asensei rowing is now compatible with the Rogue Echo Rower!

The asensei rowing app is now compatible with the new Rogue Echo Rower.  The Rogue Echo Rower was released in mid 2024 to great reviews, and has already been confirmed as the Official Rowing Machine of Crossfit and The Crossfit Games. 

This means that great indoor rowing workouts and training programs from asensei's world class coaches such as Eric Murray, former Crossfit Games finalist Shane Farmer of Dark Horse Rowing, Johan Quie and British Rowing's Clare Holman are now available for Rogue Echo rowers. 

So if you are using the Rogue Echo at home or in your Crossfit Gym asensei has a training program for you - with tips on making fast starts, increasing your power, improving your 500m time, 2km time and many more! 

Read on to learn how to connect.

How To connect to a Rogue Echo Rower to asensei rowing

asensei looks for a Bluetooth connection after you start your workout.  So start your workout first before connecting.  When you reach the connection video in the workout asensei will display SCANNING FOR... on screen and will start to look for a suitable Bluetooth enabled rowing machine that is advertising.

To make your Rogue Echo Rower console ready to connect you should do the following once you reach the connection video in the asensei workout:

1. Turn the Rogue Echo console on using the HOME button.

2. Use the arrow keys to scroll down to highlight the CONNECT option, then press SELECT

The rowing machine will now be visible to asensei and should connect automatically.  Once the connection is established the workout will progress. 

Troubleshooting Rogue Echo Connections

If your Rogue Echo Rower does not connect to asensei then try the following:

Connect within the asensei app not through your phone's Bluetooth settings

If you have at any time paired or connected your Rogue Echo Rower Console via the Bluetooth settings on your phone this will cause a problem with the asensei app. To check this go into your iPhone/iPad's settings app, choose Bluetooth and look to see if you see a Rogue device listed on the My Devices list. If you see it on that list tap on the text to the right of it saying Connected/Not Connected and then choose Forget This Device.

asensei connects to your rowing machine automatically during a workout, there's no need for a manual connection.

Check that you have the latest version of the asensei app

It's important to be on the latest version of the asensei app, to ensure that the latest fixes and improvements are picked up.  You can check if updates are available in the iOS appstore. 

Close any other apps/disconnect other devices that may be connecting to the Rogue Echo Rower Console.

If the Rogue Echo Rower is connecting to another app, then it won't be able to connect to asensei.  You can't run two apps with a single Rogue Echo Rower Console at the same time reliably.  Some other apps may connect automatically in the background, so please make sure that you close them before you try to perform a workout in asensei.

You should kill any other app connected to the Rogue Echo Rower, even if it is running in the background.   To check they are not running in the background, either double-tap the home button on your iPhone, or swipe up from the bottom of the screen on newer iPhones. You can then swipe left and right through all of the apps running in the background on your phone. If you see another rowing app, you can close/kill it by swiping it up to the top of the screen.

You should also check that another device isn't connecting to the Rogue Echo Rower automatically (e.g. a different iPad that is in the vicinity).  If the Rogue Echo Rower establishes a connection to another device asensei may not be able to connect.

Known Limitations

• The effort to achieve a given split time on a Rogue Rowing machine has been tested to be extremely similar to a Concept 2 but will differ from other rowing machines (such as a WaterRower), so we would generally recommend that you use asensei on a single brand of rowing machine only.  if you use a mixture of rowing machines then you may find that your split targets will be less accurate for you.  Currently asensei does not attempt to normalize between different types of rowing machines.  For more information see this article: Working out on multiple types of rowing machines.
• The CREW X ASENSEI FAST FRIDAY workout in the CREW x ASENSEI program (subscribers only) will not progress when you reach the 500m race segment at the end of the workout.  You must tap the screen and hit Stop to end your workout.
• Various workouts talk about Concept 2 specific features, but the workouts should be fully functional other than those mentioned above.
• The connection video displayed does not currently include instructions for connecting to a Rowgue Echo Rower.  So long as you are on the latest build of the asensei app 1.20.3 (1416) or higher this should not matter.