ScreenChore vs Rows & Stitches
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
ScreenChore
This app helps families manage chores and screen time. Parents can assign tasks and reward completion with extra device access, fostering responsibility and healthy digital habits. It aims to reduce conflict by setting clear expectations and automating screen time limits.
- Assign chores with screen time rewards
- Set screen time allowances per child
- Block or limit specific apps
- Automated screen time monitoring
- Parental control via single account
- Prompts chores to earn extra screen time
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ScreenChore combines a family chore chart with a screen time app, allowing parents to assign chores and reward them with extra screen time. It allows blocking and limiting screen time, while helping kids practice prioritization, delayed gratification, and build healthy relationships with their devices. Instead of constantly reminding, negotiating, or being the “bad guy,” parents can set clear expectations ahead of time. ScreenChore automatically monitors screen time and blocks selected apps when a child reaches their limit. No need to take the device away. The apps simply become unavailable, helping reduce fussing, arguing, and daily power struggles. When kids run out of screen time, they'll be prompted to complete the chores you assign to earn extra screen time, helping them learn that important responsibilities come before entertainment. Features: - Set a screen time allowance for each child in your family - Assign chores based on the day of the week - Choose a screen time reward for each chore - Use one parent account to set up your whole family - Permanently block certain apps or limit them by screen time - Give children a parent-approved device experience - Let kids complete chores to earn extra screen time ScreenChore is designed for families who want less conflict around devices and more structure around daily routines. ScreenChore uses Apples standard EULA terms: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ ScreenChore's Privacy Policy: https://screenchore.com/Privacy_Policy.pdf
Rows & Stitches
Track your crochet and knitting progress directly from your Lock Screen, Apple Watch, or Home Screen. This app offers multiple counters per project, pattern import, and session timing without ads or subscriptions.
- Lock Screen and Apple Watch counting
- Live Activity and Dynamic Island support
- Multiple counters per project
- PDF pattern import
- iCloud sync across devices
- Session timer
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Rows & Stitches is a crochet and knitting row counter you can use without unlocking your phone. Add a row from your Lock Screen, Apple Watch, or Home Screen — and never lose your place mid-row. One-time unlock. No subscription, no ads, no account. WHY MAKERS SWITCH • Count from your Lock Screen. A Live Activity and Dynamic Island counter let you add a row without unlocking your phone or leaving your show. • Count on your Apple Watch when your phone's nearby. Tap or use the Digital Crown, with haptic feedback for quiet, eyes-free counting. • Pay once, yours forever. A single Lifetime unlock — no monthly fee, no "your patterns are now locked" surprise. • Never lose a row. Free iCloud sync keeps every project, counter, and note backed up and in step across iPhone, iPad, and Watch. COUNT THE WAY YOUR PATTERN WORKS • Multiple counters per project for rows, repeats, and stitch sections. • Milestone markers so you know the moment a repeat is done. • Shake to undo and confirm-before-decrease, so a stray tap never costs you your place. • Tap-anywhere counting and a large-counter mode for fast, glanceable rows. YOUR PATTERNS, IN ONE PLACE • Read your pattern and counter side by side on one screen. • Import PDFs, scan a printed pattern with your camera, or save a pattern from the web. • Turn written instructions into tappable, step-by-step rows that highlight where you are (Lifetime). • Attach a note to any row and see it the moment you arrive (Lifetime). • Start with 50 beginner-friendly crochet patterns built right in. BUILT TO BE READ COMFORTABLY • Choose Lexend or Atkinson Hyperlegible — fonts designed for easy reading — plus adjustable line and letter spacing. • Full Dynamic Type, a real dark mode, and high-contrast visuals. • Reduce-motion, focus mode, and gentle haptics for a calm, distraction-free count. A SESSION TIMER THAT RESPECTS YOUR FLOW • Time your making sessions and keep the screen awake while you work. • Choose what the timer does when you step away. FREE INCLUDES Up to 10 projects, five counters each, Apple Watch, widgets, Live Activities, iCloud sync, pattern import, and every accessibility feature. LIFETIME UNLOCK ADDS Unlimited projects, step-by-step pattern parsing, per-row notes, and Family Sharing — one purchase, no subscription. Made for crocheters and knitters, and just as at home with cross-stitch, amigurumi, granny squares, weaving, and any project counted in rows. Questions or ideas? Reach us at hellogoodday.com/contact.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: Rows & Stitches at weekly against ScreenChore's fortnightly. 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
Both are free to download. ScreenChore sells 1 in-app purchase, starting at $5.99 per month and Rows & Stitches sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for ScreenChore against 5.0 for Rows & Stitches. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 1 and 2 respectively.
ScreenChore ships an update fortnightly, Rows & Stitches weekly. The most recent releases landed on October 15, 2026 and October 12, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | ScreenChore | Rows & Stitches |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (1 ratings) | 5.0 (2 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | — | 100.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 1 | 2 — better |
| Update frequency | Fortnightly | Weekly — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Freemium | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad, Apple Watch — better |
| Requires iOS | 17.6 | 17.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 21 MB | 19 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Schlangen Development LLC | Hello Good Day LLC |
Customer experience
ScreenChore
Rows & Stitches
In-app purchases
ScreenChore
- ScreenChore Family Plan7 Days trial$5.991 Month
Rows & Stitches
- Rows & Stitches Lifetime$5.99
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