Wood Crafter vs HoodMaker
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Wood Crafter
This app serves as a comprehensive reference and calculator for woodworkers. It offers a vast library of wood species, joinery techniques, and woodworking terms, alongside practical tools like size charts and conversion calculators.
- Wood species library
- Joinery references
- Calculators
- Conversion charts
- Woodworking glossary
- Tool guide
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Wood Crafter is the ultimate reference and calculator tool for woodworkers. Features include calculators, wood species library, joinery references, and more: * Wood species library containing 31 species with pictures, descriptions, and characteristics * Lumber grades & grain orientation * Nominal-to-actual wood size chart * Joint library with visual graphics, descriptions, and uses * Adhesives & screw guide * Suite of calculators: fraction, decimal, board foot, half that, and more * Fraction/decimal/metric conversion charts * Drill press speed charts for twist, brad point, and forstner bits * Woodworking glossary with over 300 terms * Tips and Tricks * Tool Guide * Wood Finishing library Have questions, problems, or feedback? Connect with us via email at cultivate@innovativetomato.com
HoodMaker
This app generates custom falconry hood patterns based on your specified base width. Simply input the measurement, print the pattern, and begin crafting your hoods.
- Generates Slijper Hood Patterns
- Customizable sizing
- User-friendly interface
- Printable patterns
- Easy to use
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Hoodmaker generates a Slijper Hood Pattern properly sized based on the base width entered. Simply enter the size, print and start making hoods.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: HoodMaker at Free against Wood Crafter's $4.99. HoodMaker also leads on rating (5.0 vs 3.0). Wood Crafter's advantage is ratings volume (11 vs 1) and update cadence (every 2 months vs every 5 months). On 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
HoodMaker is free to download; Wood Crafter costs $4.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
HoodMaker holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 3.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Wood Crafter has 11 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.
Wood Crafter ships an update every 2 months, HoodMaker every 5 months. The most recent releases landed on October 23, 2026 and October 12, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Wood Crafter | HoodMaker |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $4.99 | Free — better |
| Rating | 3.0 (11 ratings) | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 33.3% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 11 — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months — better | Every 5 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Paid | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, Mac |
| Requires iOS | 14.0 — better | 18.6 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 33 MB | 1 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Innovative Tomato, LLC | Robert Schmid |
Customer experience
Wood Crafter
HoodMaker
In-app purchases
Wood Crafter
No in-app purchases
HoodMaker
No in-app purchases
