Ribblr vs Patternum
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Ribblr
Explore trending crochet, knitting, and sewing patterns in an interactive format. Get personalized recommendations, connect with a global crafting community, and even sell your creations. This app offers unique designs and advanced tools for crafters of all levels.
- Interactive ePatterns
- Personalized pattern recommendations
- Global crafting community
- Pattern editing tools
- Shop and sell creations
- Thousands of free and premium designs
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Dive into Ribblr and discover trending Crochet, Knitting, and Sewing patterns, all in a game-changing, interactive format. Get custom pattern picks based on your style, sell your creations, and join our global crafting community. Or try our highly-praised, top quality, affordable Ribblr Yarn! Key Features: - Unique Patterns: Discover thousands of free and premium designs for every skill level. - Interactive ePatterns: Craft seamlessly on any device, track your progress, view sizes just for you and watch supportive video tutorials. - Quality Yarn: BIG quality, small prices. Ribblr Yarn is loved by our community. - Global Community: Connect, share, and get inspired by fellow crafters worldwide. - Advanced Tools: Personalize patterns, use Ribbuild to edit, and turn PDFs into interactive masterpieces. - Shop & Sell: Snag exclusive patterns and support indie designers, or open your own shop in seconds. - Stay Updated: Get the latest on new patterns, special offers, and community events. Get Ribblr now and kickstart your next crafting adventure!
Patternum
Easily create interactive and responsive knitting and crochet patterns. Add detailed information, manage sizes, and generate charts with custom symbols. Share your creations as PDFs or within the app.
- Interactive pattern creation
- PDF pattern export
- Gauge, glossary, yarn, and needle details generator
- Size management system
- Customizable chart generator
- Add text, images, and videos to patterns
- Private and public pattern sharing
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Patternum is the first Knitting and Crochet Pattern creation tool, fully optimized to let you create easily and quickly interactive and responsive patterns. The patterns created with Patternum can be used by knitters and Crocheters in the app for a perfect crafting experience, or they can be downloaded as PDF. Among the numerous features of Patternum: PATTERN DETAILS: Gauge, glossary, yarn, needles, technics details generator to let you enter all needed additional information about your pattern easily and very fast SIZE DETAILS: Size management system that helps you give all related size-specific instruction in a clear and easy way. No more () or , , , needed! CHARTS GENERATOR: Create your own charts in a few clicks using our predefined symbols or creating your own symbols, preview your colors charts directly in the app. PATTERN CONTENT: Add text, images, videos PATTERN PUBLICATION: You can decide to keep your pattern private (share it only with your friends, sell it… ) or make it public to the users of the App. You can very easily share your pattern with a dedicated link, and your friends will be able to import the pattern in the App, as well as to download the pattern as a PDF.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Ribblr at 4.2 against Patternum's 3.4. Ribblr also leads on ratings volume (559 vs 25) and review sentiment (63% vs 55%). Patternum's advantage is ads (none vs shown) and iOS requirement (12.4 vs 15.0). On price, update cadence, in-app purchases and monetization model 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Ribblr holds the better App Store score, 4.2 against 3.4. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Ribblr has 559 ratings behind it against 25, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 63% of Ribblr's written reviews are positive against 55% of Patternum's.
Ribblr ships an update every 3 months, Patternum every 6 months. The most recent releases landed on October 25, 2026 and October 22, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Ribblr | Patternum |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.2 (559 ratings) — better | 3.4 (25 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 62.9% of reviews — better | 54.5% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 559 — better | 25 |
| Update frequency | Every 3 months — better | Every 6 months |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 | 12.4 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 11 MB | 90 MB |
| Age rating | 9+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Ribblr | AnnapurnApp Technologies UG haftungsbeschrankt |
Customer experience
Ribblr
Patternum
Bugs and requests
Ribblr
Reported bugs
4 issues- Patterns not loading properly
- Frequent app crashes
- Account verification issues
- Inconsistent UI behavior
Requested features
6 requests- Offline pattern access
- More advanced filtering and sorting options
- Back/navigation buttons
- Ability to delete saved patterns
- Better community moderation tools
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- Integration with other crafting platforms
Patternum
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Ribblr
No in-app purchases
Patternum
No in-app purchases
