Croyim vs Touché
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Croyim
This app helps crocheters manage their projects from start to finish. Track rows, organize patterns and yarn, and calculate time and material costs. It offers features for complex patterns, row-by-row instructions, and a digital yarn stash.
- Multiple linked row counters
- Pattern import (PDF/photo) with tracker
- Row-by-row instruction writing
- 3D stitch visualization
- Yarn and hook stash organizer
- Time and cost tracking
- Project part management
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Croyim keeps a crochet project together from the first chain to the finished piece. Count rows, follow your pattern, organise your yarn and hooks, and see how much time and yarn went into each make. It is free and has no ads. ■ Row counters • Make as many row and repeat counters as a project needs • Link counters so complex patterns advance on their own • Set start, end and step. Count from 0 or from 1, your way • A slim bar at the bottom of the screen with − and +. Swipe sideways to switch counters • Keep counting from the lock screen with Live Activities (iOS) ■ Patterns: PDFs and photos • Bring in a PDF or a photo of a pattern and keep it with the project • A row tracker that moves along the pattern as you count, so you never lose your place • Draw lines and leave notes right on the pattern ■ Row-by-row instructions • Write a pattern one row at a time, or paste the whole thing and let Croyim split it into rows • The current row large, the rows around it small. Text size and blur are yours to set • Filet charts: start from a blank grid or a photo and paint it square by square ■ Croyim Standard: patterns that crochet themselves • Write a pattern in Croyim Standard, a plain-text notation for crochet, and see the piece built stitch by stitch in 3D as you type • Spot a wrong stitch count before you crochet it • Try it in the browser at croyim.com/editor, share a pattern with a link, or open it in the app ■ Projects in parts • An amigurumi's head and body, a blanket's squares, a sweater's sleeves: track each part on its own • Set how many times a part repeats and count rows per part ■ Yarn and hook stash • Record fibre, weight, length, colour and care for every yarn • Add a photo, then find what you have with filters and search • Keep your hook sizes in the same place ■ Time and cost • Track working time automatically or by hand • Work out what a piece cost in yarn and hours, and what to charge for it ■ Stitch glossary • The common stitches explained, plus your own entries for the unusual ones ■ Your data stays yours • Back everything up and move it to a new phone • Export a project to share it Available in English, German, Croatian and Japanese. Whether it is your first granny square or a commission you are pricing, Croyim fits the way you crochet. Feedback and requests are welcome from Settings in the app.
Touché
This app helps crochet enthusiasts manage their projects, track progress, and organize patterns. It allows users to store project details, upload PDF patterns for easy viewing, and archive completed works. All data is stored locally for privacy and offline access.
- Project tracking with details
- PDF pattern upload and viewing
- Automatic section and row detection
- Row tracking with progress visualization
- WIP and completed project gallery
- Offline local data storage
- Secure backup and restore via iCloud
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About Touché Touché is the essential iOS app for crochet enthusiasts, designed to track projects, manage patterns, and visualize progress on your iPhone or iPad. Effortless Project Management Create up to 10 projects with details like project name, hook size, yarn info, and notes. Upload PDF patterns (up to 25MB) for automatic section and row detection. Edit projects anytime, with data stored locally via Core Data. Pattern Viewing & Row Tracking Switch between two tabs: PDF Viewer with pinch-to-zoom (2x-10x) for clear pattern reading, and Row Tracking with checkboxes, enlarged current row text, and green checkmarks for completed rows. Progress bars show section and project completion. Organized WIPs & Gallery Manage up to 10 active projects in the WIP (work-in-progress) tab. Archive completed projects (up to 75) to the Gallery with photos and PDFs. Capture a completion photo for each project to display your finished creation, savable to your photo gallery. Secure Backup & Restore Export projects, PDFs, and photos to a ZIP file via iCloud Drive, Files, or AirDrop. Restore by merging with existing data, all offline with no cloud sync. Simple & Private Sign in with Apple ID, with no third-party integrations or analytics beyond iOS crash reporting. Camera access for photos handles permissions gracefully. No subscriptions, complex features, or privacy invasion. Why Touché? Track rows and patterns with ease Offline, local storage for privacy Intuitive design with clear error messages. Tailored for crocheters, no clutter Transform your crochet with Touché—create, track, and succeed!
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Touché at 5.0 against Croyim's 4.5. Croyim's advantage is iOS requirement (15.6 vs 18.5). On price, ratings volume, 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Touché holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.5. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 2 and 3 respectively.
| Parameter | Croyim | Touché |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.5 (2 ratings) | 5.0 (3 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 2 | 3 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 5 weeks | — |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 15.6 — better | 18.5 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 58 MB | 2 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Luka Knezic | SIMWORKS TECHNOLOGY LLC |
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Croyim
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In-app purchases
Croyim
No in-app purchases
Touché
No in-app purchases







