Comparison

Knitly vs Sewing Pattern Translator

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

Head to head
About

Knitly

Features
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Knitly is a simple counter app designed to help you focus on your knitting. [Key Features] Easy Counting Tap the screen to count rows. Long press to subtract. Create multiple counters to track increases and decreases separately. View Patterns While Knitting Import knitting charts from your camera or photo library. View your pattern right in the app while counting - no need to switch between books or tablets. Track Your Time Use the built-in timer to record your knitting sessions. See how much time you spend on each project. Project Management Create multiple projects like sweaters and scarves. Organize them by in progress or completed. Set target row counts to track your progress at a glance. Simple and Clean Design Easy-to-read display with soft colors and large numbers. Dark mode supported. The perfect companion for your knitting projects.

About

Sewing Pattern Translator

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All your instructions in one place. And in your language. This app is a library for instructions as PDFs. Built for sewing, knitting and crochet, but it takes any instruction: the assembly guide for the shelf, the recipe, the user manual. You create folders, give every instruction an image and find it again on every one of your devices. If one is in a language you do not read, the app translates it. With the right craft terms and without distorting the pattern sheet. YOUR LIBRARY • Folders, nested as deep as you like. By craft, by person, by project. • Every instruction gets a preview image: from the camera, from your photos or a page from the PDF. Folders get an image too. • Four traits such as women, child, sweater or knitting. Filter by them with one tap. • Notes on every instruction: yarn, size, what you changed. Search by name and notes. • Cards with large images or a compact list, as you prefer. • PDFs come from Files, Mail, iCloud or from a finished translation. THE SAME ON ALL YOUR DEVICES The library lives in your iCloud, under your Apple ID, not on someone else's server. What you file on the iPad sits in the same place on the iPhone. New device, sign in with your Apple ID, and the library is there. TRANSLATE WITHOUT DISTORTING THE SHEET Ordinary PDF translators rebuild the page and redraw it in the process. In sewing that is fatal: a pattern sheet scaled by two percent no longer fits. This app works differently: • No AI redraws your artwork. Pattern pieces, alignment marks, knitting charts and crochet charts come from the original untouched. • The translated text sits where the old text sat, in the same box. • Page size and scale stay. You print and tape the sheet exactly as before. THE RIGHT CRAFT TERMS A plain translator turns the German rechts into right. In a knitting pattern it means knit. It turns Maschenprobe into stitch sample instead of gauge. This app translates with a craft dictionary for sewing, knitting and crochet. You get the terms and abbreviations your patterns actually use. Centimetres become inches, in size charts as well. For crochet you choose between US and UK terms. HOW TO TRANSLATE 1. Pick your PDF from the library, from Files, Mail or iCloud. 2. Pick the language you want to read. The app detects the source language itself. 3. Start the translation. It runs on the server, so you can close the app. 4. File the finished instruction in your library with one tap. 17 LANGUAGES English, German, Spanish, French, Dutch, Danish, Norwegian, Swedish, Italian, Croatian, Polish, Russian, Portuguese, Czech, Finnish, Hungarian, Turkish. You translate between all of them and switch the app itself too. YOUR DOCUMENTS STAY YOURS Your library lives in your iCloud, not with us. A server does the translating; the source file and the result are deleted there after delivery. Patterns are protected by copyright, translated ones as well. That is why there is no way to publish one. WHAT IT CANNOT DO • Keep the original typeface. The translated text is set in its own, easy to read font. Measurements and layout stay. • Translate instructions over 50 MB or over 40 pages. TRY IT Five translations are free. Take the pattern that is annoying you right now, print the sheet and measure it. No trial that quietly turns into a subscription, and no charge without your consent. TERMS OF USE Apple's standard licence agreement applies: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Screenshots

Knitly3 screens
Sewing Pattern Translator4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: Sewing Pattern Translator at none against Knitly's shown. Sewing Pattern Translator also leads on update cadence (every 5 days vs every 6 weeks). Knitly's advantage is iOS requirement (15.0 vs 18.0). On price, in-app purchases and device support there is nothing between them.

Scored on Price Ā· Rating Ā· Positive reviews Ā· Number of ratings Ā· Update frequency Ā· Ads Ā· In-app purchases Ā· Monetization Ā· Best chart rank Ā· Devices Ā· Requires iOS

CostPrice Ā· In-app purchases Ā· Ads Ā· Monetization

Both are free to download. Knitly sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per month and Sewing Pattern Translator sells 1 in-app purchase, starting at $6.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Knitly ships an update every 6 weeks, Sewing Pattern Translator every 5 days. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 16, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences Ā· 3 level
Knitly versus Sewing Pattern Translator: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterKnitlySewing Pattern Translator
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyEvery 6 weeksEvery 5 days — better
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesYes
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS15.0 — better18.0
Further details — not scored
Size79 MB12 MB
Age rating4+4+
Developerkota tadaCharles Imilkowski

In-app purchases

2 purchases

Knitly

Subscriptions2
  • Premium Monthly7 Days trial$4.991 Month
  • Premium Yearly14 Days trial$49.991 Year
1 purchases

Sewing Pattern Translator

Subscriptions1
  • Pattern Translation Plus$6.991 Month

Questions

Is Knitly free?
Knitly is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Sewing Pattern Translator free?
Sewing Pattern Translator is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Knitly or Sewing Pattern Translator have ads?
Knitly shows ads; Sewing Pattern Translator does not.
Which is updated more often, Knitly or Sewing Pattern Translator?
Knitly ships an update every 6 weeks, and Sewing Pattern Translator every 5 days. Most recently, Knitly was updated on October 24, 2026 and Sewing Pattern Translator on October 16, 2026.

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