Creative Appliques vs Pattern Manager
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Creative Appliques
This app provides a collection of digital designs for machine embroidery and applique projects. It offers various embroidery fonts and SVG cutting files for crafters. Access additional resources and connect with a community of users.
- Digital Machine Embroidery Designs
- Applique Designs
- Embroidery Fonts
- SVG Cutting Files
- In the Hoop Designs
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Machine Embroidery & Applique Designs Embroidery Fonts In the Hoop Designs SVG Cutting Files WEBSITE: www.creativeappliques.com NEWSLETTER: https://creativeappliques.com/information/newsletter/ FACEBOOK FAN GROUP: https://www.facebook.com/groups/creativeappliquesfans/ PINTEREST: https://www.pinterest.com/createappliques/ INSTAGRAM: http://instagram.com/creativeappliques TWITTER: https://twitter.com/CAppliques YouTUBE: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC7nv34xi4WioIprBrx2gXJg * Digital Machine Embroidery designs * Machine Embroidery designs * Applique Designs * Embroidery Fonts * Embroidery Designs Machine Embroidery Designs * SVG Cutting Files
Pattern Manager
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Pattern Manager is our reference app for reading and managing OPAF patterns. With Pattern Manager you can: - Manage your library of OPAF pattern files - Manage your active projects - Configure new projects or import existing project files - Utilise a variety of interactive features such as progress tracking, responsive charts and interactive instructions
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: Pattern Manager at every 2 weeks against Creative Appliques's every 7 months. Pattern Manager also leads on device support (4 vs 2). Creative Appliques's advantage is iOS requirement (7.0 vs 13.0). On price, ads and in-app purchases 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Creative Appliques ships an update every 7 months, Pattern Manager every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on September 27, 2026 and October 12, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Creative Appliques | Pattern Manager |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 1.0 (5 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 0.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 5 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 7 months | Every 2 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod, Mac — better |
| Requires iOS | 7.0 — better | 13.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 23 MB | 24 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Appsme Ltd | Scott Ware |
In-app purchases
Creative Appliques
No in-app purchases
Pattern Manager
No in-app purchases
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