Comparison

Knit The Chart vs Simple row counter

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

Head to head
About

Knit The Chart

Features
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Knit The Chart brings together everything you need when knitting from a chart: following your pattern, making your own charts, and keeping track of your own changes. All in one calm app, with nothing to distract you. COUNTING WITHOUT LOSING YOUR PLACE The app holds your place, so you can focus on your knitting. The active row is clearly marked and the app dims the rest for you. You count row by row with a large minus and plus button, and you never lose count. Put your work down, and when you pick it up you are exactly where you left off. DRAW YOUR OWN CHARTS The full version includes the creator: draw your own charts with colours, stitch symbols and your own legend. Start with an empty grid, or import a photo or PDF as your base. Fill in square by square, draw straight lines, fill areas in one go, and rotate, copy or mirror whole sections. Pick up colours with the eyedropper, swap two colours throughout your drawing, and save your favourites. Add note lines and text to your drawing to mark sizes. And enter your gauge from your swatch, so your drawing takes on the proportions of your real knitting instead of square boxes. You keep your drawing in your library and use it like any other chart, or print it to PDF. SEVERAL CHARTS IN STUDIO Does your pattern consist of more than one chart? In Studio you bring them together in the right knitting order. For each chart you set the knitting direction, the repeats, the stitch counting and the display. While knitting you swipe from one to the next. STRAIGHTFORWARD, EVEN IF YOU KNIT FROM PAPER Do you normally work from a paper pattern? Knit The Chart is built to be easy to start with. Ten tutorials take you through it step by step, and on every screen the question mark gives you an explanation that fits what you are doing at that moment. ALWAYS WITH YOU The app works on iPad and iPhone, with clear screens. That way your knitting goes everywhere with you. WHAT THE APP DOES FOR YOU Creator - draw your own charts, with colours, stitch symbols and your own legend PDF and photo - add your pattern as a PDF or as a photo of a paper chart PDF reader - read your pattern in a built-in PDF reader, make annotations, use a reading ruler and add counters Automatic stitch recognition - the app recognises the stitches in your chart and counts the runs for you Row by row counting - a large minus and plus button, and the app marks your active row Repeats - set a repeat area and the app counts the repeats for you Separate row counters - add extra counters that follow your chart or stand on their own Reminders - set a reminder in a counter, so you never miss a step Markers - place your own markers and colours on the spots you want to remember Straightening - rotate a crooked photo until it sits square, accurate to 0.1 degree Gauge - enter what you counted on your swatch, and your drawing takes on the proportions of your real knitting Notes - separate notes per project, and note lines with text on the chart itself Pan through wide patterns with the scroll buttons Available in Dutch and English FREE AND FULL VERSION You start free with one project. The full version unlocks unlimited projects, the creator for drawing your own charts, and backup. PRIVACY Knit The Chart collects no personal data. Everything stays on your own device. No accounts, no servers, no tracking. Happy knitting, every row counts.

About

Simple row counter

Features
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A simple row counter that is easy to use from the first tap. Open it, tap to count each row or round, and pick up exactly where you left off. There is nothing to set up first. Give each part of your project its own counter: the body, a sleeve, the rounds of an amigurumi head. Set a target when you know how many rows you need, and let a repeat counter follow your pattern repeats. Count from your Apple Watch or your lock screen without reaching for your phone. Open your PDF pattern beside your count and slide a guide down the chart as you go. With iCloud, your projects follow you to iPad and Mac. See your rows and active days today, this week and over time, with a breakdown by project. Your statistics are saved on your device. A week with three active days keeps your weekly streak going, and milestones mark your progress. No ads, and no account to create. Pattern PDFs and iCloud sync for projects and statistics are available as an in-app purchase.

Screenshots

Knit The Chart4 screens
Simple row counter4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: Simple row counter at daily against Knit The Chart's every 5 days. Knit The Chart's advantage is iOS requirement (15.0 vs 18.0). On price, ads, in-app purchases and device support there is nothing between them.

Scored on Price ยท Rating ยท Positive reviews ยท Number of ratings ยท Update frequency ยท Ads ยท In-app purchases ยท Monetization ยท Best chart rank ยท Devices ยท Requires iOS

CostPrice ยท In-app purchases ยท Ads ยท Monetization

Both are free to download. Knit The Chart sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and Simple row counter sells 2 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Knit The Chart ships an update every 5 days, Simple row counter daily. The most recent releases landed on October 6, 2026 and October 11, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences ยท 4 level
Knit The Chart versus Simple row counter: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterKnit The ChartSimple row counter
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyEvery 5 daysDaily โ€” better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, Mac, Apple Watch โ€” better
Requires iOS15.0 โ€” better18.0
Further details โ€” not scored
Size10 MB11 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperKarin van BrechtGuillaume MAIN DE BOISSIERE

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Knit The Chart

One-time1
  • Volledige versie$12.99
2 purchases

Simple row counter

One-time2
  • 7-day TrialFree
  • Pattern PDFs & iCloud sync$14.99

Questions

Is Knit The Chart free?
Knit The Chart is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Simple row counter free?
Simple row counter is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Knit The Chart or Simple row counter have ads?
Neither Knit The Chart nor Simple row counter shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Knit The Chart or Simple row counter?
Knit The Chart ships an update every 5 days, and Simple row counter daily. Most recently, Knit The Chart was updated on October 6, 2026 and Simple row counter on October 11, 2026.

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