Comparison

Knit Tools vs Patternum

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

Head to head
About

Knit Tools

Essential tools for knitters, including common conversions, symbol explanations, and calculations for increases and decreases. Track your projects with a built-in counter and tick sheet. Access a variety of modules designed to simplify your knitting experience.

Highlights
  • Common conversions
  • Symbol explanations
  • Increase/decrease computation
  • Kfb increase calculation
  • Project counter
  • Tick sheet
  • 10+ knitting modules
Features
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Made by knitters for knitters. This is a must have app for knitters. This app has essential tools we need as knitters. - Common conversions - What do all those symbols mean - Increase evenly computation - Decrease evenly computation - Increase evenly using Kfb - Counter for your project -Tick Sheet - and much more You will wonder how you got along without this app. The app is designed to have tools to assist knitters in one location. Currently there are 10 modules in the app. 3 modules do not require a subscription. The other 7 modules will display so the user can see what it will do, but a subscription is required for module to produce the result. There are 3 options for purchasing a subscription; 30 days, 90 days and 365 days. This subscription is required for the 7 modules (and future modules when the app is updated) to produce the result. A new subscription will not be required when other modules are added. The 3 modules will continue to work when the subscription expires.

About

Patternum

Easily create interactive and responsive knitting and crochet patterns. Add detailed information, manage sizes, and generate charts with custom symbols. Share your creations as PDFs or within the app.

Highlights
  • Interactive pattern creation
  • PDF pattern export
  • Gauge, glossary, yarn, and needle details generator
  • Size management system
  • Customizable chart generator
  • Add text, images, and videos to patterns
  • Private and public pattern sharing
Features
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Patternum is the first Knitting and Crochet Pattern creation tool, fully optimized to let you create easily and quickly interactive and responsive patterns. The patterns created with Patternum can be used by knitters and Crocheters in the app for a perfect crafting experience, or they can be downloaded as PDF. Among the numerous features of Patternum: PATTERN DETAILS: Gauge, glossary, yarn, needles, technics details generator to let you enter all needed additional information about your pattern easily and very fast SIZE DETAILS: Size management system that helps you give all related size-specific instruction in a clear and easy way. No more () or , , , needed! CHARTS GENERATOR: Create your own charts in a few clicks using our predefined symbols or creating your own symbols, preview your colors charts directly in the app. PATTERN CONTENT: Add text, images, videos PATTERN PUBLICATION: You can decide to keep your pattern private (share it only with your friends, sell it… ) or make it public to the users of the App. You can very easily share your pattern with a dedicated link, and your friends will be able to import the pattern in the App, as well as to download the pattern as a PDF.

Screenshots

Knit Tools4 screens
Patternum4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Patternum at 55% against Knit Tools's 0%. Patternum also leads on rating (3.4 vs 1.0) and in-app purchases (none vs 3). Knit Tools's advantage is update cadence (fortnightly vs every 6 months) and iOS requirement (8.0 vs 12.4). On price, ads, monetization model 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. Knit Tools sells 3 one-off in-app purchases. Patternum asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Patternum holds the better App Store score, 3.4 against 1.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Patternum has 25 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 0% of Knit Tools's written reviews are positive against 55% of Patternum's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Knit Tools ships an update fortnightly, Patternum every 6 months. The most recent releases landed on October 7, 2026 and October 1, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
Knit Tools versus Patternum: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterKnit ToolsPatternum
PriceFreeFree
Rating1.0 (1 ratings)3.4 (25 ratings) — better
Positive reviews0.0% of reviews54.5% of reviews — better
Number of ratings125 — better
Update frequencyFortnightly — betterEvery 6 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFreemiumFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS8.0 — better12.4
Further details — not scored
Size33 MB90 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperDigital Solutions MB IncAnnapurnApp Technologies UG haftungsbeschrankt

Customer experience

Knit Tools

All ratings1 ratings
Positive0.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative100.0%
Written reviews8 reviews
Positive0.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative100.0%

Patternum

All ratings25 ratings
Positive52.0%
Neutral20.0%
Negative28.0%
Written reviews22 reviews
Positive54.5%
Neutral18.2%
Negative27.3%

In-app purchases

3 purchases

Knit Tools

One-time3
  • Knit Tools for 30 days$0.99
  • Knit Tools for 90 days$1.99
  • Knit Tools for 365 days$5.99
None

Patternum

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Knit Tools free?
Knit Tools is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Patternum free?
Patternum is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Knit Tools or Patternum?
Patternum is rated higher. Knit Tools averages 1.0 out of 5 from 1 ratings, while Patternum averages 3.4 from 25 ratings.
Do Knit Tools or Patternum have ads?
Neither Knit Tools nor Patternum shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Knit Tools or Patternum?
Knit Tools ships an update fortnightly, and Patternum every 6 months. Most recently, Knit Tools was updated on October 7, 2026 and Patternum on October 1, 2026.

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