Comparison

Knitandnote vs Cabled

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

Cabled

This app helps you track your crafting time and progress. Log sessions, count rows, manage projects, and view your stats. Earn achievements and share your milestones with your community.

Highlights
  • Session tracking with timers
  • Multiple craft support
  • Color-coded row counters
  • Project lifecycle management
  • Crafting statistics
  • Achievement system
  • Social sharing of milestones
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A calm craft tracker. Start a timer when you pick up your needles, or log a session after you finish. Watch your hours, streaks and finished objects add up - with no ads, no interruptions, no pressure. Cabled is built for makers who want to remember the time they spend on their crafts and enjoy detailed insights into their hobbies. TRACK EVERY SESSION Start a timer when you sit down knit, crochet, or stitch. Pause mid-row, pick up later, or log time after the fact. Cabled reminds you if a session is still running so nothing disappears. YOUR PATTERN, RIGHT IN YOUR SESSION Open your PDF pattern while you work. Mark your charts with movable guides, zoom in on details, and keep your Row Counters floating on top. No AI parsing, no copyright violations - just simpler tracking, all in one place. ROW COUNTERS THAT KEEP UP Add up to 5 colour-coded row counters per project, with optional targets. Reorder or rename them during a session. Edit them later if you counted ahead. TIME BY SECTION Tag your sessions by section, like yoke, sleeves, or seaming, and see how long you really spend on sleeve island. EVERY CRAFT, ONE APP Knitting, crochet, Tunisian crochet, embroidery, cross stitch, sewing, quilting, English paper piecing, sashiko, spinning and weaving. Choose your craft at the start of a project and the app uses the right language. PROJECTS FROM CAST ON TO FO Keep works in progress in one place. Move a project through its life: active, hibernating, finished object, or frogged. Add photos, notes and row counters so the next session starts where you left off. RAVELRY BUILT IN Search Ravelry's pattern library when you start a Project and the details will fill themselves in. When you finish, send your Project, photos and Notes to Ravelry in one tap. TRACK YOUR STASH Keep all your supplies in one place, with quantities, colourways and photos. Import your Stash from Ravelry, link materials to Projects as you use them, and adjust remaining quantities when you finish a Project. SEE THE YEAR YOU MADE Daily, monthly and lifetime stats that evolve with you. Track personal bests, craft streaks, and share your progress with Cabled Cards. Unlock achievements along the way. FREE & PRO ACCESS Cabled is free for up to 3 active projects. Upgrade to Pro to unlock unlimited projects, PDF patterns in your sessions, stash tracking with Ravelry import, and private community access (coming soon). FREE 7-day trial for new subscribers. Made by a knitter (me!), for makers. Cabled Pro is available as a monthly or annual auto-renewing subscription. Payment is charged to your Apple ID at confirmation of purchase. Subscriptions renew automatically unless auto-renew is turned off at least 24 hours before the end of the current period; your account will be charged for renewal within 24 hours prior to that. Manage or cancel anytime in your Apple ID account settings. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://cabled.app/privacy

Screenshots

Knitandnote4 screens
Cabled4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Cabled at 100% against Knitandnote's 34%. Cabled also leads on rating (4.5 vs 3.8) and ads (none vs shown). Knitandnote's advantage is monetization model (free vs freemium) and ratings volume (166 vs 4). On price, 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

Both are free to download. Knitandnote sells 4 in-app purchases, starting at $11.90 per month and Cabled sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Cabled holds the better App Store score, 4.5 against 3.8. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Knitandnote has 166 ratings behind it against 4, 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 Cabled's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Knitandnote ships an update every 2 weeks, Cabled weekly. The most recent releases landed on October 18, 2026 and October 12, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
Knitandnote versus Cabled: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterKnitandnoteCabled
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.8 (166 ratings)4.5 (4 ratings) — better
Positive reviews33.6% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings166 — better4
Update frequencyEvery 2 weeksWeekly — better
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree — betterFreemium
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPod
Requires iOS16.415.1 — better
Further details — not scored
Size108 MB52 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperKnitandnote ASLiane Abrams

Customer experience

Knitandnote

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

Cabled

All ratings4 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

Cabled

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
2 purchases

Cabled

Subscriptions2
  • Cabled Pro - Monthly$2.991 Month
  • Cabled Pro - Annual$24.991 Year

Questions

Is Knitandnote free?
Knitandnote is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Cabled free?
Cabled is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Knitandnote or Cabled?
Cabled is rated higher. Knitandnote averages 3.8 out of 5 from 166 ratings, while Cabled averages 4.5 from 4 ratings.
Do Knitandnote or Cabled have ads?
Knitandnote shows ads; Cabled does not.
Which is updated more often, Knitandnote or Cabled?
Knitandnote ships an update every 2 weeks, and Cabled weekly. Most recently, Knitandnote was updated on October 18, 2026 and Cabled on October 12, 2026.

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