Knitandnote vs Spool
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
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.
- 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/
Spool
This app helps knitters manage their projects with interactive patterns, row counters, and stash organization. It supports custom charts, size recommendations, and time tracking to streamline the creative process from start to finish.
- Interactive step-by-step patterns
- Built-in row counters
- Colorwork and cable chart support
- Knitworthy size recommendations
- Yarn and materials stash organizer
- Time tracking for projects
- Widgets and Live Activities
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Made to support the creative process from cast on to cast off. Spool was built by a knitter who was tired of scribbling row counts on PDFs, circling sizes in every step, and constantly losing track of progress within patterns. Upload your knitting pattern, create a project, and work through it step-by-step, section-by-section — just hit 'Next Row' and keep knitting. Anywhere there's a repeat, there's a built-in row counter integrated with the full project. Size-specific instructions, stitch counts, and repeat tracking are all handled. See all your WIPs in one place, track your knitting hours, and finally put that yarn stash to work. FEATURES Step-by-step interactive patterns — work through your project row by row, with built-in row counters & repeat tracking and your size pulled through to every step Colorwork & cable charts — your pattern charts directly in the app. Customize colorwork with your actual yarn colors, and track your place with automatic highlighting on your current row Knitworthy: add your measurements (and those of the people you knit for), all that data in one place — plus we'll recommend a size based on the project's recommended ease Standalone row counter — for quick projects and one-off needs Materials: Needles and Yarn Stash — catalog your yarn and materials so you can finally utilize that stash Yarn substitutions: want to use a different yarn than the recommended? We'll give you a starting point for your needle size, based on Ravelry data Time tracking — find out exactly how long your sweater actually took Ruler — measure your ribbing without hunting for a tape measure Widgets and Live Activities: work your project from your home screen or lock screen Glossary — definitions and tutorials linked directly to terms in your pattern SUBSCRIPTION: Free: one pattern upload per month, full interactive project experience, Knitworthy fit profiles, yarn stash tracker, knitting stats Maker: 3 pattern imports per month, Ravelry integration, Widgets & lock screen counter, yarn substitutions, plus everything in Free Founding Member (limited time, $8.99): 10 pattern imports that never expire, 60 days of full Maker access, founding member badge, then free tier — or subscribe to keep Maker at $3.99/month. Spool was created by a serial knitter and a software developer with 8 years of experience. We hope you love it! Download the app today and spool around with us. Terms of Use: https://spoolhq.co/terms
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Spool at 86% against Knitandnote's 34%. Spool also leads on rating (4.7 vs 3.8) and ads (none vs shown). Knitandnote's advantage is monetization model (free vs freemium) and ratings volume (166 vs 9). On price, in-app purchases 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
Both are free to download. Knitandnote sells 4 in-app purchases, starting at $11.90 per month and Spool sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $3.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Spool holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 3.8. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Knitandnote has 166 ratings behind it against 9, 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 86% of Spool's.
Knitandnote ships an update every 2 weeks, Spool every 2 days. The most recent releases landed on October 18, 2026 and October 4, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Knitandnote | Spool |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.8 (166 ratings) | 4.7 (9 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 33.6% of reviews | 85.7% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 166 — better | 9 |
| Update frequency | Every 2 weeks | Every 2 days — better |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free — better | Freemium |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 16.4 — better | 18.2 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 108 MB | 22 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Knitandnote AS | Spool App LLC |
Customer experience
Knitandnote
Spool
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
Spool
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Knitandnote
- Premium$11.901 Month
- Premium$14.991 Month
- Premium1 Month trial$107.991 Year
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- Premium14 Days trial$107.991 Year
Spool
- Spool Maker14 Days trial$3.991 Month
- Spool Maker14 Days trial$35.991 Year
- Founding Member$8.99









