QuiltingCalc vs Word Checker Dictionary
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
QuiltingCalc
This app offers eight essential quilting calculators to simplify fabric calculations. It helps with conversions, determining fabric needs for backing, borders, and binding, and calculating piece cuts from larger fabric pieces. It also includes specialized calculators for common quilting blocks and triangles.
- Fabric measurement conversion (yards/inches, meters/cm)
- Backing and batting yardage calculation
- Piece cutting from larger fabric
- Binding fabric calculation
- Border fabric calculation
- Square-in-a-square block dimensions
- Triangle calculations for blocks
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Robert Kaufman Fabrics and Quilter's Paradise have joined forces to bring you a collection of eight essential quilting calculators. With these calculators you'll be able to quickly convert between yards and inches, meters and centimeters; learn how much fabric you need for backing, batting and borders; and determine how many rectangular pieces can be cut from a larger piece. There are even calculators for square-in-a-square, set-in and corner triangles. Here's a brief description of each calculator: Fabric Measurement Converter: Converts between inches and yards in decimal form, and yards in fractional form. (With metric equivalents.) Backing and Batting Calculator: Determines how much material from a bolt of fabric is needed to make the backing for a quilt. Piece Count Calculator: Shows the number of fixed-sized pieces of fabric that can be cut from a larger piece. Pieces to Area Calculator: Indicates how much fabric is needed in order to cut a given number of fixed-sized pieces. Binding Calculator: Tells you the amount of fabric required to bind your quilt, based on the quilt’s dimensions and the binding strip width. Border Calculator: Shows the amount of fabric required to create borders, based on a quilt’s dimensions and the width of the borders. Square-in-a-Square Calculator: Works out the key dimensions of a square-in-a-square block. Set-in and Corner Triangle Calculator: Determines the size of the square piece you’ll need to cut in order to create both unfinished set-in triangles and unfinished corner triangles.
Word Checker Dictionary
Instantly verify word validity for popular word games. Displays words as game-style tiles with point values, offering instant feedback with sounds and haptics. Works offline and is designed for quick lookups during fast-paced play.
- Instant word validity check
- Displays words as game tiles
- Shows point values
- Offline functionality
- Customizable settings
- Works on iPhone and iPad
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Is it a word? Find out in a second. Word Checker Dictionary settles the argument at the table. Type a word, tap Check Word, and get a clear answer: valid or not. Valid words show their tile score on a brass medal, so you can weigh your play before you lay it down. VERSION 3.0: A WHOLE NEW LOOK Everything has been redrawn as a warm, tactile game table: photographic wooden letter tiles, a cream input card, a felt Check button with a brass knob, and gentle animations that make every check feel like setting a tile on the rack. FEATURES • Instant checks against more than 160,000 words, from 2 to 12 letters • See the base tile score for every valid word • Letter tiles show each letter's point value as you type • See anagrams, one-letter hooks and the best-scoring words from your letters after every check • Tap any suggestion to check it straight away • Shuffle your letters to spot new plays • Invalid word? Tap once to clear it and try another • A new featured word every time you open the app • Works offline: the whole word list lives on your device • Sound effects, haptics and animations you can switch on or off • Designed for iPhone and iPad FREE, WITH A ONE-TIME UPGRADE The app is free and supported by ads. A one-time Premium purchase removes them for good. No subscription. PRIVACY Your words never leave your device. Ads are served by Google AdMob; you choose whether to allow tracking.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Word Checker Dictionary at 5.0 against QuiltingCalc's 4.3. QuiltingCalc's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 1) and ratings volume (147 vs 15). On price, update cadence, 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. Word Checker Dictionary sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. QuiltingCalc asks for nothing beyond the download.
Word Checker Dictionary holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.3. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: QuiltingCalc has 147 ratings behind it against 15, so its average is the more settled of the two.
Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on October 23, 2026 and October 28, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | QuiltingCalc | Word Checker Dictionary |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.3 (147 ratings) | 5.0 (15 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 65.8% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 147 — better | 15 |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | Every 2 months |
| Ads | Yes | Yes |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 11.0 — better | 18.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 53 MB | 28 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Handmade Interactive LLC | Daniel Bryant |
Customer experience
QuiltingCalc
Word Checker Dictionary
Bugs and requests
QuiltingCalc
Reported bugs
14 issues- App crashes on startup or during use
- Freezes on title/loading screen indefinitely
- Black screen errors when exiting app
- Back button ('<') doesn't function
- Cannot return to previous screens to modify inputs
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- Binding calculator hangs after width selection
- Square-in-square calculator doesn't allow navigation back
- Fabric width validation errors with numbers already entered
- Border 3 validation errors appearing incorrectly
- Inconsistent yardage calculations for same inputs
- App won't open - shows blank screen with spinning wheel
- Incompatibility with iPad 2 and older iOS versions
- Recent update broke previously working functionality
- Two-digit number input not accepted in pieces-to-yardage calculation
Requested features
12 requests- Metric to imperial conversion tool
- Landscape mode and full iPad support
- Default settings for binding strip width (2.5") and border type
- Wide-backing fabric support (108 inch)
- Quilt size templates (baby, lap, throw sizes)
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- Sashing calculation feature
- Backing fabric piecing diagrams with instructions
- Ability to calculate multiple quilts without exiting app
- Inches to centimeters converter
- Ability to enter dimensions larger than fabric width
- Save/store previous calculations
- Tutorial or help documentation within app
Word Checker Dictionary
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
QuiltingCalc
No in-app purchases
Word Checker Dictionary
- Premium for Life$1.99
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