Comparison

Tie Right vs Pocket Tie Guide

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

Tie Right

Learn to tie various necktie knots with clear, step-by-step instructions and unique perspectives. Get daily style tips to enhance your sartorial knowledge and ensure a perfectly tied tie every time.

Highlights
  • 6 distinct necktie knots
  • Top-down perspective
  • Head-on perspective
  • Step-by-step instructions
  • Daily style tips
Features
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“A well tied tie is the first serious step in life.” – Oscar Wilde. And Tie Right makes that first step much easier. - 6 distinct necktie knots. - Top Down (first person) perspective. - Head On perspective. - Step by step instructions. - Daily Style Tips. Tie Right eliminates the need for a mirror and offers simple step by step illustrations on six(6) of the most popular and handsome necktie knots known to man. Tie Right also offers two distinct views, each one giving you a unique perspective to ensure that your knots are perfect every time. The traditional ‘head on’ view provides step by step illustrations of every loop and every pull from the front on as if you were looking in a mirror. The ‘top down’ view provides a first person perspective of every step in the knot. This first person view shows you just what you see as you look down at your necktie, no reversing images in your mind, no looking in a mirror. A monkey in a suit could figure this out. In addition to the necktie tutorials Tie Right also offers a ‘Tip of the Day’ for your sartorial edification. If you don’t know what sartorial means just wait (it’s one of the tips). Every day you will get a notification informing you of a different tip, displayed at random so it won’t be the same as anyone else’s (well probably someone else’s but chances are you won’t know them). Tie Right is simple, to the point and there when you need it. “With an evening coat and a white tie, anybody, even a stock broker, can gain a reputation for being civilized.” - Oscar Wilde (who often said memorable things about neckties, or so it would seem).

About

Pocket Tie Guide

Learn to tie 18 different necktie knots with step-by-step instructions and mirror-image visuals. This app works offline and allows you to email instructions to others. It's ideal for anyone wanting to master various tie styles.

Highlights
  • 18 necktie knot styles
  • Step-by-step instructions
  • Mirror-look pictures
  • Offline access
  • Email instructions
  • Supports iPhone and iPad
Features
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Pocket Tie Guide shows you 18 types of necktie style step by step instructions, has both popular styles like Windsor, Four In Hand, Bow and Atlantic etc, also some others like Grantchester, Cavendish and Hanover etc. No internet connection required when you need to check the instructions. The mirror look pictures make you very convenient, clear and direct to follow, if you want to share one of these 18 types of necktie, you can also email the pictures of instruction to anyone. Support both iPhone and iPad version. 18 knots included: ⁃ Double Knot ⁃ Four In Hand ⁃ Windsor ⁃ Half Windsor ⁃ Atlantic ⁃ At Andrew ⁃ Cross Knot ⁃ Double Cross Knot ⁃ Kelvin ⁃ Oriental ⁃ Bow Tie ⁃ Pratt ⁃ Cavendish ⁃ Grantchester ⁃ Plattsburgh ⁃ Hanover ⁃ Balthus ⁃ Nicky Don’t worry any more when you want to tie a suitable knot with Pocket Tie Guide.

Screenshots

Tie Right4 screens
Pocket Tie Guide4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Tie Right at none against Pocket Tie Guide's 1. Tie Right also leads on ads (none vs shown) and rating (4.8 vs 4.5). Pocket Tie Guide's advantage is review sentiment (100% vs 84%). On price, update cadence, 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. Pocket Tie Guide sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Tie Right asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Tie Right holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 4.5. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Tie Right has 114 ratings behind it against 6, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 84% of Tie Right's written reviews are positive against 100% of Pocket Tie Guide's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Tie Right ships an update every 6 months, Pocket Tie Guide every 10 months. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 9, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
Tie Right versus Pocket Tie Guide: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterTie RightPocket Tie Guide
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.8 (114 ratings) — better4.5 (6 ratings)
Positive reviews83.7% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings114 — better6
Update frequencyEvery 6 months — betterEvery 10 months
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree — betterFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS13.013.0
Further details — not scored
Size41 MB32 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperEsoteric Development倩 赵

Customer experience

Tie Right

All ratings114 ratings
Positive93.0%
Neutral2.6%
Negative4.4%
Written reviews337 reviews
Positive83.7%
Neutral6.5%
Negative9.8%

Pocket Tie Guide

All ratings6 ratings
Positive83.3%
Neutral0.0%
Negative16.7%
Written reviews2 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Bugs and requests

Tie Right

Reported bugs

4 issues
  • No new knots since release
  • Most of the knots have gone away
  • The Spanish translation is terrible
  • The instructions are not clear enough, missing steps

Requested features

3 requests
  • Add more knots
  • Add the Eldredge knot
  • Add video tutorials instead of just pictures

Pocket Tie Guide

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

Tie Right

No in-app purchases

1 purchases

Pocket Tie Guide

One-time1
  • Remove Ads Forever$49.99

Questions

Is Tie Right free?
Tie Right is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Pocket Tie Guide free?
Pocket Tie Guide is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Tie Right or Pocket Tie Guide?
Tie Right is rated higher. Tie Right averages 4.8 out of 5 from 114 ratings, while Pocket Tie Guide averages 4.5 from 6 ratings.
Do Tie Right or Pocket Tie Guide have ads?
Pocket Tie Guide shows ads; Tie Right does not.
Which is updated more often, Tie Right or Pocket Tie Guide?
Tie Right ships an update every 6 months, and Pocket Tie Guide every 10 months. Most recently, Tie Right was updated on October 24, 2026 and Pocket Tie Guide on October 9, 2026.

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