Comparison

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.

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About

Knitting Row Counter & Tracker

Features
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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.

About

Simple row counter

Features
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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.

Screenshots

Knitting Row Counter & Tracker4 screens
Simple row counter4 screens

Verdict

The call

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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

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.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Knitting Row Counter & Tracker ships an update weekly, Simple row counter daily. Both last shipped on October 28, 2026.

Scorecard3 real differences · 5 level
Knitting Row Counter & Tracker versus Simple row counter: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterKnitting Row Counter & TrackerSimple row counter
PriceFreeFree
Rating—3.0 (1 ratings) — better
Number of ratings—1 — better
Update frequencyWeeklyDaily — better
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesYes
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, Mac, Apple Watch — better
Requires iOS15.6 — better18.0
Further details — not scored
Size57 MB11 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperUmit YILMAZGuillaume MAIN DE BOISSIERE

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Knitting Row Counter & Tracker

One-time1
  • Remove Ads$7.99
2 purchases

Simple row counter

One-time2
  • 7-day TrialFree
  • Pattern PDFs & iCloud sync$14.99

Questions

Is Knitting Row Counter & Tracker free?
Knitting Row Counter & Tracker is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Simple row counter free?
Simple row counter is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Knitting Row Counter & Tracker or Simple row counter have ads?
Knitting Row Counter & Tracker shows ads; Simple row counter does not.
Which is updated more often, Knitting Row Counter & Tracker or Simple row counter?
Knitting Row Counter & Tracker ships an update weekly, and Simple row counter daily. Most recently, Knitting Row Counter & Tracker was updated on October 28, 2026 and Simple row counter on October 28, 2026.

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