Comparison

Stash2Go 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

Stash2Go

Access your Ravelry knitting and crochet projects, stash, patterns, and friends on your mobile device, even offline. Browse yarn databases, find patterns, and manage your crafting journey with various organizational tools.

Highlights
  • Access Ravelry projects, stash, and patterns
  • Browse Ravelry friends and their activity
  • Search yarn database and discover patterns
  • Find local yarn shops
  • Upload photos and attach PDFs
  • Offline access to downloaded content
  • Manage Ravelry messages and forum posts
Features
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THIS IS THE LEGACY VERSION THE NEW VERSION IS STASH2GOII: https://ios.stash2go.com Stash2Go lets you use Ravelry on the go — even offline — on iPhone and iPad. Browse your projects, stash, patterns, and friends anytime. Ravelry is the world’s largest community for knitters and crocheters. FEATURES • Access your Ravelry projects, queued projects, yarn stash, and stashed needles • Browse your Ravelry friends, plus their projects, queue, stash, and needles • Search the huge Ravelry yarn database and view detailed yarn info and images • Discover matching knitting or crochet patterns directly from a yarn page • Search patterns with full-text search and filters (categories, free, top-rated, etc.) • Find yarn shops near you with directions, hours, available yarns, and more • Start a project from a pattern, from your queue, or as an empty project • Upload photos to your projects or stashed yarn • Batch download PDFs from your Ravelry library and current projects for offline use • Customize what’s available when you’re offline • Attach PDFs to your own projects and store your arrow/position on PDF pages • Use up to two row counters per project across Apple devices (values stored on Ravelry) • Browse your pattern library, favorites (patterns and projects) • Read and reply in subscribed Ravelry forum groups (including images) • Open projects, patterns, and people from forum posts, favorite items, and add friends • Receive and reply to personal Ravelry messages • Get notifications for new personal and forum messages (requires iOS 7 for repeated message checks) • Change the app theme (up to 9 themes) • Use a personal color palette for quick yarn color analysis • Native iPhone + iPad app (supports iOS 6 and iOS 7) SUPPORT For help, please visit our Ravelry support group. For additional information, please visit our website. Suggestions and ideas are welcome — Stash2Go is continuously improved.

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

Stash2Go4 screens
Knit Tools4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Stash2Go at 74% against Knit Tools's 0%. Stash2Go also leads on rating (3.5 vs 1.0) and in-app purchases (none vs 3). Knit Tools's advantage is price (Free vs $9.99) and ads (none vs shown).

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

Knit Tools is free to download; Stash2Go costs $9.99 up front. Knit Tools sells 3 one-off in-app purchases. Stash2Go asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Stash2Go holds the better App Store score, 3.5 against 1.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Stash2Go has 33 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 74% of Stash2Go's written reviews are positive against 0% of Knit Tools's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Stash2Go ships an update every 3 months, Knit Tools fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on November 1, 2026 and October 29, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard10 real differences · 0 level
Stash2Go versus Knit Tools: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterStash2GoKnit Tools
Price$9.99Free — better
Rating3.5 (33 ratings) — better1.0 (1 ratings)
Positive reviews74.0% of reviews — better0.0% of reviews
Number of ratings33 — better1
Update frequencyEvery 3 monthsFortnightly — better
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationAd-supported — betterFreemium
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod, Apple TV, Apple Watch — betteriPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS13.08.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size36 MB33 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperLuxx GmbHDigital Solutions MB Inc

Customer experience

Stash2Go

All ratings33 ratings
Positive54.5%
Neutral9.1%
Negative36.4%
Written reviews131 reviews
Positive74.0%
Neutral7.6%
Negative18.3%

Knit Tools

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

Bugs and requests

Stash2Go

Reported bugs

13 issues
  • App crashes when accessing forums
  • Blank or white screen on launch
  • App frozen on startup screen
  • Paid patterns redirect to PayPal checkout instead of displaying
  • Watch app incompatibility with iOS 14
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  • Network errors on iPad despite working internet connection
  • Barcode scanner not functioning
  • Pattern search returns fewer results than website
  • Row counters not working as advertised
  • Data loss of previously loaded patterns and projects
  • App icon not appearing after installation
  • Paid version slower and laggier than free version
  • Field misalignment and display issues on iPhone

Requested features

14 requests
  • Tutorial or help documentation for new users
  • Ability to reorder queue items
  • Advanced pattern search filters
  • Forum post context while composing replies
  • Handspun project support
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  • Forum notifications for all posts (not just personal replies)
  • Pooling calculator for Apple app
  • Barcode scanner functionality improvements
  • Direct pattern entry into app (not just synced from website)
  • Needle inventory creation directly in app
  • Bundle creation functionality
  • Portrait orientation option
  • Higher resolution graphics for iPad
  • Ability to add items to library without purchasing

Knit Tools

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

Stash2Go

No in-app purchases

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 Stash2Go free?
Stash2Go costs $9.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is Knit Tools free?
Knit Tools is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Stash2Go or Knit Tools?
Stash2Go is rated higher. Stash2Go averages 3.5 out of 5 from 33 ratings, while Knit Tools averages 1.0 from 1 ratings.
Do Stash2Go or Knit Tools have ads?
Stash2Go shows ads; Knit Tools does not.
Which is updated more often, Stash2Go or Knit Tools?
Stash2Go ships an update every 3 months, and Knit Tools fortnightly. Most recently, Stash2Go was updated on November 1, 2026 and Knit Tools on October 29, 2026.

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