Knot Guide vs Path to Eagle Scout
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Knot Guide
Learn to tie a wide variety of essential knots with this comprehensive guide. It provides step-by-step instructions for over 200 knots, making it a valuable resource for DIY enthusiasts, outdoor adventurers, and anyone needing to master knot-tying techniques.
- Extensive knot library (202+ knots)
- Step-by-step instructions
- Suitable for various uses
- Practical DIY resource
- Easy to follow
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#1 Knot App on iTunes! Now with 208 knots (and counting)! An App Store Essentials “Weekend Warriors DIY” Pick! “Wow your friends!” – APPLEIPHONEAPPS.com “…a highly recommended app with tons of utility value…” – IPHONEAPPREVIEWS.net “What’s knot to love?” – This Old House “Knot Guide is like a patient teacher showing you again and again until you’ve got it.” – APPCRAVER.com “One of the most practical apps for those not bound by four walls.” – SAN FRANCISCO EXAMINER Need to tie a knot? Knot Guide will teach you the ropes! Now includes 208 knots (176 unique): Adjustable B, Adjustable Lp, Albright, Alpine Butterfly B, Alpine Butterfly on a Bight, Alpine Coil, Anchor B, Angler's Lp, Arbor, Artilleryman's Lp, Ashley B, Ashley’s Stopper, Bachmann H, Back Splice, Backhanded H, Barrel, Barrel H, Becket B, Bedroll, Bell RInger’s, Better Bow, Bimini Twist, Blake’s H, Blood, Boom H, Bottle Sling H, Bowline, Bowline B, Bowline B (Enhanced), Bowline on a Bight, Braid, Bull H, Buntline H, Butcher’s, Camel H, Canadian Jam, Carrick B, Cat’s Paw, Chain Sinnet, Cleat H (Halyard), Cleat H (OXO method), Cleat H with Round Turn, Clinch, Clove H, Clove H on a Bight, Constrictor, Countryman’s, Cow H, Cow H Lock, Daisy Chain, Davy, Diagonal Lashing, Dipping the Eye, Directional Figure Eight, Distel H, Double Alpine Butterfly Lp, Double Davy, Double Dragon Lp, Double English, Double Figure Eight Lp, Double Fisherman’s, Double Fisherman’s Lp, Double Locking Half H, Double Overhand Stopper, Double Sheet B, Double Surgeon’s Lp, Electrician’s, End-of-Rope Prusik, Eskimo Bowline, EStar Stopper, Evenk H, Eye Splice, Farmer’s Lp, Farrimond Friction H, Fender, Figure Eight, Figure Eight Follow Through, Figure Eight Lp, Figure Nine Lp, Fisherman’s, Fisherman’s B, Flat Overhand B, Flemish Flake, Four-in-Hand, Full Windsor, Gasket Coil, Girth H, Gnat H, Grapevine B, Half H, Halter H, Halyard H, Hammock H, Handcuff, Hanson Lp, Harness B, Harness Lp, Heaving Line, Highwayman’s H, Honda, Hunter’s B, Icicle H (End Method), Icicle H (Lp Method), Improved Clinch, Italian H, Johnson H, Jug Sling, Kelleg H, Killick H, Klemheist H, Knute H, Kreh Lp, Lariat, Lark’s Head, Lighterman’s H, Lumberman’s, Manger H, Marlinspike H, Michoacan Climbing H, Midshipman’s H, Miller’s (1), Miller’s (2), Monkey Fist, Mooring H, Mountaineer’s Coil, Multiple Figure Eight, Munter H, Munter Mule Combo H, Nail, Non-Slip Mono Lp, Orvis, Ossel H (complex), Overhand, Overhand Lp, Oysterman’s Stopper, Palomar, Parcel B, Perfection Lp, Pile H, Pipe H, Plank Sling, Plattsburgh, Poacher’s, Portuguese Bowline, Pratt, Prusik H, Quick H, Rapala, Reef, Reever, Rigger’s B, Right Angle, Ring H, Rolling H, Rolling H Zip Tie, Rosendahl B, Rosendahl Lp, Round Lashing, Round Turn and Two Half H, Running, Running Bowline, Sailor’s Gripping H, Sailor’s H, Sailor’s Whipping, San Diego Jam, Shear Lashing, Sheepshank, Sheet B, Sheet B One Way, Siberian H, Simple Simon Under B, Sledge, Slim Beauty, Slip, Span Lp, Spanish Bowline, Spider H, Square, Square Lashing, Stevedore, Surgeon’s, Swing H, Tarbuck, Tautline H, Timber H, Transom, Tripod Lashing, Trucker’s H (1), Trucker’s H (2), True Lover’s, Tucked Sheet B, Tumble H, Turk’s Head 3L5B, Turle, Turtle, Two Half Hitches, Underwriter’s, Uni, Vice Versa B, Violin, B, Water, Water Bowline, Weaver’s, West Country Whipping, Woodland Zip-tie, Yosemite Bowline, Zeppelin B, Zeppelin Lp 20 Categories: Aviation, Bends, Binding, Climbing, Decorative, Fishing, Hitches (End & Middle), Lashings, Loops (Fixed & Slip), Navy SEAL, Necktie, Rope Care, Sailing, Scout, Shortenings, Splices, Stopper, Whippings, Woodland Zip-tie. Since ancient times, people have relied on knots for sailing, climbing, crafting, and countless everyday tasks. Whether novice or experienced, Knot Guide will assist you!
Path to Eagle Scout
This app serves as a comprehensive guide for Scouts and leaders to navigate and document progress towards the Eagle Scout rank. It helps track rank advancement, Merit Badges, and other essential activities with detailed checklists and notes.
- Rank advancement tracking
- Merit Badge requirements
- Merit Badge filtering
- Progress checklists
- Rank-specific notepads
- Board of Review quiz preparation
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Path to Eagle Scout is a guide for Scouts and Scout leaders to understand and track progress on the requirements for the ranks that lead to Eagle Scout. The app allows a Scout to keep track of his rank advancement, Merit Badges, and the progress of other activities. An up-to-date list of Merit Badges is available within the app, allowing quick access to Merit Badge Requirements. Scouts can filter the badges by active status, discontinued status, Eagle Scout required, or completed. Scouts can keep track of Merit Badge information through a checklist and write Merit Badge specific notes. Checklists for each rank, special awards, camping nights, and Merit Badges are available for the scouts to log their progress. Each rank includes a corresponding notepad, which scouts can use to keep track of who signed the Scout off for the requirement, or where the requirement was completed; a quiz, which includes questions to prepare for his Board of Review; checklists for the Scout to mark off each of the rank requirements as they are achieved.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Knot Guide at 80% against Path to Eagle Scout's 22%. Knot Guide also leads on rating (4.6 vs 2.5) and update cadence (monthly vs every 2 months). Path to Eagle Scout's advantage is price (Free vs $2.99) and in-app purchases (none vs 2). On ratings volume, ads 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
Path to Eagle Scout is free to download; Knot Guide costs $2.99 up front. Knot Guide sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month. Path to Eagle Scout asks for nothing beyond the download.
Knot Guide holds the better App Store score, 4.6 against 2.5. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 450 and 196 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 80% of Knot Guide's written reviews are positive against 22% of Path to Eagle Scout's.
Knot Guide ships an update monthly, Path to Eagle Scout every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on October 1, 2026 and September 26, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Knot Guide | Path to Eagle Scout |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $2.99 | Free — better |
| Rating | 4.6 (450 ratings) — better | 2.5 (196 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 79.6% of reviews — better | 22.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 450 — better | 196 |
| Update frequency | Monthly — better | Every 2 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 17.0 | 15.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 298 MB | 98 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Winkpass Creations, Inc. | jakechasan.com |
Customer experience
Knot Guide
Path to Eagle Scout
User reviews
Knot Guide
From 450 App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 🌟 Great when free
- 👍 Clear instructions
- 📚 Comprehensive knot library
- 🔍 Easy to navigate
- 🗓️ Regularly updated
Room to improve
- 💰 Expensive subscription model
- 🔒 Locking content behind paywall
- 🤔 Questionable business decisions
- 🏆 Devaluing previous purchases
- 🔍 Difficult to find specific knots
Path to Eagle Scout
From 196 App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 📚 Comprehensive merit badge and rank requirements reference
- 🚀 Quick access to information without internet
- 👍 User-friendly interface design
- 🎯 Helpful for tracking scout progress
- 💡 Innovative concept for scout management
Room to improve
- 🐛 Frequent and persistent app crashes
- ⏰ No updates in 3-5 years
- 📱 Incompatible with recent iOS versions
- 💾 Data loss during updates and crashes
- ❌ Non-functional core features
Bugs and requests
Knot Guide
Reported bugs
2 issues- Paywall screen gets stuck
- Incompatibility with older devices
Requested features
3 requests- Add more aviation and climbing knots
- Provide more details on knot uses and strengths
- Allow offline access to all content
Path to Eagle Scout
Reported bugs
8 issues- App crashes when opening rank requirements
- App crashes when adding or editing scout names
- App crashes when marking merit badges as complete
- App crashes when entering completion dates
- App crashes when adding camping trips or service hours
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- App crashes when navigating between sections
- Data not saved properly before crashes
- Incompatibility with iOS 13+ versions
Requested features
6 requests- Update merit badge requirements to current standards
- Update rank requirements to latest BSA guidelines
- Fix iOS compatibility issues
- Improve data persistence and saving functionality
- Add ability to edit and update scout information
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- Implement regular maintenance and support
In-app purchases
Knot Guide
- Knot Patron$2.991 Month
- Yearly Knot Patron$31.991 Year
Path to Eagle Scout
No in-app purchases
Questions
Is Knot Guide free?
Is Path to Eagle Scout free?
Which has better reviews, Knot Guide or Path to Eagle Scout?
Do Knot Guide or Path to Eagle Scout have ads?
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