YarnBuddy – Knit and Crochet

Name: YarnBuddy – Knit and Crochet
Rating: 4.5 (781 reviews)
Author: Rebecca Hansmeyer

By: Rebecca Hansmeyer App

Row counter & stash tracker

Overview

Version:

2.3.6

Last updated: 2025-03-18

Ranking

#61,348 ▼ 140

Overall

Features & Capabilities

YarnBuddy Chrome extension offers a beautiful, easy-to-use project tracker and row counter for knitters and crocheters. It saves your place in each project with photos and notes, so you can resume exactly where you left off while also keeping track of your yarn stash.

Key features include detailed project data (start date, yarn, gauge, hook sizes), photo support, pattern imports from iCloud Drive, Ravelry, or the web, highlighter bars, unlimited customizable row counters, and optional sounds or haptics. YarnBuddy Pro unlocks unlimited projects, tags, notes, due dates, and theme customization.

User Growth & Download Statistics

App Art Education Open Source Task Management Design

By:

Rebecca Hansmeyer

Rating:

4.50

(781)

Version:

2.3.6 Last updated: 2025-03-18

Version code:

873341710

Creation date:

2020-07-06

Compatible devices:

Size:

25.18MB

URLs:

Website ,Privacy policy

Full description:

Source:

Apple Apps Store

Data ingested on:

2026-08-17

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Ranking

# 61,348 ▼ 140

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Developed by:

Rebecca Hansmeyer

Apple Apps Store

https://apps.apple.com/us/app/yarnbuddy-knit-and-crochet/id1267678125

Website:

https://www.yarnbuddy.app

User Reviews

Reviews praise YarnBuddy for strong project tracking, stash management, and Apple Watch integration, plus a one-time premium option. However, common downsides include an outdated yarn database with poor support, unreliable syncing/backups, watch-related reliability issues, and missing/limited filters for stash and patterns (plus some import/annotation reliability concerns).

Pros

Comprehensive project tracking with per-row/round counters and a timer.
Strong Apple Watch integration for on-the-go counting and syncing with projects.
Robust yarn stash/inventory management with searchable records and cross-linking to patterns and tools.
Pattern handling features such as exporting PDFs and importing patterns for easy reference.
Flexible premium options, including a one-time lifetime purchase, offering long-term value.

Cons

Yarn database is not updated and developer support is unresponsive or slow.
Syncing/backups across devices (iCloud) can be unreliable or fail, and some projects won’t open.
Apple Watch app reliability issues (shuts down, requires extra taps, unreliable syncing).
Limited yarn stash/pattern filters and search capabilities (missing filters by brand/fiber, etc.).
Ravelry import may not work and cross-platform annotations/notes can be unreliable.

Recent reviews

YarnBuddy hosts links to most of my digital patterns (my publication library is up next), my entire yarn, thread, notions and tool stash - and 100+ projects I intend to do now that I’m retired. Clearly I love the tool given my investment and belief in it! ❤️ Yet, would it be too much if I also add (beg?): pretty please - I/we (maybe taking liberties here to also speak for the whole community?) want more! I am an annual subscriber and our last update was over a year ago. Sadly that was only a bug fix. What’s coming next?!!! And if you need help, I’m raising my hand… 🤚 Thank you!

by Sk*****, 2026-08-09

This is my go-to crochet pattern manager, the multiple, configurable counters are fantastic and I love how you can move the highlight bat over what step you’re on. The only thing that really bothers me is that when switching from YarnBuddy to another app (if you’re doing multiple things), when you go back, it takes you to the homepage and closes your pattern instead of keeping that page open. It’s super annoying because you have to keep opening your pattern over and over again. PLEASE fix that! Less important but still great feature would be if you could import your stash from Ravelry.