Comparison

CatalogIt vs WeaversNotes

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

Head to head
About

CatalogIt

This platform helps individuals and organizations catalog, manage, and share the stories of their collections. It offers museum-level functionality with an intuitive interface, supporting unlimited photos, custom reports, and multi-user collaboration across devices.

Highlights
  • Professional classification system
  • Intuitive visual cataloging
  • Unlimited photo uploads
  • Customizable printing and reporting
  • Multi-user collaboration
  • Cross-device accessibility
Features
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Imagine Loving Your Collections More! CatalogIt is a powerful, collaborative, and intuitive software platform for all types of collectors and collections. CatalogIt empowers collectors and organizations to bring to life the story of things through the histories, creative processes, relationships, and destinies of objects and collections. Powerful enough for museum professionals, complete with numerous authoritative classifications to delight private collectors, and thoughtfully designed to be user-friendly and approachable for volunteers, docents, or family. BENEFITS: • Increase the intrinsic value of your objects • Capture their meaning, context, and connections • Preserve and share the stories of things for generations WHY CATALOGIT? • Easy & intuitive • Visual and photo-centric • Museum-level functionality • Secure and private • Multi-user for team/family use • Any device (mobile & desktop) • No hidden charges or ads ACCOUNT TYPES: • Private and Family Collectors • Museums & Historical Societies • Corporate Collections/Archives • Conservation Professionals COMPELLING FEATURES: PROFESSIONAL CLASSIFICATION SYSTEM • Precise, authoritative classification prompts • Complete plain English fields for quick, thorough data entry • Profiles (e.g. people, places, etc.) track commonalities & link objects • Easily create and enforce controlled vocabularies ACCESSIBLE & USER-FRIENDLY • Visual catalog is easier to manage than alpha-numeric lists • Available on any device; mobile and desktop • Cloud back-up and syncing helps prevent catastrophic data loss • Multiple users & permission levels to control information access • Users can work independently and teams can collaborate in real-time UNLIMITED PHOTOS • Unlimited photo uploads enable detailed visual documentation • Original photos stored and never altered or compressed • The high-quality camera in your phone or tablet makes it easy to add images PRINTING & REPORTING • Print custom and pre-formatted reports (insurance, valuation, condition, etc) • Quickly create labels and QR codes • Import/Export Excel and CSV files to share and analyze collection data Protect your institution’s collections, your family’s heirlooms, and your treasured personal possessions. Document, preserve and tell the stories of your things! ACCOLADES: CatalogIt users include museum professionals, volunteers and docents, private collectors, other collecting institutions, corporate and organizational collections, exhibiting not-for-profits, and professional conservators. Here are some CatalogIt subscriber comments: “I love the fact that I always have my complete collection with me at all times through my iPhone- I can log in any time to view or edit, or to show items to my fellow collectors.” - Private collector “I LOVE YOUR PRODUCT. My grandfather was an artist. CatalogIt is the perfect system to track pieces scattered throughout the family” - Private collector “We have been using CatalogIt for over a year and love it… much easier to use than our previous program, [competitor name withheld], and gives us more flexibility. Check it out. You will love it and be thankful you did.” - Museum Registrar “The fact you can use a smartphone to create a record is great” - Volunteer museum registrar “CatalogIt has made a world of difference in documenting the conservation process for our clients and providing accessible records to our staff. I highly recommend it!” - Professional art conservator

About

WeaversNotes

Features
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WeaversNotes helps you document your weaving projects with ease. Add notes, attach images, and save each project to a personalized list. You can revisit and edit your entries anytime. When you’re ready, create a PDF of your project notes — perfect for emailing, messaging, or even printing (if your device is connected to a printer). Once your project is complete, you decide what’s next: keep it in your list for future reference or delete it. The choice is yours.

Screenshots

CatalogIt4 screens
WeaversNotes4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: CatalogIt at Free against WeaversNotes's $4.99. CatalogIt also leads on iOS requirement (15.0 vs 18.2). WeaversNotes's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 6) and update cadence (fortnightly vs every 2 months). On ads 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

CatalogIt is free to download; WeaversNotes costs $4.99 up front. CatalogIt sells 6 in-app purchases, starting at $14.99 per month. WeaversNotes asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

CatalogIt ships an update every 2 months, WeaversNotes fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on October 14, 2026 and October 7, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
CatalogIt versus WeaversNotes: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterCatalogItWeaversNotes
PriceFree — better$4.99
Rating3.7 (35 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews50.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings35 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsFortnightly — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS15.0 — better18.2
Further details — not scored
Size63 MB5 MB
Age rating4+17+
DeveloperIt Unlimited, LLCKathleen M Etherington-Schiano

In-app purchases

6 purchases

CatalogIt

Subscriptions6
  • Personal Small Monthly$14.991 Month
  • Personal Medium Monthly$21.991 Month
  • Personal Large Monthly$29.991 Month
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  • Personal Small Annual$149.991 Year
  • Personal Medium Annual$219.991 Year
  • Personal Large Annual$299.991 Year
None

WeaversNotes

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is CatalogIt free?
CatalogIt is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is WeaversNotes free?
WeaversNotes costs $4.99, with no in-app purchases.
Do CatalogIt or WeaversNotes have ads?
Neither CatalogIt nor WeaversNotes shows ads.
Which is updated more often, CatalogIt or WeaversNotes?
CatalogIt ships an update every 2 months, and WeaversNotes fortnightly. Most recently, CatalogIt was updated on October 14, 2026 and WeaversNotes on October 7, 2026.

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