The Knitter Magazine vs GitJournal
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
The Knitter Magazine
Discover inspiring knitting patterns and designs from world-class designers. Explore the latest in knitting traditions, history, and artisan yarn producers. Master new techniques with helpful tutorials and in-depth articles.
- Inspiring knitting patterns
- Designs from world-class designers
- In-depth articles on knitting traditions
- Masterclass series for new techniques
- Showcases artisan yarn producers
- Digital access to magazine issues
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If you're looking for inspiring knitting patterns using interesting techniques and luxurious yarns, The Knitter is the magazine for you. We bring you more than 12 beautiful patterns from world-class designers in each issue, featuring intriguing ways with yarn for you to try. There's lots to read, too, showcasing the best of what's going on in the world of knitting right now, plus in-depth looks at knitting traditions and history, contemporary designers and artisan yarn producers. What's more, our popular Masterclass series helps to give readers the confidence to try new techniques. Subscriptions and single issues: Customers can buy single issues and subscriptions using In App Purchase Subscriptions are available on monthly or annual terms. • Your subscription automatically renews unless auto-renew is turned off at least 24 hours before the end of the current subscription period • You will be charged for renewal within 24 hours prior to the end of the current period, for the same duration and at the current subscription rate for that product • You can manage your subscriptions and turn off auto-renewal by going to your Account Settings after purchase • No cancellation of the current subscription is allowed during active subscription period. This does not affect your statutory rights • Any unused portion of a free trial period, if offered, will be forfeited when you purchase a subscription • The app may offer a free trial. At the end of the free trial period, the full price of the subscription will be charged thereafter. Cancellations must occur 24 hours before the end of the subscription period to avoid being charged. Visit http://support.apple.com/kb/ht4098 for more information. The subscription will include the current issue if you do not already own it and subsequently published future issues. Payment will be charged to your iTunes Account at confirmation of purchase. If you would like more information or support please visit our App support page https://www.ourmediaapps.co.uk/apps-faqs/ Our Media Ltd Privacy Policy and Terms of Use: https://policies.ourmedia.co.uk/privacy-policy/ https://policies.ourmedia.co.uk/website-terms-and-conditions/ * please note: this digital edition does not include the covermount gifts or supplements you would find with printed copies*
GitJournal
This app offers a private and portable note-taking experience, storing your entries in a Git repository of your choice. It supports offline access, folder categorization, and integration with static site generators. The app prioritizes user data control and is open-source.
- Offline note access
- Stores notes in Git repositories
- Supports GitHub, GitLab, and custom providers
- Markdown and plaintext note formats
- Categorize notes with folders
- Open source and free software
- Integrates with static site generators
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GitJournal is an open source note taking / journaling app built with privacy and data portability in mind. It stores all its notes in a standardised Markdown + YAML header format or plaintext. The notes are stored in a hosted Git Repo of your choice - GitHub / GitLab / Gitea / Gogs / Any Custom-provider. Features - - Offline First - All yours notes are available offline - No Account Required - Categorize your Notes with Folders - Open source / Free Software / FOSS - Can easily be extended and integrated with other Git tools - Can also be used to manage Hugo / Jekyll / Gatsby websites - No Ads Never need to import / export your notes, as you always have control of the data. Apps may come and go, but your notes will always be with you. Git has been chosen as a backend as self-hosting a Git server is much simpler than almost any other software, additionally there are already many commercial providers of Git. So you can choose who you want to trust with your notes. We currently don't support encrypting the notes, but it's something we're actively working on.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: The Knitter Magazine at Free against GitJournal's $3.99. The Knitter Magazine also leads on rating (4.4 vs 3.1) and ratings volume (130 vs 18). GitJournal's advantage is update cadence (weekly vs every 2 months) and iOS requirement (11.0 vs 16.0). On review sentiment, 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
The Knitter Magazine is free to download; GitJournal costs $3.99 up front. The Knitter Magazine sells 13 in-app purchases, starting at $6.99 per month and GitJournal sells 11 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
The Knitter Magazine holds the better App Store score, 4.4 against 3.1. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: The Knitter Magazine has 130 ratings behind it against 18, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 60% of The Knitter Magazine's written reviews are positive against 57% of GitJournal's.
The Knitter Magazine ships an update every 2 months, GitJournal weekly. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 25, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | The Knitter Magazine | GitJournal |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free — better | $3.99 |
| Rating | 4.4 (130 ratings) — better | 3.1 (18 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 60.3% of reviews — better | 56.7% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 130 — better | 18 |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | Weekly — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases — better | Paid |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 16.0 | 11.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 50 MB | 48 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Our Media Limited | Vishesh Handa |
Customer experience
The Knitter Magazine
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Bugs and requests
The Knitter Magazine
Reported bugs
4 issues- Frequent app crashes
- Issues disappearing from user accounts
- Inability to restore previous purchases
- Compatibility problems with newer OS versions
Requested features
4 requests- Ability to print patterns and pages
- Improved search and organization of back issues
- Seamless cross-device syncing of purchases
- Offline access to downloaded magazines
GitJournal
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
The Knitter Magazine
- 1-Month Subscription$6.991 Month
- 3-Month Subscription2 variants$16.993 Months
- The Knitter subscription$54.991 Year
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- Discounted Annual Subscription$56.991 Year
- 12-Month Subscription Bundle$60.991 Year
- 12-Month Subscription1 Year trial$60.991 Year
- Knitting and Crochet ChristmasFree
- Free Sampler 15Free
- Issue 79$6.99
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- Issue 93$6.99
- Issue 84$6.99
- February 2026$7.99
- Complete Your Collection$69.99
GitJournal
- Monthly Pay What You Want$1.991 Month
- Monthly, Pay What You Want$2.491 Month
- Monthly, Pay What You Want$3.491 Month
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- Monthly, Pay What You Want$4.491 Month
- Monthly, Pay What You Want$5.491 Month
- Monthly, Pay What You Want$6.491 Month
- Monthly, Pay What You Want$9.991 Month
- One Time Purchase$31.99
- One Time Purchase$35.99
- One Time Purchase$40.99
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- One Time Purchase$54.99
Questions
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