Plan it.Get reminded.Row it right.
Other rowing apps give you one piece: a plan, a reminder, or a connection to your machine. Roowy does all three — and coaches you live by stroke rate and resistance, not resistance alone.
$3.99/month · ~10× less than typical rowing subscriptions
Rowing at home shouldn’t take three apps
Most people who buy a rower end up gluing it together themselves:
A plan somewhere else
A spreadsheet, a PDF or a running app that has never heard of stroke rate.
Remembering on your own
Nothing nudges you on Thursday evening, so Thursday quietly disappears.
A machine app that only sets resistance
On a magnetic rower resistance alone doesn’t decide effort — you can pull hard on a low setting or drift on a high one.
Roowy is all three, in one place.
How it works
- 01
Get a plan that fits
Answer a few questions and get a multi-week plan: mostly easy rowing, a few hard sessions, a lighter week every fourth. A short calibration row tunes it to you.
- 02
Get reminded — gently
A push on the day of your session and once the next day. Then silence until you row. No guilt trips.
- 03
Row with a coach on screen
Roowy sets the resistance and shows your stroke-rate target in big, green-or-red numbers. Drift out of range and you’ll hear it.
What you get
Stroke rate and resistance, together
Every segment has a stroke-rate range and a resistance. Intensity is resistance × rate × pull — Roowy guides both numbers you control.
Resistance changes itself
On rowers that allow remote control, resistance moves between segments on its own. On the rest, Roowy tells you the level to set — the session works the same.
Works with your rower
Any rower with Bluetooth FTMS, plus Domyos rowers over their own protocol. Resistance is in %, so your plan moves with you to a new machine.
Heart-rate zones that mean something
Pair a chest strap and every workout shows time in each zone — and whether hitting your stroke rate actually put you in the zone you were aiming for.
A plan that adjusts
After three workouts pointing the same way, Roowy nudges resistance up or down. Never from a single bad day.
Reminders that don’t nag
One time of day you choose. Two reminders at most without a workout, then quiet.
No signal? No problem
Workouts save on your device first and upload when you’re back online. A garage with no Wi-Fi is fine.
No app store, no password
Roowy is a web app you add to your home screen. Sign in with a 6-digit code from your e-mail.
Numbers or a river
Swipe between the detailed view and the arcade view: your session as a river, the next segment visible before you reach it.
Paddler? Keep your season going over winter
Kayak and canoe trips end in October. Your base doesn’t have to. Winter plans built for paddlers, on a rower in your living room.
Winter training for paddlersOne price. Everything in it.
~10× less
- Multi-week plans that adjust to you
- Push reminders on training days
- Live stroke-rate and resistance coaching
- Heart-rate zones with a chest strap
- Workout history synced across devices
- Works with the rower you already own
No hardware lock-in. No contract.
What you need
A rower with Bluetooth and a browser that can talk to it.
Android phone or tablet
Chrome. Add Roowy to your home screen for full screen and reminders.
Laptop or desktop
Chrome or Edge on Windows, macOS, Linux or ChromeOS.
iPhone or iPad
Safari can’t use Bluetooth. Row in the free Bluefy browser; plan, history and reminders work from the home screen.
Rowers
Rowers that support Bluetooth FTMS (the fitness-machine standard) and Domyos rowers. Heart rate from any Bluetooth chest strap, or from your rower’s console.
On the way
Built on the data Roowy already records — not promises for the pricing page.
River trips
Pick a real river and every metre you row moves your kayak down it on the map. The Vistula first — 1,010 km from the mountains to the sea.
See the Vistula routeBadges for showing up
Your first kilometre, your first week, distance milestones and regular weeks. No points for sheer minutes.
Free trial
Try the full app before you pay.
Questions
Will it work with my rower?
If your rower supports Bluetooth FTMS or is a Domyos rower, yes. Sign in and connect — you’ll see live data within seconds. If your rower can’t take remote resistance changes, Roowy shows the level to set by hand and everything else works the same.
Do I need a heart-rate strap?
No. Roowy coaches you by stroke rate and resistance. A strap adds heart-rate zones to your history and helps the plan adjust.
Does it work on iPhone?
Apple doesn’t allow Bluetooth in Safari. On iPhone and iPad you row in the free Bluefy browser; your plan, history and reminders work from the home screen app.
Why is it so much cheaper?
No video production, no studio, no hardware to sell you. Roowy is software for the rower you already have.
What happens to my data?
Workouts are stored in your account so they sync between devices. We don’t sell your data. Details in the privacy policy.
I paddle a kayak, not a rowing shell. Is this for me?
For winter, yes. A rower builds the aerobic base, back and rhythm that carry over to paddling. It doesn’t train trunk rotation — our paddler page covers what to add.
Your rower is waiting
Sign in with your e-mail and row your first session today.
Start rowingNo password, no app store. Opens in your browser.