Comparison

Bon Journal vs Sewing Patterns Pro

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

Head to head
About

Bon Journal

This app helps you document your life's story through daily photos and descriptions. Capture moments, track your mood, and organize memories into custom journals. View your memories on a map and keep them secure with a passcode.

Highlights
  • Daily photo journaling
  • Mood tracking with custom emojis
  • Journal creation and PDF export
  • Location-based memory mapping
  • PIN-code security
  • iCloud sync across devices
  • Home screen widgets
Features
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Bon Journal is a great and free to download Diary which will help you write and track the story of your own life by keeping your memories via daily photos! DIARY OF YOUR MEMORIES Take a picture of the most exciting moment of the day, add best description, specify your daily mood and even add the location of the place where photo were taken. ONE DAY. ONE MEMORY. ONE SHOT. You have only one photo shot for a day. Be wise, capture the most important moment of your life today. The written word remains and you can’t replace it later like on real paper diary. The memory can’t be even deleted, but destroyed only. No mercy, no regrets. MOODS As you already know, while making a memory, you can set a Mood of the day via the your beloved Emojis. You can define your own set of Emojis in the Settings. MOODS HISTORY Track your Mood history and view detailed statistics between different periods of time. Annual and monthly statistics are available. Rate best and worst moments, think what you can change in your life. AMI (average mood index) will help you with that. JOURNALS Make your own Journal of the picked Memories. * Create Journals for different types of papers, like A3, A4, Tabloid etc. * Widely customize the content and pick one of the pages styles*. * View the result and export Journal as PDF, so you can share it with your family and friends or even print it! MAP View all the Memories with locations on the Map, so you will always know where any of them are made. PIN-CODE* Do you wan’t to view your memories in secret? Set a PIN-code for the app. SYNC Sync your Memories and Journals so you can view all the data on your favourite iPhone and iPad devices which are linked to the same iCloud account! WIDGETS Use beautiful and useful widgets to track your moods during the current week, current month or just today. In addition, you can always track your current month AMI with any widget you will use. Widgets are available for iOS 14 or later, or iPadOS 14 or later. - * - some feature are only available for PRO version of the app.

About

Sewing Patterns Pro

Features
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Sewing Patterns Pro is your workspace for the entire sewing process: Collect patterns, plan projects, match materials from your stash, and document the result — all in one app. Patterns as the driving force - Build a rich pattern library with all relevant details: sizes, difficulty, manufacturer, price, notes, images, and PDF instructions. - Add “Recommended Fabrics” and “Recommended Notions” per pattern, including consumption (length/width/quantity). This makes patterns actionable: When you’re in the store, you can immediately see what to buy — and how much. - Flexible categorization: Use standard garment types or your own categories/groups, and sort in the way that fits your workflow. Materials with real value - Fabrics: Record colors, fibers, weight, width, length in stash, price, location, prewash, design, and fabric groups (e.g., denim, cotton, silk). Attach images and documents so you can recognize the fabric quickly. - Notions: Organize thread, zippers, buttons, elastic, interfacing, etc., with on-hand quantity, price, and location — and use groups so you can filter and compare. - Inventory intelligence: When a material is used in a project, the app helps adjust remaining quantities and keeps track of “consumed” vs. “left in stash.” You can also undo and return consumption if plans change. Projects that tie it all together - Create projects with status (Draft, Planned, In Progress, On Hold, Completed, Canceled), and optionally link a pattern. - Add project fabrics and project notions. You can either choose specific materials from your stash (Applied fabric/notions) or plan based on the pattern’s recommendations first. - The app clearly shows if something is missing or doesn’t match a recommendation, so you can act proactively — or mark as “prepared” if you’re intentionally deviating. Search, filtering, and fields that work for you - Search across lists and use powerful filters: free text, single/multi-select, and range values (e.g., length, weight, price, year). - Customize fields per area (Patterns, Projects, Fabrics, Notions). Choose what’s shown and in what order — the top two fields are highlighted in lists for quick scanning. - Keep master data clean: Merge duplicates so your value lists (colors, fibers, groups, etc.) remain manageable. Documentation and visual notes - Add unlimited images and PDFs to patterns, projects, groups, and materials. View, zoom, and print directly in the app. - Drag to rearrange attachments — the first one appears in overviews, giving you a quick, recognizable image. Work across devices - and get off to a great start - iCloud synchronization keeps everything up to date across your devices and prepares the app on first launch. - Import data from “Sewing Patterns” or “Sewing Patterns Lite” on the same device for a flying start. - Statistics give you an overview of how much you’ve recorded — useful for both cleanup and motivation. The practical difference in everyday life - In the store: Open a pattern, view recommendations, and buy exactly the materials you’re missing — in the right quantities. - At home by the shelf: Filter your stash to find fabrics/notions that match a pattern — or find patterns that fit the fabric you want to use. - Throughout the project: Record consumption, adjust, and keep the overview. The app helps you keep your stash accurate and your projects ready to move forward. Sewing Patterns Pro makes your data useful: Not just as an archive, but as active decision support that helps you buy smart, plan wisely, and sew more of what you love.

Screenshots

Bon Journal4 screens
Sewing Patterns Pro4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Bon Journal at Free against Sewing Patterns Pro's $12.99. Bon Journal also leads on iOS requirement (11.0 vs 16.6). Sewing Patterns Pro's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 1) and ads (none vs shown). On 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

Bon Journal is free to download; Sewing Patterns Pro costs $12.99 up front. Bon Journal sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Sewing Patterns Pro asks for nothing beyond the download.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
Bon Journal versus Sewing Patterns Pro: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterBon JournalSewing Patterns Pro
PriceFree — better$12.99
Rating2.3 (6 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews33.3% of reviews—
Number of ratings6 — better—
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
Best chart rank—#95 — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS11.0 — better16.6
Further details — not scored
Size33 MB5 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperVladislav KovalyovClaus Krogholm Pedersen

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Bon Journal

One-time1
  • Pro Version$4.99
None

Sewing Patterns Pro

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Bon Journal free?
Bon Journal is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Sewing Patterns Pro free?
Sewing Patterns Pro costs $12.99, with no in-app purchases.
Do Bon Journal or Sewing Patterns Pro have ads?
Bon Journal shows ads; Sewing Patterns Pro does not.

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