Knitting Row Counter & Tracker vs Simple row counter
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Knitting Row Counter & Tracker
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Track knitting rows, stitches, and repeats while keeping your PDF or image pattern in view. Knitting Row Counter & Tracker is a practical project companion for knitting, crochet, and beading. Import the pattern you already use, count as you work, create charts and bead designs, and return to every project with your progress organized. VIEW YOUR PATTERN WHILE YOU COUNT: • Import PDF patterns or pattern images. • Keep your pattern visible alongside your counters. • Highlight important instructions and follow your current row more easily. • Use the original pattern as a visual reference while you work. TRACK ROWS, STITCHES, AND REPEATS: • Use a clear primary row counter for each project part. • Add secondary counters for repeats, color changes, or other pattern steps. • Set reminders that appear on specific rows. • Use the built-in timer while knitting or crocheting. ORGANIZE EVERY PROJECT: • Create separate knitting and crochet projects. • Divide projects into parts such as the front, back, or sleeves. • Add cover images and notes to projects and individual parts. • Keep several works in progress organized in one place. CREATE AND FOLLOW KNITTING CHARTS: Create and follow knitting charts in a dedicated workspace. Draw a knitting chart on the canvas, or convert an image into a chart. Then follow the chart row by row and stitch by stitch while you work. DESIGN AND FOLLOW BEAD PATTERNS: • Create Loom, Peyote 1-Drop, Peyote 2-Drop, Brick 1-Drop, and Brick 2-Drop bead patterns. • Draw directly on the bead canvas with pencil, fill, selection, mirror, rotation, reusable motifs, and custom bead colors. • Turn an image into a bead pattern and refine its colors and placement on the canvas. • Follow your design row by row in guided Work mode with start-corner, direction, and peyote speed controls. • Keep your place with highlighted rows or pickup phases, clear color codes, and previous/next navigation. • Preview your beadwork in 2D or 3D and save preview images. • Create instruction PDFs containing design details, bead lists, a printable pattern, and row-by-row pickup instructions. HELPFUL KNITTING TOOLS: Use built-in tools for common knitting calculations and conversions, plus dark mode for comfortable viewing. Spend less time wondering where you stopped and more time knitting, crocheting, beading, and finishing your projects.
Simple row counter
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A simple row counter that is easy to use from the first tap. Open it, tap to count each row or round, and pick up exactly where you left off. There is nothing to set up first. Give each part of your project its own counter: the body, a sleeve, the rounds of an amigurumi head. Set a target when you know how many rows you need, and let a repeat counter follow your pattern repeats. Count from your Apple Watch or your lock screen without reaching for your phone. Open your PDF pattern beside your count and slide a guide down the chart as you go. With iCloud, your projects follow you to iPad and Mac. See your rows and active days today, this week and over time, with a breakdown by project. Your statistics are saved on your device. A week with three active days keeps your weekly streak going, and milestones mark your progress. No ads, and no account to create. Pattern PDFs and iCloud sync for projects and statistics are available as an in-app purchase.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is ads: Simple row counter at none against Knitting Row Counter & Tracker's shown. Simple row counter also leads on update cadence (daily vs weekly). Knitting Row Counter & Tracker's advantage is iOS requirement (15.6 vs 18.0). On price, in-app purchases 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
Both are free to download. Knitting Row Counter & Tracker sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and Simple row counter sells 2 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Knitting Row Counter & Tracker ships an update weekly, Simple row counter daily. Both last shipped on October 28, 2026.
| Parameter | Knitting Row Counter & Tracker | Simple row counter |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | — | 3.0 (1 ratings) — better |
| Number of ratings | — | 1 — better |
| Update frequency | Weekly | Daily — better |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, Mac, Apple Watch — better |
| Requires iOS | 15.6 — better | 18.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 57 MB | 11 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Umit YILMAZ | Guillaume MAIN DE BOISSIERE |
In-app purchases
Knitting Row Counter & Tracker
- Remove Ads$7.99
Simple row counter
- 7-day TrialFree
- Pattern PDFs & iCloud sync$14.99
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