Looking for a My Row Counter alternative?
Rowpip is a row and round counter, and nothing more: the row you're on as one big number, and a tap to add the next. It runs on iPhone, Apple Watch, Android phones and Wear OS watches, and both watch apps are included.
- Free
- No ads
- Both watch apps included
Coming soon to the App Store and Google Play
My Row Counter and Rowpip, side by side
As of October 2026. Prices are from the US App Store.
| Feature | Rowpip | My Row Counter, Knit & Crochet |
|---|---|---|
| iPhone | Coming soon | Yes |
| Android | Coming soon | Yes |
| Apple Watch | Coming soon | Yes (Premium) |
| Wear OS | Coming soon | Yes (Premium, beta) |
| Price model | Free | Free with ads; Premium $9.99 a year |
| App Store privacy label | No label yet: Rowpip collects no data | Data Used to Track You |
| Ads | No ads | Contains advertising |
| Account | No account | Needed only for Premium sync |
| Sync | Between a phone and its watch | Across devices, with Premium |
| Patterns and notes | No pattern library and no notes | Imports patterns from the web, PDF, Dropbox, Google Drive and Word |
| Counting hands-free | Watch gestures, and volume keys on Android phones | Voice control |
Why people look for a My Row Counter alternative
We can't know your reason. These are things the store pages and the website of My Row Counter said in October 2026 that may be part of it.
Its Apple Watch and Wear OS apps are Premium
Controlling My Row Counter from an Apple Watch is a Premium feature. Its Wear OS app is Premium too, and still in beta.
The free app has ads
My Row Counter is free and contains advertising. Its listing has a No Ads purchase at $2.99, and the Premium subscription is $9.99 a year in the US.
Sync needs Premium and an account
Syncing across devices requires Premium, and that sync is what its account is needed for.
Its privacy label
The App Store privacy label of My Row Counter says Data Used to Track You, and names identifiers and usage data.
Sources: App Store, Google Play, Website
What's different about Rowpip
Rowpip is the app we make, so read this part with that in mind.
Both watch apps come with it
Rowpip is free, and that includes its Apple Watch app and its Wear OS app. On either watch a tap adds a row, and a deliberate turn of the crown or the bezel puts a miscount right.
No ads around the number
Rowpip has no ads. Most of the screen is one card with the row number on it, and all of that card is the button.
No account, and nothing collected
There is no account to open and no analytics. Rowpip's one connection runs between your phone and its watch, which show the same count within about 2 seconds of each other.
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 My Row Counter does that Rowpip doesn't
My Row Counter imports patterns from the web, PDF, Dropbox, Google Drive and Word, and has a Ravelry library and search. It keeps multiple counters with row reminders, takes voice control and has a chart creator, and PDF annotation comes with Premium. It also runs on Garmin and Fitbit watches.
Rowpip has none of that. It keeps one project at a time, with no pattern library and no notes, so if your patterns live inside your counter app, Rowpip won't replace it.
Frequently asked questions
Is Rowpip a good alternative to My Row Counter?
It is if the counter is the part you use. Rowpip is free, has no ads and no account, and counts on Apple Watch and Wear OS as well as on your phone.
It isn't if you rely on My Row Counter's pattern import, its Ravelry library or its chart creator (as of October 2026). Rowpip has no pattern library, and it keeps one project at a time.
Is My Row Counter's Apple Watch app free?
No, as of October 2026: controlling the app from an Apple Watch is a Premium feature, and its Wear OS app is Premium too and still in beta.
Rowpip's Apple Watch and Wear OS apps are part of the free app.
Does My Row Counter have ads?
The free app contains advertising, and its listing has a No Ads purchase at $2.99 (US price, October 2026).
Rowpip shows no ads at all.
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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Your count, on your wrist and on your phone
Rowpip is free, with both watch apps included, no ads and no account.
Coming soon to the App Store and Google Play