Comparison

Handwoven vs Ponderly

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

Head to head
About

Handwoven

Explore the world of handweaving with a digital magazine. Each issue offers projects, instructions, and inspiration to enhance your skills and design creativity. Stay updated with the latest trends and techniques in the handweaving community.

Highlights
  • Handweaving projects
  • Technical skill instruction
  • Design confidence building
  • Inspiration for weavers
  • Digital magazine format
  • Subscription access to current and future issues
Features
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Connect with the handweaving world through Handwoven. Every issue is packed with projects, instruction and inspiration to help you build technical skills and design confidence. The subscription will include the current issue if you do not already own it and subsequently published future issues. Payment will be charged to your iTunes Account at confirmation of purchase. This subscription will automatically renew unless auto-renew is turned off at least 24-hours before the end of the current period, your account will be charged for renewal within 24-hours prior to the end of the current period. The cost of the renewal will match the initial subscription price. You may turn off auto-renewing subscriptions by going to your user’s Account Settings after purchase. Please find our Terms and Conditions and Privacy Policy here: https://longthreadmedia.com/terms-of-use/ https://longthreadmedia.com/privacy-policy/

About

Ponderly

Explore trending topics across 13 categories with a unique perspective. Share your thoughts, videos, and images with a community. Connect with like-minded individuals and earn points for engagement.

Highlights
  • Trending topic discovery
  • Content posting (text, video, GIF, image)
  • Community engagement
  • User connection and friend suggestions
  • Follower system
  • Ponder points for rewards
  • Polls and article discussions
Features
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Discover trending topics from a unique whole picture perspective. Choose from 13 categories ensuring you get relevant content that interests you.  Express yourself with What Are You Pondering? Instantly post content or thoughts for the community to engage with. Post videos, GIFs, pictures or simple text. My pond delivers activities from people you follow and content you subscribe to.  ‘Connect’ continually suggests users with similar interests and engagement for you to reach out and make new friends. The more you engage, the more accurate the suggestions are. Follow and be followed. Build your following based on the most important thing about you, your mind. Earn ponder points for things like taking polls, referring friends, or getting upvotes on your comments from other users. Redeem points for merchandise, posting or reaching out to new friends. Earn new lotus badges for others to see as you earn ponder points. Our articles are created by a large and diverse group of writers. Our editing team is independent, holding our content to a high standard, along with steps to ensure Ponderly remains neutral as a platform. Make your opinion count by taking polls on each article. Comment on the poll question, or just in general. Tag your friends to bring them directly to the discussion, or start a new group and conversation. Message users who follow each other, or use a ponder point to make a new friend.  Customize your profile to be you. Decide whether your activities are public, or if you prefer to keep private to your followers only.  Ponderly was built with security as the foundation. We do not sell or share your data, period! Get even more with Ponderly premium and enjoy:
 • 4 bonus monthly ponder points
 • Special designation on profile
 • Ad free experience
 • Daily 1 free Post
 • 4 Connect messages daily Any feedback? Please visit our website at Ponderly.com or email us at info@ponderly.com

Screenshots

Handwoven4 screens
Ponderly4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is monetization model: Ponderly at freemium against Handwoven's subscription. Ponderly also leads on review sentiment (89% vs 63%) and update cadence (monthly vs every 5 months). Handwoven's advantage is ads (none vs shown) and ratings volume (302 vs 60). On price, rating, in-app purchases 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

Both are free to download. Handwoven sells 10 in-app purchases, starting at $2.49 per month and Ponderly sells 4 in-app purchases, starting at $3.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.9 for Handwoven against 4.8 for Ponderly. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Handwoven has 302 ratings behind it against 60, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 63% of Handwoven's written reviews are positive against 89% of Ponderly's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Handwoven ships an update every 5 months, Ponderly monthly. Both last shipped on November 3, 2026.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
Handwoven versus Ponderly: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterHandwovenPonderly
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.9 (302 ratings) — better4.8 (60 ratings)
Positive reviews62.5% of reviews88.6% of reviews — better
Number of ratings302 — better60
Update frequencyEvery 5 monthsMonthly — better
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationSubscriptionFreemium — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPod
Requires iOS13.013.0
Further details — not scored
Size83 MB40 MB
Age rating4+17+
DeveloperLong Thread Media LLC4b

Customer experience

Handwoven

All ratings301 ratings
Positive97.3%
Neutral1.7%
Negative1.0%
Written reviews16 reviews
Positive62.5%
Neutral25.0%
Negative12.5%

Ponderly

All ratings60 ratings
Positive95.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative5.0%
Written reviews35 reviews
Positive88.6%
Neutral0.0%
Negative11.4%

Bugs and requests

Handwoven

Reported bugs

6 issues
  • App won't open
  • Bookmarks have no photos
  • Bookmarks have disappeared
  • Search function is useless/doesn't work
  • No access since last update (requires subscription)
Show 1 more
  • Patterns cannot be printed

Requested features

3 requests
  • Improve search sophistication (designer, yarn, loom)
  • Fix bookmark photos
  • Allow printing of patterns

Ponderly

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

10 purchases

Handwoven

Subscriptions3
  • 1 Month Subscription$2.491 Month
  • One Year Subscription$34.991 Year
  • 1 Year Subscription$34.991 Year
One-time7
  • March-April 2019$7.99
  • November-December 2019$7.99
  • March/April 2020$7.99
Show 4 more
  • September/October 2020$7.99
  • May/June 2021$7.99
  • September/October 2022$7.99
  • March/April 2023$7.99
4 purchases

Ponderly

Subscriptions1
  • Premium Membership$3.991 Month
One-time3
  • 1 Branch$0.99
  • 5 Branches$3.99
  • 22 Branches$15.99

Questions

Is Handwoven free?
Handwoven is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Ponderly free?
Ponderly is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Handwoven or Ponderly?
Handwoven is rated higher. Handwoven averages 4.9 out of 5 from 302 ratings, while Ponderly averages 4.8 from 60 ratings.
Do Handwoven or Ponderly have ads?
Ponderly shows ads; Handwoven does not.
Which is updated more often, Handwoven or Ponderly?
Handwoven ships an update every 5 months, and Ponderly monthly. Most recently, Handwoven was updated on November 3, 2026 and Ponderly on November 3, 2026.

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