Comparison

Knitting vs Row Pal

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

Row Pal

This intuitive utility helps crafters keep track of their progress in crochet and knitting projects. Easily increment or decrement your row count, clear the count with a hold, and customize the background color. Designed for simplicity and ease of use.

Highlights
  • Intuitive UI
  • Increase/decrease count
  • Hold to clear count
  • Hold background to change color
  • Simple design
Features
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Hold your count to clear! This crochet & knit row counter is easy-to-use with an intuitive UI. Increase and decrease your count, hold your count to clear and hold the background to change color.

Screenshots

Knitting4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Row Pal at 100% against Knitting's 60%. Row Pal also leads on price ($1.99 vs $4.99) and iOS requirement (13.0 vs 16.6). On update cadence, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model 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

Knitting costs $4.99 and Row Pal $1.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Knitting ships an update every 6 weeks, Row Pal every 5 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 27, 2026 and October 14, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Knitting versus Row Pal: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterKnittingRow Pal
Price$4.99$1.99 — better
Rating2.8 (15 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews60.0% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings15 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 6 weeksEvery 5 weeks — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationPaidPaid
DevicesiPhone, Apple WatchiPhone, iPod, Apple Watch — better
Requires iOS16.613.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size1 MB0 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperSylvain HuonReece Farkash

Customer experience

Knitting

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

Row Pal

Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

Knitting

No in-app purchases

None

Row Pal

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Knitting free?
Knitting costs $4.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is Row Pal free?
Row Pal costs $1.99, with no in-app purchases.
Do Knitting or Row Pal have ads?
Neither Knitting nor Row Pal shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Knitting or Row Pal?
Knitting ships an update every 6 weeks, and Row Pal every 5 weeks. Most recently, Knitting was updated on October 27, 2026 and Row Pal on October 14, 2026.

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