YarnBuddy – Knit and Crochet

Name: YarnBuddy – Knit and Crochet
Rating: 4.5 (704 reviews)
Author: Rebecca Hansmeyer

Row counter & stash tracker

Free · In‑App Purchases

704 Ratings
Ages

4+
Years
Category

Lifestyle
Developer

Rebecca Hansmeyer
Language

EN
English
Size

26.4
MB

YarnBuddy is a beautiful, easy-to-use project tracker and row counter for knitters and crocheters. It saves your place in each project along with all of your photos and notes, so when you come back to finish that blanket you started three years ago, you can pick up exactly where you left off. It also helps you keep track of your yarn stash! • Enter project details such as start date, yarn, gauge, hook/needle sizes, and more. • Add photos to projects and yarn. • Import patterns from iCloud Drive, your photo library, your Ravelry Library, or the web. • Vertical and horizontal highlighter bars help keep your place in the pattern. • Unlimited, customizable row counters viewable alongside your pattern. • Linked and repeating row counters. • Optional sounds and haptics for row counters. • Unit conversion and yarn substitution tools. • Quick counter that's not attached to any project. • Tool stash for keeping track of your hooks, needles, and more. • Add yarn details such as purchase location, fiber type, weight, gauge, care instructions, etc. • Dark Mode support. • Add up to 10 projects in free version. Available with YarnBuddy Pro (subscription or one-time purchase): • Unlimited projects. • Organize your projects with tags. • Annotate patterns with hand-written notes and highlights. • Add row notes that appear when you reach a particular row (can also be set to repeat at an interval). • Add a due date reminder for your project. • Add notes and rich links to your projects and yarn. • Change the app's icon and theme. ...and much more to come! YarnBuddy Pro is an optional subscription that unlocks additional features. If you choose to purchase YarnBuddy Pro, payment will be charged to your iTunes account, and your account will be charged for renewal 24 hours prior to the end of the current period. Auto-renewal may be turned off at any time by going to your settings in the iTunes Store after purchase. Current price for YarnBuddy Pro is $14.99 USD per year, and may vary from country to country. Privacy policy: https://www.yarnbuddy.app/privacypolicy/ Terms of use: https://www.yarnbuddy.app/terms/

Ratings & Reviews

4.5

out of 5

704 Ratings

It’s got some bugs but I love it
Aug 9

hoozieg
I love that YarnBuddy is so easy to use. I signed up for Pro so I could get all my WIPs in there. It’s really a handy app. I learned that I have 5 Current Projects in there! Most of my stash is recorded in there too. While I love this app, there are a few “bugs” or improvements I wish she would make. 1) Keep the pattern open even after moving away from the app for a moment. Now I have to reopen the pattern to continue on 2)I’ve just started my switch over to Mac for my desktop. There are no annotations on the Mac version. It doesn’t sync with my iPad either and display the annotations I’ve made on my pattern pages. I keep track of rows - which one I am on currently. I highlight, circle and underline especially difficult parts of the pattern that are convoluted or poorly written. I’m making one right now That has Red and Blue marks all over it. It really helps. 3) The Mac version doesn’t return you to the page you last viewed. So each time you have to scroll down to find the spot you left off.l. I hope she can resolve these problems real soon! I’d love it more if this could happen!! PLEASE?!
It’s got some bugs but I love it
Aug 9

hoozieg

I love that YarnBuddy is so easy to use. I signed up for Pro so I could get all my WIPs in there. It’s really a handy app. I learned that I have 5 Current Projects in there! Most of my stash is recorded in there too. While I love this app, there are a few “bugs” or improvements I wish she would make. 1) Keep the pattern open even after moving away from the app for a moment. Now I have to reopen the pattern to continue on 2)I’ve just started my switch over to Mac for my desktop. There are no annotations on the Mac version. It doesn’t sync with my iPad either and display the annotations I’ve made on my pattern pages. I keep track of rows - which one I am on currently. I highlight, circle and underline especially difficult parts of the pattern that are convoluted or poorly written. I’m making one right now That has Red and Blue marks all over it. It really helps. 3) The Mac version doesn’t return you to the page you last viewed. So each time you have to scroll down to find the spot you left off.l. I hope she can resolve these problems real soon! I’d love it more if this could happen!! PLEASE?!
The BEST app for knitting and crochet
09/27/2024

Disappointed & frustrated
I downloaded this app after seeing it suggested on a knitting blog. I have used it ever since. I’ve tried other apps for keeping track of my knitting and crochet projects but this one is far and away the best. The features are fabulous and the visuals are great.. as a visual person, this is important to me. I love that there’s a quick counter if you don’t want to create a project but you can also do multiple counters within projects. There’s a yarn stash feature to keep track of what yarn you have and what you’re using on projects… this will even scan barcodes so you don’t have to manually enter yarn details (this doesn’t always work but I appreciate that it does sometimes). I recently found that the counter can be used via my Apple Watch which is the just icing on the cake. I never write reviews for apps but this one is so fabulous that I wanted to. My only suggestion to the developers is that I wish you could drag the notes on projects to reorder them. Other than that, I think the creators of this app have thought of everything! I’d give it more stars if I could!
The BEST app for knitting and crochet
09/27/2024

Disappointed & frustrated

I downloaded this app after seeing it suggested on a knitting blog. I have used it ever since. I’ve tried other apps for keeping track of my knitting and crochet projects but this one is far and away the best. The features are fabulous and the visuals are great.. as a visual person, this is important to me. I love that there’s a quick counter if you don’t want to create a project but you can also do multiple counters within projects. There’s a yarn stash feature to keep track of what yarn you have and what you’re using on projects… this will even scan barcodes so you don’t have to manually enter yarn details (this doesn’t always work but I appreciate that it does sometimes). I recently found that the counter can be used via my Apple Watch which is the just icing on the cake. I never write reviews for apps but this one is so fabulous that I wanted to. My only suggestion to the developers is that I wish you could drag the notes on projects to reorder them. Other than that, I think the creators of this app have thought of everything! I’d give it more stars if I could!
Great & easy App
05/10/2023

Maroon bulldog
I have been using the app for 2 months and like having it always available, easy to input information and it keeps up with the location on pattern and row counter easy to use. I wish the notes could be copied on the pattern view or at least be able to have pulled up beside the pattern.(like the counter) Being able to write in the open space during pattern view Being able to edit a row alert and not reentering information Thanks for a great app! I upgraded to Pro. Update: I’m currently having problems with counter staying fixed. I’m using multiple counters and they keep moving. I’ve tried on both phone and iPad. The counters are linked to Total rows.Update I continue to enjoy using this app. Have you thought of adding a color wheel to the tools? It would come in handy when yarn shopping.
Great & easy App
05/10/2023

Maroon bulldog

I have been using the app for 2 months and like having it always available, easy to input information and it keeps up with the location on pattern and row counter easy to use. I wish the notes could be copied on the pattern view or at least be able to have pulled up beside the pattern.(like the counter) Being able to write in the open space during pattern view Being able to edit a row alert and not reentering information Thanks for a great app! I upgraded to Pro. Update: I’m currently having problems with counter staying fixed. I’m using multiple counters and they keep moving. I’ve tried on both phone and iPad. The counters are linked to Total rows.Update I continue to enjoy using this app. Have you thought of adding a color wheel to the tools? It would come in handy when yarn shopping.
Best app I’ve found!!
Jul 8

cheysep
I cannot recommend this app enough! Everything is at my fingertips, and if I’m out and about and don’t have service, I can still access all my yarn and my projects. I’ve loved it ever since I found it and will continue to use it! The only thing I will say is because it’s an independent creator and not a giant company, the yarn database is small, so not all the yarn even if it’s a well known brand will come up when you scan the label when you’re adding it to your stash, but that doesn’t bother me and it doesn’t affect anything when you add your yarn to stash. In fact, it’s helpful to everyone yourself included if you add your yarn to the database when you add it to your stash to help build the database for the future so if you add more of the same yarn you won’t have to enter all the information in. The barcode scan is amazing, it works for red heart which is the only one I’ve tried so far that’s name brand and it fills in all the stash details for you which saves time and energy! Love this app can’t say enough good things about it!
Best app I’ve found!!
Jul 8

cheysep

I cannot recommend this app enough! Everything is at my fingertips, and if I’m out and about and don’t have service, I can still access all my yarn and my projects. I’ve loved it ever since I found it and will continue to use it! The only thing I will say is because it’s an independent creator and not a giant company, the yarn database is small, so not all the yarn even if it’s a well known brand will come up when you scan the label when you’re adding it to your stash, but that doesn’t bother me and it doesn’t affect anything when you add your yarn to stash. In fact, it’s helpful to everyone yourself included if you add your yarn to the database when you add it to your stash to help build the database for the future so if you add more of the same yarn you won’t have to enter all the information in. The barcode scan is amazing, it works for red heart which is the only one I’ve tried so far that’s name brand and it fills in all the stash details for you which saves time and energy! Love this app can’t say enough good things about it!