Crochet! vs Tread Magazine
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Crochet!
Access the latest elegant and creative crochet patterns with easy-to-follow instructions and full-color photos. Each issue offers over 30 projects, stitch guides, and helpful references for a rewarding crafting experience.
- Elegant and creative crochet patterns
- Easy-to-understand instructions
- Full-color photos with detail
- Basic stitch guide
- Metric conversion chart
- 30+ projects per issue
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30-DAY RISK-FREE TRIAL - Download and read the current issue for FREE for 30 days. Cancel within 30 days at no charge or do nothing and we'll begin your subscription. Crochet! magazine brings you today’s most elegant, creative and fashion-forward patterns, all original and never-before-published! You get the latest looks in the newest yarns and threads, plus home accents, gift ideas, baby items and more! Easy-to-understand instructions and full-color photos with extra-clear detail make your crochet experience fun, relaxing and oh-so-rewarding! Each issue contains a basic stitch guide, metric conversion chart, crochet technique reference page, abbreviation glossary and other references that make your crochet guaranteed to work out. Every issue you’ll get 30+ projects, every one of which you’ll want to make immediately! ---------------------------------------------- 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
Tread Magazine
Explore the intersection of the natural world and modern mechanics. This app offers a blend of automotive adventure and outdoor lifestyle content. Access current and back issues, with subscription options available.
- Automotive adventure content
- Outdoor lifestyle features
- Purchase current issues
- Purchase back issues
- Subscription options
- Cross-platform access via pocketmags account
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Tread is a new adventure for all. Its where one natural and ancient world meets a mechanical & modern one. A coming together of two passions: the automotive adventure and the great outdoor lifestyle. ---------------------------------------------- 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
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Tread Magazine at 4.7 against Crochet!'s 4.5. Crochet!'s advantage is review sentiment (29% vs 20%) and iOS requirement (11.2 vs 13.0). On price, ratings volume, update cadence and ads 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
Both are free to download. Crochet! sells 12 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per month and Tread Magazine sells 24 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per 2 months. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Tread Magazine holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 4.5. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 46 and 69 respectively. Written reviews complicate that: 29% of Crochet!'s written reviews are positive against 20% of Tread Magazine's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.
Crochet! ships an update every 9 months, Tread Magazine every 6 months. The most recent releases landed on September 14, 2026 and September 16, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Crochet! | Tread Magazine |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.5 (46 ratings) | 4.7 (69 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 28.6% of reviews — better | 20.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 46 | 69 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 9 months | Every 6 months — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 11.2 — better | 13.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 25 MB | 76 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Annie's Publishing, LLC | Engaged Media Inc. |
Customer experience
Crochet!
Tread Magazine
In-app purchases
Crochet!
- Crochet!1 Month trial$1.991 Month
- Crochet!1 Month trial$19.991 Year
- Spring 2013 (id:343909)$7.99
- Summer 2012 (id:343914)$7.99
- Spring 2012 (id:343915)$7.99
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- Winter 2016 (id:343883)$7.99
- Autumn 2012 (id:343913)$7.99
- Easy No Sew Cro... (id:348937)$9.99
- March 2013 (id:343910)$9.99
- Crochet in a Snap (id:348936)$9.99
- Warm & Cozy Cro... (id:343912)$14.99
- Crochet for a Q... (id:350519)$14.99
Tread Magazine
- 2 Month All-Access Sub$2.992 Months
- Monthly Subscription7 Days trial$5.991 Month
- 6 Months Subscription$12.996 Months
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- Annual Subscription1 Month trial$19.991 Year
- July/August 2017$6.99
- September/October 2017$6.99
- November/December 2017$6.99
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- March/April 2018$6.99
- May/June 2018$6.99
- May/June 2017$6.99
- Tread Nov/Dec.$6.99
- YOTA Win 22(ID:662447)$6.99
- Tread Nov/Dec 23 (id:725351)$6.99
- YOTA Spring 23 (pp:916355)$6.99
- Tread Jan/Feb 24 (id:725349)$6.99
- 2025-06 (Tread... (pp:1118061)$6.99
- Tread Nov/Dec 24 (pp:1029125)$6.99
- Tread Sep/Oct 24 (pp:1029133)$6.99
- Tread May/Jun.$6.99
- Tread Jul/Aug 24 (pp:1029137)$6.99
- Tread May/Jun 24 (pp:1029141)$6.99
- Yota 2024 (pp:1086807)$6.99
- 2025-90 (Tread... (pp:1118092)$7.99
- Bronco 23 (id:725353)$9.99
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