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

Transform photos into knitting, crochet, or cross-stitch charts with automatic color extraction. Customize grid size and colors, then export your design as a print-ready PDF or plain text. Browse and share patterns with a community of makers.

Highlights
  • Photo to stitch-by-stitch chart conversion
  • Automatic color extraction
  • Customizable grid size and color count
  • Zoom and pan functionality
  • Print-ready PDF export
  • Community pattern browsing and sharing
  • Dark mode
Features
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Image to knitting pattern, on your phone, in a few taps. YarnGrid turns a photo into a stitch-by-stitch chart you can knit, crochet or cross-stitch. Automatic color extraction picks a workable set of yarn colors, so you never choose every color by hand. MAKE A PATTERN • Pick a photo from your library, or take a new one • Choose the grid size, from 20x20 to 100x100 stitches • Choose 2 to 12 colors • Watch the chart change as you move the sliders • Zoom and pan on a large chart, so you keep your place mid-row • Read the color legend, with yarn quantities for each color EXPORT AND PRINT • A print-ready PDF with the full chart and the color legend • A plain-text version to share in a message • Dark mode THE COMMUNITY • Browse the patterns other makers published • Import any pattern you like, and make it your own • Publish your own patterns, with up to five photos of the finished piece • Find new free patterns every day PRICING YarnGrid is free and shows ads. Premium removes the ads and includes the Premium pattern set. WHO IT IS FOR • Knitters who create colorwork patterns • Crocheters who design pixel art blankets • Cross-stitch and needlepoint makers • Anyone who wants to turn a memory into a handmade piece An account is needed for the community side only. The photo and the previews of a published pattern are uploaded, and they can be public. Patterns that you do not publish 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). Patternum's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 2) 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. YarnGrid sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month. Patternum asks for nothing beyond the download.

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 22, 2026 and October 31, 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 purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPod
Requires iOS12.4 — better15.1
Further details — not scored
Size90 MB56 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

2 purchases

YarnGrid

Subscriptions2
  • YarnGrid Premium Monthly$2.991 Month
  • YarnGrid Premium Annual$29.991 Year

Questions

Is Patternum free?
Patternum is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is YarnGrid free?
YarnGrid is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
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 22, 2026 and YarnGrid on October 31, 2026.

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