CREATIVATE vs Garden Hours
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
CREATIVATE
This app is a comprehensive creative companion for sewing, embroidery, quilting, and craft cutting. It offers step-by-step guidance, tutorials, and editing tools to help users learn and create. It also allows direct control of compatible smart machines for enhanced crafting.
- Step-by-step machine guidance
- Stitch database and tutorials
- Embroidery editor and design placement
- Quilt design and cutting charts
- Craft cutting design tools
- Direct machine control
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The CREATIVATE™ App is your all-in-one creative companion for sewing, embroidery, quilting, and craft cutting - with everything you need to learn, create, and make your best work yet. Sewing Features (Mobile & Tablet) Whether you're setting up your machine for the first time or tackling an advanced project, CREATIVATE has you covered. - Step-by-Step Guidance: Get machine-specific setup and sewing support tailored to your machine. - Stitch Database: Browse and select stitches with recommended settings for your project. - Learning Tutorials: Build your skills with guided stitch and technique tutorials. - Troubleshooting Help: Find fast solutions to common sewing issues. Singer Smart Heavy Duty 9120 - App Control (Mobile) Control your Singer Smart Heavy Duty 9120 directly from your phone with dedicated sewing and embroidery controls - all from the CREATIVATE app. - Stitch Selector: Select stitches, adjust settings, and send them straight to your machine. - Embroidery Controller: Monitor stitch-out progress, step through stitches, manage color block changes, and control hoop positioning - all from your phone. Embroidery Features (Mobile & Tablet) - Embroidery Editor: Core design and editing tools built into the app - compatible with any connected embroidery machine. - Design Placement: Photograph your hoop and send it directly to your machine for precise placement. - PhotoStitch: Turn any photo into an embroidery design with a single shot. Quilting Features (Tablet only) Design, cut, and piece your quilts with a simple, intuitive digital tool - perfect for first-timers and experienced quilters alike. - Design your quilt blocks, choose fabrics, add borders and sashing, and preview your finished quilt. - Get easy-to-follow cutting charts and step-by-step piecing instructions. - Integrates exclusively with the SINGER® MOMENTO™ Craft Cutting Machine for faster, more precise fabric cuts. Craft Cutting Features (Tablet only) Create custom designs and bring them to life on the SINGER® MOMENTO™ 24" Craft Cutting Machine. - Design: Add text, shapes, images, and more to your canvas. - Customize: Use built-in tools to make every design uniquely yours. - Endless Possibilities: Works with fabric, vinyl, and much more. Download now and start making your best work yet. CREATIVATE-connected machines are premium sewing, embroidery, quilting, and craft cutting machines sold under the SINGER®, HUSQVARNA® VIKING®, and PFAFF® brands. Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
Garden Hours
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Plan your next garden visit with confidence. Garden Hours is an independent visit-planning companion that helps you review operating hours, discover events, save itineraries, and stay informed about schedule changes at supported public garden locations. PLAN YOUR VISIT Choose a location, date, and arrival time to create a personalized visit plan. Review the applicable hours, closures, free-admission information, and events together in one convenient place. SAVE AND ORGANIZE Save upcoming visits for easy access. Add personal notes, choose events you want to attend, and keep favorite events together for later. CALENDAR AND REMINDERS Add saved visits to Apple Calendar and enable optional reminders before your planned arrival. SHARE YOUR PLANS Share visit details—including the location, date, time, selected events, and personal notes—with friends and family. CHECK TODAY’S STATUS Quickly see whether your selected location has regular hours, an early closing, a late opening, or a closure. Upcoming schedule changes are presented clearly to help you plan ahead. HOURS, CLOSURES, AND FREE DAYS Browse the calendar for seasonal operating hours, early closings, late openings, full-day closures, location-specific changes, building notices, and upcoming free-admission days. DISCOVER EVENTS Explore upcoming programs chronologically, filter by category or date, save favorites, and open source listings for registration and ticket details. HOME-SCREEN WIDGET Add the Garden Hours widget to see today’s operating hours, current status, and the next schedule change for your selected location. OFFLINE ACCESS After a successful update, Garden Hours preserves the most recently verified schedule and event information for offline viewing. Saved visits and favorites remain available without an internet connection. ACCESSIBILITY AND APPEARANCE Choose light, dark, or system appearance. Garden Hours supports Dynamic Type, VoiceOver, and standard iOS accessibility features. INDEPENDENT APP Garden Hours is independently developed and is not affiliated with, sponsored by, endorsed by, or operated by any venue or organization represented in the app. Public information may change. Confirm important visit details through the source links provided in the app.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Garden Hours at none against CREATIVATE's 3. CREATIVATE's advantage is device support (3 vs 1). On price, ads and iOS requirement 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. CREATIVATE sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $9.99 per month. Garden Hours asks for nothing beyond the download.
| Parameter | CREATIVATE | Garden Hours |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.4 (405 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 17.6% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 405 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 6 weeks | — |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, Mac — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 16.0 — better | 17.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 376 MB | 2 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | VSM Group AB | Hser Htoo |
Bugs and requests
CREATIVATE
Reported bugs
18 issues- Measurement unit selection dialog box cut off/not fully visible
- Unable to confirm measurement choice (mm/inches) - OK button unresponsive
- App freezes when accessing embroidery, crafting, or quilting tabs
- Login button missing or unresponsive
- Sign-in credentials field present but no submit button
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- Monitor function crashes immediately upon opening
- App crashes when opening embroidery tab
- File compatibility issues after app rebranding from SewNet
- Cannot change file types
- Thread change notifications broken for over 1 year
- App hangs after selecting measurement units
- Keyboard hides create account/subscribe button on smaller screens
- QR box missing from home page
- Continuous loading screens without syncing
- Payment checkout freezes during processing
- Server cannot be reached for login
- Machine connection failures
- Website frequently asks to re-login despite being logged in
Requested features
8 requests- Add missing sewing machine models to database
- Implement working print functionality
- Fix audible push notifications for monitor alerts
- Improve mobile app design capabilities
- Add support for older machine models (Epic 1, Designer Ruby 90, Topaz 50, etc.)
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- Restore features from previous mySewnet version
- Optimize app for smaller phone screens and older devices
- Improve time estimation accuracy for monitor function
Garden Hours
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
CREATIVATE
- CREATIVATE Essential$9.991 Month
- CREATIVATE Extra$19.991 Month
- CREATIVATE Elite Membership$39.991 Month
Garden Hours
No in-app purchases









