Comparison

Patrones vs Maze Printer

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

Patrones

Design and share macramé knot patterns. Easily create designs by tapping knots and explore options by pressing longer. Export your creations as images or PDFs to share with others.

Highlights
  • Create macramé knot patterns
  • Tap knots to change direction
  • Long-press for more options
  • Export patterns to image
  • Export patterns to PDF
  • Share creations with others
Features
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Create basic patterns of macramé knots, you can share your creations with other people. Just press on the knots to change the direction and leave pressed for more options. You can now export your patterns to image and pdf. To share a file, go to the list of patterns and leave it pressed on the file you want to send.

About

Maze Printer

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What’s Maze Printer all about? Create your own rectangular or circular mazes - from easy to mind-bendingly tricky! Print them out and solve with a pencil, or challenge yourself right in the app and save some trees in the process. Perfect for a quick brain workout, rainy day fun, or keeping kids busy! Let the maze madness begin ! A truly free App - no ads, no subscriptions, no sign-ups, and no "pro" versions. Just pure, fun, with zero strings attached !

Screenshots

Patrones2 screens
Maze Printer4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Patrones at none against Maze Printer's 1. Patrones also leads on iOS requirement (8.0 vs 16.0). On price, update cadence, ads and device support there is nothing between them.

Scored on Price · Rating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings · Update frequency · Ads · In-app purchases · Monetization · Best chart rank · Devices · Requires iOS

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Maze Printer sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Patrones asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Patrones ships an update every 4 months, Maze Printer every 5 months. The most recent releases landed on November 2, 2026 and October 30, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
Patrones versus Maze Printer: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPatronesMaze Printer
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.0 (1 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews66.7% of reviews—
Number of ratings1 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 4 months — betterEvery 5 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS8.0 — better16.0
Further details — not scored
Size12 MB4 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperScala Tecnologias de Informacion S.C.Jan Nutbroek

In-app purchases

None

Patrones

No in-app purchases

1 purchases

Maze Printer

One-time1
  • Circular Mazes$1.99

Questions

Is Patrones free?
Patrones is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Maze Printer free?
Maze Printer is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Patrones or Maze Printer have ads?
Neither Patrones nor Maze Printer shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Patrones or Maze Printer?
Patrones ships an update every 4 months, and Maze Printer every 5 months. Most recently, Patrones was updated on November 2, 2026 and Maze Printer on October 30, 2026.

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