Comparison

MCF Thrivified vs RowingCoach

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

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About

MCF Thrivified

Achieve your fitness goals at home with a wide range of classes and personalized workout programs. Track your progress, sync with compatible fitness equipment, and get motivated with expert coaching. Offers both free and premium features to suit your needs.

Highlights
  • Personalized workout programs
  • Hundreds of coaching videos
  • Bluetooth fitness equipment integration
  • Workout tracking (weight, calories, distance)
  • Goal setting
  • Workout journal reports
Features
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Your Machine. Your Metrics. Your Coach. Connected. MCF Thrivified turns your MyCloudFitness machines into a complete training system. Connect over Bluetooth and every session flows straight into your phone, your Apple Watch and Apple Health. Your machine doesn't have to retire with its app. MCF Thrivified keeps your MyCloudFitness equipment connected, tracked and syncing — with training tools the original console never had. Go further than that console ever could: battle bosses in Momentum Quest, ride real-world routes on a live 3D map, train along with guided videos, and get an honest daily read on how hard to push today. More Ways to Train: • Momentum Quest: Turn your workout into a boss battle. Hold live speed, power, cadence or heart rate targets, set from your own baseline, to wear each boss down. Beat one, face the next, and earn XP all session. • Virtual Journey: Pick a real-world route and ride it on a live 3D map that moves as you move. • Live Diagram: Speed, power, cadence, heart rate and calories as rolling live charts. Switch modes anytime, mid-workout. • Machine Control: Set resistance from your phone, or start a built-in bike program and let it drive the ride. Key Features: • Built for MyCloudFitness: Connect your machines over Bluetooth and start training in seconds. • Real-Time Tracking: Live speed, distance, power, cadence, calories and time, logged automatically. No manual entry. • Let's Move! Video Training: Guided workouts and programs, with your machine's live metrics beside the video. • Thrivify Stream: Say goodbye to boring cardio. Watch YouTube while you train, send it to the TV with AirPlay, and come back to a freshly curated playlist every day. • Apple Watch & Heart Rate Straps: Log from your wrist, or pair a chest strap for accurate heart rate and live zones. • Deep Workout Reports: Splits, pace, cadence, zones and your route with its elevation profile, exportable as PDF or image. • Apple Health: Workouts, calories and active minutes sync automatically. • Thrive Index: Balances Recovery and Strain so you know exactly how hard to train without burning out. • Stress Score: A daily read on your body's load from heart rate, HRV and sleep, so you can tell strain from real recovery. • Circadian Alignment: See how last night's sleep lined up with sunrise and sunset, and get tonight's ideal bedtime. • Thrive Age: The fitness age your health trends add up to, moving as you train. • Workout Weather: Hourly windows that tell you the best time today to head outside. • Coach Thrivify: AI workout tips and training insights, grounded in your own numbers. • Wellness Planner: Personalized workout and meal plans built around your goals and schedule. • Leaderboards: See where you stand among Top Burners, Top Walkers and Top Trainers, on a board that resets every 30 days. Compatibility: • Built for Bluetooth-enabled MyCloudFitness equipment. Check your machine's manual to confirm it connects over Bluetooth. • Resistance control and bike programs require a machine that supports them. • Sleep and recovery features require Apple Health and an Apple Watch or compatible heart rate monitor. • MCF Thrivified is an independent companion app, not the original MyCloudFitness app. Download now to start your free trial! Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Disclaimers: • MCF Thrivified is an independent app developed by LifeSmart LLC. It is not the original MyCloudFitness app, and is not affiliated with, endorsed or sponsored by MyCloudFitness or its equipment manufacturer. MyCloudFitness is a trademark of its respective owner. • This app is a third-party client utilizing the YouTube APIs. YouTube is a trademark of Google LLC. This application is not affiliated with, endorsed, or sponsored by YouTube or Google. • Thrivify scores and insights are wellness estimates, not medical advice.

About

RowingCoach

Track your rowing sessions on land or water with detailed metrics like stroke rate, distance, pace, and calories burned. Use your iPhone or Apple Watch independently or together for flexible workout recording and progress analysis. Syncs with iCloud and Apple Health, and exports to popular fitness platforms.

Highlights
  • Track stroke rate, distance, pace, pulse, and calories
  • Use iPhone or Apple Watch for recording
  • Siri integration for workout control
  • Automatic stroke detection
  • Workout display on map
  • Export to Strava, TrainingPeaks, and more
  • iCloud synchronization
Features
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RowingCoach, available also for the Apple Watch, allows you to track your rowing sessions, compare your workouts and see your overall progress – whether you train on land or on water. == RowingCoach displays the following metrics: • Your current and overall stroke rate (SPM) • The distance covered • Your current and overall pace • Your pulse • Your calories burned == Use the app as suits you best: • Track your session on the iPhone • Only use your Apple Watch to record the training (and leave your iPhone onshore!) • Use the iPhone as display for your Apple Watch recording. Very useful for indoor rowing. == RowingCoach also offers these features: • Use Siri to start and stop your workout • Automatic Stroke detection • Get notified after a certain distance covered, strokes reached or time passed • Display your workout on a map • Speed/pulse shown in color-coding • Share your rowing track with iMessage • Weather conditions are recorded for outdoor workouts • iCloud synchronisation: Have your workouts on all your devices. • Apple Health App integration • Watch Complication: See your weekly progress at a glance • Use Force Touch in the Watch app to quickly start and stop a workout • Today Widget: See your weekly and monthly progress from the Today screen • Add notes (to remember who was cox for example) == Export and upload your workouts to other platforms: • Upload to Strava • Export to RowsAndAll • Upload to MapMyFitness • Upload to TrainingPeaks • Upload to Concept2 Logbook • Upload to Intervals.icu External bluetooth heart rate monitors are supported. If you want to export your workouts via e-mail or want to record more than 3 workouts - you can get to a subscription right in the app.

Screenshots

MCF Thrivified4 screens
RowingCoach4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: RowingCoach at 3.3 against MCF Thrivified's 1.7. RowingCoach also leads on ads (none vs shown) and ratings volume (117 vs 16). MCF Thrivified's advantage is update cadence (every 8 days vs every 2 months). On price, in-app purchases, monetization model 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. MCF Thrivified sells 4 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per month and RowingCoach sells 3 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

RowingCoach holds the better App Store score, 3.3 against 1.7. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: RowingCoach has 117 ratings behind it against 16, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 28% of MCF Thrivified's written reviews are positive against 38% of RowingCoach's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

MCF Thrivified ships an update every 8 days, RowingCoach every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on October 9, 2026 and October 8, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
MCF Thrivified versus RowingCoach: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterMCF ThrivifiedRowingCoach
PriceFreeFree
Rating1.7 (16 ratings)3.3 (117 ratings) — better
Positive reviews28.3% of reviews38.4% of reviews — better
Number of ratings16117 — better
Update frequencyEvery 8 days — betterEvery 2 months
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, Apple WatchiPhone, iPad, Apple Watch
Requires iOS18.017.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size85 MB9 MB
Age rating17+4+
DeveloperLifeSmart LLCGunther Cronenberg

Customer experience

MCF Thrivified

All ratings16 ratings
Positive12.5%
Neutral6.3%
Negative81.3%
Written reviews152 reviews
Positive28.3%
Neutral6.6%
Negative65.1%

RowingCoach

All ratings117 ratings
Positive49.6%
Neutral16.2%
Negative34.2%
Written reviews151 reviews
Positive38.4%
Neutral24.5%
Negative37.1%

User reviews

MCF Thrivified

From 16 App Store ratings

What we love

  • ⭐ Excellent customer service
  • 👍 Helpful workout options
  • 🚀 Easy to use

Room to improve

  • 🐛 Connectivity issues
  • 💸 Excessive ads
  • 🔋 Battery drain
  • 🤯 Buggy and unreliable

RowingCoach

From 117 App Store ratings

What we love

  • ⌚ Excellent Apple Watch integration
  • 🗺️ Accurate GPS tracking for on-water rowing
  • ❤️ Heart rate monitoring functionality
  • 📊 Comprehensive workout statistics and metrics
  • 🔄 Seamless syncing with Apple Health

Room to improve

  • 🐛 Frequent crashes and freezes
  • 📏 Inaccurate distance estimation (especially indoors)
  • ⚠️ Strokes per minute (SPM) consistently underreported
  • 🔋 Excessive battery drain on Apple Watch
  • ❌ Data loss after pausing workouts

Bugs and requests

MCF Thrivified

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • Inability to save or log workouts
  • App crashes and freezes
  • Syncing issues with connected equipment

Requested features

3 requests
  • Ability to customize exercises
  • Integration with Apple Health
  • Improved data tracking and analytics

RowingCoach

Reported bugs

20 issues
  • Distance resets to zero when workout is paused
  • SPM not displaying in real-time during workouts
  • App crashes when receiving phone calls
  • GPS tracking stops working after iOS updates
  • Stroke count significantly underreported (off by 30-50%)
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  • Distance values wildly inaccurate (2-3x actual distance)
  • Workouts not appearing in app history despite being tracked
  • Subscription validation fails on Apple Watch
  • App hangs on workout start
  • Data not uploading to Apple Health
  • Clock overlay blocking metrics on Apple Watch
  • Display elements overlapping when phone is rotated
  • SPM showing zero for entire workouts
  • Metrics switching between metric and imperial units mid-workout
  • App freezing when trying to save workouts
  • PM5 connection showing as connected but not syncing data
  • Strava export missing distance data for indoor rows
  • Watch app not appearing after installation
  • Contact/feedback link in app not functional
  • Inconsistent heart rate detection

Requested features

18 requests
  • Calibration settings for different rowing machines
  • Automatic pause/resume detection
  • Customizable workout countdown timers
  • Bluetooth connectivity for Concept2 PM5
  • Improved calorie burn calculations
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  • Watt power output calculations
  • Distance per stroke efficiency metric
  • Audible stroke rate announcements
  • Always-on display support for Apple Watch
  • Manual workout editing capabilities
  • Automatic Strava uploads
  • Detailed heart rate and pace graphs
  • Training plan integration
  • Ghost/challenge mode for self-competition
  • Garmin Connect integration
  • Multiple language support (French, German)
  • Improved watch display optimization for larger screens
  • Better contrast for outdoor visibility

In-app purchases

4 purchases

MCF Thrivified

Subscriptions4
  • MCF Plus Monthly3 Days trial$4.991 Month
  • MCF Ultimate Monthly14 Days trial$9.991 Month
  • MCF Plus Yearly3 Days trial$30.001 Year
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  • MCF Ultimate Yearly14 Days trial$99.991 Year
3 purchases

RowingCoach

One-time3
  • Unltd. recs & export (1 Month)$0.99
  • Unltd. recs & export (3 Months)$1.99
  • Unltd. recs & export (1 Year)$4.99

Questions

Is MCF Thrivified free?
MCF Thrivified is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is RowingCoach free?
RowingCoach is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, MCF Thrivified or RowingCoach?
RowingCoach is rated higher. MCF Thrivified averages 1.7 out of 5 from 16 ratings, while RowingCoach averages 3.3 from 117 ratings.
Do MCF Thrivified or RowingCoach have ads?
MCF Thrivified shows ads; RowingCoach does not.
Which is updated more often, MCF Thrivified or RowingCoach?
MCF Thrivified ships an update every 8 days, and RowingCoach every 2 months. Most recently, MCF Thrivified was updated on October 9, 2026 and RowingCoach on October 8, 2026.

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