A Needle Pulling Thread vs ServicePlanner
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
A Needle Pulling Thread
This app delivers a quarterly magazine focused on various needlework crafts like quilting, knitting, and embroidery. It features detailed projects, photography, and articles on trends and techniques. Users can purchase individual issues or subscribe for access to all content.
- Quarterly needlework magazine
- Projects with full instructions
- Stunning photography
- Articles on trends and techniques
- Needlework show reviews
- Covers quilting, knitting, crochet, and more
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A Needle Pulling Thread® is a quarterly magazine that encompasses a wide variety of needlework in every issue: quilting, knitting, cross stitch, embroidery, crochet, beading, rug hooking, fibre art, sewing, and more. It includes projects with full instructions and stunning photography, as well as informative articles on trends and techniques, and needlework show reviews. Each issue is 100 pages or more in full colour. ---------------------------------------------- This is a free app download. Within the app users can purchase the current issue and back issues. Subscriptions are also available within the application. A subscription will start from the latest regular issue at the time of purchase. -The subscription will renew automatically unless cancelled more than 24 hours before the end of the current period. You will be charged for renewal within 24 hours of the end of the current period, for the same duration and at the current subscription rate for the product. -You may turn off the auto-renewal of subscriptions through your Account Settings, however you are not able to cancel the current subscription during its active period. -Payment will be charged to your iTunes account at confirmation of purchase and any unused portion of a free trial period, if offered, will be forfeited when a subscription to that publication is purchased. -If a subscription offers a free trial, at the end of the trial period, you will be charged the full price of the subscription. You may cancel a subscription during its free trial period via the subscription settings on your iTunes account. This must be done 24 hours before the end of the subscription period to avoid being charged. Users can register for/ login to a pocketmags account in-app. This will protect their issues in the case of a lost device and allow browsing of purchases on multiple platforms. Existing pocketmags users can retrieve their purchases by logging into their account. We recommend loading the app for the first time in a wi-fi area so that all issue data is retrieved. If your app will not load past the splash page after a first install or an update, please delete and reinstall the app from the App Store Help and frequently asked questions can be accessed in-app and on pocketmags. If you have any problems at all please do not hesitate to contact us: help@pocketmags.com -------------------- You can find our privacy policy here: http://www.pocketmags.com/privacy.aspx You can find our terms and conditions here: http://www.pocketmags.com/terms.aspx
ServicePlanner
This app helps Jehovah's Witnesses manage their ministry and field service activities. It features contact management, activity planning, and a timer for recording time spent. Users can sync data across devices and access a library of publications and videos.
- Dropbox Sync
- Territory Helper Integration
- Today Screen with Timer
- Contact Management & History
- Contact Filtering & Map View
- Publication & Video Library
- Monthly & Annual Activity Tracking
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ServicePlanner is a Field Ministry and Contact Management app designed for Jehovah's Witnesses. • Dropbox Sync - automatically backup your data and sync across multiple devices. • Integration with Territory Helper. • Today Screen - quick access to the Timer, Videos, Publications, Website Browser, Activity Planner and your scheduled calls for the day. • Timer - record your time spent in the ministry or on "other" work (LDC etc). Tap the timer bar on the Today screen or force touch the app icon. • Contact Management - centrally manage your Calls with a searchable Contact list. Colours are carefully used to indicate the Contact Type and render a heat map showing if your visits are overdue or on schedule. Swipe or long-press on a Contact to quickly reschedule or update a contact. • Contact Visit History & Library - quickly access your call history with a list of previous visits. Colour again is used to visually indicate the Visit Type. Define your Next Visit Date and Plans. A central Library for each contact shows all of the publications you have ever placed with them. • Contact Filtering - powerful filtering allows you to define how you Group and Sort your calls. Search for Contacts using Tags, Language, Locality, Next Visit Date and more criteria. • Map View - get an overview of your Calls, search for addresses, place custom markers for the location of your Car, Territory, Kingdom Hall, your Home and more. You can tap+hold to create a new Contact straight from a map location. • Library - centrally manage Publications and Videos. Optionally add Cover Art to make it easier to visualise items. Video locations can be downloaded for offline use, or streamed to free up storage space. Add items to your Today screen. Note that the Library is empty by default, users will need to populate it themselves. • Websites - use the inbuilt browser to show web content. Bookmark your favourite websites. Supports Reader View with Themes. Reader View supports Chinese Pinyin, Zhuyin, Yale, Sidney Lau above Chinese characters when reading content from the official websites. • Monthly Activity - plan your daily activity with Planned Hours vs Actual Hours. Projected Hours indicate if you are on track with your time. • Service Year - see at a glance your hours per month and a summary of your activity for the Service Year. Projected Hours indicate if you are on target to reach your annual goal. OR ... * "Shared in Ministry" Mode - You can optionally switch both the Month and Annual calendars to just show a green tick when you shared in the ministry, instead of focussing on hours. • Scheduling - define your Annual, Monthly and Daily Hour Goals. These will then be used to track your progress for the Month and Year. Apply your Daily Schedule to your Month and view the Projected Hours - so easy to see if you will get your time in or if you need to alter your schedule. • Witnessing Partners - arrange your partners each day. Contact your witnessing partner by SMS, Phone, or messaging apps. Mark the arrangement as confirmed or not. Icons on the calendar indicate days with arranged partners. Optional integration with iOS calendars. • Reporting - support for multiple Hour Credits and Carry-Over Minutes. Your Monthly Report can be submitted using Email, TXT, Telegram, WhatsApp, LINE, Hourglass or NW Publisher. • "Other Hours" - log your non-ministry hours such as LDC or Branch Consultation work. Up to 5 "Other Hour" categories can be scheduled and planned alongside your Ministry Hours. Configure the category name (eg "LDC") and Reporting options in Settings. --- And this is just the beginning! Please check the website for details and support: www.serviceplanner.app Requirements: iOS 14+ Some mapping features require a connected device. All support and documentation is provided in English. Some cannot locate the app because they search for "Service Planner". The app is called "ServicePlanner".
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: A Needle Pulling Thread at Free against ServicePlanner's $2.99. A Needle Pulling Thread also leads on iOS requirement (11.2 vs 14.0). ServicePlanner's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 20) and update cadence (every 2 months vs every 13 months). On 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
A Needle Pulling Thread is free to download; ServicePlanner costs $2.99 up front. A Needle Pulling Thread sells 20 in-app purchases, starting at $29.99 per year. ServicePlanner asks for nothing beyond the download.
ServicePlanner holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 4.3. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: ServicePlanner has 186 ratings behind it against 6, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 70% of A Needle Pulling Thread's written reviews are positive against 91% of ServicePlanner's.
A Needle Pulling Thread ships an update every 13 months, ServicePlanner every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on September 2, 2026 and September 24, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | A Needle Pulling Thread | ServicePlanner |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free — better | $2.99 |
| Rating | 4.3 (6 ratings) | 4.7 (186 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 70.0% of reviews | 91.4% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 6 | 186 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 13 months | Every 2 months — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 11.2 — better | 14.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 34 MB | 46 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Magazinecloner.com US LLC | iMatt Solutions |
Customer experience
A Needle Pulling Thread
ServicePlanner
Bugs and requests
A Needle Pulling Thread
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
ServicePlanner
Reported bugs
3 issues- App crashing or not opening
- Syncing issues between devices
- Incorrect translation or localization
Requested features
8 requests- Ability to record 'Not at Home' visits
- Integration with Apple Watch
- Support for multiple types of hours (ministry, LDC, etc.)
- Customizable color coding for different visit types
- Ability to add photos to records
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- Compatibility with macOS
- Automatic territory management features
- Integration with NW Publisher for reporting
In-app purchases
A Needle Pulling Thread
- A Needle Pulling Thread$29.991 Year
- ANPTmag Quilting Book 1$7.99
- Summer 2011(ID:679370)$8.99
- Fall 2011(ID:679372)$8.99
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- Festive 2011(ID:679379)$8.99
- Spring 2012(ID:679381)$8.99
- Spring 2011(ID:679368)$8.99
- Spring 2013(ID:679389)$8.99
- Spring 2016(ID:679412)$8.99
- Issue 63 (id:817796)$8.99
- Issue 64 (id:817794)$8.99
- Issue 65 (id:817792)$8.99
- Issue 66 (pp:1044804)$8.99
- Issue 68 (pp:1044794)$8.99
- Issue 69 (pp:1044789)$8.99
- Issue 67 (pp:1044799)$8.99
- Issue 71 (pp:1119886)$8.99
- Issue 70 (pp:1119888)$8.99
- Issue 72 (pp:1126729)$8.99
- A Needle Pulling Thread 4 back issue bundle$19.99
ServicePlanner
No in-app purchases
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