rower
Your rower's been waiting.
rowerM8 gives the rower you already own a reason to be used again: motivation, progress and a little company. To row, you need your iPhone and an Apple Watch or the rowerM8 handle sensor. Your phone never counts strokes.
Why rowerM8
A reason to row again.
Motivation, progress and a little company. Every row is saved, so you can see yourself get better, beat your last row and keep your streak going on the rower you already own.
How it works
Three steps to a smarter erg.
Wear your Apple Watch and start a row.
Your watch counts every stroke and turns it into meters. No Apple Watch? Attach the rowerM8 handle sensor. Your phone never counts strokes.
See yourself get better.
Every row is saved. Your history, personal bests and trends show your progress on your own rower.
Beat your last row.
Race your previous row and your best, and keep your streak going.
Start with your watch or handle sensor
Try it free with your Apple Watch or handle sensor
Every row recorded. Pace, time, stroke rate, ghost races against your own rows and streaks. You need an Apple Watch or the rowerM8 handle sensor to count your strokes. Your phone never counts strokes.
Plans
Pick your plan.
rowerM8
Free
Every row recorded. The same accurate meters for everyone. Pace, time, stroke rate, ghost races against your own rows and streaks.
An Apple Watch or the rowerM8 handle sensor counts your strokes. Your phone never counts strokes.
rowerM8 Plus
$4.99/month or $34.99/year (save 42%)
Coaching, full training history and progress insights, structured workouts, more games and challenges, and crew features as they arrive. 14-day free trial.
Your numbers are never the paywall. Everyone gets the same measurement.
Community
A little company.
We're inviting a small crew of rowers to use rowerM8 this fall and tell us what works. Crew features will arrive with rowerM8 Plus. For now, race your previous row and your best, and keep your streak going.
FAQ
Questions, answered.
Do I need to buy anything?
If you have an iPhone and Apple Watch, you don't need extra hardware. Your watch counts every stroke and turns it into meters. No Apple Watch? You'll need the rowerM8 handle sensor. Your phone never counts strokes. rowerM8 is free, with optional rowerM8 Plus features.
Does it work on my rower?
Yes, any rowing machine with a handle: magnetic, water, air or Concept2.
I don't have an Apple Watch. Can I use rowerM8?
Yes, with the rowerM8 handle sensor. Attach it to your rower's handle and it counts your strokes. Your phone never counts strokes.
Do I need Plus for the same meters?
No. Your numbers are never the paywall. Everyone gets the same measurement. Plus adds coaching, full training history and progress insights, structured workouts, more games and challenges, and crew features as they arrive. 14-day free trial.
When can I get it?
We're inviting a small crew of rowers to use rowerM8 this fall and tell us what works. Join the list and we'll send your invite.
Join the founding crew.
We're inviting a small crew of rowers to use rowerM8 this fall and tell us what works. Join the list and we'll send your invite.