Row Counter — Privacy Policy

Last updated: 12 October 2026

Row Counter is a row and stitch counter for knitters and crocheters, published by BotSquash. This policy explains how the app handles your information. Short version: it has no account and no analytics. Your projects stay on your phone. The free version shows one small banner ad from Unity Ads, and Craft Pass removes it.

Data we collect

None, ourselves. We have no servers that receive your data. The ad provider described under "Ads" collects some data directly.

• The app has no account or login.
• Your projects, counters, values, notes, colorways, and settings are stored only on your own device. They never leave your phone unless you choose to export a backup yourself.
• The app does not use analytics, crash reporting, or tracking SDKs of its own.

Ads (free version only)

From version 1.1.0 the free version shows one small banner ad from Unity Ads (Unity Technologies) at the bottom of the project list and the project details screen - never on the counter (tap) screen, never on the Craft Pass or Settings screens, and never in full screen. No ads are shown in the first session after you install or update the app. The Unity SDK may collect your advertising ID and other device identifiers, device and app information, your IP address and approximate location derived from it, and ad interaction data, and may share it with its ad partners, for advertising, analytics and fraud prevention. This data goes to Unity, not to us. Your projects, counts and notes are never shared with Unity. See Unity's Game Player and App User Privacy Policy.

• When the switch is off, the app asks Unity not to use your data to personalise ads. The switch is in Settings, Personalised ads, and stays off unless you turn it on.
• You can reset or delete your advertising ID in Android settings (Privacy, Ads).
• The one-time "Craft Pass" purchase removes ads entirely; once Google Play has confirmed your purchase, the ad SDK is not started.

Why the app requests Internet access

The counter works offline, but the Android package declares the Internet and network-state permissions. They are used to load the Unity Ads banner in the free version (see "Ads"), and so Google Play Billing can process the optional, one-time "Craft Pass" unlock ($2.99) if you choose to buy it. That purchase is handled entirely by Google Play - we never see or store your payment details, and it's covered by Google Play's own privacy policy. Your project data is never sent over the Internet by the app.

Permissions

• Notifications (Android 13+): used only for the optional "active session" ongoing notification (shows your row count, including on the lock screen, with +1/−1 buttons). Deny or revoke it any time in system settings — the app works fully without it.
• Boot-completed: lets the home-screen widget redraw after your phone restarts. No data is sent anywhere for this.
• Wake lock: keeps the screen awake on the full-screen tap-counter screen only, so it doesn't dim mid-row.
• Vibrate: powers the haptic tap feedback.
• Billing: lets Google Play process the optional Craft Pass purchase.
• Advertising ID: lets the Unity Ads banner in the free version use the Android advertising ID for advertising and analytics (see "Ads").
• The app does not use GPS location, contacts, camera, or microphone.

Widget & lock-screen notification

The home-screen widget and the ongoing lock-screen notification read and write your pinned counter's value using local Android APIs on your own device. Nothing about your projects is transmitted off your phone by either surface.

Backups & sharing

• "Export backup" saves your projects to a local file or Android's share sheet so you can keep or move your own copy. What you do with that file is up to you.
• The "Finished Object" share card creates an image on your device and hands it to Android's share sheet only when you tap Share and choose an app. Row Counter itself does not upload or send the image anywhere.

In-app purchases

The one-time "Craft Pass" ($2.99) is sold and processed through Google Play Billing. We never see or store your card or payment details. Row Counter only stores a local flag on your device recording that the Pass is unlocked. Craft Pass also removes all ads.

Children

The app is a general-audience craft tool, not directed at or marketed to children, and we do not knowingly collect data from children. The free version's Unity Ads banner is described under "Ads".

Changes

If this policy changes, the "Last updated" date above will change. Continued use of the app means you accept the current policy.

Contact

Questions about this policy? Email [email protected].