Comparison

Knitting vs Knitwise

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

Head to head
About

Knitting

This app helps knitters and crocheters track rows, stitches, and pattern repeats with two customizable counters. Manage multiple projects easily with a minimalist interface, freeing you from paper tracking.

Highlights
  • Two customizable counters
  • Project management (add, edit, delete)
  • Minimalist and user-friendly interface
  • No sound notifications
  • Dark mode and color themes
  • Ad-free experience
Features
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Here's your new knitting Row Counter and crochet companion, always on your wrist with this Apple Watch App. Count your rows, stitches, increases, decreases or pattern repeats thanks to the 2 counters. You can easily add or delete projects. The minimalist interface makes this counting application really easy to use. Spend less time looking for your lost counts on paper and more time focusing on knitting or crocheting awesome creations! We are looking forward to hearing your feedback and your suggestions on how we could improve this app. Happy Knitting! - Huge "Add Row" button that you can easily smash - Create, Edit or Delete Projects - Add/Remove rows or reset the row counter - Design and development focused on user experience - NO sound (that means: listen to your podcast or favorite playlist freely with another app in the background) - Manual counter - No Ads - Dark mode and several color themes to find your style knit counter, knit row counter, crochet, crochet and knit counter, knit companion, counter app, row counter, stitch counter, number counter, manual counter, knitting, yarn app, knitting app, knitting tool, crochet counter, crochet app, crochet tool

About

Knitwise

This knitting companion helps you track rows and stitches without ads or login. It keeps the screen active while dimming to save battery, allowing one-tap counting and swipe-to-reset functionality. Future updates will include pattern input and side indicators.

Highlights
  • Ad-free tracking
  • No login required
  • Automatic screen dimming
  • One-tap row/stitch increase
  • Swipe to reset counter
  • Pattern input (coming soon)
  • Right/Wrong side indicators (coming soon)
Features
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Keep track of rows and stitches without ads or logging in. No need to unlock your phone between rows, Knitwise automatically stays open but dims the screen to save battery. Tap anywhere to increase the count, swipe down to reset. That’s it. Make beautiful things, use beautiful tools. Coming soon: - Easily input your pattern and we’ll remind you what’s next - Right / Wrong side indicators - Silence notifications for uninterrupted stitching

Screenshots

Knitting4 screens
Knitwise4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Knitwise at Free against Knitting's $4.99. Knitwise also leads on rating (4.5 vs 2.8) and review sentiment (100% vs 60%). Knitting's advantage is ratings volume (15 vs 2). On ads, 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Knitwise is free to download; Knitting costs $4.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Knitwise holds the better App Store score, 4.5 against 2.8. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Knitting has 15 ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 60% of Knitting's written reviews are positive against 100% of Knitwise's.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
Knitting versus Knitwise: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterKnittingKnitwise
Price$4.99Free — better
Rating2.8 (15 ratings)4.5 (2 ratings) — better
Positive reviews60.0% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings15 — better2
Update frequencyEvery 6 weeks—
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationPaidFree — better
DevicesiPhone, Apple WatchiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS16.616.4 — better
Further details — not scored
Size1 MB6 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperSylvain HuonTortuga Inc.

Customer experience

Knitting

All ratings15 ratings
Positive40.0%
Neutral13.3%
Negative46.7%
Written reviews20 reviews
Positive60.0%
Neutral10.0%
Negative30.0%

Knitwise

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

Knitting

No in-app purchases

None

Knitwise

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Knitting free?
Knitting costs $4.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is Knitwise free?
Knitwise is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Knitting or Knitwise?
Knitwise is rated higher. Knitting averages 2.8 out of 5 from 15 ratings, while Knitwise averages 4.5 from 2 ratings.
Do Knitting or Knitwise have ads?
Neither Knitting nor Knitwise shows ads.

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