iWeaveIt vs StitchedView
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
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.
- 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,
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.
- View cross-stitch patterns
- Mark stitches in patterns
- Save patterns locally
- Export patterns as images
- Export patterns as CSV
- Test companion app 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.
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Verdict
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
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.
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.
| Parameter | iWeaveIt | StitchedView |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $39.99 | Free — better |
| Rating | 4.4 (75 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 73.9% of reviews — better | 0.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 75 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months — better | Every 3 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Paid | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 | 12.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 10 MB | 3 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Canyon Art, LLC. | Eugene Liu |
Customer experience
iWeaveIt
StitchedView
In-app purchases
iWeaveIt
- Project and Yarn Calculator$6.99
- Treadle Tracker$6.99
- Designer One Tools$6.99
StitchedView
No in-app purchases
Questions
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