Cascade PBS vs PLY Spinners Guild
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Cascade PBS
Stream prestige dramas, landmark documentaries, inspiring nature, and science programs. Access PBS favorites, local original series, and international content from a nonprofit streaming service for the Pacific Northwest. Enhance your viewing with an extended library through membership.
- Prestige dramas
- Landmark documentaries
- Nature and science programming
- Local original series
- International programming
- Extended library with membership
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Prestige dramas, landmark documentaries, inspiring nature, science and more! Enjoy your PBS favorites, local original series and a unique collection of international programming with this nonprofit streaming service for the Pacific Northwest, Cascade PBS. Catch up on recently aired PBS shows or become a Cascade PBS Passport member to discover an extended library of popular programs, including the best in science, nature, history, documentary, arts and drama.
PLY Spinners Guild
This app provides a comprehensive fiber arts community with instructional videos and forums. Learn spinning techniques at your own pace with guidance from experts, covering everything from fiber prep to finishing. Connect with other spinners and participate in community events.
- Instructional videos
- Expert guidance
- Community forums
- Regular spin-alongs
- Access to past seasons
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The PLY spinning guild is an inclusive, active fiber community centered around spinning more, and more satisfying, yarns. Brought to you by Jacey Boggs Faulkner and PLY Magazine, it's a series of progressive, instructional videos where spinners can learn at their own pace and be guided by some of the best spinners in the community. Whether you're just starting or have been spinning for years; spin on a wheel or a spindle; love wool, silk, and/or plant fibers, there's a place for you in the guild. Each season has 8-10 episodes and each episode has 3-20 parts (totaling 1-3 hours) where the topic is discussed in detail, from different perspectives, and demonstrated with easy-to-see spinning views (from the front, side, and above so you won't miss the action). For each season's topic we'll talk about fiber choices, fiber prep, drafting, plying, ply structures, texture, color, finishing, end use and so much more. Features: * All previous seasons and lessons for as long as you're a member * New episode every 6 weeks * Regular spin-alongs * Forums for questions, communication, and community Terms of Service: https://www.plyspinnersguild.com/tos Privacy Policy: https://www.plyspinnersguild.com/privacy
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: PLY Spinners Guild at 98% against Cascade PBS's 17%. PLY Spinners Guild also leads on rating (4.9 vs 3.7). Cascade PBS's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 2) and update cadence (every 2 months vs every 6 months). On price, ratings volume, ads and monetization model 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. PLY Spinners Guild sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $11.99 per month. Cascade PBS asks for nothing beyond the download.
PLY Spinners Guild holds the better App Store score, 4.9 against 3.7. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 32 and 45 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 17% of Cascade PBS's written reviews are positive against 98% of PLY Spinners Guild's.
Cascade PBS ships an update every 2 months, PLY Spinners Guild every 6 months. The most recent releases landed on October 25, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Cascade PBS | PLY Spinners Guild |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.7 (32 ratings) | 4.9 (45 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 17.2% of reviews | 97.9% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 32 | 45 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months — better | Every 6 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, Apple TV — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 16.0 — better | 16.6 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 45 MB | 66 MB |
| Age rating | 12+ | 4+ |
| Developer | KCTS TELEVISION | PLY Publishing Corp |
Customer experience
Cascade PBS
PLY Spinners Guild
Bugs and requests
Cascade PBS
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
PLY Spinners Guild
Reported bugs
7 issues- App is minimal with limited access compared to web version
- Forums and spin-in chat threads not available on the app
- Teaching content video episodes limited to a few from last year
- No useful help section
- App is bare bones and hard to navigate
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- Content seems blocked from updates
- Earliest videos are a little out of frame
Requested features
5 requests- Full access to all features on the app, including forums
- Availability of current teaching content updates on the app
- A useful help section
- Improved app navigation
- Fix earliest videos that are out of frame
In-app purchases
Cascade PBS
No in-app purchases
PLY Spinners Guild
- PLY Spinners Guild Monthly3 Days trial$11.991 Month
- PLY Spinners Guild Yearly3 Days trial$85.991 Year
Questions
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