Comparison

iWeaveIt vs PieceWork Magazine

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

PieceWork Magazine

Explore the personal stories and handwork of traditional makers worldwide. Each issue features in-depth how-to techniques and step-by-step projects for knitters, embroiderers, lacemakers, crocheters, and quilters.

Highlights
  • Traditional maker stories
  • In-depth how-to techniques
  • Step-by-step projects
  • Full-color photographs
  • Well-researched articles
  • Focus on needlework traditions
Features
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PieceWork magazine explores the personal stories and handwork of traditional makers from around the world, and investigates how specific objects were crafted and the stories behind them. Each issue includes beautiful full-color photographs, well-researched articles, and a wide range of in-depth how-to techniques and step-by-step projects, making needlework traditions come alive for today’s knitters, embroiderers, lacemakers, crocheters, and quilters. By downloading PieceWork Magazine, you can either purchase single issues OR subscribe to the below offer(s): • Single issue: US$6.99 • 1 year subscription (4 issues per year): US$29.99, automatically renewed until cancelled When purchasing through iTunes your account will be charged at confirmation of purchase. Your subscription will auto-renew unless you turn this off 24 hours before the subscription runs out. You can turn off auto-renewal at any time from your iTunes account settings. You can manage your subscription through your account settings after purchase on your device. No cancellation of the current subscription is allowed during active subscription period. Privacy Policy: https://longthreadmedia.com/privacy-policy/ Terms of Use: https://longthreadmedia.com/terms-of-use/

Screenshots

iWeaveIt4 screens
PieceWork Magazine4 screens

Verdict

The call

iWeaveIt and PieceWork Magazine both sit at 4.4 stars, but that hides the real split: 74% of iWeaveIt's written reviews are positive against 19% of PieceWork Magazine's. iWeaveIt also leads on update cadence (every 2 months vs every 7 months). PieceWork Magazine's advantage is price (Free vs $39.99) and iOS requirement (13.0 vs 15.0). On rating, ratings volume, ads and in-app purchases 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

PieceWork Magazine is free to download; iWeaveIt costs $39.99 up front. iWeaveIt sells 3 one-off in-app purchases and PieceWork Magazine sells 11 in-app purchases, starting at $29.99 per year. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.4 for iWeaveIt against 4.5 for PieceWork Magazine. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 75 and 69 respectively. Written reviews are what separate them: 74% of iWeaveIt's written reviews are positive against 19% of PieceWork Magazine's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

iWeaveIt ships an update every 2 months, PieceWork Magazine every 7 months. The most recent releases landed on September 21, 2026 and September 23, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
iWeaveIt versus PieceWork Magazine: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameteriWeaveItPieceWork Magazine
Price$39.99Free — better
Rating4.4 (75 ratings)4.5 (69 ratings) — better
Positive reviews73.9% of reviews — better18.8% of reviews
Number of ratings75 — better69
Update frequencyEvery 2 months — betterEvery 7 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationPaidFree with in-app purchases — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.013.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size10 MB84 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperCanyon Art, LLC.Long Thread Media LLC

Customer experience

iWeaveIt

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

PieceWork Magazine

All ratings69 ratings
Positive87.0%
Neutral1.4%
Negative11.6%
Written reviews16 reviews
Positive18.8%
Neutral12.5%
Negative68.8%

In-app purchases

3 purchases

iWeaveIt

One-time3
  • Project and Yarn Calculator$6.99
  • Treadle Tracker$6.99
  • Designer One Tools$6.99
11 purchases

PieceWork Magazine

Subscriptions2
  • Piecework Subscription$29.991 Year
  • Subscription 1 year$34.991 Year
One-time9
  • Piecework May-June 2012$6.99
  • PieceWork July/August 2012$6.99
  • PieceWork September/October 2012$6.99
Show 6 more
  • PieceWork November/December 2012$6.99
  • PieceWork January/February 2013$6.99
  • PieceWork - March/April 2013$6.99
  • PieceWork May/June 2013$6.99
  • January/February 2014$6.99
  • PieceWork Magazine May/June 2014$6.99

Questions

Is iWeaveIt free?
iWeaveIt costs $39.99, and also offers in-app purchases.
Is PieceWork Magazine free?
PieceWork Magazine is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, iWeaveIt or PieceWork Magazine?
PieceWork Magazine is rated higher. iWeaveIt averages 4.4 out of 5 from 75 ratings, while PieceWork Magazine averages 4.5 from 69 ratings.
Do iWeaveIt or PieceWork Magazine have ads?
Neither iWeaveIt nor PieceWork Magazine shows ads.
Which is updated more often, iWeaveIt or PieceWork Magazine?
iWeaveIt ships an update every 2 months, and PieceWork Magazine every 7 months. Most recently, iWeaveIt was updated on September 21, 2026 and PieceWork Magazine on September 23, 2026.

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