Knit2 vs RowKeeper

Knit2 is a row and stitch counter made for knitting. Just tap the big buttons to count, so you can keep your eyes on your work. Your pattern and notes can sit on the same screen, so there is no need to switch apps. Easy row and stitch counting • Count rows and stitches separately, up or down by 1, 2, 5 or 10. • Auto row count: set the number of stitches in a row, and the row count goes up by one when you reach it. • Enter the total number of rows to see your progress, and get a message when you finish the last row. • Two custom counters. Give them names and use them for pattern repeats, increases, decreases and more. Your pattern and notes, always at hand • Save a pattern image for each project from the camera, your photo library or a screenshot. View it in full screen and pinch to zoom in on the details. • Write notes for each project, such as the yarn, needles and stitch instructions. • Picture-in-picture: show the image or note in a small window on the counter screen. Move and resize it with your finger. Made for iPad • In portrait, the counter and your pattern and notes sit top and bottom; in landscape, side by side. • The layout adapts to Split View, Slide Over and any window size. Open two windows to work on two projects side by side. Made for iPhone Duo • The layout adapts when closed, opened in portrait or landscape, half-open, and in Split View. • Open it in portrait to see the counter on top and your image and notes below. When half-open, count with the big buttons on the lower half. Bring your projects from the original Knit app • Import projects from the original "Knit" app, one by one or all at once. Your Knit2 projects are kept. Make it yours • Choose a count button design, or use your favorite photo as the button. • Five background colors, with adjustable depth. • Turn the count sound on or off. • Keep the screen awake while you knit. Manage several projects • Counts, images, notes and settings are saved for each project. Switch between them from the list. Available in English and Japanese. We'd love to hear from you. Please leave your thoughts in an App Store review; they help shape future updates.

RowKeeper turns your PDF knitting charts into something you can actually work from — tap each row as you knit it, and the app remembers exactly where you stopped. TRACK YOUR ROWS Open a chart and let RowKeeper find the rows for you. Tap a row to check it off, and your progress is saved automatically. Come back tomorrow, next week, or after a phone upgrade — you'll still be on row 47. REPEAT SECTIONS Most patterns repeat. Tap the first and last row of a repeat to mark it, and those rows stay highlighted in a colour you choose. When you finish a round, one tap sends you back to the start and counts the repeat for you. WHICH WAY AM I GOING? For flat knitting, RowKeeper shows whether the next row runs right-to-left or left-to-right, alternating as you go. No more counting back to figure out which side you're on. COUNTERS THAT KEEP UP Add as many counters as a pattern needs — rows, repeats, decreases. Link them so one advances the others. Put the counter you care about on your home or lock screen and tap it without opening the app. MARK UP YOUR CHART Drop markers on rows and columns, draw directly on the pattern, and leave sticky notes where you need a reminder. Everything stays pinned to the right spot when you zoom or rotate. BRING PATTERNS IN Add a PDF, pick an image from your gallery, or photograph a paper chart with the camera. Sort patterns into folders, favourite the ones you're working on, and search by name. THE REST OF YOUR KNITTING • Yarn stash with photos, weight, gauge and needle notes • Gauge calculator that converts a pattern's stitch counts to your own tension • Time tracking, row speed, and a heatmap of your knitting year • Hide pages you don't need and bookmark the ones you do YOUR WORK IS YOURS Everything lives on your device. Back up whenever you like and restore the whole thing — patterns, markers, counters, notes and all — on a new phone. Available in English, Korean, Japanese and Chinese.