Comparison

PieceWork Magazine vs HandMade

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

Head to head
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/

About

HandMade

Discover a world of crafts with instructional videos, inspirational images, and patterns for various hobbies like knitting, sewing, and jewelry making. Connect with a community to buy and sell handmade items.

Highlights
  • Instructional craft videos
  • Inspiration gallery
  • Downloadable patterns
  • Buy and sell handmade items
  • Community marketplace
Features
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This app is created for people who do crafts of different sorts. Crafts such as crochet, knitting, sewing, working with metal, jewelry, clay, or other type of crafts… the app contains instruction videos for how to do different stitches, pictures for inspiration, and patterns to use to make different items. Also, the app contains a buy and sell function so any user of the app can sell things they have made or buy things other crafters have made.

Screenshots

PieceWork Magazine4 screens
HandMade4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: PieceWork Magazine at 4.5 against HandMade's 1.0. PieceWork Magazine also leads on ratings volume (69 vs 1). HandMade's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 10) and update cadence (every 5 days vs every 7 months). On price, ads, device support and iOS requirement 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

Both are free to download. PieceWork Magazine sells 10 in-app purchases, starting at $29.99 per year. HandMade asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

PieceWork Magazine holds the better App Store score, 4.5 against 1.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: PieceWork Magazine has 69 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

PieceWork Magazine ships an update every 7 months, HandMade every 5 days. The most recent releases landed on November 1, 2026 and November 4, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
PieceWork Magazine versus HandMade: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPieceWork MagazineHandMade
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.5 (69 ratings) — better1.0 (1 ratings)
Positive reviews18.8% of reviews—
Number of ratings69 — better1
Update frequencyEvery 7 monthsEvery 5 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPod
Requires iOS13.0 — better14.0
Further details — not scored
Size84 MB67 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperLong Thread Media LLCPernilla Alagoz

In-app purchases

10 purchases

PieceWork Magazine

Subscriptions2
  • Piecework Subscription$29.991 Year
  • Subscription 1 year$34.991 Year
One-time8
  • Piecework May-June 2012$6.99
  • PieceWork July/August 2012$6.99
  • PieceWork September/October 2012$6.99
Show 5 more
  • PieceWork November/December 2012$6.99
  • PieceWork January/February 2013$6.99
  • PieceWork May/June 2013$6.99
  • January/February 2014$6.99
  • PieceWork Magazine May/June 2014$6.99
None

HandMade

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is PieceWork Magazine free?
PieceWork Magazine is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is HandMade free?
HandMade is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, PieceWork Magazine or HandMade?
PieceWork Magazine is rated higher. PieceWork Magazine averages 4.5 out of 5 from 69 ratings, while HandMade averages 1.0 from 1 ratings.
Do PieceWork Magazine or HandMade have ads?
Neither PieceWork Magazine nor HandMade shows ads.
Which is updated more often, PieceWork Magazine or HandMade?
PieceWork Magazine ships an update every 7 months, and HandMade every 5 days. Most recently, PieceWork Magazine was updated on November 1, 2026 and HandMade on November 4, 2026.

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