Comparison

RowCounter vs Calendar Week

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

Head to head
About

RowCounter

Easily track stitches for multiple knitting projects. Manage projects with sub-projects, add notes, and customize backgrounds. Offers multi-selection for efficient project management and prevents screen lock during counting.

Highlights
  • Multiple project management
  • Sub-project support
  • Project notes
  • Customizable backgrounds
  • Screen lock prevention
  • Multi-selection for actions
Features
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Row counting made easy. No tiresome notes to write down anymore. Manage multiple knit projects simultaneously. Use sub projects. Change the background image. Prevent the screen lock in the count view. Make notes in the projects and sub projects. Use multi selection to copy, delete, print or mail your projects. Please remember, if you have problems with the app or if you have a feature request, send this information to the support email address: Mirko.Paschke@gmx.de

About

Calendar Week

This app displays the current calendar week number for your Apple Watch complication or iPhone widget. It also provides details on the first and last day of the current week.

Highlights
  • Calendar week number display
  • Apple Watch complication
  • iPhone widget
  • First day of week info
  • Last day of week info
Features
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The app displays the calendar week number based on the current calendar either as a complication for the Apple Watch or as a Widget for the iPhone. Additionally both Calendar Week for iPhone and Calendar Week for Apple Watch provide additional information about the first and the last day of the current week.

Screenshots

RowCounter4 screens
Calendar Week4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Calendar Week at Free against RowCounter's $0.99. Calendar Week also leads on review sentiment (76% vs 50%) and update cadence (every 4 months vs every 13 months). On ads, 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Calendar Week is free to download; RowCounter costs $0.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

RowCounter ships an update every 13 months, Calendar Week every 4 months. The most recent releases landed on October 3, 2026 and October 15, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
RowCounter versus Calendar Week: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterRowCounterCalendar Week
Price$0.99Free — better
Rating—4.2 (5 ratings) — better
Positive reviews50.0% of reviews75.7% of reviews — better
Number of ratings—5 — better
Update frequencyEvery 13 monthsEvery 4 months — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationPaidFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, Apple Watch — better
Requires iOS26.017.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size16 MB85 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperMirko PaschkeJana Grill

Customer experience

RowCounter

Written reviews22 reviews
Positive50.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative50.0%

Calendar Week

All ratings5 ratings
Positive80.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative20.0%
Written reviews37 reviews
Positive75.7%
Neutral8.1%
Negative16.2%

In-app purchases

None

RowCounter

No in-app purchases

None

Calendar Week

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is RowCounter free?
RowCounter costs $0.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is Calendar Week free?
Calendar Week is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do RowCounter or Calendar Week have ads?
Neither RowCounter nor Calendar Week shows ads.
Which is updated more often, RowCounter or Calendar Week?
RowCounter ships an update every 13 months, and Calendar Week every 4 months. Most recently, RowCounter was updated on October 3, 2026 and Calendar Week on October 15, 2026.

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