Comparison

Patternum vs Stitch & Row

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

Head to head
About

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.

Highlights
  • 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
Features
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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.

About

Stitch & Row

This app helps knitters calculate and adjust patterns. It allows users to modify existing designs, adapt to different yarns, or update patterns to match their personal gauge. A hands-free voice counter is available for tracking rows and stitches.

Highlights
  • Pattern adjustment calculator
  • Gauge matching
  • Yarn substitution calculations
  • Original design creation
  • Hands-free voice counter
  • Knitting pattern database
Features
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Stitch & Row serves as both a calculator and a database designed specifically for knitters. Recommended for: ● Those who want to knit their own original designs. ● Those who want to adjust the size of a knitting pattern. ● Those who want to use a different yarn for a knitting pattern. ● Those who want to update a knitting pattern to match their own gauge. New Feature: Hands-Free Voice Counter! Say "Next" for Rows / "Stitch" for Stitches. Count your progress without ever dropping a needle. Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Screenshots

Patternum4 screens
Stitch & Row4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Stitch & Row at 5.0 against Patternum's 3.4. Stitch & Row also leads on update cadence (fortnightly vs every 6 months). Patternum's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 1) and ads (none vs shown). On price, 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Stitch & Row sells 1 in-app purchase, starting at $1.99 per month. Patternum asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Stitch & Row holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 3.4. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Patternum has 25 ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Patternum ships an update every 6 months, Stitch & Row fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on September 7, 2026 and June 5, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
Patternum versus Stitch & Row: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPatternumStitch & Row
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.4 (25 ratings)5.0 (2 ratings) — better
Positive reviews54.5% of reviews—
Number of ratings25 — better2
Update frequencyEvery 6 monthsFortnightly — better
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS12.4 — better18.0
Further details — not scored
Size90 MB25 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperAnnapurnApp Technologies UG haftungsbeschranktTaichi Kasugai

Customer experience

Patternum

All ratings25 ratings
Positive52.0%
Neutral20.0%
Negative28.0%
Written reviews22 reviews
Positive54.5%
Neutral18.2%
Negative27.3%

Stitch & Row

All ratings2 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

Patternum

No in-app purchases

1 purchases

Stitch & Row

Subscriptions1
  • Premium Plan (Monthly)$1.991 Month

Questions

Is Patternum free?
Patternum is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Stitch & Row free?
Stitch & Row is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Patternum or Stitch & Row?
Stitch & Row is rated higher. Patternum averages 3.4 out of 5 from 25 ratings, while Stitch & Row averages 5.0 from 2 ratings.
Do Patternum or Stitch & Row have ads?
Stitch & Row shows ads; Patternum does not.
Which is updated more often, Patternum or Stitch & Row?
Patternum ships an update every 6 months, and Stitch & Row fortnightly. Most recently, Patternum was updated on September 7, 2026 and Stitch & Row on June 5, 2026.

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