Indoor Rowing Apps You May Not Know About
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 5 ก.ย. 2024
- I've made videos about indoor rowing apps like Ergzone and Ergdata, but here are a few others I have on my phone
I seem to pick up rowing apps like stray dogs - but unlike the dog, if it doesn't offer me something new, I just forget about it. This means I've got a bunch of apps that I've maybe not used for a good couple of years.
So in this video, I jump back into a few of them, and see what they're like now.
This isn't an axhaustive list of apps that are available - so please if you know of another app you'd like me to look at, just ask.
00:35 Float
03:48 Rowforge
06:16 Start Rowing
07:05 Asensei
13:47 IC Row
17:26 Calorie Quest
19:42 EXR
21:51 Swelldone
23:10 Thoughts about apps
25:45 Back to Swelldone
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*for info, RowAlong used to be PDP - but the name was changed to RowAlong in 2020.
I've not reviewed Ergzone or Ergdata in this one, as I talk about them a LOT - with lots of other videos using them. If you know of another app I should look at, just get in touch.
I really love using EXR. I rarely row without connecting to that app. It keeps me entertained and I find it a lot of fun. I’ve been using it for a year now and will definitely update my subscription for another year.
Thanks for reviewing asensei John, appreciate it. It is worth mentioning that most of our workouts these days are full row-along sessions with coaching and talking all the way through from the likes of Eric Murray, Johan Quie and British Rowing. There are some you can try in the free trial too. These are similar to Eric's free row-along sessions on the asensei youtube channel - indeed some of those sessions are pulled into the app and have the goal setting, music, tracking etc fully integrated. Would be happy to talk you through any of this if you ever want to do a more in-depth piece, or just catch up. Nice to hear a Scottish voice doing a review too (two of the asensei founders also Scottish)!
I really enjoy EXR. It’s keeps getting better with every update.
I think the multiplayer is around the corner. Should be available soon. I can’t wait
Asensei is a great app but the packaging up of the workouts on the C2 logbook bugs me. Last time I checked It sends everything as one workout, warmup, main workout and cool down all combined. I think you can see the individual paces within the workout but I want the warmup to be completely separate from the main piece. Dealbreaker for me, may not be for other people. Eric is great, his weekly workouts on the asensei channel are brilliant
thx for reviewing Calorie quest John.
I would be happy to give more info about it as you miss the purpose of the two main modes :)
Hey Kévin. That would be great! I really just wanted to make very quick pieces showing that there are lots of apps out there. But each one of them (like Calorie Quest) deserve a longer video.
I have the same problem with Swelldone.... gets to 100% and doesn't load the game. Have to close the app and restart several times for it to work. Hope they solve it, as it's reasonable when it gets going (except I'm using a paddling adapter on my C2 which doesn't recognize stroke rate correctly... and the distance is way different on the app than the erg... perhaps it accounts for wind... trying to figure that out.)
Quite a mixed bag of apps there. Nothing that really makes me want to spend any money.
IC Row shows great promise as a visual distraction. But I'm still sticking with Ergzone right now just for data.
R u wearing Eddie Van Halen inspired shorts?
I am indeed. I've got shorts, shoes and a beach towel all in the Frankenstrat design. Huge Van Halen fan.
In short, several bucks a month for this, that, Netflix subscription, some more app subscriptions and several hundreds of bucks less in pocket. I an kinda allergic to all these "subscription items". Especially, when you pay for purchase and after it you have to pay subscription monthly for the purchased equipment is usable at all. Everything is a paid subscription... Nightmare.
You can always train for free. At least on a decent rower. Effects for health and fitness will be exactly the same.
Exactly. And it's one of the reasons the C2 is so amazing. Buy it - and then there's nothing else to pay. It's the third party people trying to enhance something that doesn't really need enhanced that are all scrabbling for our spare cash!
Another reason why C2 really is the only choice, the PM5 is more than adequate, it's perfect and the app plus online web interface is wonderful, I like to sit at my PC on a bigger screen to view my C2 stats@@rowalong
Thank you
Advice someone please.
Is it definitely worth upgrading my PM3 to a PM5?
I'd prefer not to fork out £150-odd, especially if my PM3 will connect to these apps if I use a cable.
There are only a few apps that connect via cable. And if you’re on iPhone, you need a very special cable.
If you want to use apps, then the upgrade is worth it. If you’re not bothered, and you’re ok just with something like RowPro on a computer, then don’t worry about it.
@@rowalong Thanks for such a quick and helpful reply. Really useful video as well. Just what I was looking for.
Happy to help. Get in touch if you have any mor me questions.
Yes, there are many hardware improvements in the PM5 over the PM3 aside from the addition of Bluetooth for connecting with apps.
Why aren’t you using the phone holder?
I eventually did. I think by the time I got to rowing with IC Row I realised that it would make sense to use it!!
What’s rowpro for iPhone like?
Do you mean the MyRowPro app? It’s a way to join and make sessions for the main PC/Max software, rather than a way to race others. They don’t have an phone version of that yet.
The MyRowPro app will allow you to set up a row for your own training, but not a multi-user row.
I may make a video about this, just to add another app onto the list!
@@rowalong that explains it. Thanks!
Float... that might float my boat
nope
Hahah!
100%.... LOL
Just a waste of my life… at least I was able to make a video about it.
@@rowalong I feel a rowalong app is in your future!! 🙏