Comparison

Knitting Buddy vs StitchEven

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

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About

Knitting Buddy

This app helps knitters and crocheters meticulously track all their projects. It features a row and repeat counter, a project timer, and a space to display your pattern directly on the screen. You can also log your needles, hooks, and yarn stash.

Highlights
  • Multiple project support
  • Row and repeat counter
  • Display knitting pattern
  • Needle and hook tracker
  • Yarn stash management
  • Project timer
  • Notes pages
Features
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Knitting Buddy is an all-in-one knitting and crochet project tracker that allows you to track multiple knitting or crochet projects. Knitting Buddy has a row counter, repeat counter, project timer, notes pages, and it even displays your knitting pattern on the row counter page! In addition to tracking projects, the app allows you to track your needles, hooks, and your yarn stash. Knitting Buddy isn't your standard knitting row counter -- it is a true knitting and crochet project tracker. Here are more details about the features of Knitting Buddy: MULTIPLE PROJECT SUPPORT: No limit to the number of knitting or crochet projects that you can track. Each project has individualized settings. ROW COUNTER: Track the current row of your knitting or crochet project. The row numbers are displayed nice and big on the main page. Increase (or decrease) the row number by pushing on an actual "button" on a knit background. REPEAT COUNTER: Track the current repeat row, and optionally link the repeat counter to the row counter. You can specify the number of repeat rows on the project settings page. DISPLAY PATTERN: Take a screen shot of your knitting pattern and display it on the main project page. This feature is super handy as it eliminates the need to switch between applications or to carry a paper copy of your pattern. NEEDLE/HOOK TRACKER / LOG: Track all of your knitting needles. The log displays US, metric, and UK sizes, and allows you to track needle length, material, type, and whether or not the needle is in use. PROJECT TIMER: Ever wonder how long it actually takes to complete a knitting or crochet project? Use the project timer to track the time it takes to complete each project. Each project has an individual timer that must be manually started/stopped. NOTES PAGE: Track all of the project's notes, such as yarn, yarn weight, needles, gauge, and other notes. Please email the developer if you have additional items that you would like to track! PROJECT SETTINGS: Completely customize your Knitting Buddy experience. The screen can be tailored to according to your preferences, such as showing or hiding features such as repeat rows, knitting pattern, project timer, and project progress. TRACK PROGRESS: Set the total number of rows for your knitting project, and Knitting Buddy will track your percent complete. KNITTING NEEDLE AND CROCHET HOOK SIZE CHARTS: Convert needle sizes between metric, U.S. sizes, and U.K. sizes and crochet hooks between metric, numeric, and letter. YARN CHARTS: Helpful data to convert different sizes of yarn. SOCK CHARTS: Common foot sixes for men, women, and children! Knitting Buddy is now on Ravelry - become one of Knitting Buddy's Buddies at: http://www.ravelry.com/groups/knitting-buddys-buddies

About

StitchEven

This utility app helps knitters calculate even increases and decreases for their projects. It includes a list of common abbreviations and a stitch counter to aid in complex patterns and buttonhole placement.

Highlights
  • Even increase and decrease calculation
  • Stitch counter
  • List of knitting abbreviations
  • Buttonhole placement guidance
  • Intuitive interface
Features
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StitchEven does the knitting calculations for you, so your increases, decreases and buttonholes come out evenly every time. Fast, simple and intuitive, made by a knitter for knitters. Enter your stitches and the app works out a clear, ready-to-knit instruction: • Even increases and decreases, spread as evenly as possible across the row, in the round or worked flat. • Buttonholes, evenly spaced along an edge. • Gauge: cast on the right number of stitches for a desired width, or convert a pattern to your own gauge. • A built-in list of abbreviations, so the instructions are easy to read. Follow the instruction step by step: tap to advance, the current row lights up, and the screen stays awake while you knit. Choose the most precise distribution, or a simpler instruction that is quicker to follow. Made for knitters: • Six languages: English, Norwegian, Danish, German, French and Swedish. • No ads, no account, no data collection. • Works completely offline. Questions, tips or need help? Contact info@knitime.com. From KniTime. Happy knitting!

Screenshots

Knitting Buddy4 screens
StitchEven4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Knitting Buddy at Free against StitchEven's $2.99. Knitting Buddy also leads on update cadence (every 4 weeks vs every 2 months) and ratings volume (32 vs 5). StitchEven's advantage is review sentiment (60% vs 36%). On rating, 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Knitting Buddy is free to download; StitchEven costs $2.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 3.2 for Knitting Buddy against 3.2 for StitchEven. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Knitting Buddy has 32 ratings behind it against 5, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 36% of Knitting Buddy's written reviews are positive against 60% of StitchEven's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Knitting Buddy ships an update every 4 weeks, StitchEven every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on October 20, 2026 and October 7, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
Knitting Buddy versus StitchEven: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterKnitting BuddyStitchEven
PriceFree — better$2.99
Rating3.2 (32 ratings)3.2 (5 ratings) — better
Positive reviews36.4% of reviews60.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings32 — better5
Update frequencyEvery 4 weeks — betterEvery 2 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree — betterPaid
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS8.0 — better13.0
Further details — not scored
Size22 MB18 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperColorwork AppsTone Aurora

Customer experience

Knitting Buddy

All ratings32 ratings
Positive37.5%
Neutral25.0%
Negative37.5%
Written reviews33 reviews
Positive36.4%
Neutral24.2%
Negative39.4%

StitchEven

All ratings5 ratings
Positive40.0%
Neutral20.0%
Negative40.0%
Written reviews5 reviews
Positive60.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative40.0%

In-app purchases

None

Knitting Buddy

No in-app purchases

None

StitchEven

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Knitting Buddy free?
Knitting Buddy is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is StitchEven free?
StitchEven costs $2.99, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Knitting Buddy or StitchEven?
StitchEven is rated higher. Knitting Buddy averages 3.2 out of 5 from 32 ratings, while StitchEven averages 3.2 from 5 ratings.
Do Knitting Buddy or StitchEven have ads?
Neither Knitting Buddy nor StitchEven shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Knitting Buddy or StitchEven?
Knitting Buddy ships an update every 4 weeks, and StitchEven every 2 months. Most recently, Knitting Buddy was updated on October 20, 2026 and StitchEven on October 7, 2026.

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