Looking for a Loopsy alternative?
Rowpip is a row counter that stops at counting: one project, and the row you're on as a number big enough to read from across the sofa. It's made for Android phones and Wear OS watches as well as iPhone and Apple Watch.
- Free
- No ads
- Made for Android too
Coming soon to the App Store and Google Play
Loopsy and Rowpip, side by side
As of October 2026. Prices are from the US App Store.
| Feature | Rowpip | Loopsy – Crochet & Knitting |
|---|---|---|
| iPhone | Coming soon | Yes |
| Android | Coming soon | No (waitlist) |
| Apple Watch | Coming soon | Yes |
| Wear OS | Coming soon | No |
| Price model | Free | Free; Loopsy Pro at several prices |
| App Store privacy label | No label yet: Rowpip collects no data | Data Not Linked to You |
| Sync | Between a phone and its watch | Cloud sync is listed as Pro |
| Patterns and notes | No pattern library and no notes | Turns PDFs and websites into interactive patterns |
Why people look for a Loopsy alternative
We can't know your reason. These are things the store pages and the website of Loopsy said in October 2026 that may be part of it.
It isn't released for Android
Loopsy isn't released for Android: its website has a waitlist.
The counter is one part of a broad app
Loopsy is one of the biggest apps we compared, a broad pattern and stash app with a counter inside.
Pro comes at several prices
Loopsy is free with no time limit, and free users get 10 imports a week. Loopsy Pro has several prices from $4.99 to $99.99, and its listing doesn't state the periods. Its website lists cloud sync as Pro.
What's different about Rowpip
Rowpip is the app we make, so read this part with that in mind.
Made for Android and Wear OS too
Rowpip is made for Android phones and Wear OS watches as well as for iPhone and Apple Watch. On an Android phone the volume keys can count as well, up for the next row and down to go back one, once you switch that on in the settings.
Nothing to set up around it
On first launch Rowpip asks three short questions that you can skip, and “Just start counting” skips them all. After that the app always opens on the counter.
Sync without an account
Your phone and its watch keep each other up to date, and agree within about 2 seconds when both are in reach. Rowpip has no account, so there is nothing to sign in to first.
Auto-count Experimental
On the watch, Rowpip can try to keep count for you: you knit one row while the watch learns your rhythm, and after that it counts your stitches and moves on to the next row. We haven't found another app that counts rows from wrist motion (as of October 2026). It's experimental: it may work well for some ways of knitting and badly for others, and counting by hand always works.
What Loopsy does that Rowpip doesn't
Loopsy has counters for rows, rounds, stitches and repeats, and it turns PDFs and websites into interactive patterns. It offers pattern discovery, a yarn stash and session time logging, with a Focus view and a Live Activity counter. Its Apple Watch app starts work sessions and controls row counters from your wrist.
Rowpip counts rows and rounds and goes no further: one project at a time, no pattern library and no notes. If you want your patterns and your counter in a single app, Rowpip isn't that app.
Frequently asked questions
Is Rowpip a good alternative to Loopsy?
If a counter is all you want, yes. As of October 2026 Loopsy is a broad pattern and stash app with a counter inside, and Rowpip is a counter with nothing around it.
If you use Loopsy to find patterns and read them, no: Rowpip has no pattern library.
Is there a Loopsy app for Android?
Not as of October 2026. Loopsy isn't released for Android, and its website has a waitlist.
Rowpip is made for Android phones and Wear OS watches, and for iPhone and Apple Watch.
Is Loopsy free?
Yes: it's free with no time limit, and Pro is optional. Free users get 10 imports a week, and Loopsy Pro has several prices from $4.99 to $99.99 whose periods its listing doesn't state (US prices, October 2026).
Rowpip is free and carries no ads.
When can I get Rowpip?
Soon. Rowpip is coming to the App Store for iPhone and Apple Watch, and to Google Play for Android phones and Wear OS watches.
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A counter, and nothing around it
Rowpip is free and has no ads. It's made for Android and Wear OS as well as iPhone and Apple Watch.
Coming soon to the App Store and Google Play