Mnemosina knitting patterns vs Beader
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Mnemosina knitting patterns
Easily adapt knitting patterns to your specific size and yarn thickness. Select from a variety of designs for men, women, and children, then input your measurements for custom calculations.
- Adjust patterns to your size
- Men's, women's, and children's patterns
- Calculate knitting gauge
- Input personal measurements
- Save customized patterns
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Forget manual calculations. Mnemosina creates perfect patterns based on your measurements and knitting gauge. You just knit — the math is done for you. How it works? Choose a model from the catalog (sweater, cardigan, hat, etc.). Enter your measurements and knitting gauge. The app instantly generates a pattern and calculates the number of stitches and rows. What you get: - Perfect fit – The garment fits perfectly because the pattern is made for you. - Clear construction – Easy-to-read schematics and calculations you don't need to double-check. - Saves time – No calculators or drafts. Focus on your knitting. Everything for convenient knitting: Automatic calculations for hand knitting and knitting machines. A large library of free patterns: from sweaters and pullovers to hats, socks, and mittens. Access to an extended collection of premium patterns (purchased separately inside the app).
Beader
Design intricate bead patterns with customizable dimensions, bead types, and schemes. Collaborate with others and sync your creations across devices using iCloud.
- Create bead schemes
- Customizable dimensions
- Multiple bead types
- iCloud sync
- Share and collaborate
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Create bead schemes with different dimensions, different types and different bead types. iCloud sync and ability to share / collaborate.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Beader at 93% against Mnemosina knitting patterns's 43%. Beader also leads on rating (4.7 vs 3.0) and ratings volume (19 vs 6). Mnemosina knitting patterns's advantage is price (Free vs $0.99) and ads (none vs shown). On in-app purchases, monetization model 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
Mnemosina knitting patterns is free to download; Beader costs $0.99 up front. Mnemosina knitting patterns sells 11 one-off in-app purchases and Beader sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Beader holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 3.0. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 6 and 19 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 43% of Mnemosina knitting patterns's written reviews are positive against 93% of Beader's.
Mnemosina knitting patterns ships an update every 2 months, Beader every 11 months. The most recent releases landed on August 19, 2026 and September 17, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Mnemosina knitting patterns | Beader |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free — better | $0.99 |
| Rating | 3.0 (6 ratings) | 4.7 (19 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 42.9% of reviews | 92.9% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 6 | 19 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months — better | Every 11 months |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 16.0 | 14.1 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 23 MB | 1 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Yagzhova Anna | Viktor Gavrilov |
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Mnemosina knitting patterns
Beader
In-app purchases
Mnemosina knitting patterns
- Oversize$5.99
- Pantyhose$5.99
- Racerback$5.99
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- Leggings$5.99
- Oversize + pantyhose$9.99
- Leggings + pantyhose$9.99
- Racerback + oversize$9.99
- Racerback + leggings$9.99
- Racerback + pantyhose$9.99
- Oversize+Leggings+Pantyhose$12.99
- Racerback+oversize+leggings$12.99
Beader
- Remove ads$2.99
Questions
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