Comparison

Markup R vs Patternism

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

Head to head
About

Markup R

This app allows users to mark up any stitch chart from any designer. It can automatically detect grids, symbols, and colors from PDFs or photos, and even stitch together multi-page charts. Users can track progress, identify stitch counts, and utilize built-in shade cards for thread colors.

Highlights
  • Load any chart from any designer
  • Automatic grid, symbol, and color detection
  • Stitch multi-page charts together
  • Automatic symbol and thread color detection
  • Built-in shade cards (DMC, Anchor, Madeira)
  • Track progress and statistics
  • Customizable markup tools
Features
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• Powerful markup made simple Spend less time managing your chart and more time stitching, with a clear interactive view that makes every symbol and remaining stitch easy to find. • Free two-week trial Try every feature free for two weeks and experience how Markup R-XP can make your stitching simpler and more enjoyable. • Easy chart importing and setup Start stitching sooner, even when your chart is a PDF, scan, image or photo, with tools that straighten the chart and help detect its grid and symbols - even one that’s angled or curled in a book! • Automatic thread setup Save setup time and avoid colour-matching mistakes by identifying threads from the chart key, creating blended symbols and choosing from a wide range of built-in manufacturer shade cards. • Multi-page and Stitch-Along support Enjoy multi-page charts as one seamless, correctly counted design without troublesome page boundaries and expand Stitch-Along (SAL) projects as new sections are released. • Comprehensive stitch and annotation tools Keep every detail of your work in one place by marking full and fractional stitches, adding backstitch, and recording instructions or reminders with text and freehand annotations. • Organised projects and detailed progress Always know where you are and what remains, with keys, reference pictures, finished samples, notes and detailed progress information kept together and easy to find. • Customisable to suit you Create a clearer, more comfortable stitching experience by personalising the app theme, grids, guides, colours, sizes and other display options. • Help, community and regular improvements Find answers when you need them, connect with a friendly community of stitchers and enjoy ongoing improvements inspired by user feedback.

About

Patternism

Features
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Never lose your place in a pattern again. Patternism turns your iPad or iPhone into the ultimate knitting companion, letting you follow along with any PDF pattern while keeping your counts right at your fingertips. Track every stitch, row, and repeat. Four independent counters — Row, Repeat, and two customizable counters — keep you on track whether you're working a simple scarf or a complex cable chart. Counters support auto-repeat so your pattern section resets happen automatically. Highlight what matters. Draw resizable highlight boxes directly over your pattern PDF to mark the row or section you're working. Choose from yellow, red, or blue — and move or resize them as you go. Your progress, always saved. Patternism automatically saves your counter positions and highlights for every row, so you can put your project down and pick right back up exactly where you left off. Store your pattern data in iCloud Drive to keep everything in sync across devices.

Screenshots

Markup R4 screens
Patternism3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Markup R at Free against Patternism's $2.99. Patternism's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 2). On ads, device support 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Markup R is free to download; Patternism costs $2.99 up front. Markup R sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $19.99 per year. Patternism asks for nothing beyond the download.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
Markup R versus Patternism: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterMarkup RPatternism
PriceFree — better$2.99
Rating4.8 (3K ratings) — better—
Positive reviews67.7% of reviews—
Number of ratings3K — better—
Update frequencyMonthly—
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS16.016.0
Further details — not scored
Size148 MB6 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperKewin Lawson Smith LimitedPatrick McNeill

Bugs and requests

Markup R

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • Crashes and freezes when marking up certain patterns
  • Inconsistent symbol highlighting and placement
  • Difficulty loading and aligning some scanned patterns

Requested features

5 requests
  • Ability to track floss stash and needed supplies
  • Syncing across multiple devices
  • Improved support for password-protected PDFs
  • Font size controls for rulers and labels
  • Rotation/flipping options for patterns

Patternism

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

2 purchases

Markup R

Subscriptions1
  • Yearly Access$19.991 Year
One-time1
  • Markup R-XP Full$9.99
None

Patternism

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Markup R free?
Markup R is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Patternism free?
Patternism costs $2.99, with no in-app purchases.
Do Markup R or Patternism have ads?
Neither Markup R nor Patternism shows ads.

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