PainSled for Android

Pros: Easy synch to concept 2 Collects a wealth of information Range of options to export data Cons: Minimal options on data screen Please allow option to show peak force, drive time or drive length on screen as you row. ErgData has that feature (although exports less data)

I decided to try the app based on several positive web reviews and its potential for providing enhanced data to analyze my workouts. I rowed a test session with the app to see if worked as expected . It smoothly connected to my PM5 and recorded the workout without issue. I then tried to sync my workout to the Concept 2 Logbook, and it failed. I tried employing the troubleshooting techniques for this issue but could not resolve it. I sent a support message to the developer on 9/7 and have yet to receive a response. Apps sometimes have bugs and sometimes the problem is user error, but I expect a developer to respond to a support issue in a timely fashion. Three weeks (and counting)is way too long. I wanted this to be the answer to my search for a better rowing app, but right now it is not.

I want to like it but every time I use it with zwift it freezes after about 25 minutes of rowing. The app will stop updating my wattage and zwift will show a 0 output. Even when I restart PainSled and it starts to recognize my rowing wattage again, zwift won’t work until I exit the race I’m in and re-pair everything.

Great app for rowers wanting a bridge to the cycling app Zwift! Thumbs up

I really liked this app. It differs what it's supposed to. The only thing I find annoying is deleting workouts. You have to individually select each interval one by one, then hit delete, then confirm. Atypical workout might consist of 8-10 sets, so that's 30 or more steps just to delete your data after syncing. There should be an option to select all then delete.