# Knot IQ: 3D Knot Tying — user reviews > 244 indexed App Store user reviews of Knot IQ by The Bear Essentials Co. LTD, rated 4.80/5 from 249 ratings. - Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/knot-iq-3d-knot-tying/id6738783142/reviews - App overview in markdown: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/knot-iq-3d-knot-tying/id6738783142.md - Rating breakdown: 5★ 227 · 4★ 11 · 3★ 2 · 2★ 3 · 1★ 6 ## What do users think of Knot IQ? Overall sentiment: positive **Pros** - 👍 Helpful 3D animations and visualizations - 🎨 Detailed and interactive knot rendering - 🧠 Useful for learning and mastering knots - 💻 Offline availability for outdoor use **Cons** - 🐛 Bugs and glitches with UI and animations - 📦 Large app size (2.7GB) with slow downloads - 🤖 Unity-based UI feels outdated and unresponsive **Commonly reported bugs** - Animations not playing properly - Knots not loading or showing as unavailable - Inconsistent UI behavior and crashes **Most requested features** - Ability to download knots individually - Native UI for better user experience - Offline mode as an opt-in feature ## Newest reviews (19 of 244) ### 4/5 — F *2026-08-19, version 3.8.1* Pop p I’ll play P I’m I ### 4/5 — needs flop/mirror on each knot *2026-08-12, version 3.8.1* the reset sometimes flops/mirrors the knot or can switch to left handed mode but that changes for the entire app. knots 3d allows instant mirroring/flopping which can help depending on how the knot you are tying is set up eta: thank you for your response! yes, your idea to add the local toggle for each knot but keep the global left handed setting is very flexible. looking forward to the update, thank you! ### 5/5 — Better KNOT miss this app!!!!! *2026-07-24, version 3.7.1* He’s KNOT kidding! This app is a Rockstar when it comes to finding and learning the best knot for each specific application !!!! Well done and TOTALLY worth the small investment!!! THANKS!!!!! ### 5/5 — It freezes on me *2026-07-17, version 3.7.1* I would like to use but it freezes on me. - reaching out to the developer they produced a fix ### 5/5 — Simple yet detailed *2026-07-17, version 3.7.0* Looking for specific knots is easy. Exploring knots for certain unique situations is very helpful. Easy recommend. ### 5/5 — Fantastic for visual learners! *2026-07-14, version 3.7.0* Honestly this app is awesome. I really struggle to follow pictures in books and the short videos make it so easy to learn. You can scroll to any difficult sections and adjust the speed, brilliant! I love that I can save favorites and download to view offline. Great app! Easy to use. ### 5/5 — Fantastic! *2026-07-14, version 3.7.0* Never knew I needed this app until I downloaded it. Now I use it all the time! ### 5/5 — OUTSTANDING *2026-07-12, version 3.7.0* I knew of his work through YT previously. But found them on the App eventual & was 10/10 brilliance. Everything he said it would for what the APP delivered. The ultimate KNOT companion in the phone. 👍🏼👍🏼🌿 ### 5/5 — Best Knot App of All Time & In All the Universe *2026-07-11, version 3.7.0* This is easily worth ten times what I paid for it. Support is next level. DJ literally emailed me multiple times as we worked through my very minor issue (not just “customer service” but Canadian Customer Service!). I recommend this to everyone all the time. I hope a few of you consider this as you are wasting time with other knot apps. Where can I send you a tip or what else can I purchase from you, DJ?! Thank you! ### 5/5 — Great graphics *2026-07-09, version 3.7.0* Impressive app, that animates very well, with great graphics to make mimicking knots easy to make. Well organized to make it easy to figure out what knots you need. ### 3/5 — It’s a good app but… *2026-07-09, version 3.7.0* It’s very helpful but it’s so fragile. It’s swipes left or right when I’m trying to go down or up sometimes. Multiple times it has frozen on me too. Had to force reset my phone multiple times ### 5/5 — Best App Ever! *2026-07-07, version 3.7.0* For a few years I have been saving videos on YouTube or Instagram, but it is inefficient. This is much more handy and way worth the $5. Thanks!!! ### 5/5 — Glitching fixed! *2026-07-07, version 3.7.0* Updated: Great app and the developer is very responsive to customer feedback ### 3/5 — Great Refrence *2026-07-03* I love the YouTube channel and having a nice companion app on the go is great. However the UI seems super outdated and overloaded. Technically the app is also lacking. I had multiple freezes and crashes while exploring. It even made my full phone freeze for a while. Seems to happen when scrolling longer lists. **Developer response:** Hello my friend, The 3.7.1 fix is out and should all be working smoothly now!! Can you update and lmk what you think? (The glitch and issues were happening on new iPhone 16s mainly but finally got it fixed up!) Your friend, DJ Can email me at dj@bearessentialsoutdoors.ca ### 4/5 — Glitching *2026-06-24, version 3.6.1 Patch* Great overall, but the glitching is still not fixed ### 3/5 — Must have *2026-06-23, version 3.6.1 Patch* Like a pocket knife this app is a must have for everyone, from hiking to tying down a load at the store. Everyone sometimes needs to tie something. I like fact of how many new knots keep showing up every time i open this app. ### 3/5 — Amazing but glitchy *2026-06-22, version 3.6.1 Patch* This will be a five-star app when all the glitches are sorted out, but in its current state it's hardly usable! It frequently freezes up when scrolling through the knot lists, and the only thing to do in that case is shut down the app and relaunch it, losing your scrolling progress. I've also had it freeze during knot display in such a way that prevented me from even turning off my phone screen—in this case, double-tapping the power button to bring up my wallet gave me the escape I needed to shut down the app. If this were most any other app I had paid money for and I was dealing with crashes like this, I would be giving a one-star review and furiously requesting a refund. It is a testament to how well this app presents its knots—and organizes them so you can find the right knot for the job—that I have still given it a three star review. Hands down the best knot-tying resource I've seen yet, which is why the crashes are so distressing! After that gets sorted out, I have just one feature request: a button to mirror knots, just in case they're being tied left-handed or the line is going the opposite way around the anchor for whatever reason. ### 5/5 — Amazing *2026-06-21, version 3.6.1 Patch* A wide breadth of knots and clear, in-depth information as to their uses and why. The favorites list is a life saver and I am grateful for its availability offline. This app has helped me more times than I expected ### 5/5 — So cool! *2026-06-21, version 3.6.1 Patch* Great app and a great concept. Really helpful and well thought out. ## Most critical reviews (10 lowest-rated) ### 1/5 — Very upsetting. *2025-12-05, version 2.12.1* This app was easily the best out there. After this last update it won’t load. I’ve downloaded everything again (I already had dl before) and it is just blank. I waited like 20min and nothing ever loaded. Infuriating because the app was amazing before. ### 1/5 — Doesn’t work *2025-09-28, version 2.8.0* I used to see knots, now it’s blank, empty, worthless. ### 1/5 — Tiny *2025-08-17, version 2.0.5* this app is so small as to be unreadable on an iPad. Is there a different iPad version or a way to scale this up to full screen? If not it will be money ill spent. ### 1/5 — Not working well on iOS *2025-04-19, version 1.4* Love the concept, but isn’t working. Took forever to download the initial file and now always shows the “knot unavailable” when I click on. Waiting for better updates. ### 1/5 — Very buggy *2025-03-21, version 1.4* Full of bugs — eg it arbitrarily doesn’t play (pressing play button doesn’t “play” the animation), the UI is buggy and confusing, many times when I click a knot it just doesn’t open. Quite frustrating when you’re actually trying to use it live — I’m instead opting to just google the knot and follow pics ### 1/5 — No knots are available *2025-03-17* I keep waiting for the asset download to finish, and once it does, any knot I try to look at says “Knot Unavailable “. So far, the app has been useless. I have tried deleting and reinstalling. Hasn’t worked yet. **Developer response:** Im So sorry about that!!! New Version 1.4 is uploaded and hopefully has fixed all this. Delete the app entirely and download this new version from the app store! It should work perfectly now. Please let me know! ### 1/5 — Never loads the knots *2025-03-14* Half an hour later and it says it is still loading the required assets. The next time in the app I go to a knot and it says Knot Unavailable. **Developer response:** Hey Gizmo. Really sorry about that man! You've got to let the white loading screen load the knots fully before swiping off. The app has to download all the knots to your phone as it's a completely offline app. I'm working on (for the next release) having some background downloading. Can you try deleting the app, then re-installing it? Let the white loading screen load all the way through without your phone going to screensaver or anything. That should fix it! Your friend, DJ ### 2/5 — Was great *2026-07-11, version 3.7.0* Was great until the latest update. Now the app locks up all time. ### 2/5 — Good but *2026-06-16, version 3.6.0* The app is good, easy to follow but constantly crashes. Freezes all the time to the point it’s unworkable unfortunately. ### 2/5 — Love the vids hate the app *2026-06-05, version 3.6.0* I love his videos on knot tying and they are easy to follow. The app however sucks. First everything is in olive drab and brown. That would be great if we were hunting deer or something but to show how a knot is constructed high contrast would be the way to go. Also the background is black so trying to watch this in low light really sucks as well. I was looking at the animation for the Bimini knot and the tag end appears out of nowhere and when it gets to the loop once again it appears out of nowhere and it’s not clear at all which direction you’re going with tag end. I would put up some images if it would let me. I love bear essentials videos and was looking into the forward to this app but oh my gosh I have three other apps that are way better I’m sorry to say. He should’ve looked at some other apps and got some ideas before rushing into a pretty useless app. Two stars ## Most praised reviews (10 highest-rated) ### 5/5 — Awesome *2026-09-07, version 3.9.0* Absolutely awesome! I first watched this guy on YouTube and then downloaded his app. It's absolutely brilliant—easy to learn knots. Highly recommended!" ### 5/5 — Amazing but glitchy—no more! *2026-09-02, version 3.8.1* Edit: I can confirm since the update they said it was fixed, I have had no crashes with this app. Knot only was I compelled to write my first app review ever for Knot IQ, but I was compelled to return and update it. Let that be a testament to how useful this app is! Original review: This will be a five-star app when all the glitches are sorted out, but in its current state it's hardly usable! It frequently freezes up when scrolling through the knot lists, and the only thing to do in that case is shut down the app and relaunch it, losing your scrolling progress. I've also had it freeze during knot display in such a way that prevented me from even turning off my phone screen—in this case, double-tapping the power button to bring up my wallet gave me the escape I needed to shut down the app. If this were most any other app I had paid money for and I was dealing with crashes like this, I would be giving a one-star review and furiously requesting a refund. It is a testament to how well this app presents its knots—and organizes them so you can find the right knot for the job—that I have still given it a three star review. Hands down the best knot-tying resource I've seen yet, which is why the crashes are so distressing! After that gets sorted out, I have just one feature request: a button to mirror knots, just in case they're being tied left-handed or the line is going the opposite way around the anchor for whatever reason. ### 5/5 — Great app *2026-08-24, version 3.8.1* Insanely good app works offline and is such a good way to learn knots highly recommend price is very worth it ### 5/5 — Invaluable *2026-08-23, version 3.8.1* What a fantastic resource for beginners and advanced. And at a low price! ### 5/5 — Awesome. *2026-08-18* Just great. Keep those knots coming 😃 ### 5/5 — Excellent source of knowledge for knot tying *2026-08-12, version 3.8.1* Very useful and helpful 3D presentation of knot tying that’s easy to follow and understand. Love this awesome app. ### 5/5 — One of my favorite apps *2026-08-12, version 3.8.1* A must have tutorial for anyone looking to learn knot tying skills for a variety of different hobbies. The you tube videos are great as well. ### 5/5 — Worth every penny *2026-07-31, version 3.7.1* I love this app. This is a valuable resource for anybody who uses ropes occasionally or everyday. ### 5/5 — Incredibly useful *2026-07-31, version 3.7.1* It’s difficult to overstate how good this app is. I have spent hours watching YouTube videos about knots, and there are some good ones, but there are three problems with them: 1) I always forget how to tie the knot and then have to go looking for the video again. I make playlists, but they get so long that I can’t remember which is which. 2) Even when I find the right video, I have to scroll through to find the part I’m stuck on. 3) The person in the video is often not tying the knot in the same orientation as I am, so it requires some mental gymnastics. This app solves all these problems. When you find a knot you want to use, you just add it to your Favourites and it’s there whenever you need it. You can scroll through the animations manually, so you can easily skip to the bit you are stuck on. Finally, the app allows you to change the orientation any way you want so that what you’re looking at exactly matches the situation you are in. On top of that, there is a brilliant section that allows you easily to find the right knot for whatever you are trying to do by selecting categories. You can’t do this on YouTube if you don’t know the name of the knot. Well, not easily, anyway. There is also really useful information about the strengths and weaknesses of each knot that help you decide which one is going to be best for your needs on any given task. At the risk of sounding like a plant by the developers (which I am not), I honestly cannot think of any way in which this app could possibly be better. Probably the best value for money app I have ever seen. My thanks to the person or people who developed it. ### 5/5 — Great value *2026-07-30, version 3.7.1* Great value for the money. Offline use, no data collected, and all from a trusted source (been a yt subscriber for awhile). What more could you ask for? --- *Data collected daily from the US App Store and indexed by [AppsHunter](https://appshunter.io/). User reviews are verbatim App Store reviews. Ratings, prices and chart positions refresh continuously; this snapshot is from 2026-09-13.*