Crochet Patterns-Row Counter vs Clearing Meditations
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Crochet Patterns-Row Counter
This app helps crafters manage their yarn stash, store PDF patterns, and track project progress with a built-in row counter. It offers modern amigurumi recipes and tutorials, simplifying the crafting process for mobile users.
- PDF pattern import and storage
- Row and stitch counter
- Yarn stash manager
- Project progress tracking
- Amigurumi recipes and tutorials
- Cloud synchronization for patterns
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SIMPLE CROCHET APP WITH A ROW COUNTER PDF upload and stuffed amigurumi animals.Preview and store PDF patterns, count rows, track progress, upload patterns from other apps or marketplaces like Etsy, ravelry app, etc. Use row counters with + and -, check timer and track your knitting or crochet DIY patterns PATTERNS CRAFTED SPECIALLY FOR MOBILE The new way patterns are crafted and optimised specially for mobile devices. Lowers the bar on users who can craft projects, increasing an audience that can be reached. Crochet app team finds best amigurumi patterns and makes crafts with the best crocheters, adds them to yarn free app. YARN APP, STASH MANAGER AND SHOPPING LIST Gathered best yarn collections from best manufacturers: YarnArt, Drops, Alize, Schachenmayr, DMC, etc. Allows to control stock of items for crocheting, yarn stash, crochet hooks and other tools. Helps creators to make sure stash and yarns are always full and ready. NEW STANDARDS FOR EASY CROCHET PATTERNS PDF’s that are currently published by creators are not optimised for mobile devices. Not user friendly on mobile devices, no search, no progress, no interaction. New format solves it all, as well as expands the possibilities for crocheters on what they can create. Easy crafts and amigurumi, clothes and accessories, instructions, even bought from other stores, like etsy, stashes, row counter and stitches counts are synchronised with cloud and will be present on the account with premium features. FEATURES & TOOLS: - Project preview & instructions - Row counter & counting app - Yarn list & existing yarns - Rows, project & part timer - Modern amigurumi recipes - Video / Photo in patterns app - Project completion time planner - Basic Crochet & knitting tutorials - Hook size chart - Knitting needles size charts - Completed projects - PDF import & notes - Free multiple row counter - Yarn marketplace EASY TO GET PATTERN No need to trust each seller individually. Guarantee of a purchase, refund and quality assurance from the Crochetapp platform. Users don’t need to adjust to payment methods provided by creators, just purchase with their Apple pay. Also, there are more than 15 free crochet & knitting projects in the app already available, for the apps craft. PDF INSTRUCTIONS IN CLOUD Many instructions are stored in different places, devices and ways. As payments happen from various sources and creators, it will allow users to keep their instructions forever. SINGLE FORMAT FOR CRAFTED PROJECTS Every creator has their own style and format of crafted toys or items, product is built to give the best possible experience and format for the end user. It is a completely new approach to visual information, abbreviations and style of description. Explanations, tips and instructions available, as well as needed materials and yarn warehouse Privacy policy: https://crochetappdev-e8fb0.web.app/#/privacy-policy Terms and conditions: https://crochetappdev-e8fb0.web.app/#/terms
Clearing Meditations
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Every meditation app sounds the same: generic ocean waves, wellness clichés, celebrity narration. Clearing is different. Clearing is a minimalist meditation app built around precise attention to real things. Each session pairs carefully curated nature writing with a beautiful photograph of the actual subject, followed by silence. No ambient noise. No voices. Nothing to fade into the background. Every session focuses on something specific and named: a Coast Redwood, a Monarch’s migration, Saturn’s rings, the symbiosis of a coral reef. You read for a moment, guided by a short, thoughtful prompt that helps orient your attention. Then you rest with the subject in silence—for thirty seconds or thirty minutes. You decide. Meditation here is not about emptying the mind. It is about giving attention something worthy to hold. HOW IT WORKS Each session follows the same simple ritual: • Bronze bell marks arrival • Read a short passage (30–90 seconds) • Singing bowl signals transition • Silent meditation (user-controlled duration) • Triple bowl closes the session No music. No narration. No filler. Just clear structure, gentle guidance, and silence. THE CONTENT Sessions draw from two complementary sources: • Classic nature writers whose prose endures because it practices disciplined attention to the world—John Muir, Henry David Thoreau, and Rachel Carson, among others. • Original scientific writing in the same tradition of clarity and wonder, for subjects these writers could not access: diatom geometry, magnetar pulses, coral reef symbiosis, cosmic web filaments. At launch, Clearing includes 63 sessions across six categories: Trees · Animals · Weather · Micro · Macro · Systems Every session is paired with a high-quality, real photograph of its subject. No illustrations. No AI-generated imagery. No abstract gradients. What you attend to is real. NO SUBSCRIPTIONS • Free: One session per day, chosen by the app. Full experience. No ads. No nags. • Premium: $4.99 lifetime access. Full archive. Unlimited sessions. Choose freely. The pricing is intentional. Clearing is about building a practice, not extracting recurring revenue from people trying to find quiet. THE IDEA The great naturalists were not meditating—they were observing. But observation at that depth of attention is meditation. Clearing returns to the source. Precise observation. Quiet mind. Genuine respite.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is ads: Clearing Meditations at none against Crochet Patterns-Row Counter's shown. Clearing Meditations also leads on update cadence (every 5 days vs every 2 weeks). On price, in-app purchases, device support and iOS requirement 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
Both are free to download. Crochet Patterns-Row Counter sells 9 in-app purchases, starting at $1.49 per month and Clearing Meditations sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Crochet Patterns-Row Counter ships an update every 2 weeks, Clearing Meditations every 5 days. The most recent releases landed on November 3, 2026 and October 28, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Crochet Patterns-Row Counter | Clearing Meditations |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.7 (1.2K ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 53.2% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 1.2K — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 2 weeks | Every 5 days — better |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, Apple Watch — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 16.0 — better | 17.6 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 133 MB | 220 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 12+ |
| Developer | Crochet App SIA | Justin Neuman |
Bugs and requests
Crochet Patterns-Row Counter
Reported bugs
3 issues- Sync issues with Apple Watch
- PDF notes formatting problems
- Counters resetting after updates
Requested features
5 requests- More pattern variety
- Ability to upload own patterns
- Offline mode for counters
- Dark mode option
- Better organization for PDFs and counters
Clearing Meditations
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Crochet Patterns-Row Counter
- Crochet Monthly Premium7 Days trial$1.491 Month
- Crochet Monthly Premium2 variants$2.491 Month
- Crochet Monthly Premium7 Days trial$2.991 Month
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- Crochet Monthly Premium7 Days trial$4.991 Month
- Crochet Monthly Premium$4.991 Month
- Three months Crochet Premium7 Days trial$5.493 Months
- Crochet One Year Premium7 Days trial$17.991 Year
- Crochet One Year Premium7 Days trial$29.991 Year
- Lifetime$39.99
Clearing Meditations
- Pro Upgrade – Lifetime Access$4.99
Questions
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