Comparison

Stash2Go Lite vs Knitting Assistant

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

Head to head
About

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.

Highlights
  • 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
Features
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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.

About

Knitting Assistant

Organize your knitting projects with this app. Store patterns, track yarn, plan rows, and manage ideas. Enjoy a calm workspace with iCloud sync and warm visuals to focus on your stitches.

Highlights
  • Pattern PDF and notes storage
  • Yarn stash tracking
  • Row counter
  • Idea tagging
  • iCloud sync
  • Warm visual design
Features
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Knitting Companion is your calm workspace for every project. Capture pattern PDFs and notes in tidy cards, track yarn stash with colors and weights, plan rows with counters, and keep tags to find ideas fast. Enjoy iCloud sync, warm visuals, and quick access to the details that matter - so you can focus on the stitches.

Screenshots

Stash2Go Lite3 screens
Knitting Assistant4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Knitting Assistant at 100% against Stash2Go Lite's 42%. Knitting Assistant also leads on rating (5.0 vs 2.7) and ads (none vs shown). Stash2Go Lite's advantage is ratings volume (35 vs 3) and iOS requirement (13.0 vs 18.6). On price, update cadence, 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Knitting Assistant holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 2.7. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Stash2Go Lite has 35 ratings behind it against 3, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 42% of Stash2Go Lite's written reviews are positive against 100% of Knitting Assistant's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on September 6, 2026 and September 11, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
Stash2Go Lite versus Knitting Assistant: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterStash2Go LiteKnitting Assistant
PriceFreeFree
Rating2.7 (35 ratings)5.0 (3 ratings) — better
Positive reviews41.7% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings35 — better3
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsEvery 2 months
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS13.0 — better18.6
Further details — not scored
Size33 MB12 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperLuxx GmbHMartin Dissing

Customer experience

Stash2Go Lite

All ratings35 ratings
Positive37.1%
Neutral8.6%
Negative54.3%
Written reviews96 reviews
Positive41.7%
Neutral9.4%
Negative49.0%

Knitting Assistant

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

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
Show 1 more
  • Improve needle size selection UI

Knitting Assistant

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

Stash2Go Lite

No in-app purchases

None

Knitting Assistant

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Stash2Go Lite free?
Stash2Go Lite is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Knitting Assistant free?
Knitting Assistant is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Stash2Go Lite or Knitting Assistant?
Knitting Assistant is rated higher. Stash2Go Lite averages 2.7 out of 5 from 35 ratings, while Knitting Assistant averages 5.0 from 3 ratings.
Do Stash2Go Lite or Knitting Assistant have ads?
Stash2Go Lite shows ads; Knitting Assistant does not.
Which is updated more often, Stash2Go Lite or Knitting Assistant?
Stash2Go Lite ships an update every 2 months, and Knitting Assistant every 2 months. Most recently, Stash2Go Lite was updated on September 6, 2026 and Knitting Assistant on September 11, 2026.

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