Comparison

Knitandnote vs MapSelf

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

MapSelf

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Some days you mean to sit down and write about yourself. You rarely do. MapSelf is the other version of that. Short sets of questions, one at a time, and a reflection written back to you. It is built for adults who want to pay attention to themselves without keeping a journal — and for the stretches of life where something is quietly shifting. A job. A relationship. A direction you are no longer sure about. HOW IT WORKS You pick a set. A handful of questions, one per screen, multiple choice. No blank page, no typing, no streak to protect. Your answers are scored across 15 dimensions in 4 groups — being present, setting boundaries, deep focus, guilt-free rest, and eleven more. Then a guide writes you a reflection on what you chose: a short piece of prose about the pattern in your answers, and up to three things you might try. THE NUMBERS ARE NOT THE AI'S Your scores are arithmetic. Every option carries a fixed weight, and your dimension scores come from those weights alone. The AI writes the prose and never touches the numbers. Answer the same way twice and you get the same score twice. YOUR MIND MAP Each set updates the dimensions it touches. Together they build a radar across all 15, with a trend line showing how it moves over time. Nothing here is a verdict. A low score is an earlier stage, not a failure, and no dimension has a bad end. FOUR GUIDES, ONE SET OF ANSWERS Flow reads the emotional layer. Nova looks for strengths not yet fully expressed. Spark stays on habits and follow-through. Edge maps the roles and constraints you are working inside. Same answers, four different readings. You can ask a second guide about a set you have already finished. SUBSCRIPTION AND CREDITS MapSelf is free to download. Browsing sets, reading what each one covers, and your profile cost nothing. Completing a set and receiving a reflection requires a subscription and credits. Subscriptions are available weekly, monthly and yearly, each including a number of credits per period. While your subscription is active you can also buy extra credit packs. Prices are shown in the app before any purchase. New subscribers get a 7-day free trial that includes 3 credits. It converts to a paid subscription unless cancelled at least 24 hours before the trial ends. Subscriptions renew automatically unless cancelled at least 24 hours before the current period ends. You can manage or cancel yours in your Apple Account settings. YOUR ANSWERS STAY YOURS There is no feed and no profile for anyone to browse. Nothing leaves the app unless you choose to share it. You can delete your account from inside the app. Deletion completes after 30 days, and you can change your mind during that time. WHAT MAPSELF IS NOT It is not a personality test and will not sort you into a type. It is not a medical, diagnostic or therapeutic product, and nothing it writes is clinical advice. It is for adults 18 and over. Terms of Service: https://mapself.app/terms Privacy Policy: https://mapself.app/privacy

Screenshots

Knitandnote4 screens
MapSelf4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: MapSelf at none against Knitandnote's shown. 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 MapSelf sells 7 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per 7 days. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

Scorecard1 real difference · 9 level
Knitandnote versus MapSelf: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterKnitandnoteMapSelf
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.8 (166 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews31.3% of reviews—
Number of ratings166 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 2 weeks—
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhone, iPad — betteriPhone
Requires iOS16.4 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size108 MB19 MB
Age rating4+17+
DeveloperKnitandnote ASSahmurat UGURLU

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

MapSelf

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
7 purchases

MapSelf

Subscriptions3
  • Weekly7 Days trial$1.997 Days
  • Monthly7 Days trial$4.991 Month
  • Yearly7 Days trial$39.991 Year
One-time4
  • 5 Credits$3.99
  • 15 Credits$9.99
  • 25 Credits$14.99
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  • 50 Credits$24.99

Questions

Is Knitandnote free?
Knitandnote is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is MapSelf free?
MapSelf is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Knitandnote or MapSelf have ads?
Knitandnote shows ads; MapSelf does not.

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