Knit Row Counter vs Libib
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Knit Row Counter
Easily track your knitting progress with this simple row counter. Utilize intuitive iPhone gestures like tapping to increment, swiping to decrement, and a long press to reset. A convenient companion for any knitting project.
- Increment counter with a tap
- Decrement counter with swipe
- Reset counter with long touch
- Watch gesture support
- Simple and intuitive interface
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Knit Row Counter is a small app to count the rows of knitting. iPhone Gestures: • One tip increases the counter by 1 • Swipe left / right decrements the counter by 1 • Long touch (2 seconds) resets the counter to 0 Watch Gesture • Long touch resets the counter to 0
Libib
Easily catalog your books, movies, music, and games by scanning barcodes. Organize your personal library and manage your collection through a connected website, adding notes, ratings, and tags.
- Scan books, board games, movies, music, and video games
- Barcode scanner
- Tag, review, and rate items
- Add notes to items
- Publish your library online
- Syncs with website
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Libib is a small org and home library cataloging app that allows you to scan in your books, board games, movies, music and video games. Mobile app works in concert with Libib's website, where you can tag, review, rate, import, make notes and publish your library! Includes a built-in high quality barcode scanner! We are committed to your privacy: • We do not have advertisements • We do not sell or share your data
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Libib at 4.4 against Knit Row Counter's 3.5. Libib also leads on update cadence (every 2 weeks vs every 14 months) and review sentiment (74% vs 54%). Knit Row Counter's advantage is iOS requirement (12.0 vs 16.4). On price, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Libib holds the better App Store score, 4.4 against 3.5. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Libib has 1.2K ratings behind it against 128, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 54% of Knit Row Counter's written reviews are positive against 74% of Libib's.
Knit Row Counter ships an update every 14 months, Libib every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on July 12, 2026 and September 23, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Knit Row Counter | Libib |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.5 (128 ratings) | 4.4 (1.2K ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 54.1% of reviews | 74.1% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 128 | 1.2K — better |
| Update frequency | Every 14 months | Every 2 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod, Apple Watch — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 12.0 — better | 16.4 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 13 MB | 74 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Lars Bergelt | Libib, Inc. |
Customer experience
Knit Row Counter
Libib
User reviews
Knit Row Counter
From 128 App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 👍 Simple and easy to use
- 🚀 Convenient for Apple Watch
- 💡 Useful for knitting/crocheting
- 🤩 Minimal and straightforward
Room to improve
- 🐛 Difficulty resetting or decreasing count
- 🤔 Lack of instructions or help
- 💤 Landscape-only orientation on iPhone
- 🤯 Accidental taps increase count
Libib
From 1.2K App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 🚀 Fast and easy to use
- 👍 Helpful for organizing personal libraries
- 🚀 Efficient barcode scanning
- 👍 Customizable collections
- 👍 Generous free plan with high item limit
Room to improve
- 🐛 Inconsistent barcode recognition
- 🔍 Limited search and sorting options
- 👎 Lack of book cover display in list view
- 👎 Inability to add custom cover images for manual entries
- 👎 Frustrating to navigate when making edits
Bugs and requests
Knit Row Counter
Reported bugs
3 issues- Inconsistent row counting
- Difficulty closing the app
- Syncing issues between watch and phone
Requested features
4 requests- Add reset button
- Implement portrait mode
- Allow multiple project tracking
- Add watch complications
Libib
Reported bugs
3 issues- App crashes or freezes after adding multiple items
- Deleted items not recoverable
- Syncing issues between app and website versions
Requested features
5 requests- Ability to sort by author, series, or publication date
- Option to view collections in grid/cover view
- Functionality to mark books as read/unread
- Integration with e-book/reading apps
- Sharing/collaboration features for libraries
In-app purchases
Knit Row Counter
No in-app purchases
Libib
No in-app purchases
