BoatCoach for rowing & erging

Dan Eiref

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About this app

BoatCoach is the #1 app for rowing and Concept2 ergometer training.

MAIN FEATURES
- Display stroke rate, stroke count, distance, speed, time, elapsed time, calories, heart rate, etc.
- Built-in graphs and maps
- Logbook to store all your workouts
- Programmable workouts with simple graphical wizard
- Supports sweeps, sculls, kayaks, dragon boats, Concept2 ergometers (versions PM3, PM4 and PM5)
- All the features of ErgData and much more
- Erg calculator

BoatCoach saves you from spending hundreds of dollars on a dedicated stroke meter and provides features not found elsewhere. BoatCoach uses your phone’s built-in sensors so no wires required!


FEATURES INCLUDE...

ROWING MEASUREMENTS
- Stroke rate / count
- Distance
- Speed average
- Speed
- Clock
- Elapsed time
- Calories / Watts
- Heart rate

ADDITIONAL CONCEPT2 ERG MEASUREMENTS (similar to ErgData)
- Force
- Drive length / speed
- Drag factor

PROGRAMS
- Use 8 predefined programs including pyramids, tabata, 3 x 2000M, 10x500M, etc.
- Create unlimited programs using simple graphical wizard
- Program time, distance, effort, target stroke rate
- Use programs for both rowing and Concept2 erging

LOGBOOK
- Store all your rowing and Concept2 erg workouts in a single logbook
- Edit and email workout details
- View graphs of prior workouts
- Upload workouts to Concept2 website
- Upload directly to Strava
- CSV files compatible with RowsAndAll.com

GRAPH WORKOUT
- Plot speed, stroke rate, and heart rate vs. distance and time
- Adjust y-axis max/min to optimize display area
- Pinch & zoom to view in more detail
- Automatically store graphs in logbook for later viewing
- Plot rowing in motion using phone's sensors

MAPS
- Map multiple workouts simultaneously with satellite or street view
- Color route by speed, date, and piece

DATA CAPTURE
- Collect and email CSV data while rowing and erging. Speed, distance, heart rate, stroke rate, etc. Graph in spreadsheets like Excel.
- Collect and email GPX information while rowing. Map your workout in Endomondo, Garmin Connect, and other applications.

HEART RATE MONITOR (HRM)
- Check and record your heart rate
- Bluetooth Smart / Bluetooth Low Energy HRMs are supported

HANDS FREE
- Hands-free autostart pieces
- Manually start / stop / clear /pause / resume pieces
- App can speak start/stop/speed/time/distance/etc [useful for visually impaired rowers]

STROKE ANALYSIS
- View acceleration vs. time graph for your boat
- Email graphs to yourself
- Help optimize your stroke

POWER CURVE
- View Concept2 force plot, including quarterly average and distribution

CALCULATOR
- Calculate pace, time, distance for Concpet2 erg
- Calculate weight adjusted pace and projected pace

UPGRADE
- Programs, graphs, Bluetooth smart HRM, maps, and data capture require paid upgrade for full functionality.

SETTINGS
- 4 customizable screen layouts. Choose the data you want to see.
- View distance in meters, kilometers, feet, miles
- View speed in m/s, km/hr, ft/s, miles/hr, min/500m, min/1000m, min/mile

CONCEPT2 USERS – IMPORTANT
- App will not function properly if a LogCard is in the monitor.

QUESTIONS AND INSTRUCTIONS
Please see http://www.boatcoachapp.com

Ratings and reviews

I row in a single. I think the program does a great job at gathering data. The problem is logging. I've used it pretty consistently for the last few months 2-4 times per week. It has only put 4 into the logbook. I can't figure out what I'm doing differently. I've also had some struggles with downloading to Google Drive. That does work most of the time.

Solid choice. I've been using this instead of a SpeedCoach for a year now in my single. For the most part it gives me the data I want to see. I'd love to see distance per stroke which I don't see this app currently doing. Also it it's frustrating to have to exit the app and then come back in to upload to Strava. I'm not sure I have any reason to move to another app, but I'd love to see these and other UI simplification improvements.

I have been using this app while single sculling for the past three years on a close to daily basis. It is accurate, stable and with a user friendly UI... everything you could want when rowing on water . Also, on the one occasion there was a minor issue with the heat rate monitor following an update, I contacted the developer, who immediately responded and provided a fix. As a rower and also software professional, I highly recommend!