Stash2Go Lite vs Pattern Maker for Knit
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Stash2Go Lite
Access your Ravelry knitting and crochet projects, stash, patterns, and friends on the go, even offline. Browse yarn, find patterns, manage projects, and connect with the Ravelry community.
- Access Ravelry projects, stash, and patterns
- Browse Ravelry friends and their activity
- Search yarn database and find patterns
- Find local yarn shops
- Manage projects and upload photos
- Offline access to downloaded PDFs
- Use row counters and customize themes
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THIS IS THE LEGACY (FREE, ad based) VERSION THE NEW VERSION IS STASH2GOII: https://ios.stash2go.com Stash2Go lets you use Ravelry on the go — even offline — on iPhone and iPad. Browse your projects, stash, patterns, and friends anytime. Ravelry is the world’s largest community for knitters and crocheters. FEATURES • Access your Ravelry projects, queued projects, yarn stash, and stashed needles • Browse your Ravelry friends, plus their projects, queue, stash, and needles • Search the huge Ravelry yarn database and view detailed yarn info and images • Discover matching knitting or crochet patterns directly from a yarn page • Search patterns with full-text search and filters (categories, free, top-rated, etc.) • Find yarn shops near you with directions, hours, available yarns, and more • Start a project from a pattern, from your queue, or as an empty project • Upload photos to your projects or stashed yarn • Batch download PDFs from your Ravelry library and current projects for offline use • Customize what’s available when you’re offline • Attach PDFs to your own projects and store your arrow/position on PDF pages • Use up to two row counters per project across Apple devices (values stored on Ravelry) • Browse your pattern library, favorites (patterns and projects) • Read and reply in subscribed Ravelry forum groups (including images) • Open projects, patterns, and people from forum posts, favorite items, and add friends • Receive and reply to personal Ravelry messages • Get notifications for new personal and forum messages (requires iOS 7 for repeated message checks) • Change the app theme (up to 9 themes) • Use a personal color palette for quick yarn color analysis • Native iPhone + iPad app (supports iOS 6 and iOS 7) SUPPORT For help, please visit our Ravelry support group. For additional information, please visit our website. Suggestions and ideas are welcome — Stash2Go is continuously improved.
Pattern Maker for Knit
Design your own unique knitting patterns with this intuitive editor. Bring your creative knitting ideas to life and enhance your crafting experience.
- Create original knit patterns
- Intuitive design editor
- Enhance knitting life
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You can create Knit Pattern! Let's create original pattern!! Enjoy knitting life!
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Stash2Go Lite at 2.7 against Pattern Maker for Knit's 1.8. Stash2Go Lite also leads on review sentiment (42% vs 20%) and ratings volume (35 vs 8). Pattern Maker for Knit's advantage is ads (none vs shown) and monetization model (free vs free with in-app purchases). On price, in-app purchases, device support and iOS requirement 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Stash2Go Lite holds the better App Store score, 2.7 against 1.8. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 35 and 8 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 42% of Stash2Go Lite's written reviews are positive against 20% of Pattern Maker for Knit's.
Stash2Go Lite ships an update every 2 months, Pattern Maker for Knit every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on November 1, 2026 and October 29, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Stash2Go Lite | Pattern Maker for Knit |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 2.7 (35 ratings) — better | 1.8 (8 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 41.7% of reviews — better | 20.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 35 — better | 8 |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | Every 3 weeks — better |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 13.0 | 12.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 33 MB | 23 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Luxx GmbH | Yuuki Fujita |
Customer experience
Stash2Go Lite
Pattern Maker for Knit
Bugs and requests
Stash2Go Lite
Reported bugs
21 issues- App crashes frequently
- App freezes often
- Ads block UI elements and close buttons
- Video ads cover entire screen
- Network errors
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- Filters reset unexpectedly
- Search function crashes app
- Cannot load subsequent pages due to ads
- Dropdown menus in forums are hard to exit
- Cannot sign in to Ravelry
- App not compatible with certain devices (iPhone 8)
- Cannot rearrange queued items
- Paid version is slow and laggy
- Cannot open patterns in free version
- App limits access to first few items only
- Intro screen loads but no menu access
- Requires frequent re-login
- Search and sorting do not change displayed patterns
- Cannot open any patterns after freezing
- Login fails
- Cannot edit more than first few projects in lite version
Requested features
6 requests- Fix ad placement and obstruction
- Improve app responsiveness
- Add dark mode
- Refine search filters (e.g., 'free only', 'knit only')
- Allow rearranging queued items
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- Improve needle size selection UI
Pattern Maker for Knit
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Stash2Go Lite
No in-app purchases
Pattern Maker for Knit
No in-app purchases
Questions
Is Stash2Go Lite free?
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