Comparison

BraceletBook vs Patternum

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

Head to head
About

BraceletBook

Discover and create friendship bracelets with a wide variety of patterns, from simple to complex. This app provides tutorials for beginners and a to-do list to keep track of your projects. Perfect for anyone looking to learn or expand their bracelet-making skills.

Highlights
  • Normal & alpha patterns
  • Easy and hard difficulty levels
  • Pattern filtering by skill
  • To-Do list for projects
  • Friendship bracelet tutorials
Read full description

For more info about BraceletBook please visit BraceletBook.com. Learn how to make friendship bracelets and start tying today! Do you like making friendship bracelets? Then BraceletBook is the right app for you. It's full of normal & alpha patterns, both easy and hard. You can use filters to find patterns that match your skills, which makes finding the right ones much easier. BraceletBook also contains a To-Do list. You simply click on the "Add To-Do" button and you'll never forget what bracelet you wanted to make for your friend! If you don't know how to make friendship bracelets, there are lots of tutorials for you to read and learn from. Friendship bracelets seem to be appearing on the wrists of everyone from children to grandparents. These bracelets are often made of embroidery thread or yarn and can be woven into many intricate patterns. Some are even made with beads woven into the design. Making friendship bracelets is a fun project for any age, and with so many patterns available, there is a design that is right for any skill level. Friendship bracelets are not only beautiful and interesting, they also carry special meaning for the person who made it and the friend who wears it.

About

Patternum

Easily create interactive and responsive knitting and crochet patterns. Add detailed information, manage sizes, and generate charts with custom symbols. Share your creations as PDFs or within the app.

Highlights
  • Interactive pattern creation
  • PDF pattern export
  • Gauge, glossary, yarn, and needle details generator
  • Size management system
  • Customizable chart generator
  • Add text, images, and videos to patterns
  • Private and public pattern sharing
Features
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Patternum is the first Knitting and Crochet Pattern creation tool, fully optimized to let you create easily and quickly interactive and responsive patterns. The patterns created with Patternum can be used by knitters and Crocheters in the app for a perfect crafting experience, or they can be downloaded as PDF. Among the numerous features of Patternum: PATTERN DETAILS: Gauge, glossary, yarn, needles, technics details generator to let you enter all needed additional information about your pattern easily and very fast SIZE DETAILS: Size management system that helps you give all related size-specific instruction in a clear and easy way. No more () or , , , needed! CHARTS GENERATOR: Create your own charts in a few clicks using our predefined symbols or creating your own symbols, preview your colors charts directly in the app. PATTERN CONTENT: Add text, images, videos PATTERN PUBLICATION: You can decide to keep your pattern private (share it only with your friends, sell it… ) or make it public to the users of the App. You can very easily share your pattern with a dedicated link, and your friends will be able to import the pattern in the App, as well as to download the pattern as a PDF.

Screenshots

BraceletBook4 screens
Patternum4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: BraceletBook at 4.1 against Patternum's 3.4. BraceletBook also leads on review sentiment (70% vs 55%) and ratings volume (395 vs 25). Patternum's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 1) and ads (none vs shown). On price, monetization model, 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

Both are free to download. BraceletBook sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Patternum asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

BraceletBook holds the better App Store score, 4.1 against 3.4. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: BraceletBook has 395 ratings behind it against 25, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 70% of BraceletBook's written reviews are positive against 55% of Patternum's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

BraceletBook ships an update every 3 months, Patternum every 6 months. The most recent releases landed on September 14, 2026 and September 7, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
BraceletBook versus Patternum: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterBraceletBookPatternum
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.1 (395 ratings) — better3.4 (25 ratings)
Positive reviews70.0% of reviews — better54.5% of reviews
Number of ratings395 — better25
Update frequencyEvery 3 months — betterEvery 6 months
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS11.0 — better12.4
Further details — not scored
Size32 MB90 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperSandbox s.r.o.AnnapurnApp Technologies UG haftungsbeschrankt

Customer experience

BraceletBook

All ratings395 ratings
Positive76.5%
Neutral6.8%
Negative16.7%
Written reviews217 reviews
Positive70.0%
Neutral9.7%
Negative20.3%

Patternum

All ratings25 ratings
Positive52.0%
Neutral20.0%
Negative28.0%
Written reviews22 reviews
Positive54.5%
Neutral18.2%
Negative27.3%

Bugs and requests

BraceletBook

Reported bugs

4 issues
  • App crashes on launch
  • Unable to log in or sign up
  • Patterns and photos not loading
  • Notifications and challenges not working

Requested features

5 requests
  • Ability to save and track completed bracelets
  • Color customization for patterns
  • Search and filtering improvements
  • Offline mode for pattern access
  • Ability to create and upload own patterns

Patternum

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

1 purchases

BraceletBook

One-time1
  • Remove Ads$0.99
None

Patternum

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is BraceletBook free?
BraceletBook is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Patternum free?
Patternum is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, BraceletBook or Patternum?
BraceletBook is rated higher. BraceletBook averages 4.1 out of 5 from 395 ratings, while Patternum averages 3.4 from 25 ratings.
Do BraceletBook or Patternum have ads?
BraceletBook shows ads; Patternum does not.
Which is updated more often, BraceletBook or Patternum?
BraceletBook ships an update every 3 months, and Patternum every 6 months. Most recently, BraceletBook was updated on September 14, 2026 and Patternum on September 7, 2026.

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