Comparison

Patternum vs YarnGrid

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

YarnGrid

Effortlessly convert any photo into a knitting or crochet pattern. The app intelligently analyzes images to optimize colors and provides an interactive grid for easy pattern creation. Export your designs as images or PDFs.

Highlights
  • Automatic color extraction
  • Adjustable grid size
  • Interactive pattern grid
  • Color legend with yarn quantities
  • Export patterns as images/PDFs
  • Save unlimited projects
Features
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Transform any photo into a beautiful knitting or crochet pattern with YarnGrid. SMART COLOR QUANTIZATION Our intelligent algorithm analyzes your image and automatically reduces it to a workable number of yarn colors - no manual color picking required. FEATURES • Pick photos from gallery or take new ones • Automatic color extraction and optimization • Adjustable grid size for different project scales • Interactive pattern grid with zoom and pan • Color legend with yarn quantities • Export patterns as images or PDFs • Dark mode support • Save unlimited projects locally PERFECT FOR • Knitters creating colorwork patterns • Crocheters designing pixel art blankets • Cross-stitch enthusiasts • Anyone who wants to turn memories into handmade art No subscription required. No account needed. Your patterns stay on your device.

Screenshots

Patternum4 screens
YarnGrid4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: YarnGrid at 5.0 against Patternum's 3.4. YarnGrid also leads on update cadence (every 9 days vs every 6 months) and monetization model (ad-supported vs free with in-app purchases). Patternum's advantage is ads (none vs shown) and ratings volume (25 vs 1). On price, 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.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

YarnGrid 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 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Patternum ships an update every 6 months, YarnGrid every 9 days. The most recent releases landed on October 18, 2026 and October 7, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
Patternum versus YarnGrid: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPatternumYarnGrid
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.4 (25 ratings)5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Positive reviews54.5% of reviews—
Number of ratings25 — better1
Update frequencyEvery 6 monthsEvery 9 days — better
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesAd-supported — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPod
Requires iOS12.4 — better15.1
Further details — not scored
Size90 MB39 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperAnnapurnApp Technologies UG haftungsbeschranktOKAN BINLI

Customer experience

Patternum

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

YarnGrid

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

Patternum

No in-app purchases

None

YarnGrid

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Patternum free?
Patternum is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is YarnGrid free?
YarnGrid is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Patternum or YarnGrid?
YarnGrid is rated higher. Patternum averages 3.4 out of 5 from 25 ratings, while YarnGrid averages 5.0 from 1 ratings.
Do Patternum or YarnGrid have ads?
YarnGrid shows ads; Patternum does not.
Which is updated more often, Patternum or YarnGrid?
Patternum ships an update every 6 months, and YarnGrid every 9 days. Most recently, Patternum was updated on October 18, 2026 and YarnGrid on October 7, 2026.

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