Comparison

Sewing Patterns vs hearthmap

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

Head to head
About

Sewing Patterns

Organize your sewing patterns digitally to avoid fabric purchasing mistakes. This app helps you manage your pattern library, find inspiration for fabric use, and ensure you buy the right materials and quantities for your projects.

Highlights
  • Digital pattern library management
  • Fabric quantity calculation
  • Project inspiration
  • Customizable categories
  • Pattern filtering
  • Image and PDF attachment
Features
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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 fabric. 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!

About

hearthmap

Explore the United States with a data-driven map to find the best places to live. Analyze over 100 data points like schools, crime rates, and housing costs at various geographic levels. Filter and rank locations based on your personal priorities.

Highlights
  • 100+ data points for location analysis
  • Map visualization of data across the US
  • Filter locations by budget, commute, and more
  • Rank regions based on personal priorities
  • Drill down to block group resolution
  • Data from trusted public sources
Features
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100+ data points. Every neighborhood in America. One map. hearthmap is a free, data-only map for deciding where to live in the United States. No listings, no agents, no spam. Just the facts about a place, shaded across the whole country, so you can see at a glance where the good schools, low crime, affordable homes, and clean air actually are. EXPLORE Shade the map by any of 100 data points and watch the whole country light up. Zoom from states down to your exact block group and the map redraws at the right level of detail automatically. FILTER Hide everywhere that does not fit. Show only the places with homes under your budget, a commute under 30 minutes, a school rating above your bar, or any combination you set. RANK Tell hearthmap what matters to you and how much it matters. It scores every region in the country by how well it fits, then colors the strongest matches so your next home rises to the top. WHAT YOU CAN MAP - Housing: typical home value, asking price, rent, total monthly payment (PITI), property tax rate, days on market, and a one-year home value forecast - Cost of living: median household income, childcare cost, homeowners insurance, poverty rate - Schools: district ratings, math and reading proficiency, SAT scores, graduation rates, spending per student - Safety: violent crime and property crime rates - Environment: air quality, drinking water, wildfire, flood, hurricane, tornado, heat, and drought risk, radon, noise, temperature, humidity, rainfall, and sunny days - Demographics: population, density, growth, age mix, household size, families with kids, education levels - Lifestyle: walkability, transit, parks, restaurants, coffee shops, grocery stores, gyms, and libraries - Plus commute times, employment, political lean, life expectancy, and more SIX LEVELS OF DETAIL See any metric at state, county, town, ZIP code, census tract, and block group resolution. Compare a whole state at a glance, or drill all the way down to a single block. DATA YOU CAN TRUST Every number comes from a named public source: the U.S. Census Bureau, the FBI, the Department of Education, FEMA, the EPA, NOAA, the CDC, Zillow Research, Redfin, and more. Tap any region to see the value and where it came from. FREE AND PRIVATE hearthmap is completely free. It is a research tool, not a real estate brokerage: it does not list homes, broker deals, or sell your data. Create a free account to save the places and searches you care about, or just open the map and start exploring. Where should you live? Find out with data.

Screenshots

Sewing Patterns4 screens
hearthmap4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: hearthmap at Free against Sewing Patterns's $5.99. hearthmap also leads on update cadence (fortnightly vs every 3 months) and rating (5.0 vs 4.7). Sewing Patterns's advantage is ratings volume (252 vs 2). On ads, in-app purchases, monetization model 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

hearthmap is free to download; Sewing Patterns costs $5.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

hearthmap holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.7. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Sewing Patterns has 252 ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Sewing Patterns ships an update every 3 months, hearthmap fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on October 19, 2026 and October 5, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
Sewing Patterns versus hearthmap: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSewing Patternshearthmap
Price$5.99Free — better
Rating4.7 (252 ratings)5.0 (2 ratings) — better
Positive reviews90.1% of reviews—
Number of ratings252 — better2
Update frequencyEvery 3 monthsFortnightly — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS17.013.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size3 MB26 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperClaus Krogholm PedersenCHRISTOPHER PATRICK FAXON

Customer experience

Sewing Patterns

All ratings252 ratings
Positive94.0%
Neutral3.6%
Negative2.4%
Written reviews71 reviews
Positive90.1%
Neutral4.2%
Negative5.6%

hearthmap

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Bugs and requests

Sewing Patterns

Reported bugs

10 issues
  • App crashes and closes unexpectedly
  • Patterns randomly deleting from library
  • Photo updates not saving to existing patterns
  • Search functionality not including notes or categories
  • Filter not working correctly for subcategories
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  • Cloud syncing issues between devices
  • Photos not displaying after upload
  • App incompatible with iPhone 6 on iOS 12.4
  • File reversion when adding multiple photos sequentially
  • Accidental category selection when clicking Done button

Requested features

18 requests
  • Drag and drop photo upload functionality
  • Barcode scanning for automatic pattern data entry
  • Independent fabric catalog section
  • Multi-select photo upload capability
  • CSV export functionality for sharing pattern lists
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  • Ability to reorder or select primary photo for patterns
  • Pattern company/number field separation from model
  • Swipe navigation between patterns in category view
  • Auto-fill/smart fill for repeated information
  • Ability to add categories while creating patterns
  • Favorites or wishlist feature for future purchases
  • Backup and export options (external to iCloud)
  • Pattern database integration from major brands
  • Ability to sync across all devices seamlessly
  • Landscape photo rotation support
  • Batch category assignment to multiple patterns
  • Total pattern count display
  • Advanced search including notes and category fields

hearthmap

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

Sewing Patterns

No in-app purchases

None

hearthmap

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Sewing Patterns free?
Sewing Patterns costs $5.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is hearthmap free?
hearthmap is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Sewing Patterns or hearthmap?
hearthmap is rated higher. Sewing Patterns averages 4.7 out of 5 from 252 ratings, while hearthmap averages 5.0 from 2 ratings.
Do Sewing Patterns or hearthmap have ads?
Neither Sewing Patterns nor hearthmap shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Sewing Patterns or hearthmap?
Sewing Patterns ships an update every 3 months, and hearthmap fortnightly. Most recently, Sewing Patterns was updated on October 19, 2026 and hearthmap on October 5, 2026.

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