Comparison

Knitflow vs Garden Bed Notes

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

Head to head
About

Knitflow

This app helps knitters and crocheters manage their projects. It offers a craft timer, row counter, pattern storage, and yarn stash management. Users can also take notes and track progress for multiple projects.

Highlights
  • Craft timer
  • Row counter
  • PDF pattern storage
  • Yarn stash management
  • Project notes and images
  • Multiple project management
Features
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Knitflow is the ultimate app for knitters and crocheters. 1) Craft Timer: Record the time spent on your knitting or crochet projects. 2) Row Counter: Track stitch counts, repeat cycles, and monitor your progress. 3) Pattern Storage: Save PDF files and video links to easily access them while crafting. 4) Yarn Stash: Keep track of your yarns, add manually or search from Ravelry. 5) Crafting Notes: Take notes and upload images as you work. 6) Project Management: Manage multiple projects and view them all at a glance.

About

Garden Bed Notes

Features
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"Wait — what did I plant in this bed last year?" You think it was tomatoes. You can't quite remember. This app is for the three minutes that question costs you, every spring, standing in front of the bed. ▼ It remembers every bed Bed 1, Bed 2, the south planter. Add them in the order they sit in your plot, then note what grew there last year. One allotment plot usually has three to six. ▼ Know on the spot whether you can plant Pick a crop and you get one of three answers — ready, check first, or too soon — with the reason written out:  "Tomato (Nightshade family) was planted in 2026/06. That was 0y 2m ago, and the guideline is 3–4 years" Planting the same family in the same place again and again invites soil disease and poor growth. The recommended gap for 86 crops is already in the app. We count in months, not years — a home garden often grows two or three crops a year, so years are too coarse. ▼ We show where the numbers come from Families and rotation years are taken from published sources. Where sources disagree, we show the longer (safer) figure. Where a source has nothing for the vegetable itself, the screen says "Family guideline". You can read the sources in Settings → Sources & licenses. We don't claim to know. Guidelines shift with your soil, the variety and the weather. In the end, look at the bed and decide. ▼ Log with or without reminders Tap a circle on Today to log watering, feeding, harvesting, weeding or spraying. You can log without setting a reminder, and attach a photo. Set a reminder only if you want one. Give summer a two-day gap and winter thirty — the interval can differ for every month. The next date is worked out the moment you log. ▼ Taking your data with you is always free We don't charge you to export your log and import it on a new device. Photos come too. CSV export opens in Excel. ▼ On this device only Your beds, plantings and care log are kept on this device. The one thing that leaves it is the message you write in Contact us. No ads. No account. ▼ Pricing Logging, reminders, photos, export and import are free forever, with no limits. One bed is free, and the rotation check covers that one bed. Pro (a one-time payment) is only for adding more beds and checking rotation on all of them. There is no monthly fee.

Screenshots

Knitflow4 screens
Garden Bed Notes4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: Garden Bed Notes at none against Knitflow's shown. On price, in-app purchases, device support and iOS requirement 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. Knitflow sells 6 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month and Garden Bed Notes sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

Scorecard1 real difference · 9 level
Knitflow versus Garden Bed Notes: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterKnitflowGarden Bed Notes
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.8 (14 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews76.9% of reviews—
Number of ratings14 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeks—
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhone, iPad — betteriPhone
Requires iOS17.617.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size64 MB4 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperKnitflowRAINBOW TREE LLC

In-app purchases

6 purchases

Knitflow

Subscriptions5
  • AOTD 2mo Complete: Special Offer$2.991 Month
  • Knitflow Premium Monthly7 Days trial$2.991 Month
  • Knitflow Premium Monthly7 Days trial$4.991 Month
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  • AOTD 2mo Complete: Special Offer$22.491 Year
  • Knitflow Premium Yearly7 Days trial$24.991 Year
One-time1
  • Knitflow Premium Lifetime$79.99
1 purchases

Garden Bed Notes

One-time1
  • Garden Bed Notes Pro$9.99

Questions

Is Knitflow free?
Knitflow is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Garden Bed Notes free?
Garden Bed Notes is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Knitflow or Garden Bed Notes have ads?
Knitflow shows ads; Garden Bed Notes does not.

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