Comparison

Knitandnote vs RowKeeper

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

Head to head
About

Knitandnote

This app simplifies knitting and crochet by organizing projects, offering a vast pattern library, and providing essential crafting tools. It also features an in-app yarn shop and a community for sharing creations.

Highlights
  • Project organization
  • Expansive pattern library
  • In-app yarn shop
  • Multi-functional pattern viewer
  • Yarn & needle inventory
  • Social community
  • Crafting statistics
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Everything you need for your knitting in one place. Bring out your creative potential with Knit&Note – an app designed to make your knitting and crochet journey as easy, inspiring and enjoyable as possible. We're here to simplify every aspect of your crafting, allowing you to focus on unleashing your creativity and create beautiful, handmade items. Key Features: - Organize your projects effortlessly with detailed pages for patterns, yarn details, and more. - Experience an expansive pattern library and dive into a wide range of high-quality knitting and crochet patterns, presented in a convenient and intuitive style, similar to popular streaming services. Ideal for crafters at any skill level. - Buy the yarn and stash you need for your projects in our in-app yarn shop, and get it delivered to your doorstep - Enhance your knitting with tools that helps you progress. Multi-functional pattern-viewer, featuring color highlighters, integrated row counters, increase/ decrease calculator, yarn calculator, ruler, video tutorials and more. - Stay motivated and keep track of your progress with fun statistics that showcase your crafting achievements and growth. - Efficient Yarn & Needle Inventory: Keep track of your crafting materials with ease, ensuring you're always prepared for your next project. -Social Community where you can share, inspire, and connect with fellow crafters in a supportive and creative environment. - Eco-Conscious Crafting: Embrace sustainability with our eco-friendly app, powered by 100% renewable energy. Knit&Note isn't just an app; it's a catalyst for your creativity. It's designed to remove the hurdles in your crafting journey, leaving you free to explore, create, and share in a more organized, sustainable, and enjoyable way. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

About

RowKeeper

This app helps knitters track their progress on PDF patterns by allowing them to mark off rows and repeat sections. It offers customizable counters, annotation tools for charts, and a yarn stash manager. All your knitting data is stored locally on your device.

Highlights
  • Track rows and progress on PDF charts
  • Mark and highlight pattern repeats
  • Directional indicators for flat knitting
  • Customizable and linkable counters
  • Annotate charts with markers and notes
  • Import patterns from PDF, images, or camera
  • Yarn stash and gauge calculator
Features
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RowKeeper turns your PDF knitting charts into something you can actually work from — tap each row as you knit it, and the app remembers exactly where you stopped. TRACK YOUR ROWS Open a chart and let RowKeeper find the rows for you. Tap a row to check it off, and your progress is saved automatically. Come back tomorrow, next week, or after a phone upgrade — you'll still be on row 47. REPEAT SECTIONS Most patterns repeat. Tap the first and last row of a repeat to mark it, and those rows stay highlighted in a colour you choose. When you finish a round, one tap sends you back to the start and counts the repeat for you. WHICH WAY AM I GOING? For flat knitting, RowKeeper shows whether the next row runs right-to-left or left-to-right, alternating as you go. No more counting back to figure out which side you're on. COUNTERS THAT KEEP UP Add as many counters as a pattern needs — rows, repeats, decreases. Link them so one advances the others. Put the counter you care about on your home or lock screen and tap it without opening the app. MARK UP YOUR CHART Drop markers on rows and columns, draw directly on the pattern, and leave sticky notes where you need a reminder. Everything stays pinned to the right spot when you zoom or rotate. BRING PATTERNS IN Add a PDF, pick an image from your gallery, or photograph a paper chart with the camera. Sort patterns into folders, favourite the ones you're working on, and search by name. THE REST OF YOUR KNITTING • Yarn stash with photos, weight, gauge and needle notes • Gauge calculator that converts a pattern's stitch counts to your own tension • Time tracking, row speed, and a heatmap of your knitting year • Hide pages you don't need and bookmark the ones you do YOUR WORK IS YOURS Everything lives on your device. Back up whenever you like and restore the whole thing — patterns, markers, counters, notes and all — on a new phone. Available in English, Korean, Japanese and Chinese.

Screenshots

Knitandnote4 screens
RowKeeper4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: RowKeeper at 100% against Knitandnote's 34%. RowKeeper also leads on rating (5.0 vs 3.8) and in-app purchases (none vs 4). Knitandnote's advantage is ratings volume (166 vs 1). On price, update cadence, monetization model 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. Knitandnote sells 4 in-app purchases, starting at $11.90 per month. RowKeeper asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

RowKeeper holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 3.8. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Knitandnote has 166 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 34% of Knitandnote's written reviews are positive against 100% of RowKeeper's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 18, 2026 and October 5, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
Knitandnote versus RowKeeper: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterKnitandnoteRowKeeper
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.8 (166 ratings)5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Positive reviews33.6% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings166 — better1
Update frequencyEvery 2 weeksEvery 2 weeks
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS16.414.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size108 MB46 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperKnitandnote ASjunho lee

Customer experience

Knitandnote

All ratings166 ratings
Positive68.1%
Neutral7.2%
Negative24.7%
Written reviews119 reviews
Positive33.6%
Neutral16.8%
Negative49.6%

RowKeeper

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

Bugs and requests

Knitandnote

Reported bugs

16 issues
  • Row counters lose progress/don't save
  • App crashes frequently
  • App freezes or glitches
  • Cannot log in/forgot password issues
  • Page closes when scrolling up in pattern view
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  • Stash tracking not accurate (doesn't deduct used yarn)
  • App doesn't work on iPad
  • Cannot upload certain pattern PDFs due to size
  • Photos reorder randomly after saving
  • Row counter drops a row randomly
  • App doesn't work offline
  • Row counter doesn't transfer between web and app
  • App is slow to load
  • Stitch counter doesn't save new rows
  • App keeps asking to upgrade to premium
  • Measurement ruler is incorrect

Requested features

21 requests
  • Option to buy patterns individually
  • Request patterns in other languages
  • Messenger feature to ask designers questions
  • Yarn weight in pattern details
  • Timer for tracking project time
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  • Add free patterns
  • More categories for toys/stuffed animals
  • Ability to link to Ravelry patterns
  • Option to take a picture with notes
  • Ability to create crochet project charts
  • Grams in Imperial setting for yarn
  • Yards/meters in stash instead of grams
  • Widget for stitch counter
  • Offline mode
  • Dark mode option
  • More crochet patterns and tutorials
  • Add crochet hooks to stash
  • Reset button for row counter
  • Option to set row counter to reset after certain rows
  • Left-handed learning option
  • Typing feature for notes

RowKeeper

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

4 purchases

Knitandnote

Subscriptions4
  • Premium$11.901 Month
  • Premium$14.991 Month
  • Premium1 Month trial$107.991 Year
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  • Premium14 Days trial$107.991 Year
None

RowKeeper

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Knitandnote free?
Knitandnote is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is RowKeeper free?
RowKeeper is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Knitandnote or RowKeeper?
RowKeeper is rated higher. Knitandnote averages 3.8 out of 5 from 166 ratings, while RowKeeper averages 5.0 from 1 ratings.
Do Knitandnote or RowKeeper have ads?
Knitandnote shows ads; RowKeeper does not.
Which is updated more often, Knitandnote or RowKeeper?
Knitandnote ships an update every 2 weeks, and RowKeeper every 2 weeks. Most recently, Knitandnote was updated on October 18, 2026 and RowKeeper on October 5, 2026.

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