Best Free Rowing Machine Workouts Apps

4.7😊(681 ratings)

FreeIn-App Purchases

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This app provides structured rowing machine training plans for all experience levels, from beginner to advanced. It guides users through workouts with audio cues and a metronome, helping them build strength, burn calories, and improve rowing technique. Track progress and integrate with Apple Health for a comprehensive fitness journey.

What We Love

🚀 Helpful for beginners
🚀 Structured workout plans
👍 Easy to follow
👍 Enjoyable and motivating
🚀 Useful metronome and pacing features
👍 Integrates with health apps

Room to Improve

🐛 Connectivity issues (blank screen, spinning circle)
🔋 High battery drain
💰 Misleading about free access, requires subscription
👎 Limited customization and flexibility
👎 Inconsistent performance (stroke rate changes, screen shutoff)

Rowing Machine Workouts by Vigour Group Ltd

Indoor Training & Coaching

Strong Contender

4.7😊(338 ratings)

FreeAdsIn-App Purchases

Guided indoor rowing workouts for fat loss, cardio, and strength. Offers plans for all fitness levels, from beginner to weight loss, with features like audio coaching and activity tracking. Works with any rower.

What We Love

🚀 Effective graphics and workout
👍 Straight forward and easy to use
👍 Metronome helps with pacing
👍 Variety of workouts and programs
👍 Warm-up and cool-down exercises
👍 Helps track progress and improve fitness

Room to Improve

🐛 Subscription issues and lost access
⚠️ Lacks ability to sync with rowing machines
⚠️ Interrupts stroke when changing pace
⚠️ Limited data tracking and analytics

Rowing Workout by Christoph Gogolin

indoor rowing for Apple Watch

Worth Considering

Indoor rowing workouts w video

4.6😐(208 ratings)

FreeIn-App Purchases

Track your indoor rowing sessions with detailed stroke analysis and real-time progress monitoring. Compete with yourself and others on leaderboards, and seamlessly export your data to popular fitness platforms.

What We Love

👍 Clean, intuitive, Apple-like interface design
📊 Comprehensive rowing metrics and analytics
⌚ Excellent Apple Watch integration
🏥 Seamless Apple Health synchronization
🎮 Engaging gamification with Game Center leaderboards
📈 Accurate data tracking for compatible rowers
⚡ Easy setup and quick to get started
🔄 Real-time workout feedback and monitoring
🎯 Split time tracking for performance improvement
💪 Works well with older rowers lacking connectivity

Room to Improve

🐛 Frequent Bluetooth connectivity issues with rowers
🐛 Apple Watch syncing delays and failures
⚠️ Inaccurate stroke counting at low rowing speeds
⚠️ Inconsistent distance measurement recording
🐛 App lags 10-30 seconds behind watch display
⚠️ Limited rower compatibility (PM5 only)
🔧 Auto-view display swapping skips windows
⚠️ Heart rate zone calculations inaccurate
💰 Subscription-only model (no one-time purchase)
📱 No landscape mode support on iPhone
❌ No Strava integration
❌ No family sharing for subscription

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Capture workout imagesConvert images to searchable dataTrack rowing performance

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Experience virtual racing on connected fitness equipment. Explore diverse worlds, compete with others, and enjoy terrain-based resistance adjustments. Available for cycling, running, and rowing.

Engage in interactive rowing experiences by connecting to your rowing machine. Compete in real-time with rowers globally, play unique rowing games, and track your fitness progress. Explore virtual worlds or a social display of fellow rowers.

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Remote Rowing Coaching

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A specialized stopwatch and rating tool designed for rowing coaches. Its interface allows coaches to monitor crews without distraction, offering essential timing and performance evaluation features.

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Individual training profilesInterval trainingApple Watch sensor tracking

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GPS and motion sensor recordingStroke-by-stroke analyticsHeart rate monitoring

This app provides advanced GPS and sensor-based analytics for rowers and paddlers. Track your performance stroke-by-stroke, analyze training load, and connect with other athletes. It offers features for individual training, team communication, and race participation.