Knitandnote vs HookSnap
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/
HookSnap
Transform crochet photos into step-by-step patterns with stitch counts and material suggestions. Features a 'Make Mode' for guided crafting and tools to adjust patterns for your specific yarn and hook. Organize your projects and track finished makes.
- Photo to pattern conversion
- Round-by-round stitch counts
- Material and yarn weight suggestions
- Guided 'Make Mode'
- Built-in row and stitch counter
- Gauge and size adjustment tools
- Project organization ('My Makes')
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Snap a photo of any crochet piece and get the pattern, round by round. Saw a cute amigurumi, a granny square cardigan or a baby blanket you want to make? Take a photo, upload a screenshot or paste a link from your saved pins. HookSnap reads the stitches and writes out a step-by-step pattern you can follow, even as a beginner. FROM PHOTO TO PATTERN IN SECONDS - Snap a photo or pick one from your camera roll - Share a pin straight into HookSnap, or paste a link - Get materials, yarn weight, hook size and gauge - Every round written out with stitch counts in bold MAKE IT ONE ROUND AT A TIME - Make mode shows one round at a time in big, easy-to-read type - A built-in row and stitch counter remembers where you stopped - Tap any abbreviation (sc, hdc, inc, sc2tog) to see how to work it - Switch between US and UK crochet terms FITS YOUR YARN AND HOOK - Gauge tool resizes the whole pattern to your swatch - Hook and yarn converter for US, UK and metric sizes KEEP EVERY MAKE IN ONE PLACE - My Makes keeps every pattern you snap, sorted into making and finished - Snap your finished piece and see it side by side with the original GOOD TO KNOW Patterns are estimated from your photo. A photo has no scale, so sizes and counts are a starting point, not an exact copy of the original. Make a swatch first and use the gauge tool to fit the pattern to your yarn and hook. If you can see who designed a piece, please credit and support them. SUBSCRIPTION HookSnap Pro unlocks unlimited pattern snaps, make mode and the pattern tools. Choose a monthly or yearly plan. Some plans include a free trial; if you don't cancel before the trial ends, the subscription starts automatically. Payment is charged to your Apple Account at confirmation of purchase. Subscriptions renew automatically unless canceled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. You can manage or cancel your subscription in your Apple Account settings. Terms of Use: https://docs.google.com/document/d/14AN9lwxuWQN6YUPhaMmft_38anR5o3_knBWoCQKpNyo/edit?tab=t.0 Privacy Policy: https://docs.google.com/document/d/14AN9lwxuWQN6YUPhaMmft_38anR5o3_knBWoCQKpNyo/edit?tab=t.xv3fkfoxzrfg
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: HookSnap at 5.0 against Knitandnote's 3.9. HookSnap also leads on ads (none vs shown). Knitandnote's advantage is monetization model (free vs freemium) and ratings volume (184 vs 1). On price, update cadence, 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 HookSnap sells 5 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per 7 days. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
HookSnap holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 3.9. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Knitandnote has 184 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.
Knitandnote ships an update every 2 weeks, HookSnap every 10 days. The most recent releases landed on November 3, 2026 and November 6, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Knitandnote | HookSnap |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.9 (184 ratings) | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 34.2% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 184 — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Every 2 weeks | Every 10 days — better |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free — better | Freemium |
| Best chart rank | #178 — better | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 16.4 | 16.4 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 126 MB | 78 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Knitandnote AS | YLIT VENTURES (OPC) PRIVATE LIMITED |
Customer experience
Knitandnote
HookSnap
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
HookSnap
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
HookSnap
- HookSnap Pro Weekly$4.997 Days
- HookSnap Pro Monthly$9.991 Month
- HookSnap Pro Yearly$19.991 Year
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- HookSnap Pro Yearly3 Days trial$29.991 Year
- HookSnap Pro Yearly$39.991 Year









