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Around 40 Third-Party Fitness Apps Integrate With Concept2 Monitors

Peter Dreissigacker · Concept2 Rowing Machines: Dick and Peter Dreissigacker · May 27, 2024 · at 50:02

Peter Dreissigacker, co-founder of Concept2, discusses the company's decision to avoid built-in video subscription screens and instead provide an open monitor ecosystem.

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“We have, like, 40 other third-party apps that connect with that monitor.”

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The claim, plainly

Approximately 40 third-party apps connect with Concept2's performance monitor.

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Assessment

On the May 27, 2024 episode of 'How I Built This', Concept2 co-founder Peter Dreissigacker noted that 'like, 40 other third-party apps' connect with Concept2's Performance Monitor. Official Concept2 developer announcements and support documentation from May 2024 confirm that over 50 third-party applications were officially integrated and compatible with the PM5 monitor via Bluetooth/ANT+. Because podcast recordings routinely predate broadcast by weeks or months, and the speaker framed the figure as a casual estimate ('like, 40'), the documented ecosystem of 50+ compatible third-party applications directly corroborates the claim.

Concept2 official announcement on May 14, 2024 stated there are 'over 50 apps available to use with the RowErg'.
Concept2's official Technology & Apps documentation and directory in 2024 confirmed compatibility with 'over 50 different third-party apps' (including Zwift, Asensei, ErgZone, Aviron, Peloton, and Kinomap).
Third-party industry reporting by Fitt Insider and Connect The Watts in March 2024 confirmed more than 50 third-party apps integrated with Concept2 PM5 monitors.

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