Needlentory vs Sock Pattern Architect
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Needlentory
Organize your embroidery supplies, including threads, beads, and fabrics. Track your inventory, manage projects, and create shopping lists. Back up your data to cloud services.
- Organize threads, beads, and fabrics
- Create custom material palettes
- Track inventory quantities
- Manage embroidery projects
- Generate shopping lists
- Cloud backups
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Your embroidery stash, perfectly organised. Needlentory is a powerful embroidery inventory and stash organizer that keeps your threads, beads and fabrics in one place. Always know what you own, what you need to buy, and where every project stands. PALETTES Create custom material palettes or import ready-made ones from Needleply — threads, beads and fabrics from 50+ manufacturers in seconds. Build organised palettes and keep only the manufacturers you actually use. STOCK Track your threads, beads and fabrics with a simple inventory system. See exactly what’s in your stash, set quantities, create checklists and avoid buying duplicates. PROJECTS Manage your embroidery projects with linked materials and required quantities. Instantly see what’s in stock and what still needs to be purchased. Filter by status, group projects into collections and track your progress with notes over time. PURCHASES View your full shopping list in one place — for a single project or across all of them. Mark items as bought and keep everything up to date. Copy the list for online shopping or export it to PDF. BACKUPS Keep your inventory safe with backups to iCloud, Dropbox, Google Drive or Box. Restore your data on any device in seconds. Start organising your embroidery stash today and stitch with confidence.
Sock Pattern Architect
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The Sock Pattern Architect creates custom knitting patterns based on your actual measurements and individual gauge—completely independent of rigid standard tables. Tailor-made instead of generic The app calculates the leg, heel, foot, and toe from your specific inputs: gauge, leg circumference, instep circumference, as well as foot length and circumference. This ensures results based on real proportions for a perfect fit. The right instructions for every level Whether you are just starting out or have knitted countless pairs—simply adjust the instruction output to match your experience: • Detailed for Beginners: Comprehensive explanations for every step. • Normal: The proven standard for experienced knitters. • Brief for Experts: A compact summary of the essential numbers and facts. Maximum construction flexibility Choose from various heel and toe types and foot shapes (e.g., Egyptian, Greek, or Roman). The app provides smart recommendations that you can adopt directly or modify manually. High precision: The toe calculation can be fine-tuned for small feet and specific stitch transitions. Precision through personal knitting style Account for your individual tension directly in the calculation. Whether you knit very tightly or particularly loosely, the app automatically adjusts stitch counts to match your personal knitting style. Features at a glance: • Calculation based on actual measurements instead of standard tables. • Adjustable level of detail (Beginner to Expert). • Support for numerous heel, toe, and foot types. • Smart recommendations for construction variants. • Individual adjustment for personal knitting tension. • Optimized toe calculation for small sizes. • PDF export of the finished pattern. • Fully available in German and English. Results are clearly structured into sections: Leg, Heel, Foot, and Toe. The Sock Pattern Architect is the tool for everyone looking to plan socks more individually and accurately—from small feet to regular sizes, from simple standards to specifically customized variants.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: Needlentory at Free against Sock Pattern Architect's $3.99. Sock Pattern Architect's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 10) and ads (none vs shown). On update cadence, device support and iOS requirement 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
Needlentory is free to download; Sock Pattern Architect costs $3.99 up front. Needlentory sells 10 one-off in-app purchases. Sock Pattern Architect asks for nothing beyond the download.
Needlentory ships an update every 9 days, Sock Pattern Architect every 6 days. Both last shipped on October 12, 2026.
| Parameter | Needlentory | Sock Pattern Architect |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free — better | $3.99 |
| Rating | 3.9 (123 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 56.6% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 123 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 9 days | Every 6 days — better |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 18.0 | 17.6 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 58 MB | 29 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Diana Białogrzywa | Stefan Neumann |
Bugs and requests
Needlentory
Reported bugs
13 issues- Floss numbers get deleted
- Paid for no add features, yet adds still play
- Update removed feature to see which project threads are used in
- Can't look at a specific color to see which patterns need it
- Can't just mark pattern has color, wants skein allotment
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- Updated now unusable, unable change or update anything
- iCloud backup not appearing on iPad
- CCW stock count incorrect
- App crashes/doesn't open
- Lost all data after app became useless
- Ads after every data entry
- Crashing a lot
- Adding colors to stock/projects not saved
Requested features
20 requests- Quick way to check off threads (Purchase to Stock)
- Option to collapse sections when searching 'Add Thread'
- Reduce clicks to edit skein counts
- Bulk edit/delete skein counts
- Option for 'metres/yards' thread count
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- More ways to list Projects (e.g., by Status)
- Keep updating threads in Needleply (new brands)
- Dark mode option
- Add Appletons wool palette
- Option to purchase ad-free version
- Shopping list ordered by project
- Archive projects
- See shopping list ordered by project
- Filter projects by category (To Do)
- Filters/options to group by family of colors
- Preload more floss brands (DMC, Classic Colorworks, Dinky Dyes)
- Import whole sets of floss
- Type in hex code for DMC colors
- Subtract threads from stash automatically when project is finished
- Ability to unarchive projects and automatically add missing colors to shopping list
Sock Pattern Architect
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Needlentory
- Threads$0.99
- Premium for 1 month$1.99
- Dropbox$2.99
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- Box$2.99
- Google Drive$2.99
- Premium for 6 months$9.99
- Canvas$12.99
- Premium for 1 year$17.99
- Premium Lifetime$39.99
- Kit$49.99
Sock Pattern Architect
No in-app purchases
Questions
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