SkyText vs Sewciable
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
SkyText
Type messages on your device and display them as scrolling text in real time. Ideal for noisy environments or when silent communication is needed. Offers preset messages and customizable display options.
- Real-time scrolling text display
- Silent communication
- Preset message storage and editing
- Day/night color themes
- Automatic scrolling on orientation change
- Supports upside-down display
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SkyText is the premier text-scrolling application for the iPhone and iPod Touch from Heynow Software. SkyText allows you to type messages on your touch device and display them instantly as scrolling text on its screen. In real time. All from one screen. Here's how it works: 1. Hold your iPhone/iPod Touch in portrait orientation and type text on the keyboard, just like text messaging. 2. Raise your hand (the one holding the device) and face the screen toward the person that you want to display the message to, in landscape orientation. SkyText uses the accelerometer to sense the change in orientation and automatically scrolls the message. That's it. Quick and easy. The way it should be. When would you use SkyText? • In a loud, crowded bar • A hottie is looking at you from a distance and you want to break the ice • You've become thirsty • Your buddy is a the end of the bar, and you just need to taunt him • At a concert • On the golf course • At the airport • At a sporting event • In the parking lot, picking up your kids after a concert • At the beach • In the library • At the race track • While hunting or fishing • Six of you are going skiing, 3 people each in 2 cars. Cell reception is spotty, you need to communicate and don't want to "scream & freeze" • You're a sound engineer and you need to tell the guitar player to turn down • You're in church and need to discreetly tell the reverend that his fly is unzipped • Anywhere you need to communicate with somebody and: • They are unable to hear you • You need to get their attention • You can't get to them • You can't make a sound but want to get a message across When would *you* use SkyText? And, in case you're wondering: √ Yes, after the message ends there's a brief delay, you get a single vibration, and the message scrolls again. √ Yes, when you bring your hand back down, SkyText has cleared the text-entry box and the cursor is blinking, ready for you to type your next message. √ Yes, if you want re-display the last message, it's still available on the screen. Just tap on it to display it again. √ Yes, you can store messages as preset messages and quickly select them for display with one tap. √ Yes, you can also edit a preset message quickly and display it, with or without saving the edits to the preset itself! √ Yes, you can quickly go between hand-typing and preset messages on the same screen. √ Yes, there are two font/background color combinations for day and night display, quickly accessible on the screen. √ Yes, we know some people are left-handed. SkyText scrolls the text properly regardless of which way you turn it into landscape. You can even flip your phone upside down once it's scrolling, and watch the fun. We put a lot of time and effort into SkyText because, frankly, you shouldn't have to. We're Heynow.
Sewciable
A social media platform designed for the sewing and fiber crafts community. It prioritizes genuine connection, learning, and community over algorithms and popularity contests, offering a peaceful online space for makers.
- Chronological feed
- No algorithms
- No ads
- Link sharing
- Community focus
- Learning from others
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We're making the sewing & fibre crafts community feel like a community again. Sewciable is built different, on purpose. We capture the magic of the early days of blogs and social media - before the algorithms, before the popularity contest and before you became the product. This is a social media platform thoughtfully made for the sewing and fibre crafts community that prioritises connection over clout, learning over likes, and community over celebrities. We've left out all the stuff that makes social media toxic, and kept all the things that help grow real community. We promise: A chronological feed, No Algorithms and absolutely No Ads. Hashtags that work and sharing of links anywhere you want. We tell you when you've seen everything new and we don't trap you here. Sewciable is for people who want to share what they're working on, make friends, learn from others, share knowledge and actually enjoy social media again. No viral drama, no engagement bait — just makers being makers. Welcome to a peaceful corner of the internet, where you can connect at your own pace. There are no ads and we never sell your data — your membership subscription fee is what funds the app, so you are never the product. How can we promise that you'll never see an ad? Never have your data sold? Never be manipulated by an algorithm? Easy. While other social media channels are funded by selling your attention and your data to advertisers, Sewciable is funded by its members. When something is free it's because you are the product — at Sewciable you are never the product. You're part of a real community. — — — Sewciable is a subscription app. A paid monthly membership is required to access the feed, community, tutorials and all other features. New members start with a 7-day free trial. The membership price is shown in the app and on this App Store product page before you subscribe. Membership details • Sewcial Membership — auto-renewable subscription • Length: 1 month, recurring • Price: the monthly membership price shown on this product page (after a 7-day free trial for new members) • Payment is charged to your Apple ID at confirmation of purchase. • Your subscription automatically renews unless auto-renew is turned off at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. Your account is charged for renewal within 24 hours prior to the end of the current period. • You can manage or cancel your subscription in your App Store account settings after purchase. Any unused portion of the free trial is forfeited when you purchase a membership. — — — Terms of Use: https://sewcial.app/terms Privacy Policy: https://sewcial.app/privacy Help Centre: https://sewcial.app/help
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: Sewciable at Free against SkyText's $1.99. Sewciable also leads on update cadence (every 5 days vs every 21 months) and ratings volume (157 vs 1). SkyText's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 1) and chart position (#88 vs unranked). On rating, 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
Sewciable is free to download; SkyText costs $1.99 up front. Sewciable sells 1 in-app purchase, starting at $1.99 per month. SkyText asks for nothing beyond the download.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for SkyText against 4.9 for Sewciable. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Sewciable has 157 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 82% of SkyText's written reviews are positive against 95% of Sewciable's.
SkyText ships an update every 21 months, Sewciable every 5 days. The most recent releases landed on October 15, 2026 and October 16, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | SkyText | Sewciable |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $1.99 | Free — better |
| Rating | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better | 4.9 (157 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 82.4% of reviews | 95.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 1 | 157 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 21 months | Every 5 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Paid — better | Subscription |
| Best chart rank | #88 — better | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 15.1 | 13.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 27 MB | 36 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 17+ |
| Developer | Heynow Software | Bit State Pty Ltd |
Customer experience
SkyText
Sewciable
In-app purchases
SkyText
No in-app purchases
Sewciable
- Sewcial Membership7 Days trial$1.991 Month









