… your boat. Well not quite a boat but for the off-water season it’s an indoor rower, specifically a WATERROWER Club on loan from Mandy.
With the iPad attached to the arm on the front of the rower there are a number of applications that can make indoor rowing a bit more interesting. My current favorite is EXR which is like Zwift for indoor rowers. It has some decent animations which give you an avatar in a rowing scull on a variety of rowing courses, rivers and lakes. Not yet a sophisticated as Zwift but that seems to be the direction they are going with the app. Integration with Apple Health, Zwift and Concept2 logbook (not yet working for me)
Some other apps:
- WATERROWER Connect – Software right from the rowing machine vendor. Displays various rowing stats. No Concept2 logbook integration ☹️
- ERGdata – For the Concept2 rower with current PM5 monitor
- ERGzone – workouts and stats, connects to the Waterrower and other machines. Can integrate with the Concept2 logbook which seems to be the Bible for tracking rowing efforts across multiple platforms. Most integrations require ERGzone+ for $$
- Apple Fitness+ – row along workout classes. Links with Strava and Apple Health. Some coaching and motivational music.
EXR provides a list of what they considered to be the best rowing apps for 2025 on their blog at https://exrgame.com/blog/article/best-rowing-apps
I’m sure there are more. Let me know your favorites in the comments.