Development log
What changed in Row Smarter, and what is happening now. Written by hand when something real changes, not on a schedule. Last updated 8 September 2026.
Racing is live
Racing works. Update Row Smarter in TestFlight to version 0.3.0 (build 26) and you can open a race or join one with a code.
If racing does not appear, you are still on an older build. Check for an update first.
The update is approved and available on TestFlight
Apple has approved Row Smarter 0.3.0 (build 25). It is now available to external TestFlight testers. Open TestFlight and update Row Smarter to get the latest version.
This update improves Concept2 connections and makes interrupted-workout recovery clearer: continue from the last saved progress or save the recorded portion to History. It also makes connection status easier to read and saved diagnostic reports easier to find and share.
This is a TestFlight update, not a retail App Store release. TestFlight remains free; Pro purchases are Apple-controlled simulations with no real charge. Thanks for your patience and for the reports that helped improve the update.
The TestFlight beta is where changes land first. It is free and open.
Fifteen languages, in progress
Row Smarter is being translated into fifteen languages:
- English
- Dutch
- German
- French
- Italian
- Spanish
- Portuguese
- Polish
- Russian
- Ukrainian
- Greek
- Arabic
- Chinese
- Japanese
- Korean
Rowing has its own conventions and they survive translation. A split stays written as 1:52.3 per 500m in every language, because that is how the sport writes it. Distances stay in metres. What changes is the words around the numbers.
This is under way, not finished. When a language ships it gets an entry below.
The log
Translation into fifteen languages started
Row Smarter is being translated into fifteen languages, across six writing systems and including one right-to-left language. Nothing is visible in the app yet. It is a long job and it is under way.
Three rowing guides published
New pages on which machines report which measurements, how to read a force curve, and what else rowers use. Written for anyone who rows, whether or not they use this app.
The beta opened
The TestFlight beta opened to anyone who wants it, on iPad and iPhone. It is free, and it needs no invitation.
Something wrong?
If the app is misbehaving, tell us through support. A specific report about one rowing machine is worth more than a general one, so say which machine and what it did.