Comparison

Patternum vs Pattern Manager

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

Pattern Manager

Features
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Pattern Manager is our reference app for reading and managing OPAF patterns. With Pattern Manager you can: - Manage your library of OPAF pattern files - Manage your active projects - Configure new projects or import existing project files - Utilise a variety of interactive features such as progress tracking, responsive charts and interactive instructions

Screenshots

Patternum4 screens
Pattern Manager4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: Pattern Manager at every 2 weeks against Patternum's every 6 months. On price, 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

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Patternum ships an update every 6 months, Pattern Manager every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on September 7, 2026 and August 2, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard1 real difference · 9 level
Patternum versus Pattern Manager: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPatternumPattern Manager
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.4 (25 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews54.5% of reviews—
Number of ratings25 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 6 monthsEvery 2 weeks — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod, Mac — better
Requires iOS12.4 — better13.0
Further details — not scored
Size90 MB24 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperAnnapurnApp Technologies UG haftungsbeschranktScott Ware

In-app purchases

None

Patternum

No in-app purchases

None

Pattern Manager

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Patternum free?
Patternum is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Pattern Manager free?
Pattern Manager is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Patternum or Pattern Manager have ads?
Neither Patternum nor Pattern Manager shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Patternum or Pattern Manager?
Patternum ships an update every 6 months, and Pattern Manager every 2 weeks. Most recently, Patternum was updated on September 7, 2026 and Pattern Manager on August 2, 2026.

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