A row counter for Apple Watch that counts with a double tap
Rowpip puts the row you're on in the middle of your watch, big enough to read at a glance. Add the next one with a tap, a double tap of your thumb and finger, or a turn of the Digital Crown.
- Free
- No ads
- watchOS 11 or later
Coming soon to the App Store and Google Play
How counting works on Apple Watch
There are three ways to add a row. Use whichever your hands can manage in the middle of one.
Tap the screen
The number is the button, so there's nothing small to aim for. One tap adds a row or a round, and the watch taps your wrist back to say it counted.
Double tap your thumb and finger
On watches that have the double tap gesture, tap the thumb and index finger of your watch hand together twice. Adding a row is the main action on Rowpip's screen, so the gesture counts it without you touching the watch at all.
Turn the Digital Crown
Turn the crown one way to add a row and the other way to take one off. It takes a deliberate turn of about 30 degrees, and then Rowpip ignores the crown for a quarter of a second, so one turn is one row.
In step with your iPhone
When your watch and your iPhone can reach each other, a row counted on one shows on the other within about 2 seconds. Apart, each keeps working, and they catch up when they reconnect. Pattern repeats and a finish target are set up on the iPhone, and the watch shows them small under the number.
Why count on your Apple Watch
Your knitting stays in your hands
A counter on your phone needs a free hand and your attention at the end of every row. Your watch is already on your wrist, and a double tap or a turn of the crown is all it asks.
It works without your iPhone
The watch app is a whole counter, not a remote control for the phone. Leave your iPhone in another room: the watch saves every change the moment you make it.
A slip is easy to fix
Counted one too many? Turn the crown back, or use −1 or Undo on the watch. Every change you make can be undone.
Apple Watch questions
What do I need to use Rowpip on Apple Watch?
An Apple Watch running watchOS 11 or later. Double tap needs a watch that has the gesture; on any other, tap the screen or turn the Digital Crown. There's no account to create, and counting needs no internet connection.
Can I count on my Apple Watch without my iPhone nearby?
Yes. The watch app doesn't need the iPhone to count, and both work offline. When the two are back in reach they catch up, and if you counted on both in the meantime, the newest change wins.
What if I turn the Digital Crown by accident?
Small movements don't count. Rowpip waits for a deliberate turn of about 30 degrees before it adds or removes a row, and it forgets a half-finished turn after a little more than half a second.
Can my Apple Watch count rows for me?
That's auto-count, an experimental feature that you start on the watch. You knit one row while the watch learns the rhythm of your wrist; after that it counts stitches and moves on to the next row by itself. A double tap as you pass your stitch marker keeps it in step.
It may work well for some ways of knitting and badly for others, so it stays labelled experimental, and counting by hand always works.
When can I get Rowpip for Apple Watch?
Soon. Rowpip is coming to the App Store for Apple Watch and iPhone.
Rowpip on your other devices
Rowpip runs on two kinds of phone and two kinds of watch, and each has a page of its own.
Row counter for Wear OS
Tap the round screen, or turn the bezel or crown, and feel a buzz for every row.
Row counter for iPhone
One big number you can read from across the sofa, on a card that is one big button.
Row counter for Android
Count with a tap, or press a volume key and never look at the screen.
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Keep count from your wrist
Rowpip is free, with no ads and no account.
Coming soon to the App Store and Google Play