Knitting Assistant vs WindyKnits
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Knitting Assistant
Organize your knitting projects with this app. Store patterns, track yarn, plan rows, and manage ideas. Enjoy a calm workspace with iCloud sync and warm visuals to focus on your stitches.
- Pattern PDF and notes storage
- Yarn stash tracking
- Row counter
- Idea tagging
- iCloud sync
- Warm visual design
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Knitting Companion is your calm workspace for every project. Capture pattern PDFs and notes in tidy cards, track yarn stash with colors and weights, plan rows with counters, and keep tags to find ideas fast. Enjoy iCloud sync, warm visuals, and quick access to the details that matter - so you can focus on the stitches.
WindyKnits
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WindyKnits is a calm, focused companion for your knitting. Whether you're three rows into a sock or halfway through a sweater, WindyKnits keeps every project, and every count, exactly where you left it. — Lock Screen Row Counter — Tap +1 right from your Lock Screen or Dynamic Island, no unlock required. The Live Activity stays put while you knit, so you can keep your hands on your needles and your eyes on your work. — Pattern Library — Organize everything you're making, planning, and have finished. Three simple statuses: Active, Queue, Finished. See at a glance what's on your needles and what's next in the basket.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: WindyKnits at fortnightly against Knitting Assistant's every 2 months. Knitting Assistant's advantage is iOS requirement (18.6 vs 26.5). On price, ads, 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Knitting Assistant ships an update every 2 months, WindyKnits fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on September 30, 2026 and October 14, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Knitting Assistant | WindyKnits |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (3 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 3 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | Fortnightly — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 18.6 — better | 26.5 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 12 MB | 2 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Martin Dissing | Jing Yu Chen |
In-app purchases
Knitting Assistant
No in-app purchases
WindyKnits
No in-app purchases
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