Looking for a YarnBuddy alternative?
Rowpip keeps a single project and shows its row as one big number. Tap anywhere on the card to add a row, on your phone or on your watch, and give it a row to finish at if your pattern names one.
- Free
- No ads
- One project, one number
Coming soon to the App Store and Google Play
YarnBuddy and Rowpip, side by side
As of October 2026. Prices are from the US App Store. An empty cell means we couldn't confirm it either way.
| Feature | Rowpip | YarnBuddy – Knit and Crochet |
|---|---|---|
| iPhone | Coming soon | Yes |
| Android | Coming soon | |
| Apple Watch | Coming soon | Yes |
| Wear OS | Coming soon | No |
| Price model | Free | Free for 10 projects; Pro $14.99 a year or $44.99 once |
| App Store privacy label | No label yet: Rowpip collects no data | Data Not Linked to You |
| Patterns and notes | No pattern library and no notes | Imports from iCloud Drive, Photos, Ravelry and the web |
| Projects | One at a time | Up to 10 in the free version |
Why people look for a YarnBuddy alternative
We can't know your reason. These are things the store pages and the website of YarnBuddy said in October 2026 that may be part of it.
The free version holds 10 projects
YarnBuddy is free for up to 10 projects. YarnBuddy Pro is $14.99 a year, $1.99 a month or $44.99 once.
It is a pattern and stash app as well
YarnBuddy puts its counters next to the pattern, imports from iCloud Drive, Photos, Ravelry and the web, and keeps a yarn and tool stash.
Its privacy label
YarnBuddy's App Store privacy label says Data Not Linked to You, and names purchase history.
What's different about Rowpip
Rowpip is the app we make, so read this part with that in mind.
One project, always open
Rowpip has a single project, so there is no list to pick from. The app opens on the counter, and you can add a row within 2 seconds of opening it.
A Wear OS watch works too
Rowpip's watch app is made for Wear OS as well as for Apple Watch. Either one shows the phone's counter, with the pattern-repeat line and the target small under the number, as in “84/120”.
It collects nothing
Rowpip has no account and no analytics, and the one network connection it makes is between your phone and its watch.
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 YarnBuddy does that Rowpip doesn't
YarnBuddy has unlimited customizable counters, with linked and repeating counters and highlighter bars. On Apple Watch you can add, delete, reorder and configure counters, and a complication shows the current row. It also runs on iPad and Mac.
Rowpip is smaller than that on purpose. It holds one project, with no pattern library and no notes, and it is made for phones and watches: there's no iPad or Mac app.
Frequently asked questions
Is Rowpip a good alternative to YarnBuddy?
For one project at a time, yes: Rowpip is a single big counter that you tap, on your phone and on your watch.
For a shelf of projects with their patterns, no. As of October 2026 YarnBuddy keeps its counters next to the pattern and has a yarn and tool stash, and Rowpip has no pattern library.
How many projects can I keep in YarnBuddy for free?
Up to 10, as of October 2026. YarnBuddy Pro is $14.99 a year, $1.99 a month or $44.99 once (US prices).
Rowpip keeps one project at a time, and it is free.
Does YarnBuddy have an Apple Watch app?
Yes, as of October 2026. On Apple Watch you can add, delete, reorder and configure its counters.
Rowpip's watch apps show the phone's counter: the number, the pattern-repeat line and the target.
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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One project, one big number
Rowpip is free, and there is nothing to sign up for.
Coming soon to the App Store and Google Play