Knitting iCharts vs Loom
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Knitting iCharts
Design and illustrate custom knitting patterns with this intuitive app. Create detailed charts up to 99 stitches and 99 rows, filling them with symbols or colors. Save and share your designs for use in written patterns or for sale.
- Create knitting charts up to 99x99 stitches/rows
- Fill grid with stitch symbols or colors
- Save charts with stitch key
- Share designs via multiple channels
- Intuitive and easy-to-use interface
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Knitting iCharts - the must-have for everyone that designs their own knitting pattern and wishes to illustrate the charts appealingly. With this app you are able to: ⁃ create a table with up to 99 stitches in 99 rows. ⁃ fill the grid with stitch symbols or colours to create a colourful pattern. ⁃ save the table together with a key explaining the stitch symbols and use it in your written pattern or share it via several channels. Additionally we offer the service to implement missing stitch symbols. Just send an email to our support! When developing this app we made sure that it is easy-to-use and intuitive that creating a new chart is a piece of cake! Please feel free to use the charts built in Knitting iCharts in patterns that you are selling. Happy designing!
Loom
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Loom is a private knitting and crochet tracker for the work that usually lives in scattered notes, screenshots, and paper row counters. Plan projects with pattern names, designers, recipients, gauges, tools, row goals, and notes. Track active rows and repeats while you knit or crochet, keep a searchable yarn stash with weight, fibre, lot, yardage, skeins, and storage location, and store pattern references alongside each project. Loom is local-first and does not require an account. The free tier supports a focused starter library. Loom Pro unlocks unlimited projects, unlimited yarn stash entries, pattern attachments, custom project backgrounds, and CSV/JSON export for makers who want a long-term craft archive. Features: - Knitting and crochet project journal - Row and repeat progress tracking - Yarn stash inventory - Pattern library notes - Finished-project stats - CSV and JSON export - Private local storage with no required login Loom Pro is available as an auto-renewable monthly or yearly subscription. Payment is charged to your Apple ID at confirmation. Subscriptions renew automatically unless cancelled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. You can manage or cancel the subscription in your App Store account settings. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: Loom at Free against Knitting iCharts's $2.99. Knitting iCharts's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 2) and iOS requirement (13.0 vs 18.0). On ads 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
Loom is free to download; Knitting iCharts costs $2.99 up front. Loom sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month. Knitting iCharts asks for nothing beyond the download.
| Parameter | Knitting iCharts | Loom |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $2.99 | Free — better |
| Rating | 4.2 (29 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 66.7% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 29 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 3 months | — |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Paid | — |
| Devices | iPad | iPhone, iPad — better |
| Requires iOS | 13.0 — better | 18.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 8 MB | 4 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Peter Schneider | Mitaanshu Agarwal |
In-app purchases
Knitting iCharts
No in-app purchases
Loom
- Loom Pro Monthly$2.991 Month
- Loom Pro Yearly$19.991 Year
