Comparison

RowCounter vs ZoomNotes Lite

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

ZoomNotes Lite

This visual note-taking app allows for handwritten notes and sketches on various documents, including PDFs and office files. Its unique zooming capability and extensive sharing options make it a versatile tool for creative and organizational tasks.

Highlights
  • Handwritten notes and sketches
  • Zoom in/out without limits
  • Annotate PDFs and office files
  • Unlimited paper sizes and colors
  • Multiple sharing options
  • Split screen mode
Features
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ZoomNotes Lite is an iPad/iPhone visual note-taking app. It lets you quickly make handwritten notes and sketches on virtual paper, on PDF files, on MS Word, Excel and Powerpoint docs (via GoogleDrive), and over images. Uniquely, it also lets you zoom in and out without arbitrary limits, an invaluable feature for this type of app. It has a free fully functioning pen (although you will be able to try the pens too), and more available as in-app purchases. It has unlimited paper sizes/styles, unlimited colours and line thicknesses, and a large range of ways to share its documents making ZoomNotes the most versatile handwriting/drawing app. ZoomNotes Desktop for Mac now also available. ZoomNotes is much more than a replacement for your trusted paper notebook! Compatible with any capacitive stylus pen (although fingers work well too). Here some reviews of the app store of the full version- The best note taking app available! ***** by MarkNance – Version 7.1.4 – Jul 6, 2016 Don’t be put off by all its features! ***** by Stevearcher – Version 7.1.3 – May 24, 2016 Most complete Note app I’ve tried ***** by ItsDartstx – Version 7.1.3 – Apr 20, 2016 Most effective note taking app ***** by John25642 – Version 7.1.3 – Jul 7, 2016 Full featured and innovative ***** by music-major – Version 7.1.3 – May 15, 2016 Hands(writing)-down, best notepad replacement out there. ***** by Jed123zz – Version 7.1.3 – Mar 23, 2016 Free features include: -1 Pen type - Felt tip. -Huge Zoom Range and Whiteboard page style -Rotatable views -Split screen mode (edit 2 documents at once) -Digital planning with links, which can also show events and reminders from the Calendar and Reminder apps -Write over PDF file -Write over MS Word, Powerpoint and Excel files (via GoogleDrive) -Calendar events/reminders :add events linked to your documents, possibly with alarms. The URL in the event links back to the document in ZoomNotes. -Typed text- limited to a single font, fills and borders -Regular shapes and arrows -Symbol library -Select, scale, rotate and shift -Cut, copy, paste (including between documents, pages and other apps) -Write over pdf files (markup) -Configurable paper types -Intuitive folder interface for documents -Sharing as PDF files, images, videos or ZoomNotes documents (via email, iTunes, clipboard, Dropbox, Twitter and Evernote) -In app printing -VGA compatible for use with projectors, monitors and AirPlay -Universal app - iPhone and iPad -iCloud support -Geo-located documents; documents can be optionally geo-located and viewed as pins on a map. -Layers let you control what is visible on a page, also options for 'master layers' which show on all pages. In app purchases features include: -7 extra Pen types, including Italic, Gel, Nib, Pencil and Watercolour. -Sub-pages (pages within pages within...) -Typed text- fully configurable fonts, colours, fills and borders -Unlimited colours and line styles -Bookmarks with animated playback -Insert images from camera or photo library -Insert web pages -Insert videos from camera or photo library -Edit inserted images, including masking and cropping -Record and playback sounds, including import and export of caf files - Handwriting recognition (14 different languages). Please note that the full version of ZoomNotes is equivalent to the Lite version with all the in-app purchases. There are lots more details including some videos of the app in action at www.zoom-notes.com Please remember to leave us a review. If you wish, you can send us feedback directly, we reply to every email sent to support@zoom-notes.com. If you experience any problems or bugs in the app, please email us your device information, which iOS version you are running to support@zoom-notes.com and we will fix it asap. Twitter - @zoomnotes

Screenshots

RowCounter4 screens
ZoomNotes Lite4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: ZoomNotes Lite at Free against RowCounter's $0.99. ZoomNotes Lite also leads on update cadence (every 3 weeks vs every 13 months) and review sentiment (72% vs 50%). RowCounter's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 10). On 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

ZoomNotes Lite is free to download; RowCounter costs $0.99 up front. ZoomNotes Lite sells 10 one-off in-app purchases. RowCounter asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

RowCounter ships an update every 13 months, ZoomNotes Lite every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on November 10, 2026 and November 13, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
RowCounter versus ZoomNotes Lite: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterRowCounterZoomNotes Lite
Price$0.99Free — better
Rating—4.2 (215 ratings) — better
Positive reviews50.0% of reviews72.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings—215 — better
Update frequencyEvery 13 monthsEvery 3 weeks — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationPaidFree with in-app purchases — better
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS26.015.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size16 MB154 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperMirko PaschkeDeliverance Software Ltd

Customer experience

RowCounter

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

ZoomNotes Lite

All ratings215 ratings
Positive77.7%
Neutral9.8%
Negative12.6%
Written reviews329 reviews
Positive72.0%
Neutral8.5%
Negative19.5%

Bugs and requests

RowCounter

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

ZoomNotes Lite

Reported bugs

4 issues
  • Syncing issues leading to document conflicts
  • Random lines and dots appearing on the page
  • Disappearing handwritten notes after saving
  • Inability to unlock paid features after purchase

Requested features

4 requests
  • Improved text editing and formatting
  • Easier organization with better folder management
  • More tutorials and documentation
  • Ability to recover accidentally deleted notes

In-app purchases

None

RowCounter

No in-app purchases

10 purchases

ZoomNotes Lite

One-time10
  • Highlighter pen$0.99
  • Text$0.99
  • Images$0.99
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  • Bookmarks$0.99
  • Sounds$0.99
  • Sub-documents$0.99
  • Tables$0.99
  • Workspaces$1.99
  • All Pens$2.99
  • All features$7.99

Questions

Is RowCounter free?
RowCounter costs $0.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is ZoomNotes Lite free?
ZoomNotes Lite is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do RowCounter or ZoomNotes Lite have ads?
Neither RowCounter nor ZoomNotes Lite shows ads.
Which is updated more often, RowCounter or ZoomNotes Lite?
RowCounter ships an update every 13 months, and ZoomNotes Lite every 3 weeks. Most recently, RowCounter was updated on November 10, 2026 and ZoomNotes Lite on November 13, 2026.

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