biking Beacn Pro's advantage is rating (4.7 vs 3.9) and review sentiment (100% vs 69%). On 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
Row Forge is free to download; Biking Beacn Pro costs $4.99 up front. Biking Beacn Pro sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and Row Forge sells 6 in-app purchases, starting at $8.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Biking Beacn Pro holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 3.9. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 12 and 36 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 100% of Biking Beacn Pro's written reviews are positive against 69% of Row Forge's.
Biking Beacn Pro ships an update every 2 months, Row Forge fortnightly. Both last shipped on October 16, 2026.
| Parameter | Biking Beacn Pro | Row Forge |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $4.99 | Free — better |
| Rating | 4.7 (12 ratings) — better | 3.9 (36 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better | 69.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 12 | 36 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | Fortnightly — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Paid | Freemium — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod, Apple Watch | iPhone, iPad, iPod, Apple Watch |
| Requires iOS | 12.0 — better | 15.1 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 4 MB | 77 MB |
| Age rating | 12+ | 17+ |
| Developer | Emidio Cunha | Row Forge LLC |
Customer experience
Biking Beacn Pro
Row Forge
In-app purchases
Biking Beacn Pro
- 5 SMS Package$0.99
Row Forge
- Monthly1 Month trial$8.991 Month
- Row Monthly Subscription$29.991 Month
- Row Monthly with Two Week Trial14 Days trial$29.991 Month
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- Annual1 Month trial$89.991 Year
- Regular Six-Month Membership$143.996 Months
- Six-Months with Two Week Trial14 Days trial$143.996 Months









