Patternum vs Cablewick
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.
Cablewick
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Cablewick is the calm, all-in-one companion for knitters and crocheters — a row counter, pattern reader, chart designer, yarn stash and learning studio in one beautifully made app. No ads. No account. No cloud. Everything lives on your device and works fully offline. From amigurumi rounds to a colourwork sweater to your very first chain stitch, Cablewick keeps your place, your projects and your yarn in one warm, tactile home. WHY MAKERS CHOOSE CABLEWICK • No ads, ever — nothing between you and your work • Works 100% offline — count on a plane, in a cabin, anywhere • No login, no account, no cloud — your data never leaves your device • One-time Lifetime unlock available — not everything has to be a subscription • Built for knitting and crochet, right- or left-handed, US or UK terms SMART ROW COUNTER • Tap, swipe or press to count, with warm haptics and an optional wooden tick • Amigurumi rounds mode with stitch checks and magic-ring growth (6·12·18·24…) • Adjustable step size, row targets and progress bars • Lock Screen Live Activity and Dynamic Island — count without opening the app • Home Screen widgets and Siri: "Add a row" hands-free • Voice counting — say "next" to advance while your hands stay busy (Premium) • Multiple counters per project, linked repeats and per-row reminders PATTERNS, YOUR WAY • Import from PDF, photo scan, web link, or paste your own text • On-device parsing turns any pattern into a tap-to-check row list • A place-keeping row marker and count-along that syncs with your counter • Draw and annotate right on your PDF (Premium) • Sepia reading mode, text zoom, sketch pad and voice notes • Size picker highlights your size across the whole pattern • Browse thousands of public Ravelry patterns and inspiration photos — no login • Export any pattern back out as a clean PDF CHART DESIGNER & READER (Premium) • Design stitch and colourwork charts on a symbol and colour grid • Turn a photo into a colourwork chart automatically • Read charts bottom-up with row highlighting, notes and auto row text • Magic markers, mirror/flip, undo/redo and a colourwork yarn planner YARN STASH & TOOLS • Catalogue yarn with photos, weight, fibre, dye lot, yardage and price • Scan a yarn label to auto-fill, or scan a barcode to tag it • Track hooks, needles and notions, plus a shopping list • "What can I make?" suggests projects from the yarn you already own (Premium) LEARN TO KNIT & CROCHET • 10 guided courses from your first stitch to cables, lace and finishing • 44 illustrated, animated stitches and 30 techniques • "Fix a mistake" troubleshooter for 24 common problems • 12 maker's calculators — gauge, resize, cast-on, yarn estimate and more • On-device AI stitch helper answers questions privately (supported devices) • Care symbols, size charts, references, a US↔UK glossary and video tutorials PROJECTS & PROGRESS • Unlimited projects on the free plan — always • Built-in session timer, streaks, stats and earnable badges • Deadlines with gentle reminders, progress photos, notes and materials • Share a beautiful project card to show off a finished make • Full backup export and import — your data stays in your hands FREE & PREMIUM Cablewick is generous on the free plan: unlimited projects and counting, a yarn stash, the timer, stats, achievements, learning basics, the mistake-fixer, backups and more. Premium unlocks unlimited counters and stash, chart tools, voice counting, PDF drawing, the full stitch library and every calculator. Premium is offered Monthly (with a free trial), Yearly, or as a one-time Lifetime purchase. Subscriptions renew automatically unless cancelled at least 24 hours before the period ends; manage anytime in your App Store settings. Made with love for the fibre community. Happy making. Privacy Policy: https://zydeno.com/cablewick/privacy.html Terms of Service: https://zydeno.com/cablewick/terms.html
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Patternum at none against Cablewick's 3. Patternum also leads on iOS requirement (12.4 vs 17.0). On price, ads 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. Cablewick sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per month. Patternum asks for nothing beyond the download.
| Parameter | Patternum | Cablewick |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.4 (25 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 54.5% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 25 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 6 months | — |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 12.4 — better | 17.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 90 MB | 18 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | AnnapurnApp Technologies UG haftungsbeschrankt | Andrii Matiushev |
In-app purchases
Patternum
No in-app purchases
Cablewick
- Monthly7 Days trial$4.991 Month
- Yearly$24.991 Year
- Lifetime$39.99








