MyPin vs Iconfactory Tapestry
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
MyPin
Mark locations with photos, voice notes, and text. Share your moments instantly on social media or via email. Automatically includes location, time, and weather data.
- Drop pins with photo, voice, and text
- Automatic location, time, and weather data
- Share pins to Facebook and Twitter
- Email pins directly
- Tag and organize pins
- Edit and repost pins
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Completely rewritten from the ground up with a design inspired by iOS 7. Used by thousands of people dropping pins around the world as they travel or just go about their day. MyPin lets you "Drop A Pin" wherever you are, to mark the spot in space and time. Add a photo, voice recording, and text. Post the Pin to your Facebook Wall or email it to anyone with just a few taps. Do you hike, ride, go to parties, or have a life? Why not share it? MyPin lets you capture the moments quickly - with image, sound, and text. And then get back to your life. MyPin automatically includes your location, the time, and current weather conditions. Pins are stored in the Phone so you can send them later, even if you don't have Internet access when you drop them. Features: • Creates and stores any number of pins containing photo, text, sound, with auto-date, location, and weather. • Easily share your pins on Facebook and Twitter. • Send pin contents as email without switching apps. • View your Facebook Wall and Twitter Feed without switching apps. • Tag photos with words and phrases. • Edit and repost any pin. • Organize pins in categories. • Pin may be publicly linked at the rewritten social sharing site for pins mypin.projecta.com.
Iconfactory Tapestry
Aggregate content from various social media, blogs, podcasts, and video channels into a single, chronological feed. Organize your digital life with custom timelines, powerful search, and spoiler-blocking rules for a personalized browsing experience.
- Unified chronological timeline
- Supports social media, blogs, RSS, podcasts, YouTube
- Customizable timelines
- Spoiler and topic muting rules
- Cross-device sync
- Private by design
- Custom connectors
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Tapestry weaves your favorite blogs, social media, and more into a unified and chronological timeline. ⁕ The Web Your Way Tapestry combines posts from your favorite social media services like Bluesky, Mastodon, Tumblr along with others like RSS feeds, podcasts, YouTube channels, and more. All of your content is presented in chronological order, with no algorithm deciding what you should or shouldn't see. ⁕ Join The Conversation Compose new posts, reply to your friends, and read discussions on Bluesky or Mastodon right from inside of Tapestry. No need to switch to another app when you want to interact. ⁕ A Bird's Eye View Tapestry makes it easier than ever to browse content from dozens or even hundreds of sources. Create custom timelines, seamlessly sync your reading position across devices, and keep track of feeds in an easy-to-read, color-coded stream of content. ⁕ Avoid Spoilers Everywhere Quickly create powerful rules that control what you do and don't see across all your feeds. Avoid potential spoilers and stay clear of unwanted topics by creating rules that muffle and mute items in everything you follow. ⁕ Powerful Searching Search for topics and terms across all feeds simultaneously. Tapestry makes it easy to find that blog post, YouTube video, or podcast you're looking for - and easy to mark it for later. ⁕ Private By Design Your privacy is a priority. Tapestry works with content stored on your device, so searching and viewing content is completely private. We never sell or share your data with third parties. ⁕ Custom Connectors Expand Tapestry’s potential with third-party connectors. Import custom connectors from trusted developers, or even write your own to add your favorite bit of data to the timeline. If there's an open data feed available, a connector can weave it into Tapestry. Additional Features: • Universal app for iOS, iPadOS and macOS • Quickly open posts in your favorite third party apps to take action • Syncs your reading position via iCloud across devices • Fully accessible using VoiceOver, Dynamic Type, and more • Customize Tapestry's app icon, layout, and fonts • Create custom timelines of your favorite feeds • Mark your favorite items to read later • Light and dark mode support -------- Tapestry uses auto-renewing subscriptions. The subscription provides access to premium features like ad removal, custom timelines, feed customization, and more. The subscription will be charged to your iTunes account at confirmation of purchase. Subscriptions will automatically renew at the end of your subscription period and will be charged through your iTunes account. Subscriptions renew automatically unless canceled at least 24 hours prior to the end of the current period. Your account will be charged for renewal within 24 hours prior to the end of the current period. You can turn off auto-renewal at any time from your iTunes account settings. Cancellation of the current active subscription period is not allowed. Terms of Use: https://tapestry.iconfactory.com/terms Privacy Policy: https://tapestry.iconfactory.com/privacy
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Iconfactory Tapestry at 4.6 against MyPin's 3.0. Iconfactory Tapestry also leads on review sentiment (82% vs 40%) and update cadence (every 4 weeks vs every 44 months). MyPin's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 3) and iOS requirement (8.0 vs 17.4). On price, 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
Both are free to download. Iconfactory Tapestry sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per month. MyPin asks for nothing beyond the download.
Iconfactory Tapestry holds the better App Store score, 4.6 against 3.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Iconfactory Tapestry has 327 ratings behind it against 4, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 40% of MyPin's written reviews are positive against 82% of Iconfactory Tapestry's.
MyPin ships an update every 44 months, Iconfactory Tapestry every 4 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 23, 2026 and October 22, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | MyPin | Iconfactory Tapestry |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.0 (4 ratings) | 4.6 (327 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 40.0% of reviews | 82.1% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 4 | 327 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 44 months | Every 4 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free — better | Subscription |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPad, Mac — better |
| Requires iOS | 8.0 — better | 17.4 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 14 MB | 74 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 17+ |
| Developer | Project A, Inc. | The Iconfactory |
Customer experience
MyPin
Iconfactory Tapestry
Bugs and requests
MyPin
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
Iconfactory Tapestry
Reported bugs
3 issues- Inconsistent behavior when rotating device
- Occasional feed sync issues
- Crashes when trying to screenshot certain screens
Requested features
8 requests- Add ability to mark posts as read
- Implement bookmarking/saving functionality
- Allow custom font size and theme options
- Provide more granular control over muting/filtering
- Add in-app engagement features (likes, replies, etc.)
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- Improve connector discovery and setup process
- Develop a dedicated newsletter connector
- Release a companion Mac app
In-app purchases
MyPin
No in-app purchases
Iconfactory Tapestry
- Monthly Subscription$4.991 Month
- Yearly Subscription$39.991 Year
- Tapestry Lifetime Purchase$149.99
Questions
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