We analyzed 64 negative reviews from the top 5 Crochet Timer apps on the App Store. Here's what users hate most.
Ranked by frequency — how often each complaint appears in negative reviews.
22% of negative reviews mention this issue.
"I love the app, but even after purchasing the full app, it keeps saying I have not purchased the premium version and stops letting me use the premium features randomly."
"i purchased the premium version quite a long time ago but after the most recent update it says i've never purchased it. clicking restore purchase does nothing"
14% of negative reviews mention this issue.
"The app deleted information about a project unexpectedly. I only had one project going, so it wasn't overloaded."
"Loved this app but went back into a project I had not touched in a few weeks to find all of my data reset."
11% of negative reviews mention this issue.
"Every time I click on the project I am doing to start counting, it kicks me out of the app. Every single time I try."
"I JUST downloaded this app and I tried to create a project and couldn't even type in the project name. Every time I tired it crashed."
9% of negative reviews mention this issue.
"I love using this to count stitches! Recently when I leave my phone open with the counter on the screen it will redirect me to a fake Amazon website through my browser without me touching anything."
"Watch out. I'm so disappointed that ads pop up while I'm using this counter. I paid for the full version and it takes me away from the app to an Amazon fake survey to win something."
8% of negative reviews mention this issue.
"I love this app so much, I needed the timer feature, so I paid for it. However, in the middle of a single project (a cardigan) - which I am over 7 hours into - the app crashed and the timer started over at least 3x!!!"
"I kept wondering why today it takes me twice as long to finish a row. I finally noticed the stopwatch counts two seconds per one actual second!"
8% of negative reviews mention this issue.
"It's not intuitive to find where to go to start counting, there's no obvious button to get there, nor instructions on how to use the app."
"Unfortunately there are no instructions or tutorial to figure out how to use the app."
Design and usability issues driving negative reviews.
Time tracking requires keeping phone unlocked and app in foreground, draining battery and limiting usability
"the time tracking is only accurate if you leave your phone unlocked with the app in the"
Notes section has scrolling issues and data disappears, making it unreliable for detailed pattern tracking
"I love this app, it really helps me keep my projects organized, especially with the notes feature. I took 2 stars away out of five because the notes feature is so buggy, it makes it SO frustrating to keep detailed notes when it won't let me scroll th"
The row counter and date tracking show incorrect totals or wrong dates for completed work
"The "rows until now" counter doesn't work consistently, nor the row stats. Completely ignoring most of the rows I've done counting only 4 out of 100 or so."
Free tier blocks basic counting functionality, preventing users from testing before purchase
"This app sounded great, like exactly what I would want. I downloaded the free version of it and listed information for the project I'm starting. There is no way to do anything else without buying the full version, it won't even let me count rows."
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