Comparison

Rigging Lab vs Knots

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

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About

Rigging Lab

Access on-demand rope rescue rigging courses and connect with a community of learners. Learn through various formats like video, audio, and text, with progress tracking to pick up where you left off. Get real-time answers to your questions and stay updated with community activities.

Highlights
  • On-demand rope rescue rigging courses
  • Community forums for real-time Q&A
  • Progress tracking for lessons
  • Mobile-optimized learning formats (video, audio, text)
  • Push notifications for community updates
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Rigging Lab is a leading provider of on-demand rope rescue rigging courses. Since 2005 we’ve trained over 20,000, on building a plan and a system for stengthening and growing individual and team skills. With the Rigging Lab mobile app, enjoy the freedom of learning and connecting anytime, from anywhere. Access your favourite courses and communities, from one convenient place. Learn when it works best for you at work, at home or on your commute with video, audio, text and other popular lesson types formatted for mobile. With progress tracking and start and stop lessons, it’s easy to pick up from where you left off. Have questions while learning? Join the conversation and get real-time answers by posting and replying to comments and accessing your community feeds on the go. And with push notifications, you can make sure you’re always in the loop on all community activities. Download the Rigging Lab mobile app today, and take your learning to the next level!

About

Knots

Features
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Which knot for which job on board? Pick the job and see the right knot, why it's the right one and how to tie it, step by step. Practice and spaced review help you remember it. WHAT DO I NEED? Type what you're about to do in your own words, like "hang a fender" or "tie two ropes together", or tap one of 14 situations on board: tying to a cleat, a ring or a post, making a fixed loop, joining ropes of different sizes, reefing a sail, man overboard and more. You can also search by the name you know, like "square knot" or "figure of eight". STEP BY STEP Every knot is a clear animation split into steps, with a tip for each one. Tap a step to jump to it, slow down to half speed or skip straight to the tightening. The clove hitch is shown both on a post and on a rail. Left-handed mode mirrors the animations. MORE THAN THE STEPS Each knot's page also covers what it's for, what to watch out for, what not to use it for and how to untie it. PRACTICE Identify: name a knot from its finished shape. Order: put a knot's steps in order. Situation: pick the right knot for the job. You can also practice a single knot with the Practice button on its page. SPACED REVIEW Knots you mark "Got it" or get right in practice come back after 1, 3, 7, 14 and 30 days, so what you learn stays with you. A wrong answer starts a knot over. WORKS OFFLINE Everything is inside the app, so it works at anchor, offshore and anywhere without signal. No account, no ads and no data collected. THE KNOTS Bowline, Cleat Hitch, Clove Hitch, Round Turn and Two Half Hitches, Figure-Eight Knot, Sheet Bend, Reef Knot and Rolling Hitch. In English and Turkish.

Screenshots

Rigging Lab4 screens
Knots4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is device support: Rigging Lab at 3 against Knots's 1. Rigging Lab also leads on iOS requirement (14.0 vs 17.0). On price, ads and in-app purchases 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

Scorecard2 real differences · 7 level
Rigging Lab versus Knots: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterRigging LabKnots
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (1 ratings) — better—
Number of ratings1 — better—
Update frequency—Every 2 weeks
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone
Requires iOS14.0 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size71 MB91 MB
Age rating17+4+
DeveloperRed Ibex Solutions, Inc.Burak Sipcikoglu

In-app purchases

None

Rigging Lab

No in-app purchases

None

Knots

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Rigging Lab free?
Rigging Lab is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Knots free?
Knots is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Rigging Lab or Knots have ads?
Neither Rigging Lab nor Knots shows ads.

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