Comparison

Knitting Buddy 2 vs Row Pal

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

Head to head
About

Knitting Buddy 2

This app helps knitters and crocheters track their projects, manage their yarn stash, and organize their tools. It syncs data across devices, offers reference materials, and includes helpful calculators for common tasks.

Highlights
  • Project tracking (rows, repeats, patterns, photos, timer)
  • Needle and hook inventory management
  • Yarn stash management
  • Cloud sync across devices
  • Reference charts and abbreviations
  • Flashlight and calculator tools
Features
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Knitting & Crochet Buddy 2 (Knitting Buddy) is an all-in-one knitting and crochet project tracker. Knitting Buddy 2 syncs all data to the cloud and allows you to share and sync the same data between all of your devices. Knitting Buddy 2 has the following features: ----CREATE PROJECTS---- Within a project, you can track rows and repeats, store your pattern as a PDF or image, store photos of the project, keep a project timer, change project themes, store project notes (e.g. project name, status, yarns and needles used, other notes, etc.). All knitting project data, including photos and patterns, are synced to the cloud and available across all devices. ---- CREATE KNITTING NEEDLES AND CROCHET HOOKS---- Create knitting needles and crochet hooks. For each needle and hook in the list, edit the type, size, length, material, whether it is ‘available,’ it’s color (including a color picker!), and notes about the hook or needle. All needle and hook data is synced to the cloud and available across all devices. ---- CREATE YARN STASH ---- Track your entire yarn stash! The list of fields includes name, weight, color number, dye lot, yardage, color, amount remaining, and notes. Pro users can add a picture of the yarn label! All yarn data is synced to the cloud and available across all devices. ---- GLOBAL SETTINGS ---- Includes features like leaving the screen on while on the project page and vibrating when buttons are pressed. ---- CHARTS AND ABBREVIATIONS---- References material like needle size charts, hook size charts, knitting symbols, crochet symbols, yarn standards, and common knitting and crochet abbreviations for quick reference! ---- TOOLS ----- Knitting Buddy has a full screen flashlight, and row increase and row decrease calculators that supporting both knitting and crochet. Terms of use: http://www.colorworkapps.com/eula.html Privacy Policy: http://www.colorworkapps.com/privacypolicy.html

About

Row Pal

This intuitive utility helps crafters keep track of their progress in crochet and knitting projects. Easily increment or decrement your row count, clear the count with a hold, and customize the background color. Designed for simplicity and ease of use.

Highlights
  • Intuitive UI
  • Increase/decrease count
  • Hold to clear count
  • Hold background to change color
  • Simple design
Features
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Hold your count to clear! This crochet & knit row counter is easy-to-use with an intuitive UI. Increase and decrease your count, hold your count to clear and hold the background to change color.

Screenshots

Knitting Buddy 24 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Knitting Buddy 2 at Free against Row Pal's $1.99. Row Pal's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 1) and iOS requirement (13.0 vs 15.6). On review sentiment, update cadence, ads and 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

Knitting Buddy 2 is free to download; Row Pal costs $1.99 up front. Knitting Buddy 2 sells 1 in-app purchase, starting at $2.99 per month. Row Pal asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Knitting Buddy 2 ships an update every 6 weeks, Row Pal every 5 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 14, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Knitting Buddy 2 versus Row Pal: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterKnitting Buddy 2Row Pal
PriceFree — better$1.99
Rating4.5 (11 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews100.0% of reviews
Number of ratings11 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 6 weeksEvery 5 weeks — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFreemium — betterPaid
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPod, Apple Watch
Requires iOS15.613.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size114 MB0 MB
Age rating17+4+
DeveloperColorwork AppsReece Farkash

Customer experience

Knitting Buddy 2

All ratings11 ratings
Positive90.9%
Neutral0.0%
Negative9.1%
Written reviews11 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Row Pal

Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Knitting Buddy 2

Subscriptions1
  • Knitting Buddy 2 Pro$2.991 Month
None

Row Pal

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Knitting Buddy 2 free?
Knitting Buddy 2 is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Row Pal free?
Row Pal costs $1.99, with no in-app purchases.
Do Knitting Buddy 2 or Row Pal have ads?
Neither Knitting Buddy 2 nor Row Pal shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Knitting Buddy 2 or Row Pal?
Knitting Buddy 2 ships an update every 6 weeks, and Row Pal every 5 weeks. Most recently, Knitting Buddy 2 was updated on October 24, 2026 and Row Pal on October 14, 2026.

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