Best knitting & fiber apps, 2026

Fiber crafters live in two places at once: the pattern in front of them and the bin of yarn in the closet. Most apps make you pick one and demand an account or subscription to do either well. These three keep it all on your iPhone with no login. Skein color-matches a yarn ball against your own stash on-device and tracks multiple row counters per project. StitchLog runs as a fully standalone Apple Watch counter so you never set down your needles to tap your phone. And Sewbench rolls your pattern PDFs, on-page modification notes, and fabric stash into one offline sewing log.

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#1 Skein

Yarn stash & row counter

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#2 StitchLog

A pattern reader for your wrist.

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#3 Sewbench

Patterns. Projects. Yards. Done.

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FAQ

Are these apps free, and do they require a subscription? ▾

None of the three require a subscription. Skein, StitchLog, and Sewbench all work without an account, in contrast to apps like Ravelry that need a login or My Row Counter and knitCompanion that put core features behind a paywall. They are currently in TestFlight beta.

Do they work offline? ▾

Yes. All three are designed to run entirely on-device with no network connection. Skein matches yarn colors against your stash on-device, StitchLog reads imported pattern PDFs with on-device Vision OCR, and Sewbench keeps your pattern library and fabric stash offline. Your data stays on your iPhone.

Is there one that works on Apple Watch? ▾

StitchLog does. It is built to run as a fully standalone Apple Watch row counter, so you can count from your wrist without tethering to your iPhone and without the disconnect problems some watch counters have. Skein and Sewbench are iPhone apps.

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