The in-store buying copilot for knitters and crocheters. Scan any ball band, pick your project, and get a confident skein count — with the reasoning behind every number.
Point your camera at a ball band. SkeinSense reads the brand, yardage, weight and fiber in one shot — no typing in the store.
Not just "10 skeins" — the math, the safety buffer, and the dye-lot advice, in plain English. Tap "show the math" any time.
If your stash already holds 4 skeins of that yarn, SkeinSense says "buy 6 more" — and warns you to blend the dye lots.
Photograph the pattern page and its stated yardage and gauge drive the estimate. Pattern says 1,350 yds? That's what we use.
Yes — the estimator, three Smart Scans a month, and a starter stash are free forever. SkeinSense Pro unlocks unlimited scanning, unlimited stash, and the cost & dye-lot tools.
Fully. Crochet uses roughly 25% more yarn than knitting, and SkeinSense applies that automatically — and shows the adjustment in the explanation.
Every estimate says which gauge it assumes and flags when a swatch matters. Scanned pattern gauges are used directly.
No — the web app runs in any browser today and does everything the phone apps do. The iOS and Android apps add camera scanning that feels quicker in a shop; both are in open beta, and anyone can join.
On Android, anyone can join: open the Android test link, tap Become a tester, then install SkeinSense from the Play Store. On iPhone, install Apple's free TestFlight app, then open the iPhone test link on your iPhone and tap Accept, then Install.
The phone apps are in testing before public release. Anyone can join on Android or iPhone, in a couple of taps. Everything is unlocked and free for testers.
Google Play · open testing
Open this link on your Android phone (or on a computer signed in to the same Google account), tap Become a tester, then install SkeinSense from the Play Store as normal.
Join the Android test →Apple TestFlight · open testing
Install Apple's free TestFlight app from the App Store. Then open this link on your iPhone or iPad, tap Accept, then Install.
Join the iPhone test →Something not working? Email info@skeinsense.com. If the Play Store says the app isn't available, make sure you tapped Become a tester while signed in to the same Google account your phone uses — it can take a few minutes to show up.
Free to use, nothing to install, works on your phone in the yarn shop.
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