cromu vs Crochet Lab

cromu is your complete crochet & knitting companion — organize every project with counters, timer, patterns, yarn stash, and creative tools, all in one place. PROJECT MANAGEMENT - Organize everything by project: counters, patterns, yarns, photos, and timer - Track project status: upcoming, in progress, completed - Attach multiple photos to document your progress - Set start and end dates for project timeline CRAFTING TIMER & INSIGHTS - Built-in project timer tracks your crafting sessions automatically - Per-counter timer for detailed time tracking - Activity heatmap shows your crafting consistency - Weekly/monthly/yearly insights with total time, daily averages, and streaks - Year in Review: celebrate your annual crafting achievements STITCH & ROW COUNTER - Create multiple counters per project (body, sleeves, collar...) - Set targets and track progress with color-coded progress bars - Quick stitch counter accessible anytime as a floating bottom sheet - Adjustable step increment for fast counting - Haptic feedback for satisfying counting PATTERN MANAGEMENT - Add text patterns with line-by-line progress tracking - Import image patterns with drawing overlay to mark your progress - Support for PDF patterns with page-by-page drawing - Manage multiple patterns per project YARN & NEEDLE STASH - Build your yarn inventory: brand, color, needle size, amount, and notes - Track your needle collection: type, size, material, and brand - Import yarns from your stash directly into projects CREATIVE TOOLS - Pixel Art Generator: Convert any photo into a pixel art knitting pattern - Pattern Designer: Design your own patterns on a customizable grid - Freeform Chart: Draw crochet symbol charts on round, grid, or blank canvases - Color Replace: Swap colors in pattern images - Stitch Calculator: Calculate required stitches from your gauge - Yarn Calculator: Estimate yarn weight needed for your project ACHIEVEMENTS - Unlock badges as you craft: project milestones, time goals, streaks, and tool usage - Track your crafting streak and personal bests MY GALLERY - Browse all your project photos in one beautiful collection AVAILABLE IN 10 LANGUAGES English, Korean, Japanese, Chinese, Spanish, Portuguese, German, French, Turkish, Russian YOUR PRIVACY MATTERS - 100% offline — all data stored on your device - No account required CORE FEATURES + OPTIONAL PREMIUM - Project management, counters, timers, patterns, stash, and creative tools are included - Cromu Premium is an auto-renewing monthly or annual subscription that removes ads and unlocks 6 color themes, the home screen widget, up to 3 quick counters, and full-size, logo-free freeform chart exports - Pricing is shown before purchase; manage or cancel anytime in your App Store account settings Whether you're a beginner learning your first stitch or an experienced crocheter or knitter managing multiple WIPs, cromu keeps your crochet & knitting life organized and inspiring. Download cromu today — no account needed! Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Ever wanted to crochet something that doesn't exist in any pattern book? Crochet Lab turns your idea into a real, written amigurumi pattern you can make. Just describe what you want — "a chubby orange fox," "a smiling avocado," "a baby dragon" — and watch it come to life. Crochet Lab sketches your creation as an image first, so you can see it and refine it BEFORE you pick up a hook. Once it looks right, the app writes out the full pattern: round-by-round stitch counts, color changes, and assembly instructions. FREE TO START Browse our library of curated starter patterns and make them for free — no account, no cost. New starters arrive regularly, without an app update. See exactly the kind of clean, complete patterns the app produces before you design your own. DESIGN ANYTHING • Describe your idea in plain words, or start from a photo • Get a preview image you can tweak until it's right • Turn it into a complete written pattern with stitch counts and assembly steps • Works for animals, food, creatures, ornaments — whatever you dream up MADE FOR REAL CROCHETERS • Resize any pattern instantly — set the finished height in centimeters • Switch yarn weight and the whole pattern recalculates for free • Standard amigurumi notation (magic ring, sc, inc, dec, rounds) • Clear color sections and safety-eye placement • An "Improve accuracy" option double-checks proportions against your preview • Something off in a pattern? Tell us right from the pattern — we read every report COMMUNITY CREATIONS Made something you love? Submit your design from My Patterns, with a photo of your finished piece if you like. We feature our favorites in Community Creations, free for everyone to make and credited to you. KEEP AND SHARE YOUR PATTERNS • Save your creations to a personal library • Recompile any saved pattern at a new size or yarn weight anytime • Export polished PDF patterns to print or share with friends • Optional cloud backup so your patterns follow you to a new phone HONEST, PAY-AS-YOU-GO PRICING No confusing tokens or credits. You pre-load a dollar balance and see the exact cost before every design — the app tells you "this costs $0.XX, continue?" and you decide. Browsing starters, resizing, changing yarn, saving, and sharing are always free. You only pay when you create a brand-new design. WHY YOU'LL LOVE IT Pattern books limit you to what someone else designed. Crochet Lab lets you make the exact thing in your head — sized for your yarn, ready to hook, with instructions written the way crocheters actually read them. Grab a hook and make something that's truly yours.