Comparison

Inkle Visualizer vs ProgressBar

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

Inkle Visualizer

This app helps you design intricate patterns for inkle looms. It offers tools for organizing charts, quickly painting colors, and tracking your warping process. Share your creations easily with others.

Highlights
  • Organize charts with folders
  • Quickly paint colors with palettes
  • Real-time color updates
  • Mirror mode for symmetrical design
  • Warping thread tracker
  • Offline data storage
  • Apple Pencil support
Features
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Inkle Visualizer is an app for your iPad / iPhone that improves the way you create designs for plain weave, warp faced bands, typically woven on an Inkle loom. Library features + Organize your chart library using folders. Easily drag and drop to reorganize. + Thumbnail of each chart makes it easy to find a specific chart + Search library easily, finding folders and charts whose name matches the search text + Sort by name, width, created date, updated date + Share full sized image of your chart. Great for use on social media like Ravelry or Instagram + Share Inkle Visualizer chart files to other users of Inkle Visualizer via email, Air Drop or to the File app. Editing Features + Quickly paint colors on your band by tapping the draw-down + Each chart has a Color Palette you build to use in designing your chart + Update a color in the Palette and the chart reflects the change immediately + Swap colors used in your chart quickly from those available in your Color Palette + Import colors from other charts in your library + Use Mirror mode to keep both halves of your band in sync + Add threads + Duplicate or flip selected threads + Multiple levels of undo/redo while editing + Lock chart to prevent editing + Share full size image or thumbnail image + Reorder your colors inside the Palette using drag and drop Warping Tracker + Easily keep track of which thread you're currently warping + Tap screen or keyboard to move forward to the next thread, and mark off previous thread Other features + Stores data locally on device, does not require internet connectivity + Supports Dark Mode + Works with Apple Pencil For more information and support check out our Ravelry user group: https://www.ravelry.com/groups/knit-foundry-user-group

About

ProgressBar

Track your progress towards goals with a simple visual interface. Set up multiple trackers to monitor your achievements and stay motivated. This app offers a straightforward way to visualize your journey to success.

Highlights
  • Progress bar visualization
  • Goal tracking
  • Multiple trackers
  • Simple interface
  • Motivation tool
Features
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Simple progress bar tracker for your goals

Screenshots

Inkle Visualizer4 screens
ProgressBar3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Inkle Visualizer at 50% against ProgressBar's 0%. Inkle Visualizer also leads on rating (5.0 vs 3.0) and ratings volume (8 vs 1). ProgressBar's advantage is price (Free vs $5.99) and iOS requirement (15.1 vs 17.5). On update cadence, 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

ProgressBar is free to download; Inkle Visualizer costs $5.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Inkle Visualizer holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 3.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Inkle Visualizer has 8 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 50% of Inkle Visualizer's written reviews are positive against 0% of ProgressBar's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on October 8, 2026 and September 30, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
Inkle Visualizer versus ProgressBar: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterInkle VisualizerProgressBar
Price$5.99Free — better
Rating5.0 (8 ratings) — better3.0 (1 ratings)
Positive reviews50.0% of reviews — better0.0% of reviews
Number of ratings8 — better1
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsEvery 2 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationPaidFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPod
Requires iOS17.515.1 — better
Further details — not scored
Size15 MB13 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperKnit Foundry LLCLeo Cui

Customer experience

Inkle Visualizer

All ratings8 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews2 reviews
Positive50.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative50.0%

ProgressBar

All ratings1 ratings
Positive0.0%
Neutral100.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive0.0%
Neutral100.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

Inkle Visualizer

No in-app purchases

None

ProgressBar

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Inkle Visualizer free?
Inkle Visualizer costs $5.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is ProgressBar free?
ProgressBar is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Inkle Visualizer or ProgressBar?
Inkle Visualizer is rated higher. Inkle Visualizer averages 5.0 out of 5 from 8 ratings, while ProgressBar averages 3.0 from 1 ratings.
Do Inkle Visualizer or ProgressBar have ads?
Neither Inkle Visualizer nor ProgressBar shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Inkle Visualizer or ProgressBar?
Inkle Visualizer ships an update every 2 months, and ProgressBar every 2 months. Most recently, Inkle Visualizer was updated on October 8, 2026 and ProgressBar on September 30, 2026.

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