Comparison

YarnWiz vs Dad Designed HQ

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

Head to head
About

YarnWiz

Effortlessly manage your yarn stash by scanning labels to instantly log details. Discover patterns that match your available yarn and track your knitting projects from start to finish. Spend less time organizing and more time creating.

Highlights
  • Instant yarn label scanning
  • Full stash management
  • Yardage tracking
  • Stash-based pattern matching
  • Ravelry integration
  • Project tracking
Features
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YarnWiz is the knitting companion your stash has been waiting for - made by a knitter! Snap a photo of any yarn label and YarnWiz instantly logs the brand, weight, yardage, and colorway. No manual entry, no guesswork. Build your complete stash library and finally know what you actually have (yes, even that mystery skein from the festival three years ago). Then let the magic happen. YarnWiz matches your stash to real patterns based on what you own right now. Browse your matches, filter by category, and go straight from "I have yarn" to "I know what to cast on next!" Features: Instant label scanning: snap, scan, done Full stash management with yardage tracking Pattern matching based on your actual stash Full integration with Ravelry Save patterns from Ravelry to your library or wishlist Project tracking from cast-on to bind-off Whether you're a one-project-at-a-time knitter or someone whose stash has its own zip code, YarnWiz helps you spend less time wondering and more time knitting. Your yarn is waiting. What will you make? Terms of Use: https://yarnwiz.com/terms

About

Dad Designed HQ

Features
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Run the week your family depends on. Dad Designed HQ puts the whole job in one place: a family calendar everyone can see, dinners planned in minutes, a grocery list that fills itself, and chores the kids can check off. Free, with no ads. RUN THE WEEK - Shared family calendar with a color and photo for each person, a week strip, and today as a simple timeline - Type an event the way you'd say it ("soccer Thu 4pm Leo") or snap a school flyer - "Leave by 3:35" alerts that use the drive time from home - Who's driving, event notes, countdowns, and birthdays on the calendar - Each person gets their own calendar link for Google or Apple Calendar DINNER AND GROCERIES - One dinner a night, planned in minutes; ingredients go straight to the list - Save recipes from any website, scale servings, and cook step by step with timers - Busy-night and leftovers ideas, plus a family food setup for allergies and dislikes - Shopping mode, store sections that remember your changes, and a list that keeps working with no signal KIDS AND CHORES - Chores by kid, with routines for mornings, after school and bedtime - A kid view with big buttons: they mark it done, you confirm with one tap - Ideas by age, rotation between kids, and optional photo proof THE REST OF THE HOUSE - School forms and deadlines, a weekly pickup grid, and key school dates - Money without a bank login: subscriptions, upcoming bills, and shared savings goals - A short daily check-in that never punishes a missed day FOR YOU - Learn: one full lesson free every day, short scripts for the hard moments, and courses in 3 to 8 minute parts you can listen to like a podcast - A community of dads, with one daily question and a Sunday Reset thread. Post without your name when you need to. Invite your partner and the family side is free for them too. Built for busy parents: no feed to scroll and nothing to keep up with. Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Screenshots

YarnWiz4 screens
Dad Designed HQ4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: YarnWiz at every 4 days against Dad Designed HQ's every 2 weeks. Dad Designed HQ's advantage is iOS requirement (15.0 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. YarnWiz sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per month and Dad Designed HQ sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $12.00 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

YarnWiz ships an update every 4 days, Dad Designed HQ every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 31, 2026 and November 6, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 7 level
YarnWiz versus Dad Designed HQ: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterYarnWizDad Designed HQ
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (5 ratings) — better—
Number of ratings5 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 4 days — betterEvery 2 weeks
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFreemium—
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS18.215.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size56 MB21 MB
Age rating17+12+
DeveloperGabrielle GrykoDad Designed

In-app purchases

3 purchases

YarnWiz

Subscriptions3
  • YarnWiz Pro Monthly$4.991 Month
  • YarnWiz Pro Annual1 Year trial$29.991 Year
  • YarnWiz Pro Annual$29.991 Year
3 purchases

Dad Designed HQ

Subscriptions2
  • All-Access Monthly$12.001 Month
  • All-Access Annual$97.001 Year
One-time1
  • Lifetime$299.00

Questions

Is YarnWiz free?
YarnWiz is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Dad Designed HQ free?
Dad Designed HQ is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do YarnWiz or Dad Designed HQ have ads?
Neither YarnWiz nor Dad Designed HQ shows ads.
Which is updated more often, YarnWiz or Dad Designed HQ?
YarnWiz ships an update every 4 days, and Dad Designed HQ every 2 weeks. Most recently, YarnWiz was updated on October 31, 2026 and Dad Designed HQ on November 6, 2026.

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