Comparison

Sew Help Me vs Phoenix Fire Convention

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

Head to head
About

Sew Help Me

This app helps sewers organize their fabric stash, patterns, and projects. Develop ideas by linking patterns to fabrics, create shopping lists, and document your creations with photos. Find items easily with a detailed search and store notes and links to useful resources.

Highlights
  • Fabric stash organization
  • Pattern management
  • Project development
  • Shopping list creation
  • Photo documentation of creations
  • Detailed search functionality
  • Links to blogs, websites, and shops
Features
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The complete sewing and dressmaking organiser. Organises your fabric stash, patterns and more.  Develop your ideas into projects, linking patterns to fabrics.  Make shopping lists for your projects.  Take and keep photos of all your creations.  Detailed search facility to help you find your fabrics, patterns and projects.  Record links to your favourite blogs, websites and shops. Store your threads & notions and keep notepads. iCloud enabled to sync across all your devices.  No adverts. No subscriptions. No logins. No data-mining. Just a small one-off lifetime purchase.  Free "Lite" version also available to "try before you buy", limited to 5 items.

About

Phoenix Fire Convention

Features
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Phoenix Fire Convention is your pocket guide to the full event experience. Explore artists, discover workshops, and plan your schedule in seconds. Use the app to: - Browse artists and workshops - Filter workshops by props that you are interested in - Save favorites - Get reminders for liked workshops - Add workshops to your calendar - Stay updated with important convention information Whether you are attending for the first time or coming back for another year, Phoenix Fire Convention helps you stay organized and make the most of every day.

Screenshots

Sew Help Me4 screens
Phoenix Fire Convention4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Phoenix Fire Convention at Free against Sew Help Me's $3.99. Phoenix Fire Convention also leads on update cadence (every 3 days vs every 2 months) and iOS requirement (15.1 vs 17.5). Sew Help Me's advantage is chart position (#96 vs unranked). On ads, 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

Phoenix Fire Convention is free to download; Sew Help Me costs $3.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Sew Help Me ships an update every 2 months, Phoenix Fire Convention every 3 days. The most recent releases landed on October 29, 2026 and October 18, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 7 level
Sew Help Me versus Phoenix Fire Convention: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSew Help MePhoenix Fire Convention
Price$3.99Free — better
Rating4.1 (18 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews81.8% of reviews—
Number of ratings18 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsEvery 3 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationPaid—
Best chart rank#96 — better—
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS17.515.1 — better
Further details — not scored
Size186 MB41 MB
Age rating9+17+
DeveloperDavid SaundersFlorian Vallen

In-app purchases

None

Sew Help Me

No in-app purchases

None

Phoenix Fire Convention

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Sew Help Me free?
Sew Help Me costs $3.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is Phoenix Fire Convention free?
Phoenix Fire Convention is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Sew Help Me or Phoenix Fire Convention have ads?
Neither Sew Help Me nor Phoenix Fire Convention shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Sew Help Me or Phoenix Fire Convention?
Sew Help Me ships an update every 2 months, and Phoenix Fire Convention every 3 days. Most recently, Sew Help Me was updated on October 29, 2026 and Phoenix Fire Convention on October 18, 2026.

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