Comparison

Knitting Buddy vs Knittingapp

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

Head to head
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

Knittingapp

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The app helps you with knitting calculations. Spend more time knitting, and less time doing math! This app makes it easier to calculate even increases and decreases. The app also provides the number of stitches you need to make when you use a yarn different from the one specified in the instructions. The stitch counter lets you track your stitches in each row. The yarn converter calculates the amount of yarn required when using a yarn that is different from the one specified in the instructions. If you have any questions, feel free to send an email to sivertkn@outlook.com.

Screenshots

Knitting Buddy4 screens
Knittingapp4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Knitting Buddy at Free against Knittingapp's $1.99. Knitting Buddy also leads on update cadence (every 4 weeks vs every 3 months) and device support (3 vs 1). On ads and in-app purchases 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; Knittingapp costs $1.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Knitting Buddy ships an update every 4 weeks, Knittingapp every 3 months. The most recent releases landed on June 8, 2026 and September 17, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Knitting Buddy versus Knittingapp: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterKnitting BuddyKnittingapp
PriceFree — better$1.99
Rating3.2 (32 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews36.4% of reviews—
Number of ratings32 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 4 weeks — betterEvery 3 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone
Requires iOS8.0 — better16.0
Further details — not scored
Size22 MB1 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperColorwork AppsSivert Knutheim

In-app purchases

None

Knitting Buddy

No in-app purchases

None

Knittingapp

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Knitting Buddy free?
Knitting Buddy is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Knittingapp free?
Knittingapp costs $1.99, with no in-app purchases.
Do Knitting Buddy or Knittingapp have ads?
Neither Knitting Buddy nor Knittingapp shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Knitting Buddy or Knittingapp?
Knitting Buddy ships an update every 4 weeks, and Knittingapp every 3 months. Most recently, Knitting Buddy was updated on June 8, 2026 and Knittingapp on September 17, 2026.

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