Whether you are a hobbyist or a professional crocheter, you typically end up with hundreds of skeins of yarn scattered throughout your shelves, closets, and even sometimes under the couch. This quickly gets out of hand and makes it impossible to keep track of what you have and what you need to restock. Sound familiar?
Yarn Hoarder fixes this problem by helping crocheters and knitters stay organized, save money, and never forget what’s in their stash again. Quickly find the yarn you are keeping track of by scanning the barcode and adding it to your inventory. From there, you can add yarn to your inventory while you make purchases as well as subtract yarn from your inventory when you use it up on your current WIP. Get alerts while managing your yarn in case you are running low and need to make a purchase. Whether you're at home or shopping for your next project, track everything you need—all in one place.
Features:
Barcode Scanner: Instantly add yarn using the UPC barcode. If it’s not found, easily search the thousands of yarn we already have, or manually add to help the community.
Inventory Tracking: Log how much of each yarn you own with quantity and weight tracking.
Transactions: Add or remove yarn using manual transactions, perfect for tracking project usage and cost.
Yarn Details: Track brand, name, color, yarn weight, fiber content, yardage, grams, and ounces per skein.
History Log: View all past transactions for a yarn, including date, type, quantity, and notes.
Smart Search: Quickly find yarn by brand, name, or color.
Dark Mode Support: Switch between light, dark, or system appearance.
Cloud Backup: Your data is safely stored in the cloud to access it from anywhere.
Upgrades:
Premium Upgrade: Remove all ads and gain the ability to export your entire inventory to CSV to backup.
This app has helped me keep track of my yarn stash, I have had a difficult time trying to keep track of my yarn stash, this app is awesome it helps me keep track of what I have an project planning. If I could give more stars I would.
Developer Response
Thank you for your feedback and we are glad to hear you are finding the app very useful!
Confusing - is this used to track my yard or yours?
Jane Doe Not
I downloaded this app, thinking it was a way to track my yarn stash, just like it says in the title. So I added a couple skeins manually one night and went back to edit the Information the next day and it said I needed their permission to make changes. This makes no sense. If I’m tracking my own yarn why do I need their permission? Instead, it seems like it’s a way to track yarn you want to sell- which was not what I was looking for. I’m looking for an app that I can use to track my own stash - without needing permission every time I want to update details common to the yarn…
Developer Response
Thanks for your feedback! I’d like to clear up the confusion.Your stash/inventory is always private to you. Only you can see and manage the quantity of skeins you have in your inventory.The public yarn database is separate — this is where yarn details (brand, color, weight, etc.) are stored so everyone doesn’t have to re-type the same yarn information over and over.To keep that shared database accurate, edits to existing yarn records go through a quick review. That way, mistakes don’t affect other users who already have the same yarn in their stash.You’re tracking your own yarn, privately, while also benefiting from (and contributing to) a shared library of yarn records.If you’d like any help getting started, feel free to reach out to hookingcutecreations@gmail.com and we would be happy to help
Yarn Database is limited
Picass0
I have tried scanning in yarn from Wool Warehouse as well as Big Twist. some Craftsmart and Michael’s yarn and it didn’t find it. If I manually add it, it would be nice to have a “submit to database” for future use. Also, I will pay a one-time fee to get rid of the Ads.A feature request: provide an excel template we can fill in then import the data. This would save time being able to enter ALL my yarn at one time. I have a lot of yarn and the number of skeins I have scanned have not worked. Also, the ability to duplicate a yarn entry would help. For instance, I have a lot of the same yarn so most of the stats are the same except for the color. I wound love to help you out if testing is needed. Thank you for building the app!!!
Developer Response
Thank you so much for the detailed feedback — this is exactly the kind of input that helps us make Yarn Hoarder better!Barcode scanning doesn't always find yarn yet. We are a new app and working hard to compile a database full of UPCs for yarn to make it easier for everyone. Whenever someone adds new yarn, it does become available for everyone else to reuse — so you're directly helping the whole community just by using the app.We're building a bulk import feature where you can upload a spreadsheet to quickly add all your yarn. Including UPC codes in those imports will be a huge help to the overall scan accuracy for everyone.Our goal is to build the easiest to use cross-platform application to track your yarn collection!
Fixed Scanner!
NinjaBearLiz
Once posting about the issue with scanning, they quickly fixed it’s all good! Super excited now to scan away!
Developer Response
Thank you for your feedback! We’ve fixed the issue with the barcode scanner on iPads in our latest update — please make sure you’re running the most recent version of the app. We’re constantly working to improve the experience and expand our scannable yarn stash. Our goal is to make Yarn Hoarder the simplest and most helpful tool for managing your yarn collection. Please contact us at hookingcutecreations@gmail.com if you have any more issues, questions, or suggestions!
You can now add personal inventory images! This allows us to let users upload professional photos for the reusable yarn but also have personal images of yarn to help them track their inventory better.
Version 1.12.0 Release
The developer, Rachel Wisneski, indicated that the app’s privacy practices may include handling of data as described below. For more information, see the developer’s privacy policy .
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Information
Seller
Rachel Wisneski
Size
37.3 MB
Category
Utilities
Compatibility
Requires iOS 17.6 or later.
iPhone Requires iOS 17.6 or later.
iPad Requires iPadOS 17.6 or later.
Mac Requires macOS 14.6 or later and a Mac with Apple M1 chip or later.
