# Best Knots

> Comprehensive guide to 58 popular and useful knots for outdoor activities. (iPhone/iPad app by Fission Media Group Inc..)

- Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/best-knots/id484663369 (this page in markdown: same URL + `.md`)
- Developer: [Fission Media Group Inc.](https://appshunter.io/developer/343056410)
- Category: Sports, Reference
- Price: $1.99
- Rating: 5.00/5 from 1 App Store ratings · 1 written reviews indexed
- Age rating: 4+
- Requires: iOS 9.0 · 45 MB
- Languages: American English
- Released: 2011-12-08
- Data updated: 2026-06-10
- Monetization: paid
- User reviews in markdown: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/best-knots/id484663369/reviews.md

## What is Best Knots?

58 OF THE MOST POPULAR AND USEFUL FISHING, RESCUE, CLIMBING AND SAILING KNOTS!
• Top 10 Sports app in 10 Countries!

• "Hands down best app of it's kind." - App Store USA
• "Thanks for an app truly worth the money I paid!" - App Store USA 
• "Great program and easy to use" - App Store UK

Best Knots offers 58 of the top knots for fishing, rescue, climbing and sailing. Complete with short tips for best use, strengths and weaknesses of each. 

Based on our popular apps, Fishing Knots, Rescue Knots, Climbing Knots and Sailing Knots, Best Knots brings all of our step-by-step instructions into one handy app for the outdoors. Best Knots has researched each topic area to offer some of the most popular and practical knots for outdoor pursuits. (Including many of our favorites.) 22 of the 58 knots also appear in multiple categories with specific tips and info related to the individual pursuit. 

The precisely designed and detailed graphics emphasize key steps and clearly show critical overlapping elements, arrows and other guides to help you tie tricky knots. Follow along with the written steps or rotate your phone to the side for a zoomed view. A glossary is included in each section. 

• Best Knots include all of the knots in Fishing Knots, Rescue Knots, Climbing Knots and Sailing Knots: 

Loops 
▸  Bowline * 
▸  Butterfly Loop * 
▸  Double Bowline * 
▸  Double Figure Eight * 
▸  Figure Eight Follow-through * 
▸  Figure Eight on a Bight * 
▸  Inline Figure Eight * 
▸  Slipknot 

Hitches 
▸  Buntline 
▸  Cleat Hitch 
▸  Clinch Hitch * 
▸  Constrictor Knot 
▸  Clove Hitch * 
▸  Girth Hitch 
▸  Half Hitch 
▸  Klemheist Hitch 
▸  Load Releasing Hitch 
▸  Münter Hitch * 
▸  Prusik Hitch * 
▸  Rolling Hitch 
▸  Round Turn Clean Hitch 
▸  Round Turn Two Half Hitch 
▸  Tautline Hitch 
▸  Tensionless Hitch 
▸  Timber Hitch 
▸  Trucker's Hitch * 

Bends 
▸  Anchor Bend 
▸  Carrick Bend 
▸  Double Fisherman's Knot * 
▸  Figure Eight Bend * 
▸  Sheet Bend * 
▸  Square Knot 
▸  Water Knot * 

Stoppers 
▸  Double Overhand * 
▸  Figure Eight * 
▸  Overhand Knot 
▸  Heaving Line 

Attach a Fly or Lure 
▸  Loop Knot 
▸  Clinch Knot * 
▸  Improved Clinch Knot 
▸  Improved Double Clinch Knot 
▸  Palomar Knot 
▸  Snell Knot 

Tie Two Lines Together 
▸  Nail Knot 
▸  Surgeon's Knot 
▸  Blood Knot 
▸  Albright Knot 

Tie a Loop in the Line 
▸  Perfection Loop 
▸  Surgeon's Loop 
▸  Dropper Loop 

Tie Backing to the Reel 
▸  Arbor Knot 

Other Useful Knots 
▸  Float Stop Knot 
▸  Uni Knot

Harness 
▸  Fireman's Chair 
▸  Karash Harness 
▸  Triple Bowline 

Quick Release 
▸  Slipped Buntline 
▸  Mooring Hitch 

* Knots are offered in multiple sections, often with tips and information specific to the topic area

• SUPPORT: fissionmedia.com

## Key features

- 58 popular and useful knots
- Step-by-step instructions
- Detailed graphics with guides
- Tips for specific uses
- Strengths and weaknesses of each knot
- Glossary included

## Recent user reviews (1 of 1)

All indexed reviews: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/best-knots/id484663369/reviews.md

### 5/5 — The Best

*2012-01-17, version 1.0*

I loved this app before I could even get it. I had seen it for free on appsgonefree, and wanted it. Unfortunately it was only available on Canada's app store (some kind of annoying mixup somewhere). I was pleasantly surprised when I did my weekly search and found it available. I'm not a knot junky. I just appreciate quality informative apps, and this one takes the cake. Worth every penny and more.

## Frequently asked questions about Best Knots

### What types of knots does Best Knots teach?

Best Knots teaches 58 popular knots across categories like fishing, rescue, climbing, and sailing. This includes loops, hitches, bends, stoppers, and knots for attaching flies or tying lines together.

### How does Best Knots present knot-tying instructions?

Best Knots provides precisely designed and detailed graphics that emphasize key steps. You can follow along with written steps or rotate your phone for a zoomed view, with arrows and guides to help with tricky knots.

### Can I use Best Knots for different outdoor activities?

Yes, Best Knots is designed for multiple outdoor pursuits. It includes knots specifically useful for fishing, rescue, climbing, and sailing, with 22 knots appearing in multiple categories with relevant tips.

### What information is provided for each knot?

For each knot, Best Knots offers short tips for best use, as well as details on its strengths and weaknesses. A glossary is also included within each section for further clarification.

### What devices is Best Knots available on?

Best Knots is available on iPhone and iPod. It is rated for ages 4 and up.

### How much does Best Knots cost?

Best Knots is a paid application, priced at $1.99. The app does not feature in-app purchases or advertisements.

### When was Best Knots last updated?

The latest version of Best Knots is 1.6, which was last updated on July 15, 2021. The app was originally released on December 8, 2011.

### What do users say about Best Knots?

User reviews highlight Best Knots as an excellent app, with one user calling it 'hands down best app of it's kind.' Another user appreciated that it was 'truly worth the money I paid,' and another found it a 'great program and easy to use.'

## Version history (last 5 releases)

### 1.6 — 2021-07-15

Fixed modal presentation style on iOS 13+.
Fixed layout issues on newer phones.

### 1.5 — 2018-04-28

This app has been updated by Apple to display the Apple Watch app icon.

Updated for iPhone X.

### 1.4 — 2017-04-14

Updated to 64 bit.

### 1.3 — 2013-09-24

- Updated to iOS 7
- Added high resolution images for 4-inch Retina Display

### 1.2 — 2012-09-26

Fixed bug on iPhone 3G

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- [Climbing Knots](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/climbing-knots/id484657830)

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