Patternum vs StitchMagic
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
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.
StitchMagic
Create custom tapestry patterns quickly from text descriptions or images. Transform your creative ideas into simple, beautiful designs in seconds. Requires a subscription for pattern results.
- Text-to-pattern generation
- Image-to-pattern conversion
- Simple and beautiful pattern designs
- Quick pattern creation
- Subscription for pattern results
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HOW TO USE STITCHMAGIC: 1) Download the app 2) Describe the pattern you want 3) Get your pattern* Transform your ideas into beautiful tapestry patterns in seconds with StitchMagic. Whether you're inspired by an image or have a specific concept in mind, write a short text about your idea, and our app brings your vision to life with simple and beautiful patterns. *pattern results require subscription. Terms Of Use: https://www.stitchmagic.xyz/terms-of-use
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Patternum at 55% against StitchMagic's 0%. Patternum also leads on rating (3.4 vs 1.8) and in-app purchases (none vs 2). StitchMagic's advantage is update cadence (every 2 weeks vs every 6 months). On price, ads, 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
Both are free to download. StitchMagic sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per 7 days. Patternum asks for nothing beyond the download.
Patternum holds the better App Store score, 3.4 against 1.8. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Patternum has 25 ratings behind it against 4, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 55% of Patternum's written reviews are positive against 0% of StitchMagic's.
Patternum ships an update every 6 months, StitchMagic every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 1, 2026 and October 6, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Patternum | StitchMagic |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.4 (25 ratings) — better | 1.8 (4 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 54.5% of reviews — better | 0.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 25 — better | 4 |
| Update frequency | Every 6 months | Every 2 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 12.4 — better | 13.4 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 90 MB | 23 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | AnnapurnApp Technologies UG haftungsbeschrankt | Boliglag ApS |
Customer experience
Patternum
StitchMagic
In-app purchases
Patternum
No in-app purchases
StitchMagic
- Pro plan (weekly)7 Days trial$2.997 Days
- 3 StitchMagic Credits$2.99
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