Comparison

Knit Now Magazine vs Knit Tools

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

Head to head
About

Knit Now Magazine

Access a vast collection of stylish knitting patterns with step-by-step instructions and expert tips. Discover the latest trends, yarns, and interviews with designers. This app provides inspiration for modern knitters.

Highlights
  • Stylish knitting designs
  • Step-by-step instructions
  • Expert hints and tips
  • Latest trends and yarns
  • Designer interviews
  • Inspiration and ideas
Features
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Subscribe to Knit Now and receive instant access to a huge collection of stylish, trendy and fun designs for the modern knitter. Each issue covers a wide variety of techniques with clear step-by-step instructions and expert hints and tips. Knit Now brings you the latest and most up to date patterns featuring contemporary styles fresh from the high street. Covering all the latest news, yarns and interviews with hot, new, and established designers every issue is packed with inspiration and ideas you’ll love to try. Quick, simple and stylish Knit Now is the essential magazine for today’s knitter. Please note the free gift included with the print version of the magazine is not included. ---------------------------------------------- This is a free app download. Within the app users can purchase the current issue and back issues. Subscriptions are also available within the application. A subscription will start from the latest regular issue at the time of purchase. -The subscription will renew automatically unless cancelled more than 24 hours before the end of the current period. You will be charged for renewal within 24 hours of the end of the current period, for the same duration and at the current subscription rate for the product. -You may turn off the auto-renewal of subscriptions through your Account Settings, however you are not able to cancel the current subscription during its active period. -Payment will be charged to your iTunes account at confirmation of purchase and any unused portion of a free trial period, if offered, will be forfeited when a subscription to that publication is purchased. -If a subscription offers a free trial, at the end of the trial period, you will be charged the full price of the subscription. You may cancel a subscription during its free trial period via the subscription settings on your iTunes account. This must be done 24 hours before the end of the subscription period to avoid being charged. Users can register for/ login to a pocketmags account in-app. This will protect their issues in the case of a lost device and allow browsing of purchases on multiple platforms. Existing pocketmags users can retrieve their purchases by logging into their account. We recommend loading the app for the first time in a wi-fi area so that all issue data is retrieved. If your app will not load past the splash page after a first install or an update, please delete and reinstall the app from the App Store Help and frequently asked questions can be accessed in-app and on pocketmags. If you have any problems at all please do not hesitate to contact us: help@pocketmags.com -------------------- You can find our privacy policy here: http://www.pocketmags.com/privacy.aspx You can find our terms and conditions here: http://www.pocketmags.com/terms.aspx

About

Knit Tools

Essential tools for knitters, including common conversions, symbol explanations, and calculations for increases and decreases. Track your projects with a built-in counter and tick sheet. Access a variety of modules designed to simplify your knitting experience.

Highlights
  • Common conversions
  • Symbol explanations
  • Increase/decrease computation
  • Kfb increase calculation
  • Project counter
  • Tick sheet
  • 10+ knitting modules
Features
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Made by knitters for knitters. This is a must have app for knitters. This app has essential tools we need as knitters. - Common conversions - What do all those symbols mean - Increase evenly computation - Decrease evenly computation - Increase evenly using Kfb - Counter for your project -Tick Sheet - and much more You will wonder how you got along without this app. The app is designed to have tools to assist knitters in one location. Currently there are 10 modules in the app. 3 modules do not require a subscription. The other 7 modules will display so the user can see what it will do, but a subscription is required for module to produce the result. There are 3 options for purchasing a subscription; 30 days, 90 days and 365 days. This subscription is required for the 7 modules (and future modules when the app is updated) to produce the result. A new subscription will not be required when other modules are added. The 3 modules will continue to work when the subscription expires.

Screenshots

Knit Now Magazine1 screens
Knit Tools4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Knit Now Magazine at 67% against Knit Tools's 0%. Knit Now Magazine also leads on rating (5.0 vs 1.0) and ratings volume (8 vs 1). Knit Tools's advantage is update cadence (fortnightly vs every 10 months) and iOS requirement (8.0 vs 15.6). 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Knit Now Magazine sells 16 in-app purchases, starting at $26.99 per 6 months and Knit Tools sells 3 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Knit Now Magazine holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 1.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Knit Now Magazine has 8 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 67% of Knit Now Magazine's written reviews are positive against 0% of Knit Tools's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Knit Now Magazine ships an update every 10 months, Knit Tools fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on October 15, 2026 and October 7, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
Knit Now Magazine versus Knit Tools: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterKnit Now MagazineKnit Tools
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (8 ratings) — better1.0 (1 ratings)
Positive reviews66.7% of reviews — better0.0% of reviews
Number of ratings8 — better1
Update frequencyEvery 10 monthsFortnightly — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFreemium
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.68.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size25 MB33 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperPractical Publishing International LtdDigital Solutions MB Inc

Customer experience

Knit Now Magazine

All ratings8 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews3 reviews
Positive66.7%
Neutral0.0%
Negative33.3%

Knit Tools

All ratings1 ratings
Positive0.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative100.0%
Written reviews8 reviews
Positive0.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative100.0%

In-app purchases

16 purchases

Knit Now Magazine

Subscriptions2
  • Knit Now Magazine Subscription$26.996 Months
  • Knit Now Magazine Subscription1 Month trial$44.991 Year
One-time14
  • 17 (id:797782)$6.99
  • 18 (id:798189)$6.99
  • 20 (id:798200)$6.99
Show 11 more
  • 24 (id:798095)$6.99
  • 27 (id:798088)$6.99
  • 28 (id:797851)$6.99
  • 39 (id:798198)$6.99
  • 48 (id:798989)$6.99
  • 15 (id:798081)$6.99
  • 25 (id:797790)$6.99
  • 30 (id:798183)$6.99
  • Issue 136 (id:804137)$6.99
  • Knit Now 122 (id:803703)$6.99
  • Issue 133 (id:804146)$6.99
3 purchases

Knit Tools

One-time3
  • Knit Tools for 30 days$0.99
  • Knit Tools for 90 days$1.99
  • Knit Tools for 365 days$5.99

Questions

Is Knit Now Magazine free?
Knit Now Magazine is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Knit Tools free?
Knit Tools is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Knit Now Magazine or Knit Tools?
Knit Now Magazine is rated higher. Knit Now Magazine averages 5.0 out of 5 from 8 ratings, while Knit Tools averages 1.0 from 1 ratings.
Do Knit Now Magazine or Knit Tools have ads?
Neither Knit Now Magazine nor Knit Tools shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Knit Now Magazine or Knit Tools?
Knit Now Magazine ships an update every 10 months, and Knit Tools fortnightly. Most recently, Knit Now Magazine was updated on October 15, 2026 and Knit Tools on October 7, 2026.

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