Comparison

Inkle Visualizer vs Listen Later

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

Listen Later

Convert articles, PDFs, newsletters, and web pages into audio episodes for your private podcast feed. Listen to saved content on the go with your favorite podcast app. Choose your voice and audio quality, paying only for processing used.

Highlights
  • Convert articles, PDFs, and web pages to audio
  • Submit content via app, share sheet, or email
  • Private podcast feed integration
  • Customizable voice and audio quality
  • Pay-as-you-go processing
Features
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Listen Later turns articles and existing audio into episodes in your private podcast feed. Share articles, PDFs, web pages, newsletters, and other text with Listen Later to create narrated episodes. When a website, audio file, or public podcast episode already has audio you want to keep, use the separate Save Audio action to add it directly to your feed. Use the iOS app to submit content, track Save Audio activity, manage included saves and credit, choose voice preferences, and copy your private feed link. Then listen in Apple Podcasts or another podcast app you already use. What you can do: - Turn articles, PDFs, and web pages into narrated podcast episodes - Save audio from websites, public podcast episodes, and MP3/M4A files - Track Save Audio progress and your included saves in Settings - Add your private feed to your favorite podcast app - Submit from the app, iOS share sheet, or your personal submission email - Choose preferred voices and quality - Buy credit securely with in-app purchases

Screenshots

Inkle Visualizer4 screens
Listen Later4 screens

Verdict

The call

Inkle Visualizer and Listen Later both sit at 5.0 stars, but that hides the real split: 100% of Listen Later's written reviews are positive against 50% of Inkle Visualizer's. Listen Later also leads on price (Free vs $5.99) and update cadence (every 3 days vs every 2 months). Inkle Visualizer's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 5). On rating, ratings volume, 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Listen Later is free to download; Inkle Visualizer costs $5.99 up front. Listen Later sells 5 one-off in-app purchases. Inkle Visualizer asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for Inkle Visualizer against 5.0 for Listen Later. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 8 and 6 respectively. Written reviews are what separate them: 50% of Inkle Visualizer's written reviews are positive against 100% of Listen Later's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Inkle Visualizer ships an update every 2 months, Listen Later every 3 days. The most recent releases landed on November 3, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
Inkle Visualizer versus Listen Later: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterInkle VisualizerListen Later
Price$5.99Free — better
Rating5.0 (8 ratings)5.0 (6 ratings)
Positive reviews50.0% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings8 — better6
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsEvery 3 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationPaidFree with in-app purchases — better
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS17.517.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size15 MB15 MB
Age rating4+17+
DeveloperKnit Foundry LLCMaybe Later LLC

Customer experience

Inkle Visualizer

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

Listen Later

All ratings6 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews4 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

Inkle Visualizer

No in-app purchases

5 purchases

Listen Later

One-time5
  • $5 Credit Pack$4.99
  • $10 Credit Pack$9.99
  • $20 Credit Pack$19.99
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  • $50 Credit Pack$49.99
  • $100 Credit Pack$99.99

Questions

Is Inkle Visualizer free?
Inkle Visualizer costs $5.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is Listen Later free?
Listen Later is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Inkle Visualizer or Listen Later?
Inkle Visualizer and Listen Later are both rated 5.0 out of 5 on the App Store, from 8 and 6 ratings respectively.
Do Inkle Visualizer or Listen Later have ads?
Neither Inkle Visualizer nor Listen Later shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Inkle Visualizer or Listen Later?
Inkle Visualizer ships an update every 2 months, and Listen Later every 3 days. Most recently, Inkle Visualizer was updated on November 3, 2026 and Listen Later on October 31, 2026.

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