Hooked - Crochet & Knitting
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Niche: crochet tracking for crafters
📊 Market Size◑ MEDIUM MARKET
MicroSmallMediumLarge
top app has 25K iOS ratings · 2K monthly searches. Real market with meaningful audience. Apps exist but no single dominant winner.
25K
top app ratings
2K
monthly searches
13.5M
YT views
📱 Top App Store Competitors
🏁 Competitive Landscape
What everyone does
- •Project tracking
- •Video tutorials
- •Pattern library
- •User-generated content
- •Progress monitoring
Gaps nobody covers
- •No signature beginner courses
- •Lacks advanced project management tools
- •Limited integration with external pattern sources
- •No AI support for personalized suggestions
Interesting edges
- •Focus on crochet and knitting community engagement
- •Unique user interface design tailored for crochet enthusiasts
- •Potential for social sharing features to connect users
- •Emphasis on user-generated patterns and projects
💬 User Pain Points10 unmet · 0 resolved
🗺 Pain Point Coverage Matrix✓ addressed · ✗ problem · ? unclear
| Pain point | YarnPal | YarnBuddy – | kntd:discover | Knitting Chart | LoopCraft: Crochet |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Excessive and Disruptive Ads | ✓ | ✓ | ✗ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Frequent Crashes and Data Loss | ✓ | ✓ | ? | ✗ | ✓ |
| Lack of Video Tutorials for Patterns | ✓ | ✗ | ✓ | ✓ | ✗ |
| High Subscription Costs | ? | ? | ? | ✓ | ✗ |
| Inability to Remove Duplicate Patterns | ? | ? | ✗ | ✓ | ? |
| Difficulty Accessing Support and Features | ? | ✓ | ✗ | ✓ | ? |
| Difficulty Finding Saved Patterns | ? | ✓ | ? | ✗ | ? |
| Limited Symbol Options for Charts | ? | ? | ✓ | ✗ | ? |
| Confusing User Interface | ? | ✓ | ✓ | ✗ | ? |
| Confusing Pattern Instructions | ? | ✗ | ✓ | ✓ | ✗ |
Green ✓ = competitor has solved it · Red ✗ = gap you can exploit
🍎 App Store1 STRONG KEYWORD
6 relevant apps · avg 4.7★ ↗| Keyword | Pop | Diff | Opp |
|---|---|---|---|
| row counter ✦ | 77 | 54 | +23 |
| pattern library | 57 | 48 | +9 |
| hobby management | 45 | 37 | +8 |
| crochet tracker | 55 | 49 | +6 |
| stash manager | 57 | 52 | +5 |
| pattern creation | 46 | 41 | +5 |
| yarn inventory | 53 | 50 | +3 |
| crochet notes | 48 | 45 | +3 |
1 of 8 keywords show strong opportunity
▶ YouTubeHARD
search videos ↗~13.5M views across top videos · consider reaching out:
DO
DollyCrochet
“The Easy Way to Learn Crocheting🙌 | Step-by-step Tutorial |Beginners Friendly💕” · 10.9M views
BB
Bags by Bento | Taylor
“Comfy crochet hook in less than a minute 😮 #crochethook” · 1.9M views
YA
YarnPal
“YarnPal App - #1 Crochet and knitting App” · 601K views
💬 RedditHARD
search posts ↗r/crochet
10 posts found · 1 subreddits📈 Trends↗
Easy
Interest: 2/100 (declining ↓)
🔍 Google Search↗
monthly searches2K
Google Ads CPC$0.19
search trend+29% recent ↑
Top keyword: “row counter”
🤖 Android↗
Hard
10 relevant apps · avg 3.7★
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