Comparison

Yarn Squirrel vs Renew Cards

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

Head to head
About

Yarn Squirrel

Organize all your knitting and crochet patterns in one place. Sync your Ravelry library, import PDFs, and save patterns from the web. Track projects, manage your yarn stash, and plan color palettes.

Highlights
  • Ravelry library sync
  • PDF pattern import with OCR
  • Web pattern saving
  • Project tracking
  • Yarn stash management
  • Color palette planner
  • Supply and tool tracking
Features
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YarnSquirrel is your helper for all aspects of your knitting or crochet hobby: See your patterns and projects, catalog your stash and search for new ideas all from within one app. It works with Ravelry if you have it but it works just as well without it! You can sync or import all of your patterns. If you add a PDF it will try to get the most important information from it directly so you do not have to write everything by hand. It will also try and match it to Ravelry to be able to get even more detailed information from that. If all you have is a URL or a YouTube link, you can add them, too. YarnSquirrel is the easy way to have ALL of your patterns in one place where it is easy to filter them by yarn weight, needed yarn length or category or many other aspects. Each pattern gets a beautiful detail view where you can add all of the information that might be available like needed yardage, recommended yarns, hook sizes, difficulty etc. Similarly we try and make keeping on top of your stash way less work. Take a photo of the wrapper and we will try and get the name and search for the detail information on Ravelry. If it cannot be found you can add it manually of course. Got multiple colors? Just add the colors instead of having to re-add all information again. You can even store the Care Instructions for the yarn and it will get synced to your projects! You can then filter your stash any way you like to see what you have on hand. You can even directly filter your patterns or favorites based on a yarn you have stashed or go the other way round from a pattern to check whether you already own a fitting yarn. Making it easier to bridge the gap of combining the two. Patterns and yarns obviously make the basis for your projects, so the app makes it easy to start a project and add the yarn you are using to it. You can add notes and information like which needles or hooks you used to be sure to have all information in one place. Keep track of your progress and optionally sync it to Ravelry, too. For the projects the app also offers the ability to view the pattern instructions in the app and have multiple row counters visible at the same time to make sure you do not forget where you left off. Counters can be set to start and end between specific rows (with alerts) and can count their repeats, too. Of course you can also link counters to make it easier to keep your total while working on a sub-section. In addition to all of this you can also store information about your Bits & Bobs in the app: we've all bought beautiful buttons or safety eyes and forgotten what it is we actually have stored. You can easily add it to the app, too, and connect them to your projects as well. You can also search on Ravelry for patterns and yarns, even if you do not have an account with them. Save your favorites to know what you might want to work on in the future or create a color palette from some yarns to see if you would like that combination for a piece. Found a pattern online you like? You can directly save the url, too. Last but not least the app is trying to bridge the international gap: easily see what a yarn weight means in a different system (like for example what a German yarn would be in the US system) or switch between yards and meters on the fly. All of this in a cozy little app by an indie developer. It syncs via iCloud across all of your devices and there is no tracking and many parts of the app work offline, too. YarnSquirrel is free to start, with an optional Premium subscription (monthly, annual, or a one-time lifetime option) that unlocks everything without limits. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

About

Renew Cards

This app offers personalized digital cards based on biblical theology to help users renew their minds and confront personal lies. It generates unique content tailored to individual life seasons and thought patterns, providing truth and gospel anchors for daily reflection.

Highlights
  • Personalized renewal cards
  • Biblically-grounded theology
  • Lie & Truth cards
  • Gospel Anchor cards
  • Scripture Encounter cards
  • Offline data storage
Features
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Every day, you carry a story about yourself — shaped by failure, comparison, and the gap between who you are and who you think you should be. Scripture tells us to renew our minds and to remember — but we are a forgetful people. Renew Cards is a tool built to help: a personalized deck rooted in the Bible and grounded in over 3,000 words of theology written by hand from 20+ years of ministry. Not a generic devotional. Not a motivational quote. A word that sounds like you — and answers back with truth. HOW IT WORKS During a short setup, you share a little about yourself — your season of life, how you tend to think, and the lies that quietly follow you. From that, Renew Cards generates a personal library of renewal cards across four areas of life: who you are, how you perform, how you relate, and what you're called to — plus a fifth set centered on the wider hope of God's Kingdom. Try it free — your first 5 cards, including a taste of every card type, are yours to explore at no cost. If it resonates, Renew Cards Annual ($4.99/year, auto-renews unless canceled) unlocks your complete 24-card library along with unlimited regeneration, so your cards can keep growing with you. WHAT YOU'LL FIND INSIDE EACH CARD Renew Cards includes three kinds of cards, each doing different work: Lie & Truth: names the specific lie you're prone to believe, written the way you'd actually say it to yourself, answered by the truth of the gospel Gospel Anchor: no lie to confront — just you, planted directly in a Gospel reality, in the voice of the Father, Son, or Spirit Encounter: a scene from Scripture, written to be entered rather than studied, giving you a different Biblical perspective BUILT FOR QUIET MOMENTS Renew Cards is designed for one card at a time. Not a feed. Not a streak. Just a practice of bringing what you actually believe into contact with what is actually true. The cards are a tool with the hope that in partnership with the Holy Spirit, they help you walk in renewal more and more. If a card doesn't land, you can refine it — your feedback shapes what comes next. Your data stays on your device. No account required. No ads. Renew Cards Annual is $4.99/year, charged to your Apple ID and auto-renewing unless canceled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. Manage or cancel anytime in your Apple ID account settings. https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Screenshots

Yarn Squirrel4 screens
Renew Cards4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: Yarn Squirrel at every 4 days against Renew Cards's every 3 weeks. Renew Cards's advantage is iOS requirement (15.0 vs 26.1). On price, rating, ratings volume and ads 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. Yarn Squirrel sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per month and Renew Cards sells 1 in-app purchase, starting at $4.99 per year. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for Yarn Squirrel against 5.0 for Renew Cards. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 1 and 1 respectively.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Yarn Squirrel ships an update every 4 days, Renew Cards every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 13, 2026 and October 12, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
Yarn Squirrel versus Renew Cards: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterYarn SquirrelRenew Cards
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (1 ratings)5.0 (1 ratings)
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings11
Update frequencyEvery 4 days — betterEvery 3 weeks
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFreemiumFreemium
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPod
Requires iOS26.115.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size37 MB19 MB
Age rating12+4+
Developerilscipio GmbHDaniel Burns Jr

Customer experience

Yarn Squirrel

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Renew Cards

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

3 purchases

Yarn Squirrel

Subscriptions2
  • Monthly Premium7 Days trial$1.991 Month
  • Premium Yearly7 Days trial$14.991 Year
One-time1
  • Lifetime Unlock$34.99
1 purchases

Renew Cards

Subscriptions1
  • Renew Cards$4.991 Year

Questions

Is Yarn Squirrel free?
Yarn Squirrel is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Renew Cards free?
Renew Cards is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Yarn Squirrel or Renew Cards?
Yarn Squirrel and Renew Cards are both rated 5.0 out of 5 on the App Store, from 1 and 1 ratings respectively.
Do Yarn Squirrel or Renew Cards have ads?
Neither Yarn Squirrel nor Renew Cards shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Yarn Squirrel or Renew Cards?
Yarn Squirrel ships an update every 4 days, and Renew Cards every 3 weeks. Most recently, Yarn Squirrel was updated on October 13, 2026 and Renew Cards on October 12, 2026.

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