Comparison

Crochet for Beginners vs StitchCount

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

Head to head
About

Crochet for Beginners

This app guides beginners through crochet with step-by-step lessons, simple patterns, and built-in tools like a stitch counter. It helps users track rows and complete projects with supportive instructions from start to finish.

Highlights
  • Beginner-first crochet lessons
  • Curated beginner patterns
  • Stitch counter and row tracker
  • Size planning and stitch help tools
  • Guided projects for quick wins
  • AI stitch identification
Features
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Turn “I hope I can finish this” into a project you can actually follow. Crova is a crochet companion for beginners and makers who want one calm place to learn, follow patterns, count rows, and document progress. Start with a guided lesson, choose a pattern, or bring in the pattern you already use. LEARN WITH A CLEAR PATH Build confidence through 26 practical lessons, from essential tools and first stitches to shaping, texture, and finishing. CHOOSE FROM 89 PATTERNS Find projects for your level and work through them step by step. Keep row, round, repeat, and stitch counters attached to the project, so your place is waiting when you return. BRING YOUR OWN PATTERN Import from a file, photo, webpage, or YouTube video. Add notes, progress photos, and session history without changing your original source. GET UNSTUCK Identify a stitch from a photo, ask for project-specific help, and use the size calculator plus US/UK abbreviation reference when a pattern gets confusing. KEEP EVERYTHING TOGETHER Organize works in progress, finished pieces, and your yarn stash, including weights, dye lots, and project allocations. Back up to iCloud, and resume from Live Activities or widgets. Crova requires Crova Pro access. If an introductory trial is offered on the purchase screen, access starts with that trial and then continues as an auto-renewing subscription unless canceled. The price and terms are shown before confirmation. Manage or cancel in your App Store account. Privacy Policy: https://crochet-landing-eight.vercel.app/privacy Terms of Use: https://crochet-landing-eight.vercel.app/terms

About

StitchCount

Features
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StitchCount keeps your place in a written crochet or knitting pattern. Import a pattern you own, confirm whether it uses US or UK terms, and count rows on your device, so an evening that gets interrupted ends with one glance at the row you were on instead of a recount. WHAT STITCHCOUNT DOES • Imports a written pattern: a PDF with a real text layer, a photo of the page, or text you type in yourself • Checks the pages first and says plainly whether the wording can be read, before anything is sent or spent • Asks whether the pattern uses US or UK terms, explains each abbreviation beside the wording it came from, and leaves the designer's text exactly as printed • Splits the pattern into sections with AI, and points every step back to the page and the exact wording it was quoted from • Runs its own checks on row numbering, repeat counts and cross-references, and keeps guided counting locked on any section whose steps cannot be traced back to the page • Counts row by row on your device, saving every tap as you make it, with undo and a reopen that lands on the row you stopped at • Leaves symbol-only charts alone: they are not organized, so you read the original and count them by hand, at no cost THREE STEPS 1. Import a pattern you own. PDF text and photo text are read on your device. 2. Confirm the terms, then organize the sections you want, or skip that and count by hand. 3. Count rows. Every tap is saved, undo is always there, and reopening returns you to the same row. PURCHASE OPTIONS StitchCount is free to download and starts with a small number of AI credits. Organizing one section uses one credit, and the number of sections is shown and accepted before anything is sent, so AI use stays limited to the credits you hold. Weekly Premium is an auto-renewing weekly subscription that includes AI credits every week. Credit packs are separate one-time purchases and their credits do not expire. Local Pro is a one-time purchase for local features only, namely keeping more than one project, backing your projects up to a file and exporting a source summary, and it adds no AI credits. Counting by hand, the project you are counting now, undo and recovery stay free. Prices are shown before payment, and purchases can be restored. DATA AND TRUST No account is needed to count. A PDF's text layer is read on your device, and text in a photo is recognized on your device. The pattern wording is then sent to The Sky Bringup AI service to be split into the sections you confirm. StitchCount only organizes the words you give it: it does not replace the designer's copyright, stitch instructions or safety guidance, and it never claims the pattern itself is correct. Your projects, rows and undo history stay on this device. Import only patterns you own or are authorized to use. Pick your pattern up where you left it. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://stitchcount.skybringup.com/privacy/

Screenshots

Crochet for Beginners4 screens
StitchCount4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is device support: StitchCount at 3 against Crochet for Beginners's 1. On price, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases 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. Crochet for Beginners sells 4 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per 7 days and StitchCount sells 4 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per 7 days. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Crochet for Beginners ships an update every 11 days, StitchCount every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on November 9, 2026 and November 7, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard1 real difference · 8 level
Crochet for Beginners versus StitchCount: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterCrochet for BeginnersStitchCount
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.6 (24 ratings) — better—
Number of ratings24 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 11 days — betterEvery 2 weeks
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFreemium—
DevicesiPhoneiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS16.415.5 — better
Further details — not scored
Size96 MB74 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperAdemola Kevin Belloskybringup

In-app purchases

4 purchases

Crochet for Beginners

Subscriptions4
  • Pro Weekly$4.997 Days
  • Pro Yearly$22.991 Year
  • Yearly$24.991 Year
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  • Pro Yearly7 Days trial$29.991 Year
4 purchases

StitchCount

Subscriptions1
  • StitchCount Weekly Premium$2.997 Days
One-time3
  • 20 AI Credits$2.99
  • 60 AI Credits$6.99
  • StitchCount Local Pro$9.99

Questions

Is Crochet for Beginners free?
Crochet for Beginners is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is StitchCount free?
StitchCount is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Crochet for Beginners or StitchCount have ads?
Neither Crochet for Beginners nor StitchCount shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Crochet for Beginners or StitchCount?
Crochet for Beginners ships an update every 11 days, and StitchCount every 2 weeks. Most recently, Crochet for Beginners was updated on November 9, 2026 and StitchCount on November 7, 2026.

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