BackGroundFlow vs Pawtern
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
BackGroundFlow
Immerse yourself in calming background music for sleep, concentration, or relaxation. This app offers curated sound scenes to gently guide you into peaceful moments during a busy day.
- Calming background music
- Curated sound scenes
- Promotes restful sleep
- Enhances concentration
- Tranquil moments
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BackGroundFlow is your personal space for calm, focus, and deep rest. Choose from soothing ambient scenes and gentle noise to help you sleep better, concentrate longer, or simply unwind during a busy day.
Pawtern
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Turn your pet's measurements into a print-ready, full-size sewing pattern. Enter neck, chest, and back measurements to preview the fit, export a full-size 1:1 PDF, and follow an illustrated sewing guide. INCLUDED FROM THE START • The vest pattern — full-size 1:1 PDF, no watermark, seam allowance included • A print-calibration page and the 5-step illustrated sewing guide • All 24 breed presets and every fit control • All twelve fabric prints to choose from and preview • Save 1 project PAWTERN PRO — ONE-TIME PURCHASE, NO SUBSCRIPTION • The other five styles: full-body suit, raincoat, hoodie, sweater, coat • Fabric layout sheet — every piece packed onto one page, with the length of cloth to buy • Fabric print sheet at 300 dpi, to have your own cloth printed • Unlimited saved and editable projects • One purchase, and every style added later WHAT YOU GET • Live pattern preview as you measure • A finished-garment preview, so you can see it before you sew it • Styles: vest, full-body (4-leg), raincoat, hoodie, sweater, coat • Cats too: choose “Cat” and the finished examples are drawn on a Ragdoll cat • 24 breed presets — Corgi, Dachshund, French Bulldog, Shiba, Poodle, Husky, Golden and more • Fit controls: ease, fabric stretch, body type, sex, cm/inch • Short-leg friendly: leg-length input adds matching leg tubes • Optional leash/harness hole TWELVE JAPANESE AND KOREAN PRINTS • Komon floret, seigaiha wave, asanoha, sashiko, pressed flower, washi, wildflower, arare, chidori, ichimatsu, yagasuri, jogakbo patchwork • Drawn by the app rather than photographed, so they stay sharp at any size • Browse and preview every print as much as you like THE PATTERN PDF • Actual size (1:1), tiled across A4 or Letter pages with crop marks • A 5 cm calibration square so the print scale is exact • Grainline arrows and "cut xN" labels on every piece THE SEWING GUIDE • Plain-language, picture-first steps: print, cut, sew, finish, fit • A "sewing basics" page (backstitch, machine stitch, velcro) • Numbered diagrams you just follow ALSO • Save measurements for multiple pets • 28 languages • Runs on iOS 15 and later • Everything runs on your device — no account, no data collected Patterns are smart estimates for home sewing, not professional drafting — make a quick test piece from cheap fabric first. Happy making!
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: BackGroundFlow at none against Pawtern's 1. Pawtern's advantage is update cadence (fortnightly vs every 8 months). On price, ads, 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
Both are free to download. Pawtern sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. BackGroundFlow asks for nothing beyond the download.
BackGroundFlow ships an update every 8 months, Pawtern fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on November 7, 2026 and November 15, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | BackGroundFlow | Pawtern |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | — | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | — | 1 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 8 months | Fortnightly — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 15.6 | 15.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 97 MB | 7 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Dmitry Gaponenko | Yeonni Lee |
Customer experience
BackGroundFlow
Pawtern
In-app purchases
BackGroundFlow
No in-app purchases
Pawtern
- Pawtern Pro$3.99
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