Comparison

iWeaveIt vs StitchedView

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
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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,

About

StitchedView

View and mark progress on cross-stitch patterns shared via iCloud. Save patterns locally or export them as images with color legends or CSV files. Test select features of the companion app.

Highlights
  • View cross-stitch patterns
  • Mark stitches in patterns
  • Save patterns locally
  • Export patterns as images
  • Export patterns as CSV
  • Test companion app features
Features
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Use this free app to view cross stitching patterns shared by users in iCloud created by the Stitched App. Use StitchedView to mark stitches in downloaded patterns while you cross stitch an actual work. StitchedView can also be used to test out a select number of features of the Stitched App. Cross-stitch patterns can be saved locally, or exported as an image with a color legend or as text in a CSV format for other applications.

Screenshots

iWeaveIt4 screens
StitchedView4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: iWeaveIt at 74% against StitchedView's 0%. StitchedView's advantage is price (Free vs $39.99) and in-app purchases (none vs 3). On update cadence, 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

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

UpkeepUpdate frequency

iWeaveIt ships an update every 2 months, StitchedView every 3 months. The most recent releases landed on September 21, 2026 and August 18, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
iWeaveIt versus StitchedView: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameteriWeaveItStitchedView
Price$39.99Free — better
Rating4.4 (75 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews73.9% of reviews — better0.0% of reviews
Number of ratings75 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 2 months — betterEvery 3 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationPaidFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.012.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size10 MB3 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperCanyon Art, LLC.Eugene Liu

Customer experience

iWeaveIt

All ratings75 ratings
Positive84.0%
Neutral5.3%
Negative10.7%
Written reviews88 reviews
Positive73.9%
Neutral5.7%
Negative20.5%

StitchedView

Written reviews1 reviews
Positive0.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative100.0%

In-app purchases

3 purchases

iWeaveIt

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

StitchedView

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is iWeaveIt free?
iWeaveIt costs $39.99, and also offers in-app purchases.
Is StitchedView free?
StitchedView is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do iWeaveIt or StitchedView have ads?
Neither iWeaveIt nor StitchedView shows ads.
Which is updated more often, iWeaveIt or StitchedView?
iWeaveIt ships an update every 2 months, and StitchedView every 3 months. Most recently, iWeaveIt was updated on September 21, 2026 and StitchedView on August 18, 2026.

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