Yarn Yardage vs Count Up Timer
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Yarn Yardage
This app helps you measure yarn yardage by using your device's magnetometer to detect rotations. Simply attach a magnet, input your swift's loop length, and start rotating to get accurate measurements in meters or yards. It also offers a history of measurements and helpful calculation functions.
- Magnetometer-based rotation detection
- Input swift loop length
- Automatic unit conversion (meters/yards)
- Measurement history
- Proportion and yarn length calculations
- Continue counting without reset
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Ensure your device is equipped with magnetometer. Mount a magnet (e.g. fridge magnet) on the end of one of your Swift's shoulders bottom side. Measure the length of one loop of your Swift and type in the value in meters or yards. Note that corresponding unit (yard or meter) will be updated automatically. You need to do it only once. When you open the app next time the loop length will be recalled from the app's memory. If you use a different Swift, the loop length value needs to be updated. Place your device with the Yarn Yardage app under the swift so that when it rotates the magnet goes above the device . Turn the shoulder with the magnet away from the device. Press "START" and start rotations. Each rotation will be detected by the app and loops, meters, yards numbers will be updated on the app screen. When done measuring the yarn yardage, press "STOP". This does not clear the calculated number of meters/yards. The number of meters/yards is cleared when start is pressed again. It is possible to continue counting after "STOP" is pressed. You can start without resetting measured yarn values by selecting "Without RESET". You can view the history of measurement sessions. The History button is added below the Instructions button. Button f(x) opens a calculation section with helpful calculation functions. Proportion and yarn length calculations are available.
Count Up Timer
Track multiple concurrent time sessions for cooking, workouts, or work sprints. Gain insights into your time usage with daily, weekly, and monthly statistics. Build habits with goal setting and stay motivated with streak tracking.
- Multiple concurrent timers
- Session insights by day, week, month
- Habit building with daily goals
- Streak tracking and accountability
- Background running
- Lock Screen Live Activities
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Stop losing track of how long things actually take. Count Up Timer runs multiple timers at once. For work, workouts, study, or anything you want to measure. 100% free. No ads. No subscription. FEATURES • Multi-timer: track several activities at once • Tags & goals: label sessions, set daily targets, build streaks • Insights: see where your time goes by day, week, month, all-time • Widget + Lock Screen Live Activities: keeps running when the app is closed • No accounts, no ads, no data collection PERFECT FOR Work sprints • Pomodoro • HIIT & workouts • Study sessions • Cooking • Habit tracking • Side projects • Meditation Be mindful, stay productive and track your time with Count Up Timer
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: Count Up Timer at every 3 weeks against Yarn Yardage's every 4 months. Yarn Yardage's advantage is iOS requirement (14.4 vs 17.0). On price, review sentiment, ads and in-app purchases 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Yarn Yardage ships an update every 4 months, Count Up Timer every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 4, 2026 and October 9, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Yarn Yardage | Count Up Timer |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | — | 4.8 (5 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | — | 5 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 4 months | Every 3 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 14.4 — better | 17.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 2 MB | 14 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Nikolay Vysochin | Taras Savytskyi |
Customer experience
Yarn Yardage
Count Up Timer
In-app purchases
Yarn Yardage
No in-app purchases
Count Up Timer
No in-app purchases
Questions
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