Comparison

iWeaveIt vs AweWeavr

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

Head to head
About

iWeaveIt

Design hand weaving patterns with this intuitive app. It offers gesture-based editing, supports WIF files, and allows for yarn and project management. View your designs in single or multiple repeats for a comprehensive look at your woven cloth.

Highlights
  • Gesture-based draft manipulation
  • Edit threading, treadling, and tieup
  • Supports WIF files (import/export)
  • Yarn and project management
  • Track weaving progress
  • Create custom color palettes
  • Multiple undo levels
Currently charting
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iWeaveiIt is drawdown app for designing hand weaving patterns. It was developed by the same people who did WeaveIt for the PC Windows environment. The single purchase of iWeaveIt will download to both your iPhone and your iPad. The iWeaveIt app supports Apple’s human interface guidelines with many of Apple's features. It uses gestures and touches for draft manipulation. This makes the program easy to use on the iPhone, iPod and iPad. The many animations give the program pizazz. The result is a fun and enticing program to create and view weaving drafts. √ Zoom with gestures, double click and two finger click similar to Apple’s Map program. √ Create and edit threading, treadling, and tieup for your drafts with multiple edit functions ( cut, copy, paste, flip, wrap, and change colors). √ Supports lift plans. √ Multiple levels of undo are available for editing. √ Create custom color palettes. √ Reads and writes WIF files. √ Export your pattern drafts as WIF files via email, iCloud or save to local storage and transfer with iTunes. √ Import WIF files into iWeaveIt from email or internet (www.handweaving.net) with only one click. WIF files are recognized for iWeaveIt and load immediately. √ Sync files using iCloud between all your devices (iPhone, iPod, iPad and Macintosh, Windows PC). √ Print the draft to your air printer. You do not have to email or transfer your file to another computer. √ View one repeat of the design or multiple repeats to get a feel for how the whole cloth will look. Editing allows up to 8 shafts on iPhone and 24 shafts on iPad. The following modules are now included with the app at original purchase √ Yarn and Project Management √ Tracking your threading or treadling while you weave √ Designer One -- Add Tabby, Turn Drafts, Find Floats,

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AweWeavr

Features
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Sytcero is a digital dobby compatible with many different looms. It is controlled wirelessly via AweWeavr app and your mobile device. Installing a Sytcero addon transforms your treadle loom into a dobby loom that would forever change the way you think about weaving. With AweWeavr you will - Create a lifting plan in a matter of seconds - Change your lifting plan at any moment and continue weaving - Avoid nuisance of physical tie-ups between treadles and lamms - Avoid mistakes of tramping wrong treadle - Wirelessly control your loom via Bluetooth connection and Sytcero Digital Dobby - Increase your weaving speed manyfold - Transfer your design ideas on the fabric momentarily Sytcero, for uninterrupted creativity

Screenshots

iWeaveIt2 screens
AweWeavr3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: AweWeavr at Free against iWeaveIt's $39.99. AweWeavr also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 3) and iOS requirement (11.0 vs 15.0). iWeaveIt's advantage is update cadence (every 2 months vs every 13 months) and chart position (#68 vs unranked). 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

AweWeavr is free to download; iWeaveIt costs $39.99 up front. iWeaveIt sells 3 one-off in-app purchases. AweWeavr asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

iWeaveIt ships an update every 2 months, AweWeavr every 13 months. The most recent releases landed on October 18, 2026 and October 12, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 6 level
iWeaveIt versus AweWeavr: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameteriWeaveItAweWeavr
Price$39.99Free — better
Rating4.4 (75 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews73.9% of reviews—
Number of ratings75 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 2 months — betterEvery 13 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationPaid—
Best chart rank#68 — better—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.011.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size10 MB35 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperCanyon Art, LLC.Alexei Novikov

In-app purchases

3 purchases

iWeaveIt

One-time3
  • Project and Yarn Calculator$6.99
  • Treadle Tracker$6.99
  • Designer One Tools$6.99
None

AweWeavr

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is iWeaveIt free?
iWeaveIt costs $39.99, and also offers in-app purchases.
Is AweWeavr free?
AweWeavr is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do iWeaveIt or AweWeavr have ads?
Neither iWeaveIt nor AweWeavr shows ads.
Which is updated more often, iWeaveIt or AweWeavr?
iWeaveIt ships an update every 2 months, and AweWeavr every 13 months. Most recently, iWeaveIt was updated on October 18, 2026 and AweWeavr on October 12, 2026.

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