Comparison

Yarnventory vs Garnflex

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

Head to head
About

Yarnventory

Organize your yarn stash and track your knitting or crochet projects. Catalog yarn with details like brand and color, and manage ongoing creations with notes and photos. Simplify your fiber art process.

Highlights
  • Yarn inventory management
  • Project tracking
  • Catalog yarn by brand, color, weight
  • Organize ongoing projects
  • Attach photos to projects
  • Set project status
Features
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Your yarn stash shouldn't be a mystery. Yarnventory helps crocheters and knitters keep track of their yarn, patterns, projects, and works-in-progress — all in one organized place. KNOW WHAT YARN YOU HAVE Build a searchable yarn inventory with the details that actually matter, including brand, color, weight, fiber, quantity, dye lot, hook and needle sizes, price, store, care instructions, and more. Add a photo to make yarn easy to recognize at a glance. KNOW WHERE YOU PUT IT Have yarn spread across bins, bags, shelves, and rooms? Save storage locations so you can find the yarn you need without digging through your entire stash. KEEP YOUR PROJECTS ORGANIZED Create projects and track whether they're active, paused, or completed. Connect projects to the yarn and patterns you're using, add notes, record storage locations, and quickly see what you're currently working on. TRACK YOUR PROGRESS Built-in row and stitch counters help you keep your place while you crochet or knit. Yarnventory also remembers when you last worked on a project, making it easier to return to a WIP after time away. ORGANIZE YOUR PATTERNS Save patterns you want to make, add photos and notes, mark favorites, rate patterns, track their status, and connect them directly to your projects. FIND YOUR STASH FAST Search and filter your yarn instead of scrolling through everything you own. Find yarn by details such as name, brand, color, fiber, quantity, or favorites. KEEP EVERYTHING CONNECTED Yarnventory isn't just a list of yarn. Your stash, patterns, and projects work together so you can see what you own and what you're using it for. SYNC WITH ICLOUD Keep your Yarnventory data available across your supported Apple devices using iCloud. START FREE Organize up to 20 yarns and 5 projects with the free version of Yarnventory. Upgrade to Yarnventory Pro when your stash needs more room. Spend less time wondering what you own and more time making something with it.

About

Garnflex

Features
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Use the yarn you like in these knitting and crochet patterns. Wide range of sizes. Simply enter gauge/tension, the size you want and start working. Keep track of rows, rounds, repeats, or whatever you would like to keep track of, in the included Counter. When knitting you can choose between socks, mittens, fingerles mittens, sweaters and a shawl. When crocheting you can chose to make a jar cosy, a coaster, blankets and a poncho. More patterns are on their way. In english and danish.

Screenshots

Yarnventory4 screens
Garnflex4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Garnflex at none against Yarnventory's 1. Garnflex also leads on update cadence (monthly vs every 14 months) and iOS requirement (11.2 vs 26.0). On price, 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

Both are free to download. Yarnventory sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Garnflex asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Yarnventory ships an update every 14 months, Garnflex monthly. Both last shipped on November 3, 2026.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Yarnventory versus Garnflex: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterYarnventoryGarnflex
PriceFreeFree
Rating2.6 (5 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews33.3% of reviews—
Number of ratings5 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 14 monthsMonthly — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS26.011.2 — better
Further details — not scored
Size25 MB78 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperClaudia MacielGreenleaf ApS

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Yarnventory

One-time1
  • Yarnventory$19.99
None

Garnflex

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Yarnventory free?
Yarnventory is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Garnflex free?
Garnflex is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Yarnventory or Garnflex have ads?
Neither Yarnventory nor Garnflex shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Yarnventory or Garnflex?
Yarnventory ships an update every 14 months, and Garnflex monthly. Most recently, Yarnventory was updated on November 3, 2026 and Garnflex on November 3, 2026.

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