SmartRow 4+

big improvement compared to S4 monitor

Just installed the smartrow and it looks like I need to do a lot af training to get the same results as I had on the S4 monitor ( looks like time are 10% slower on Smartrow 😕) but that was expected.

The one big question that I have however is: “how does the SmartRow compare to the concept 2 monitor?”. My team mates are using a concept2 and it it would be nice to know how the times of the Smartrow compare to their times.

As a new user I do not know when the interval training was introduced but there is a very important aspect missing here. When you do a training with for example 10 sets of 2 minutes then in the final training analysis only split times are shown for the 500 meters which is completely uninteresting. It would be nice if split times for the intervals are shown if an interval training is done, when you race or “just row” then the 500 meter splits are great.

So, this is a great tool to get some more realistic numbers but there is still room for improvement 🙂

Developer Response ,

Thanks for your review. Regarding your comment on the C2 comparison: SmartRow does use the same formula as C2, to calculate the distance out of the Wattage. However, SmartRow has a much more accurate measurement for the wattage because it is a real powermeter. Unfortunately the difference is not a fixed percentage, and depending on multiple factors. For any other questions, please contact info@smartrow.fit.

Competition graphics are inaccurate

Since the latest release I tried to improve my own personal best time for 2k. The outer layer showed quite a big advantage to the inner layer (=my current record). The distance indicator is going all over the place -200 to +200 meters and switching back to actual rowing distance. Very disturbing. In the end I just took seconds of my personal best which I expected to be around 10sec looking at the difference in layers.

Addition 14.4.2021 Race mode shows 7:51.83 for 2k, but the total time as sum of the 500m splits is 7:50.11 which is a 1,72 second difference. How is that possible? I like to assist in testing for any bugfix release if required.

Update 19.6.2021
App works much better now. Visual progress and difference between the two rings are more reliable.

Developer Response ,

Hi Mr Lindemans, thank you for your feedback. We did have contact via info@smartrow.fit. Could you confirm this issue has been solved? Best regards, the SmartRow team.

Will you also include fluid rower like asensai?

Would be awesome due to your Apple Watch integration!