Comparison

Doctor OLED X vs PatternMate

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

Head to head
About

Doctor OLED X

Visually inspect your OLED screen for signs of image persistence or burn-in. This app helps you identify potential screen defects before buying or selling a device, and offers tips on screen care. It also includes demo videos for Dolby Vision, HDR 10, and Dolby Atmos audio.

Highlights
  • OLED screen burn-in detection
  • Image persistence visual check
  • Screen care tips
  • Dolby Vision demo
  • HDR 10 demo
  • Dolby Atmos audio tests
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Detect OLED burn-in, image persistence, and screen defects before they become an expensive surprise. Ideal for checking your current iPhone—or inspecting a second-hand device before you buy or sell it. Doctor OLED X provides simple visual tests that help reveal damaged pixels, uneven colors, image retention, and screen burn-in on supported OLED iPhones. You’ll also find practical guidance for caring for your OLED display, helping preserve its quality and potential resale value. Want to experience your screen and headphones at their best? Enjoy: - Dolby Vision and HDR10 demonstration videos - Four Dolby Atmos tests for Spatial Audio on Air Pods Important: Doctor OLED X can help you detect possible OLED screen defects or damage, but it cannot repair or fix them. Test results are visual and should not be considered a professional hardware diagnosis.

About

PatternMate

Manage your sewing pattern collection with custom tags, photos, and notes. Track your progress on ongoing projects and easily reference your inventory while shopping for fabric.

Highlights
  • Organize patterns with tags, photos, and notes
  • Reference collection while fabric shopping
  • Track sewing project progress
  • Add notes to ongoing projects
  • Customizable tagging system
Features
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Organise your sewing patterns - Keep track of your pattern collection with custom tags, photos and notes. - Quickly reference your collection while fabric shopping to make sure that perfect find fits with your pattern plans. - Never dig through boxes of patterns again just to pull out one small detail. Track your sewing projects - Start projects from a pattern and keep notes of your progress. - Remember where you were up to with each project if you've got multiple pieces of work on the go at once.

Screenshots

Doctor OLED X4 screens
PatternMate4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: PatternMate at 100% against Doctor OLED X's 46%. PatternMate also leads on price (Free vs $1.99) and rating (5.0 vs 4.1). Doctor OLED X's advantage is ratings volume (74 vs 6). On update cadence, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model 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

PatternMate is free to download; Doctor OLED X costs $1.99 up front. Doctor OLED X sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and PatternMate sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $0.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

PatternMate holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.1. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Doctor OLED X has 74 ratings behind it against 6, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 46% of Doctor OLED X's written reviews are positive against 100% of PatternMate's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Doctor OLED X ships an update every 2 months, PatternMate every 6 weeks. The most recent releases landed on September 20, 2026 and September 16, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Doctor OLED X versus PatternMate: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterDoctor OLED XPatternMate
Price$1.99Free — better
Rating4.1 (74 ratings)5.0 (6 ratings) — better
Positive reviews46.2% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings74 — better6
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsEvery 6 weeks — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFreemium
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS18.0 — better18.6
Further details — not scored
Size583 MB6 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperRobin BollenDaniel Nitsikopoulos

Customer experience

Doctor OLED X

All ratings74 ratings
Positive78.4%
Neutral2.7%
Negative18.9%
Written reviews26 reviews
Positive46.2%
Neutral11.5%
Negative42.3%

PatternMate

All ratings6 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews3 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Doctor OLED X

One-time1
  • Remove Ads$0.99
2 purchases

PatternMate

Subscriptions2
  • Super PatternMate Monthly$0.991 Month
  • Super PatternMate Yearly$9.991 Year

Questions

Is Doctor OLED X free?
Doctor OLED X costs $1.99, and also offers in-app purchases.
Is PatternMate free?
PatternMate is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Doctor OLED X or PatternMate?
PatternMate is rated higher. Doctor OLED X averages 4.1 out of 5 from 74 ratings, while PatternMate averages 5.0 from 6 ratings.
Do Doctor OLED X or PatternMate have ads?
Neither Doctor OLED X nor PatternMate shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Doctor OLED X or PatternMate?
Doctor OLED X ships an update every 2 months, and PatternMate every 6 weeks. Most recently, Doctor OLED X was updated on September 20, 2026 and PatternMate on September 16, 2026.

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