Comparison

Make it yourself vs Sewing Patterns Lite

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

Head to head
About

Make it yourself

Discover a vast collection of craft ideas and designs for creating decorations, furniture, and more. Transform old items into new creations with step-by-step instructions. Save your favorite projects, track your progress, and capture photos of your finished crafts.

Highlights
  • Extensive craft ideas and designs
  • Step-by-step instructions
  • Project saving and tracking (TODO/Done)
  • Custom notes for projects
  • Photo capture of creations
  • Transforming old items into new
Features
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*** NEW FEATURES (in 1.8) *** Added "Notes" section - add your custom notes to every project (no internet needed - the data is stored locally) Implemented Push Notifications Now users can interact with the ideas, save which ideas are done and which are in TODO list "Capture yours" option now available in order to take photos of your creations Added new designs, descriptions steps instructions. ********************* Make it yourself - crafts,ideas,projects,designs is a great free app to those who like to make things right. Go through a lot of ideas and designs for making a great crafts, decorations, furniture and many many more. Transmute your old and rusty staff into a great new things! Start today! Download the app now and make a lot of things, you can save them to your phone or share them with your friends. *#* For EVERY review we will add a new idea!!!!!!!

About

Sewing Patterns Lite

Organize your sewing patterns digitally, keeping track of fabric needs and accessories. This app helps you manage your collection, find inspiration, and make informed purchasing decisions for your next sewing project.

Highlights
  • Digital pattern library
  • Fabric quantity calculation
  • Accessory tracking
  • Customizable categories
  • Pattern filtering
  • Photo and PDF attachments
Features
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(NOTE: This free trial version is fully functional, but has a maximum limit of 10 Patterns) Have you ever tried going on a shopping spree for new fabrics (in physical stores or online), only to feel completely lost by not knowing exactly how you would use that nice-looking piece of fabric, and end up purchasing the wrong thing - or purchasing the right thing, but in the wrong quantity - or worse, still: Leaving empty-handed? If your answer is "yes", then Sewing Patterns will be your indispensable companion in the future. The inspiration in the form of your pattern library is right at your fingertips, wherever you go, and you can easily make sure that you purchase the right fabric in the right quantity - and with the right accessories. The app also helps you find inspiration on how to best make use of your current stash of fabric. The app lets you gain the perfect overview in a single place, whether your patterns are purchased, found in magazines, or your own creations entirely. You can categorize your patterns based from standard garment types, or create as many of your own categories as you like. You can have your patterns sorted alphabetically, by most recent usage, or in any particular order you like. Each pattern can be associated with as many categories as you wish. It is entirely up to you how many details you want to register for your individual patterns, but the more details you supply, the more help you will find in the built-in filtering function. When browsing your patterns, only the filled-in information is shown, so you won't have to deal with lots of empy fields. Using the camera, you can supply your pattern details with pictures of the model, the instructions, or perhaps of the finalized garments. You can add as many pictures and PDF files as you like, both for your categories, your patterns and your fabrics. Use the Filter function if you need to search for a specific pattern in your pattern library, or just need inspiration for your next project, based on a specific piece of fabric. In all aspects, Sewing Patterns is an indispensable app, for the experienced seamstress and the newcomer alike!

Screenshots

Make it yourself3 screens
Sewing Patterns Lite4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Sewing Patterns Lite at 4.2 against Make it yourself's 3.4. Sewing Patterns Lite also leads on review sentiment (45% vs 32%). On price, ratings volume, update cadence and ads 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Sewing Patterns Lite holds the better App Store score, 4.2 against 3.4. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 41 and 91 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 32% of Make it yourself's written reviews are positive against 45% of Sewing Patterns Lite's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on September 19, 2026 and September 18, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
Make it yourself versus Sewing Patterns Lite: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterMake it yourselfSewing Patterns Lite
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.4 (41 ratings)4.2 (91 ratings) — better
Positive reviews31.7% of reviews45.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings4191 — better
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsEvery 2 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS14.3 — better15.6
Further details — not scored
Size15 MB9 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperDaniel PetrovClaus Krogholm Pedersen

Customer experience

Make it yourself

All ratings41 ratings
Positive56.1%
Neutral14.6%
Negative29.3%
Written reviews60 reviews
Positive31.7%
Neutral10.0%
Negative58.3%

Sewing Patterns Lite

All ratings91 ratings
Positive82.4%
Neutral6.6%
Negative11.0%
Written reviews20 reviews
Positive45.0%
Neutral20.0%
Negative35.0%

Bugs and requests

Make it yourself

Reported bugs

15 issues
  • Ads pop up every second
  • App freezes
  • App freezes on startup
  • App freezes on login
  • Navigation arrows do not work
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  • Buttons do not work
  • Save or share buttons do not work
  • App stalls
  • App doesn't function
  • App cannot be opened
  • App locks up
  • App takes forever to load
  • App freezes every time tried
  • App is glitchy
  • App doesn't work sometimes

Requested features

19 requests
  • Add more instructions
  • Add more ideas, especially for teenagers
  • Add categories for easier browsing
  • Improve image quality
  • Add search functionality
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  • Provide more detail on projects
  • Allow users to add notes
  • Improve navigation to be more user-friendly
  • Add landscape mode
  • Make text in instructions larger and readable
  • Allow zooming in on pictures
  • Fix the camera feature to allow saving photos
  • Add settings and help sections
  • Provide material lists for DIYs
  • Make it easier to find the next project
  • Allow users to create their own step-by-step instructions
  • Add a dark mode option
  • Improve the overall layout and design
  • Add more DIY mini projects

Sewing Patterns Lite

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

Make it yourself

No in-app purchases

None

Sewing Patterns Lite

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Make it yourself free?
Make it yourself is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Sewing Patterns Lite free?
Sewing Patterns Lite is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Make it yourself or Sewing Patterns Lite?
Sewing Patterns Lite is rated higher. Make it yourself averages 3.4 out of 5 from 41 ratings, while Sewing Patterns Lite averages 4.2 from 91 ratings.
Do Make it yourself or Sewing Patterns Lite have ads?
Neither Make it yourself nor Sewing Patterns Lite shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Make it yourself or Sewing Patterns Lite?
Make it yourself ships an update every 2 months, and Sewing Patterns Lite every 2 months. Most recently, Make it yourself was updated on September 19, 2026 and Sewing Patterns Lite on September 18, 2026.

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