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Looking for BeeCount on iPhone? Row counter options for iOS

The BeeCount knitting counter is an Android app, with no version for iPhone or iPad. If you used it on an Android phone and switched to an iPhone, or a friend recommended it, you’ll need a different row counter on iOS.

Heads up: searching the App Store for “BeeCount” finds BeeCount - Simple Ledger, a budgeting app from a different developer. It isn’t a knitting counter.

Full disclosure: we make CozyKnit, one of the apps below. What we say about other apps is limited to what they publish about themselves, checked in November 2026.

What BeeCount does well

BeeCount is a free, open-source counting app made with knitters in mind, with no ads. People like it because it’s simple: projects, counters, and a big button. That’s a good checklist for an iPhone replacement.

Row counter apps for iPhone and iPad

CozyKnit

Free with no ads, with unlimited projects and counters. Row repeat counters track your row within a repeat and how many repeats are done. You can count from Home Screen widgets and a Lock Screen card without opening the app, and lock the counter so a pocket can’t tap it. It also keeps your patterns, yarn stash and notes with each project, and syncs with iCloud. Shaping counters and row-by-row instructions are part of the optional Pro subscription.

YarnBuddy

A clean, Apple-style app for projects, patterns, counters and yarn. Free for up to 10 projects, with a Pro upgrade offered as a yearly subscription or a one-time purchase.

knitCompanion

Built around following charts and PDF patterns line by line, with counters alongside. More powerful, with more to learn. See knitCompanion alternatives for how it compares.

Moving your counts over

There’s no import from BeeCount to iPhone apps, but there doesn’t need to be: write down the current row and repeat for each project, make the same projects on your iPhone, and set each counter to match. It takes a minute per project.

Frequently asked questions

Is BeeCount available on iPhone?

Not the knitting counter. BeeCount the row counter is Android-only. An unrelated budgeting app called BeeCount - Simple Ledger is on the App Store.

What’s the closest free iPhone app to BeeCount?

If you want free, simple and ad-free, CozyKnit’s counters, repeat counters and widgets are all free. For a full comparison, see the best knitting apps in 2026.