BoatCoach for rowing & erging
BoatCoach for rowing & erging
The official app & game
Distributed by UptoPlay
SCREENSHOTS
DESCRIPTION
Use UptoPlay to play online the game BoatCoach for rowing & erging.
BoatCoach is the #1 app for rowing and Concept2 ergometer training.
MAIN FEATURES
- Display stroke rate, stroke count, distance, speed, time, elapsed time, calories, heart rate, etc.
- Built-in graphs and maps
- NEW!!! Live stream a video of your workout to Facebook
- Logbook to store all your workouts
- Programmable workouts with simple graphical wizard
- Supports sweeps, sculls, kayaks, dragon boats, Concept2 ergometers (versions PM3, PM4 and PM5)
- All the features of ErgData and much more
- Erg calculator
BoatCoach saves you from spending hundreds of dollars on a dedicated stroke meter and provides features not found elsewhere. BoatCoach uses your phones built-in sensors so no wires required!
FEATURES INCLUDE...
ROWING MEASUREMENTS
- Stroke rate / count
- Distance
- Speed average
- Speed
- Clock
- Elapsed time
- Calories / Watts
- Heart rate
ADDITIONAL CONCEPT2 ERG MEASUREMENTS (similar to ErgData)
- Force
- Drive length / speed
- Drag factor
LIVE STREAMING
- Send a video of your workout straight from your phone to Facebook.
- Show off a race, a personal best, and get encouragement and coaching from others, all as your workout is underway
- Statistics (time, distance, speed, stroke rate, etc.) are overlaid on top of the video
- Post to your timeline or to a Facebook group
- Save a copy of your video to your phone
PROGRAMS
- Use 8 predefined programs including pyramids, tabata, 3 x 2000M, 10x500M, etc.
- Create unlimited programs using simple graphical wizard
- Program time, distance, effort, target stroke rate
- Use programs for both rowing and Concept2 erging
LOGBOOK
- Store all your rowing and Concept2 erg workouts in a single logbook
- Edit and email workout details
- View graphs of prior workouts
- Upload workouts to Concept2 website
- Upload directly to Strava
- CSV files compatible with RowsAndAll.com
GRAPH WORKOUT
- Plot speed, stroke rate, and heart rate vs. distance and time
- Adjust y-axis max/min to optimize display area
- Pinch & zoom to view in more detail
- Automatically store graphs in logbook for later viewing
- Plot rowing in motion using phone's sensors
MAPS
- Map multiple workouts simultaneously with satellite or street view
- Color route by speed, date, and piece
DATA CAPTURE
- Collect and email CSV data while rowing and erging. Speed, distance, heart rate, stroke rate, etc. Graph in spreadsheets like Excel.
- Collect and email GPX information while rowing. Map your workout in Endomondo, Garmin Connect, and other applications.
HEART RATE MONITOR (HRM)
- Check and record your heart rate
- Bluetooth Smart / Bluetooth Low Energy HRMs are supported
HANDS FREE
- Hands-free autostart pieces
- Manually start / stop / clear /pause / resume pieces
- App can speak start/stop/speed/time/distance/etc [useful for visually impaired rowers]
STROKE ANALYSIS
- View acceleration vs. time graph for your boat
- Email graphs to yourself
- Help optimize your stroke
POWER CURVE
- View Concept2 force plot, including quarterly average and distribution
CALCULATOR
- Calculate pace, time, distance for Concpet2 erg
- Calculate weight adjusted pace and projected pace
UPGRADE
- Programs, graphs, Bluetooth smart HRM, maps, and data capture require paid upgrade for full functionality.
SETTINGS
- 4 customizable screen layouts. Choose the data you want to see.
- View distance in meters, kilometers, feet, miles
- View speed in m/s, km/hr, ft/s, miles/hr, min/500m, min/1000m, min/mile
CONCEPT2 USERS IMPORTANT
- For USB connection, phone must pass USB Host Mode compatibility tests. Use the USB Host Diagnostics app available free from the Google Play Store.
- App will not function properly if a LogCard is in the monitor.
QUESTIONS
Please see www.boatcoachapp.com
Enjoy with UptoPlay the online game BoatCoach for rowing & erging.
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
Developer: Dan Eiref
Genre: Sports
App version: 2.188
App size: 14M
Recent changes: Fix an issue with exporting CSV files.
Comments:
Potentially a very interesting application with lots of features, in reality it did not work for me. In only tried it in the boat, mainly to display basic information like stroke rate and speed. I appreciated the possibility to customize my own screen. Real flaw (with my phone) was that the stroke rate could not be determined reliably. Besides that I had practical problems while running it on my phone. It drained batteries too much, because the screen had to stay up. That caused the screen to be dimmed, which made it really unreadable. I had to use a waterproof sleeve which made that harder too. There were some annoying system pop-ups I could not suppress. And then there was the question how to reliably and readably attach the phone to the boat. So in my experience, this might work for a cox, but not for a rower.
I use this app in a single scull, on an old phone inside a waterproof case. I don't use many of the features, mainly stroke rate, which is pretty accurate. Speed is less reliable, but I guess both measures will depend on the quality of phone accelerometer and GPS. Easy and obviously much cheaper than buying a GPS speed coach.
Used for sculling but not erging - amazing app, does everything that you could possibly want from a surge coach but better. Screen and numbers are clear and easy to read between strokes, and the accuracy is great. Also paid for the csv function and I highly recommend it. Pairs well with data visualization software to create your own custom dashboards. Also customer service is excellent, app creator responded quickly and helpfully to some questions. Highly recommended for anyone in small boats.
Used with concept2, quickly set training, sync with C2 logbook afterwards. Has the functionality I need without being bloated like many apps I tried in the past - haven't tried others since using this. Had one issue some time ago, dev was very responsive.
I love this app and dual features (water and erg) I have the cradle for the NK instruments and makes it easier when my impeller based speedcoach can't be used. I use it simultaneously too to calibrate, and log separately my sessions. the parameters on the erg dashboard are very useful if you are into psychotic monitoring or coaching. I'm updating my rating with a feature request: bikeerg and Skierg support please!!!"
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