Comparison

Patternum vs Manta M1

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

Manta M1

Features
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Manta M1 is a mobile application specifically designed for the intelligent cleaning robot of swimming pools. Its purpose is to enable you to easily command the remote-controlled robot to clean your pool through the operation of the mobile app, achieving an efficient and intelligent water surface cleaning experience, making it a hygienic pool water surface manager. The app, with its simple and intuitive operating interface, makes pool maintenance more time-saving and effortless, bringing a new intelligent lifestyle. The app's remote control is divided into "Automatic Mode" and "Manual Mode". In "Automatic Mode", one-click automatic cleaning can be achieved, and the robot device can automatically calculate the running trajectory and set the running duration, freeing your hands; in "Manual Mode", you can manually remote-control the robot to move forward, backward, left, and right. Moreover, the real-time status of the robot device can be viewed through the app. Why use Manta M1: • Smart Connection: Quickly connect devices via Bluetooth, with one-click pairing for convenient and stable operation. • Real-time status monitoring: You can check the device's battery level, working status, temperature, and charging status at any time, and the cleaning progress is clear at a glance. • Multiple cleaning modes: Supports 2-hour, 4-hour, and continuous cleaning modes to meet different usage needs. • Manual remote control: Supports functions such as forward, backward, turning, one-button acceleration, and one-button side-pulling, allowing precise control over equipment operation. • Automatic operation management: The equipment can automatically operate and standby according to the settings, reducing manual intervention. • Solar charging status display: Get real-time updates on the device's charging status, making it more environmentally friendly and efficient. • Safety and stability: Stable connection and intelligent control system ensure safe and reliable operation of the equipment.

Screenshots

Patternum4 screens
Manta M13 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: Manta M1 at every 5 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, Manta M1 every 5 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 22, 2026 and October 25, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard1 real difference · 9 level
Patternum versus Manta M1: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPatternumManta M1
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.4 (25 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews54.5% of reviews—
Number of ratings25 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 6 monthsEvery 5 weeks — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS12.4 — better13.0
Further details — not scored
Size90 MB25 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperAnnapurnApp Technologies UG haftungsbeschranktGUANGZHOU WUWO TECHNOLOGY CO.,LTD.

In-app purchases

None

Patternum

No in-app purchases

None

Manta M1

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Patternum free?
Patternum is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Manta M1 free?
Manta M1 is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Patternum or Manta M1 have ads?
Neither Patternum nor Manta M1 shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Patternum or Manta M1?
Patternum ships an update every 6 months, and Manta M1 every 5 weeks. Most recently, Patternum was updated on October 22, 2026 and Manta M1 on October 25, 2026.

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