Garnly vs Spool
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Garnly
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Garnly is the home of your knitting. A space where inspiration comes first. Save the pieces, textures, and colors that define your style, and turn them into projects that feel considered and personal. Garnly brings together everything that shapes your knitting - in one refined place. Whether you follow patterns or create your own, Garnly gives you structure without limiting your creativity. It is designed to support a more intentional way of making, where every detail matters. Organize your patterns by importing PDFs and keeping everything accessible in one place. Follow your progress, add notes, and move through each project with clarity and control. Make each piece your own by adding modifications, sizing adjustments, and personal notes directly into your patterns. Build a system that reflects how you work, and keep track of what defines your style. Keep an overview of your yarn and tools with a clean, structured stash. Know what you have, what you need, and how everything works together across projects. Integrated tools support your process as you knit, from calculations to project tracking, designed to fit naturally into your workflow. Save inspiration and plan what comes next. Garnly allows you to collect references and ideas, and translate them into finished pieces without losing direction. Garnly is made for knitters who value aesthetics, structure, and a more elevated way of creating. Terms of Service: https://www.garnly.no/terms-of-service
Spool
This app helps knitters manage their projects with interactive patterns, row counters, and stash organization. It supports custom charts, size recommendations, and time tracking to streamline the creative process from start to finish.
- Interactive step-by-step patterns
- Built-in row counters
- Colorwork and cable chart support
- Knitworthy size recommendations
- Yarn and materials stash organizer
- Time tracking for projects
- Widgets and Live Activities
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Made to support the creative process from cast on to cast off. Spool was built by a knitter who was tired of scribbling row counts on PDFs, circling sizes in every step, and constantly losing track of progress within patterns. Upload your knitting pattern, create a project, and work through it step-by-step, section-by-section — just hit 'Next Row' and keep knitting. Anywhere there's a repeat, there's a built-in row counter integrated with the full project. Size-specific instructions, stitch counts, and repeat tracking are all handled. See all your WIPs in one place, track your knitting hours, and finally put that yarn stash to work. FEATURES Step-by-step interactive patterns — work through your project row by row, with built-in row counters & repeat tracking and your size pulled through to every step Colorwork & cable charts — your pattern charts directly in the app. Customize colorwork with your actual yarn colors, and track your place with automatic highlighting on your current row Knitworthy: add your measurements (and those of the people you knit for), all that data in one place — plus we'll recommend a size based on the project's recommended ease Standalone row counter — for quick projects and one-off needs Materials: Needles and Yarn Stash — catalog your yarn and materials so you can finally utilize that stash Yarn substitutions: want to use a different yarn than the recommended? We'll give you a starting point for your needle size, based on Ravelry data Time tracking — find out exactly how long your sweater actually took Ruler — measure your ribbing without hunting for a tape measure Widgets and Live Activities: work your project from your home screen or lock screen Glossary — definitions and tutorials linked directly to terms in your pattern SUBSCRIPTION: Free: one pattern upload per month, full interactive project experience, Knitworthy fit profiles, yarn stash tracker, knitting stats Maker: 3 pattern imports per month, Ravelry integration, Widgets & lock screen counter, yarn substitutions, plus everything in Free Founding Member (limited time, $8.99): 10 pattern imports that never expire, 60 days of full Maker access, founding member badge, then free tier — or subscribe to keep Maker at $3.99/month. Spool was created by a serial knitter and a software developer with 8 years of experience. We hope you love it! Download the app today and spool around with us. Terms of Use: https://spoolhq.co/terms
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: Spool at every 2 days against Garnly's weekly. Garnly's advantage is iOS requirement (15.1 vs 18.2). 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. Garnly sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month and Spool sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $3.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Garnly ships an update weekly, Spool every 2 days. The most recent releases landed on October 13, 2026 and October 4, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Garnly | Spool |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | — | 4.7 (9 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | — | 85.7% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | — | 9 — better |
| Update frequency | Weekly | Every 2 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | — | Freemium |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 15.1 — better | 18.2 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 52 MB | 22 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | EMBRIK SKRINDO | Spool App LLC |
In-app purchases
Garnly
- Premium$2.991 Month
- Premium yearly14 Days trial$22.991 Year
Spool
- Spool Maker14 Days trial$3.991 Month
- Spool Maker14 Days trial$35.991 Year
- Founding Member$8.99








