# Yarnal - Knitting & Crochet — Your needlework journal

> Digital journal for organizing knitting and crochet projects, patterns, and yarn details. (iPhone/iPad app by Rene Heijndijk.)

- Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/yarnal-knitting-and-crochet/id1547861346 (this page in markdown: same URL + `.md`)
- Developer: [Rene Heijndijk](https://appshunter.io/developer/1547136138)
- Category: Lifestyle, Utilities
- Price: Free with in-app purchases
- Rating: 4.78/5 from 54 App Store ratings · 37 written reviews indexed
- Age rating: 4+
- Requires: iOS 15.0 · 30 MB
- Languages: Arabic, Danish, Dutch, English, French, German, Norwegian Bokmål, Spanish, Swedish
- Released: 2021-01-25
- Data updated: 2026-08-08
- Monetization: freemium
- User reviews in markdown: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/yarnal-knitting-and-crochet/id1547861346/reviews.md

## What is Yarnal?

Yarnal is your personal knitting and crochet journal, designed to help you store, organise, and manage all your creative projects with ease. Whether you're a beginner or an experienced maker, Yarnal keeps everything you need in one beautifully simple app.

With a clean, user-friendly interface, Yarnal makes it simple to store patterns, notes, yarn details, photos, and more. The built-in row counter lets you pick up right where you left off.

KEY FEATURES
• Clear, organised overview of all your knitting and crochet projects
• Easily recreate past projects with stored details and photos
• Never lose a pattern again—store PDFs directly with your projects
• Pick up your work anytime with per-project row counters
• Add yarns, sizes, hooks/needles, and more for complete documentation
• Hands-free tally/row counting with simple voice commands
• Sync across your devices via iCloud
• All your projects in one easy-to-use app

FEEDBACK
Missing a feature? Found a bug? Have a suggestion? Get in touch—your feedback helps make Yarnal even better.

FREE VS. UNLIMITED
The free version includes a limited number of projects, ads, and some feature restrictions.
Upgrade to Yarnal Unlimited to unlock the full experience—available via monthly, yearly, or one-time purchase.
Payments are charged to your App Store account. Subscriptions can be managed or canceled at any time in your account settings under Subscriptions.

Terms of use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

## Key features

- Organize knitting and crochet projects
- Store patterns, notes, and yarn details
- Track progress with row counters
- Hands-free voice commands for counting
- Sync projects across devices
- Document yarn, sizes, and needles

## Pricing and in-app purchases

Base price: Free.

**Subscriptions**

| Subscription | Price | Period |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Yarnal Unlimited Monthly | $0.99 | per month |
| Yarnal Unlimited Yearly | $9.99 | per year |

**One-time purchases**

| Purchase | Price | Type |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Yarnal Upgrade | $3.99 | one-time |
| Yarnal Unlimited | $34.99 | one-time |


## Recent user reviews (10 of 37)

All indexed reviews: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/yarnal-knitting-and-crochet/id1547861346/reviews.md

### 5/5 — Super ⭐️

*2026-07-20, version 2.15.0*

Perfekt, macht alles genauso wie ich es brauche. Sehr übersichtlich. Und endlich habe ich einen Überblick über meinen Stash 😁

### 5/5 — Export backups regularly!!!

*2026-05-19, version 2.15.0*

I’ve used the app for two years and loved it—I’ve logged over a hundred projects and a vast collection of yarn. I strongly reccomend this app—it has a ton of features to include every thing you would want to and has been a godsend.

HOWEVER, you NEED to have a backup! I had it happen that everything just suddenly dissapeared—reinstalling it restored some of the data but not nearly all of it. While this is a great and useful app, it’s extremely important to use the export feature.

### 5/5 — Synchronisation nicht immer verfügbar

*2026-02-01, version 2.15.0*

Leider gibt es in der letzten Zeit Probleme mit der Synchronisation. Keine Verbindung zur Cloud. Bevor man ein neues Projekt oder Wolle hinzufügt, müsste man erst nachschauen, ob die iCloud Synchronisation auf Grün steht.  Es ist auch Schade, wenn man einem Projekt Wolle hinzufügt, dass das nicht automatisch im Vorrat ausgetragen wird. Sonst eine gute App.

### 4/5 — J’aime bien

*2026-01-24, version 2.15.0*

J’aime bien l’application. Seul bémol, j’aimerais quel soit aussi disponible sur android et qu’on peuvent synchroniser nos projet entre les deux.

### 5/5 — Love it

*2026-01-01, version 2.15.0*

I love this app. For a very small one time fee I can store endless patterns, track my progress and even post pictures of finished projects. I love it!!!

### 5/5 — Excellent app

*2025-10-21, version 2.15.0*

Many features, clear and concise mapping of projects. Could be tweaked a bit to include colour coded categories and a search feature. Otherwise great app and have tried others that are too cumbersome and even complex. The ability to print each project would be great too!

### 2/5 — Lost everything

*2025-09-18, version 2.15.0*

I’m annoyed. I paid for the full version and took the time to enter in some of the projects and yarn I was working on and it’s all gone!

### 5/5 — Zusatzwunsch

*2025-09-17, version 2.15.0*

ich benutze die App (Vollfunktion) mit Begeisterung. Wünschenswert wäre es wenn man die hochgeladenen PDF und Bilder noch bearbeiten oder zumindest beschriften könnte.

Sollte es diese Möglichkeit bereits geben, wäre es toll wenn es leichter zu finden wäre.

### 5/5 — My go to

*2025-09-03, version 2.15.0*

I love have my patterns all together.  I even put sewing patterns in under other.  I would like a way to search by category. Also yarn size/type as in 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6. 
Another thing is the yarn type. I have 2 bernat yarns there. But can’t find a way to add more. When i put a brand name in the search bar nothing comes up and i see no way to add .

### 4/5 — Print notes

*2025-08-10*

I would like to be able to print my notes.

**Developer response:** Thank you very much for your review. If I understand correctly, you would like to be able to edit PDF patterns directly from within Yarnal? That might be nice to have. Will definitely look into this.
Please send any other suggestions/ideas/things you're missing, with the "Give your feedback" option in Yarnal. Thank you!

## Frequently asked questions about Yarnal

### What does Yarnal do?

Yarnal is a personal knitting and crochet journal designed to help you store, organize, and manage all your creative projects. It allows you to keep track of patterns, notes, yarn details, photos, and progress for each project.

### What are the key features of Yarnal?

Key features include a clear overview of all projects, the ability to store patterns and photos, per-project row counters, documentation for yarns and needles, and hands-free voice commands for tallying rows. It also offers iCloud syncing across devices.

### How much does Yarnal cost?

Yarnal offers a free version with limited projects and ads. An upgrade to Yarnal Unlimited unlocks the full experience via monthly, yearly, or one-time purchase. Payments are handled through your App Store account.

### What devices is Yarnal compatible with?

The app description mentions iCloud syncing across devices, indicating compatibility with Apple devices (iPhone, iPad, Mac). Specific operating system versions are not detailed but it is available on the App Store.

### How can Yarnal help me with my crafting?

Yarnal helps you keep all your knitting and crochet projects, patterns, and yarn information in one organized place. The row counter and voice command features make it easy to track your progress, and storing project details allows you to easily recreate past works.

## Version history (last 5 releases)

### 2.15.0 — 2025-09-02

• Added an option to view iCloud sync status.
• Added support for exporting selected projects individually.
• Various minor improvements and bug fixes.

### 2.14.1 — 2025-02-04

- You can now add both horizontal and vertical reading lines to mark your progress in a pattern PDF.
- Fixed an issue which caused music/podcast to stop playing when using the tally counter.
- Fixed issue which sometimes caused the inability to export a project to PDF. 
- Improved speed of project export to PDF.

### 2.14.0 — 2024-12-08

- You can now add both horizontal and vertical reading lines to mark your progress in a pattern PDF.
- Fixed an issue which caused music/podcast to stop playing when using the tally counter.
- Fixed issue which sometimes caused the inability to export a project to PDF. 
- Improved speed of project export to PDF.

### 2.13.1 — 2024-04-21

- Use the new export/import functionality to secure your Yarnal data. This allows (accidentally deleted) data to be recovered or data to be copied to another device.
- Photos in Yarnal are now stored more efficiently, so they take up less space.
- Fixed some UI bugs.

### 2.13.0 — 2024-04-16

- Use the new export/import functionality to secure your Yarnal data. This allows (accidentally deleted) data to be recovered or data to be copied to another device.
- Photos in Yarnal are now stored more efficiently, so they take up less space.
- Fixed some UI bugs.

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