Libib vs Stitch & Hook
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Libib
Easily catalog your books, movies, music, and games by scanning barcodes. Organize your personal library and manage your collection through a connected website, adding notes, ratings, and tags.
- Scan books, board games, movies, music, and video games
- Barcode scanner
- Tag, review, and rate items
- Add notes to items
- Publish your library online
- Syncs with website
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Libib is a small org and home library cataloging app that allows you to scan in your books, board games, movies, music and video games. Mobile app works in concert with Libib's website, where you can tag, review, rate, import, make notes and publish your library! Includes a built-in high quality barcode scanner! We are committed to your privacy: • We do not have advertisements • We do not sell or share your data
Stitch & Hook
Organize all your crochet projects from start to finish. Track progress with built-in counters, add photos, and link yarn from your stash. Catalog your yarn, hooks, and PDF patterns for easy access.
- Project tracking from planning to completion
- Built-in stitch, row, and round counters
- Photo gallery for project progress
- Tagging for projects by person or occasion
- Yarn and hook inventory management
- PDF pattern storage
- Project statistics and analytics
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Stitch & Hook is for crocheters who want one home for all their projects. From the first stitch to the last. No subscriptions, no ads, no accounts. Just a one time purchase and the app is yours. Projects - Track projects from planning to completed - Use built-in stitch, row, and round counters to track every stitch - Add photos of your projects and view them in the gallery - Tag projects by person, occasion, or category - Link the yarn from your stash to your projects Inventory - Catalog every skein and hook in your collection - Add pdf patterns you have for convenient access -- even create your own! Project Statistics - See your crafts at a glance - total projects, completed pieces, and stitches counted - Tap a tag to see every project for that person or category
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: Libib at Free against Stitch & Hook's $1.99. Libib also leads on ratings volume (1.2K vs 2) and iOS requirement (16.4 vs 26.0). Stitch & Hook's advantage is rating (5.0 vs 4.4) and chart position (#187 vs unranked). On update cadence, 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
Libib is free to download; Stitch & Hook costs $1.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Stitch & Hook holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.4. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Libib has 1.2K ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two.
Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on October 20, 2026 and September 30, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Libib | Stitch & Hook |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free — better | $1.99 |
| Rating | 4.4 (1.2K ratings) | 5.0 (2 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 74.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 1.2K — better | 2 |
| Update frequency | Fortnightly | Fortnightly |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free — better | Paid |
| Best chart rank | — | #187 — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 16.4 — better | 26.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 74 MB | 6 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Libib, Inc. | SPENCER RICHARD TILLMAN |
Customer experience
Libib
Stitch & Hook
Bugs and requests
Libib
Reported bugs
3 issues- App crashes or freezes after adding multiple items
- Deleted items not recoverable
- Syncing issues between app and website versions
Requested features
5 requests- Ability to sort by author, series, or publication date
- Option to view collections in grid/cover view
- Functionality to mark books as read/unread
- Integration with e-book/reading apps
- Sharing/collaboration features for libraries
Stitch & Hook
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Libib
No in-app purchases
Stitch & Hook
No in-app purchases
