Knitpop vs Basic Fabrics
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Knitpop
Stay updated on new fabric arrivals, sales, and special events with push notifications. Explore a vast collection of fabrics, create wish lists, and manage your rewards and order history.
- Push notifications for new listings and sales
- Exclusive app-only offers
- Browse entire fabric collection
- Create wish lists
- Earn and redeem Knitcoin rewards
- Track order history
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Get notified - Turn push notifications on for new fabrics listings, sales events, Scrap Packs stockings and more. Receive - Exclusive App-only offers. Explore - Browse our entire collection from fresh New Arrivals to matching solids and year-round classics. Create - Add items to your Wish list by tapping the heart icon. Rewards - Access, earn and redeem your Knitcoin rewards using your existing Knitpop account. Track - View your order history and track your Knitpop orders.
Basic Fabrics
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Basic Fabrics brings the power textile and fabric shopping to the palm of your hand.
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Verdict
Knitpop and Basic Fabrics are too close to call on the numbers: across 6 compared parameters — price, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases among them — neither pulls far enough ahead to decide it. What separates them is feature set and interface, not measurable difference.
Scored on Price · Rating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings · Update frequency · Ads · In-app purchases · Monetization · Best chart rank · Devices · Requires iOS
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Knitpop ships an update every 2 months, Basic Fabrics every 3 months. The most recent releases landed on June 10, 2026 and June 11, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Knitpop | Basic Fabrics |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.9 (180 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 85.7% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 180 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months — better | Every 3 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 12.1 — better | 13.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 162 MB | 49 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Nuts & Bolts, Inc | National Fabrics (Pty) Ltd |
In-app purchases
Knitpop
No in-app purchases
Basic Fabrics
No in-app purchases
