Not sure which knot you need? Knot IQ helps you choose the right one, then shows you how to tie it in true interactive 3D.
Built by The Bear Essentials, Knot IQ is a practical knot-tying guide with 300+ knots for fishing, camping, climbing, boating, bushcraft, rescue, arborist work, scouting, and everyday rope work. Download the enhanced 3D knots you need and keep learning offline.
CHOOSE WITH KNOTFINDER
Start with the job, not the knot’s name. Answer a few quick questions about what you are doing. KnotFINDER narrows the choices, explains why each recommendation fits, and helps you compare your options.
CONTROL EVERY STEP IN TRUE 3D
Rotate the knot freely, zoom in, scrub through every step, reverse the sequence, pause, and change the playback speed. Adjust the rope colours for better visibility or switch to left-handed mode.
LEARN WHERE AND WHY A KNOT WORKS
Go beyond memorizing an animation. Review practical uses, strengths, trade-offs, and related knots. Interactive scenes show where knots belong in real situations: tap a task to see what to tie and where.
300+ KNOTS, ORGANIZED YOUR WAY
Search by name, browse by activity or knot type, filter your library, save favourites, and build custom lists. Use the Downloaded filter to find the 3D knots you have saved for offline learning.
Explore fishing and fly-fishing knots; camping and bushcraft knots; climbing, rescue, and firefighting knots; boating, sailing, and marine knots; arborist, hoisting, and rigging knots; scouting knots and lashings; plus necktie knots, shoelaces, household, utility, decorative, and specialty ropework.
Learn essentials such as the Bowline, Clove Hitch, Figure Eight, Sheet Bend, Taut-Line Hitch, Trucker’s Hitch, Prusik, and Munter Hitch—plus hundreds of specialized bends, bindings, friction hitches, lashings, loops, splices, stopper knots, and quick-release knots.
KEY FEATURES
• 300+ knots and growing
• True interactive 3D knot models
• Rotate, zoom, scrub, reverse, pause, and change speed
• Guided KnotFINDER recommendations with explanations
• Offline access to downloaded 3D knot resources
• Interactive scenes and practical use guidance
• Rope-colour controls and left-handed mode
• Favourites, custom lists, search, filters, and related knots
• Expert guides and video tutorials from The Bear Essentials
• One-time purchase with no ads or subscriptions
• No data collected
• Apple Family Sharing
Made for beginners and experienced knot tyers alike. Learn. Craft. Explore.
Safety note: Knot IQ is an educational reference. For climbing, rescue, arborist, marine, and other safety-critical uses, follow qualified instruction, inspect your equipment, and use the procedures required for your activity.
I have been learning about knots since I bought this app a while ago. It is awesome and so easy to understand how the ropes twist, turn, fold, collapse and pull. The downloadable animations are excellent and the categorisation is easy to navigate. I was surprised how well the app translates real-world knots to a screen while still being clearly understood. Thanks DJ and well done! Looking forward to future iterations👏
Fantastic for visual learners!
bcrhvdghj
Honestly this app is awesome. I really struggle to follow pictures in books and the short videos make it so easy to learn. You can scroll to any difficult sections and adjust the speed, brilliant!I love that I can save favorites and download to view offline. Great app! Easy to use.
Extremely helpful
Veggie Dave
I really like this app a lot, I’m always making things with the knots, from turning tarps into outdoor toilet/shower rooms or lashing exercise chin up bars and bench for family teenagers, hanging tools making nets. I don’t have to re -learn forgotten knots from tutorials! Makes it easy.
Limited for searching
Darrien28
If you know the name of the knot you’re looking for, it might be useful. If you want to look up a not by a specific application, there’s no way of doing that. I thought the general headings of camping, scouts, everyday, climbing etc might help, but most of the knots are all the same in each category. I have saved some useful knots for tying down loads, tensioning ropes - but as far as I could see, none of them were listed. Shame.
Developer Response
Darrien, feel free to email me at dj@bearessentialsoutdoors.ca - I’m always working on new knots. You can suggest them if you want, can you let me know which you couldn’t find? Chances are they’re in the app under the hauling category. There is a camping knot finder, categories, types and I’m working on more smart search functions. The app is being improved every 2 weeks with updates, plz email me and I’ll direct you on how to find the knots you want.
New Knots
8 new knots added:
• Bowline (End Bound Single)
• Simple Simon (Symmetrical)
• Double Simple Simon (Over)
• Double Simple Simon (Under)
• Swing Hitch
• Versatackle
• Radium Release Hitch
• Becket Hitch
New Features
• Added Russian language support.
• Improved search with ABOK number lookup and exact matching.
• Added cross-language search — find knots by their English names even when using another language.
Fixes & Improvements
• Fixed knot pages not refreshing after downloading a 3D model.
• Fixed category swiping sometimes getting stuck mid-swipe.
• Fixed category screen display issues on Samsung tablets.
• Fixed locale-specific search issues where some languages returned no results.
• General performance, stability, and UI improvements.
Version 3.9.0
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