SmartRow

Ergometer Innovations B.V.

About this app

The SmartRow App (together with the SmartRow-conversion) will turn your WaterRower into a lab grade ergometer. It will not only show you power, distance, work-per-stroke, calories etc., it will show you each force-curve, heart rate graph and much, much more! It keeps track of your workouts, and even shows you well-known fitness metrics like 'Watts-per-Beat' and 'Watts-per-Kilogram'.

This is the best training tool you can invest in—after hiring a coach, of course!

Ratings and reviews

The main reason I bought this was for more accurate metrics, but also the integration with exr. When I first got it there was a bug that caused a huge lag. Not only did they fix the bug, but support was incredibly helpful and kept me informed while they were fixing it. Now the integration works great and I can also use this main app to improvemy performance.

Overall good app, however, it has a little bit of a ways to go still. I am using the Android version, which does have different features than the Apple version. Pros: *Stable and I haven't had any issues. *Intuitive to use and manage. *Rowing tutorials included are good for beginners. *Racing feature is fun to use. *Pairing with Strava is great- it worked really well and is better than what my watch uploads when I do a rowing workout. *Bluetooth heart rate connectivity is good.

Good app overall, but could use a few tweaks. I've had my Waterrower for a week or so, and so far the app is performing as advertised. The pace boat feature is helpful and the other metrics displayed are clear and customizable. I haven't had any of the issues a few others have noted around connectivity (I did have a brief problem with an older phone, but that was because I had disabled location services which impacts all Bluetooth LE connections it appears). My cheap no name HR band connects fine as well. Strava syncs happen immediately for me too. The one thing missing is the ability to add custom workouts by time/HR zone/power etc. I am currently using a tabata timer app with audio cues to help me track intervals or relying on my Suunto watch to buzz if I go out of zone. It would be better if this was integrated with visual cues on the screen to avoid the mental gymnastics of trying to track what you are supposed to be doing with the data on display.

What's new

Android 14 support