Comparison

Locasaur vs PurlBase

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

Head to head
About

Locasaur

Connect directly with your favorite local businesses like bars, restaurants, and shops. Open house accounts, pay with a tap, and stay updated on specials and events. Share recommendations with friends and discover new local gems.

Highlights
  • Open house accounts
  • Add items to your tab
  • Direct business messaging
  • In-app payments
  • View specials and events
  • Recommend spots to friends
Features
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Help grow your favorite spots by introducing friends! Add notes on who and why, and shoutout staff members your friends should ask for when they're there. Open House Accounts at your favorite spots and ask to simply 'add it to your tab' when you're in. Have a direct, personal line to your favorite bar, restaurant, florist, barber and more right in your pocket, and purchase items with a tap. Join the community at your spots and keep in the loop for specials, events, insider scoops and more. With just a tap, recommend places to your friends and followers, and see places they’ve recommended as well. Use our app to: Join the in-crowd at your favorite spots Open pre-paid House Accounts and get rewarded Message personally with local businesses for whatever you need Recommend your favorite spots to friends

About

PurlBase

Features
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Every knitter and crocheter has a stash, and most of us have no idea what's actually in it. Purlbase fixes that, and does a lot more besides. Know exactly what you own Log your yarn with a photo: brand, colorway, dye lot, fiber content, and yardage remaining. Snap a label and you're done in seconds. See what you can make right now The "What Can I Make?" tool compares your real stash against a pattern library and shows you projects you can start today, no shopping trip required. See how much of a pattern's yardage your stash already covers, and how close you are to casting on. Find your people and your shops Discover local yarn shops, fiber festivals, and guild meetups near you, all in one map. Never miss a trunk show or a swap meet again. Give your yarn a second life List yarn you're ready to destash directly from your stash, complete with brand, weight, and dye lot. Set a watch for a specific yarn or colorway you need, and get notified the moment someone lists a match, including that one discontinued dye lot you've been hunting for. Purlbase helps you: Log yarn with a photo, including dye lot, so you never lose track of what you own Discover patterns you can make today with yarn already in your stash Browse shops, festivals, and guild meetups near you Buy, sell, and trade yarn with other makers, with alerts for the exact dye lot you need Whether you're building a stash, hunting for a match, or looking for your next local fiber festival, Purlbase brings your whole craft into one place.

Screenshots

Locasaur4 screens
PurlBase4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: PurlBase at every 9 days against Locasaur's every 4 months. On price, ads, in-app purchases 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Locasaur ships an update every 4 months, PurlBase every 9 days. The most recent releases landed on September 22, 2026 and September 7, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard1 real difference · 9 level
Locasaur versus PurlBase: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterLocasaurPurlBase
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.8 (238 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews88.9% of reviews—
Number of ratings238 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 4 monthsEvery 9 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS16.415.1 — better
Further details — not scored
Size60 MB57 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperFirefly INCKIMIE WELDON BOWSER

In-app purchases

None

Locasaur

No in-app purchases

None

PurlBase

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Locasaur free?
Locasaur is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is PurlBase free?
PurlBase is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Locasaur or PurlBase have ads?
Neither Locasaur nor PurlBase shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Locasaur or PurlBase?
Locasaur ships an update every 4 months, and PurlBase every 9 days. Most recently, Locasaur was updated on September 22, 2026 and PurlBase on September 7, 2026.

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