Comparison

Net Knots vs Knot Tying 3D

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

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About

Net Knots

This app provides a comprehensive digital library of rope and fishing knots with detailed animations and instructions. It's a self-contained reference tool, requiring no internet connection and free of ads or in-app purchases.

Highlights
  • 114 Rope Knots
  • 72 Fishing Knots
  • 213 total unique knots
  • Animated knot tying
  • Detailed static illustrations
  • Browse by category or use
  • Save favorite knots
  • Search functionality
Features
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Every single knot from the NetKnots.com website! All the knots, all the animations, all the instructions from the top knot reference in the world! Have it all at the tap of a button. No internet required, no advertisements, no in-app purchases; Completely self contained. This App features everything from the website and are the same knot illustrations provided in print form to the US Department of Defense, US Customs and Border Patrol, Navy Seal Museum, Australian Navy Cadets, Girls Scouts and Boy Scout troops. Features and Functions: • 114 Rope Knots • 72 Fishing Knots (most of any app or website) • 27 Other Knots for fashion • 213 total unique knots with more always coming! • Watch the knots tie themselves and pause and restart the animation anytime. • Detailed static illustrations from the best selling knot illustrator in the world • Browse by category of knot, typical use of a knot or by knot name. • Save Favorite Knots • Search Box Fishing Knots included: 100% Arbor Knot, Alberto Knot, Albright Special, Arbor Knot, Australian Plait, Aussie Quickie, Baja Knot, Berkley Braid Knot, Bimini Twist, Blood Knot, Bobber Stopper Knot, Bristol Knot, Centauri Knot, Clinch Knot. Davy Knot, Double Uni Knot, Double-Double Uni, Drop Shot Rig, Dropper Loop, Egg Loop Knot, Eye Crosser Knot, FG Knot, Fish N Fool Knot, Harvey Dry Fly Knot, Haywire Twist, Homer Rhode Loop Knot, Hook Removal - Advance & Cut, Hook Removal - String Yank, Improved Clinch Knot, J Knot, Jack's Knot, Jansik Special, King Sling, Knot Tyer Nail Knot, Knotless Knot, Kreh Loop, Kryston Loop Knot, Loop To Loop Knot, Nail Knot, NanoFil Knot, Needle Knot, Non Slip Loop Knot, Offshore Swivel Knot, Orvis Knot, Orvis Tippet Knot, Palomar Knot, Perfection Loop, Pitzen Knot, Rapala Knot, Riffle Hitch, Right Angle Rig, San Diego Jam Knot, Seaguar Knot, Slim Beauty Knot, Snell Knot - Uni Version, Snell Knot -Traditional, Snell Knot - Easy Version, Spider Hitch, Strike Indicator Loop Knot, Strike Indicator - Double Uni, Surgeon's Knot, Surgeon's End Loop, Tenkara Level Line, Tenkara Traditional Line, Trilene Knot, Turle Knot, Uni Knot, Willis Knot, World Fair Knot, Yucatan Knot (72) Rope Knots included: Adjustable Grip Hitch, Alpine Butterfly Bend, Alpine Coil, Anchor Bend, Artilleryman's Loop Knot, Ashley's Bend, Autoblock Knot, Bachmann Knot, Backup Knot, Barrel Hitch, Barrel Sling, Better Bow Knot, Blake’s Hitch, Boom Hitch, Bowline, Bowline On A Bight, Buntline Hitch, Butcher's Knot, Butterfly Knot, Carrick Bend, Cat's Paw, Cleat Hitch, Clove Hitch, Clove Hitch on a Bight, Common Whipping, Constrictor Knot, Cow Hitch, Distel Hitch, Double Bowline, Double Fisherman, Double Overhand Stopper, Farmer's Loop, Figure Eight, Figure Nine, Fireman's Coil, Fisherman's Knot, Flemish Bend, French Whipping, Girth Hitch, Half Hitch, Halter Hitch, Halyard Hitch, Handcuff Knot, Hanson Knot, Harness Bend, Heaving Line Knot, Highwayman's Hitch, Honda Knot, Icicle Hitch, Japanese Square Knot, Klemheist Knot, Knute Hitch, Lanyard Knot, Marl, Marlinespike Hitch, Midshipman's Hitch, Monkey Fist, Mooring Hitch, Munter Hitch, One Way Knot, Ossel Hitch, Overhand Bend, Overhand Knot, Overhand Loop Knot, Pile Hitch, Portuguese Bowline, Prusik Hitch, Racking Bend, Rolling Bend, Rolling Hitch, Running Bowline, Quickie Coil, Sailor's Coil, Scaffold Knot, Schwabisch Hitch, Sheep Shank, Sheet Bend, Sledge Knot, Slip Knot, Slipped Buntline, Slipped Clove Hitch, Slipped Constrictor, Slipped Overhand Knot, Slipped Sheet Bend, Slippery Eight Loop, Spanish Bowline, Square Knot, Square Lashing, Stevedore Stopper, Stopper Knot, Strangle Knot, Tautline Hitch, Tautline Hitch to Rope, Thief Knot, Timber Hitch, Transom Knot, True Lover's Knot, Trucker’s Hitch, Tucked Sheet Bend, Tumble Hitch, Valdotain Tresse, Water Knot, West Country Whipping, Yosemite Bowline, Zeppelin Bend, Z Drag System. Plus 27 other knots for fashion like necktie knots etc.

About

Knot Tying 3D

Master the art of knot tying with this comprehensive guide. It offers step-by-step 3D animated instructions for a wide variety of essential knots, perfect for outdoor activities, crafts, or household tasks. Easily find the knot you need with a clear classification system.

Highlights
  • Step-by-step 3D animated instructions
  • Extensive knot library
  • Categorized knot classification
  • Offline access to guides
  • Useful for various activities
Features
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How To Tie Knots — will be your personal assistant in the complex craft of knot tying. You don’t have to worry if you can keep all the necessary knots in your mind. We have collected essential knots guide in one app to help you learn new knots or to refresh your memory of the ones you already know. Once you have downloaded the app they will be at hand in your mobile device wherever you are – fishing at a lake, climbing a mountain or just staying home with your everyday household chores. Step-by-step Knots 3D instructions won’t let you get confused, and a straight-forward classification system will help you find the required knot quickly and effortlessly. Save your nerves and good mood, you will need them for something else! Knots categories: - Lashings Knots - Hitches Knots - Stopper Knots - Bracelets Knots - Key Fobs Knots - Line To Line Knots - Bends Knots - Bindings Knots - Loops Knots - Hooks Knots - Reels Knots - Friction Hitches Knots - Paracord Knots Privacy Policy & Terms of Use: https://nurlanispaew6.wixsite.com/appsi-privacy-policy

Screenshots

Net Knots4 screens
Knot Tying 3D4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Knot Tying 3D at Free against Net Knots's $3.99. Knot Tying 3D also leads on update cadence (every 3 months vs every 12 months) and ratings volume (304 vs 10). Net Knots's advantage is rating (4.6 vs 4.0) and review sentiment (100% vs 62%). On device support there is nothing between them.

Scored on Price · Rating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings · Update frequency · Ads · In-app purchases · Monetization · Best chart rank · Devices · Requires iOS

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Knot Tying 3D is free to download; Net Knots costs $3.99 up front. Knot Tying 3D sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $3.99 per month. Net Knots asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Net Knots holds the better App Store score, 4.6 against 4.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Knot Tying 3D has 304 ratings behind it against 10, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 100% of Net Knots's written reviews are positive against 62% of Knot Tying 3D's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Net Knots ships an update every 12 months, Knot Tying 3D every 3 months. The most recent releases landed on November 2, 2026 and November 3, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard10 real differences · 1 level
Net Knots versus Knot Tying 3D: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterNet KnotsKnot Tying 3D
Price$3.99Free — better
Rating4.6 (10 ratings) — better4.0 (304 ratings)
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews — better62.3% of reviews
Number of ratings10304 — better
Update frequencyEvery 12 monthsEvery 3 months — better
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationPaidFree with in-app purchases — better
Best chart rank#111 — better—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPod
Requires iOS11.4 — better13.0
Further details — not scored
Size152 MB133 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperPRO-KNOTZhanna Zairova

Customer experience

Net Knots

All ratings10 ratings
Positive90.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative10.0%
Written reviews2 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Knot Tying 3D

All ratings301 ratings
Positive71.4%
Neutral9.0%
Negative19.6%
Written reviews138 reviews
Positive62.3%
Neutral8.0%
Negative29.7%

In-app purchases

None

Net Knots

No in-app purchases

3 purchases

Knot Tying 3D

Subscriptions2
  • Premium Knots7 Days trial$3.991 Month
  • Premium Knot$3.991 Month
One-time1
  • Premium Knots$3.99

Questions

Is Net Knots free?
Net Knots costs $3.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is Knot Tying 3D free?
Knot Tying 3D is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Net Knots or Knot Tying 3D?
Net Knots is rated higher. Net Knots averages 4.6 out of 5 from 10 ratings, while Knot Tying 3D averages 4.0 from 304 ratings.
Do Net Knots or Knot Tying 3D have ads?
Knot Tying 3D shows ads; Net Knots does not.
Which is updated more often, Net Knots or Knot Tying 3D?
Net Knots ships an update every 12 months, and Knot Tying 3D every 3 months. Most recently, Net Knots was updated on November 2, 2026 and Knot Tying 3D on November 3, 2026.

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