Comparison

Knitting Buddy vs Knitly

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

Knitly

Features
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I've been so many times in the situation when you forgot somewhere your favourite notebook with your comments and you need again to start from a scratch. I think many knitters can relate to that :) So that's my solution - your digital notebook which is always with you!

Screenshots

Knitting Buddy4 screens
Knitly3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: Knitting Buddy at every 4 weeks against Knitly's every 3 months. Knitting Buddy also leads on device support (3 vs 1) and iOS requirement (8.0 vs 17.6). On price, 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

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

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Knitting Buddy ships an update every 4 weeks, Knitly every 3 months. The most recent releases landed on November 1, 2026 and October 30, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Knitting Buddy versus Knitly: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterKnitting BuddyKnitly
PriceFreeFree
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 — better17.6
Further details — not scored
Size22 MB17 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperColorwork AppsEvgeniia Ferrara

In-app purchases

None

Knitting Buddy

No in-app purchases

None

Knitly

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Knitting Buddy free?
Knitting Buddy is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Knitly free?
Knitly is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Knitting Buddy or Knitly have ads?
Neither Knitting Buddy nor Knitly shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Knitting Buddy or Knitly?
Knitting Buddy ships an update every 4 weeks, and Knitly every 3 months. Most recently, Knitting Buddy was updated on November 1, 2026 and Knitly on October 30, 2026.

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