Hooked - Crochet & Knitting
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Niche: crochet and knitting tools
📊 Market Size◑ MEDIUM MARKET
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top app has 6661 iOS ratings · 2K monthly searches. Real market with meaningful audience. Apps exist but no single dominant winner.
7K
top app ratings
2K
monthly searches
255K
YT views
📱 Top App Store Competitors
🏁 Competitive Landscape
What everyone does
- •Row counting
- •Project organization
- •Customizable counters
- •User-friendly interface
- •Pattern importation
Gaps nobody covers
- •Voice control for hands-free counting
- •Integration with cloud storage services (Dropbox, Google Drive)
- •Reminders for specific rows or project milestones
- •Ability to create and manage multiple parts of projects
- •Scribbling or annotating directly on patterns
Interesting edges
- •Customizable knitting and crochet charts
- •Multiple row counters for tracking different aspects
- •Voice control feature for hands-free operation
- •Magic markers for counting and highlighting stitches
- •Detailed project tracking with sections like ribbing and sleeves
💬 User Pain Points16 unmet · 0 resolved
🗺 Pain Point Coverage Matrix✓ addressed · ✗ problem · ? unclear
| Pain point | My Row | Easy Knitty | Knit Row | KnitCounter: Row | knitCompanion knitting |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apple Watch Feature Requires Subscription | ✗ | ? | ? | ? | ? |
| Premium Features Not Accessible | ? | ✗ | ? | ? | ? |
| Watch Complication Issues | ? | ? | ✗ | ? | ? |
| Lack of Reset Button | ? | ? | ✗ | ✗ | ? |
| Lack of iCloud Syncing | ? | ? | ? | ✗ | ✗ |
| Complicated User Interface | ✓ | ? | ? | ✓ | ✗ |
| Global Counter Not Automatically Updated | ✗ | ? | ? | ✗ | ? |
| Confusing User Interface and Design | ✗ | ? | ? | ✓ | ? |
| Voice Control Functionality Issues | ✗ | ? | ? | ? | ? |
| Inaccurate Row and Time Tracking | ? | ✗ | ? | ? | ? |
Green ✓ = competitor has solved it · Red ✗ = gap you can exploit
🍎 App Store1 STRONG KEYWORD
10 relevant apps · avg 4.6★ ↗| Keyword | Pop | Diff | Opp |
|---|---|---|---|
| row counter ✦ | 77 | 54 | +23 |
| knit counter | 54 | 43 | +11 |
| progress tracker | 69 | 59 | +10 |
| stash organizer | 46 | 37 | +9 |
| pattern library | 57 | 48 | +9 |
| hobby organization | 45 | 36 | +9 |
| needlework guide | 56 | 47 | +9 |
| craft community | 59 | 51 | +8 |
1 of 8 keywords show strong opportunity
▶ YouTubeHARD
search videos ↗~255K views across top videos · consider reaching out:
M�
mahum 🎀
“download the My Row Counter app to start creating! #crochet your own pixel grids & bag with me :)” · 176K views
BC
B.Hooked Crochet
“Is this the app EVERY crochet designer needs?!” · 57K views
EH
Earth, Hand & Fiber
“Best Crochet App Ever! My Row Counter Keeps Track of Projects #myrowcounter #crochetapps” · 20K views
💬 RedditHARD
search posts ↗r/crochetr/crochetpatternsr/sewhelpr/CrochetHelp
10 posts found · 4 subreddits📈 Trends↗
Easy
Interest: 4/100 (declining ↓)
🔍 Google Search↗
monthly searches2K
Google Ads CPC$0.19
search trend+29% recent ↑
Top keyword: “row counter”
🤖 Android↗
Hard
9 relevant apps · avg 4.1★
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