Comparison

Felt Magazine vs ThreadABead Pattern Reader

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

Head to head
About

Felt Magazine

Explore the art of feltmaking with this digital magazine. Discover traditional and Nuno felting techniques, embellishment methods, and project ideas for all skill levels. Get inspired with articles, profiles, and visual content.

Highlights
  • Traditional felt techniques
  • Nuno felt exploration
  • Embellishing methods
  • Dry and knitted felt
  • Articles and projects
  • Visual inspiration
Features
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Felt is a warm, soft, tactile fabric. It can be shaped, steamed and easily manipulated to form all sorts of angles and dimensions. It can be thick and insulating as in a warm winter coat, or it can be light and fluid as in a summer Nuno garment. Traditional felt has no internal structure. It is not woven or knitted, but is simply a collection of fibres, such as wool, alpaca, rabbit etc, that with the addition of heat, agitation and often water and soap, shrinks to form an interlocked fabric structure. Nuno felt occurs when wool is worked together with cloth, usually of an open-weave structure, such as muslin, cheesecloth, gauze or light silk. Nuno is often used to laminate or capture objects between layers. Nuno is sometimes referred to as laminated felt. Felt magazine examines traditional felt, Nuno felt, embellishing techniques, dry felting (needle felting and machine punching) and knitted (fulled) felt with a comprehensive mix of articles, projects, profiles and visual inspiration. It includes a mix of easy, intermediate and technical projects to suit a wide range of skill levels. Open up a new world of fun, and give Felt a go. We’ll show you how. ---------------------------------------------- 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

About

ThreadABead Pattern Reader

This app is a secure PDF reader designed for bead patterns. It offers tools to easily follow designs, including adjustable markers and navigation aids. A subscription allows importing and reading your own PDF patterns.

Highlights
  • Secure PDF viewing
  • Adjustable reading markers
  • Focus Mode
  • Per-pattern notes
  • Page thumbnails
  • Import personal PDF patterns
Features
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The ThreadABead Pattern Reader is a secure, purpose-built PDF reader designed specifically for viewing ThreadABead bead patterns and your own personal PDF patterns. View your purchased ThreadABead patterns with tools that make reading and following designs easier, including adjustable reading markers, Focus Mode, per-pattern notes, and page thumbnails for quick navigation. You can also subscribe to Personal Library to import and read your own non-ThreadABead PDF patterns in the same reading environment. Features: • Secure PDF viewing • Access your purchased ThreadABead patterns after sign-in • Personal Library subscription for your own imported PDF patterns • Horizontal and vertical reading markers • Compact arrow, full-width marker, and Focus Mode • Per-pattern notes • Page thumbnails for quick navigation • Reading progress and marker preferences can sync across devices with iCloud Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Screenshots

Felt Magazine1 screens
ThreadABead Pattern Reader4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: ThreadABead Pattern Reader at every 4 weeks against Felt Magazine's every 8 months. Felt Magazine's advantage is ratings volume (19 vs 2) and iOS requirement (11.2 vs 17.6). On price, rating, 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

Both are free to download. Felt Magazine sells 18 in-app purchases, starting at $9.99 per year and ThreadABead Pattern Reader sells 1 in-app purchase, starting at $12.99 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 — 5.0 for Felt Magazine against 5.0 for ThreadABead Pattern Reader. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Felt Magazine has 19 ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Felt Magazine ships an update every 8 months, ThreadABead Pattern Reader every 4 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 4, 2026 and October 1, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Felt Magazine versus ThreadABead Pattern Reader: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterFelt MagazineThreadABead Pattern Reader
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (19 ratings)5.0 (2 ratings)
Positive reviews63.6% of reviews—
Number of ratings19 — better2
Update frequencyEvery 8 monthsEvery 4 weeks — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFreemium
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS11.2 — better17.6
Further details — not scored
Size51 MB4 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperJellyfish Connect LimitedThreadABead Ltd

Customer experience

Felt Magazine

All ratings19 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews11 reviews
Positive63.6%
Neutral9.1%
Negative27.3%

ThreadABead Pattern Reader

All ratings2 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

18 purchases

Felt Magazine

Subscriptions1
  • com.magazinecloner.felt.sub12auto$9.991 Year
One-time17
  • Felt Issue 20$4.99
  • Felt Issue 27(ID:662464)$4.99
  • Felt Issue 31 (pp:1082991)$4.99
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  • issue23 Felt$4.99
  • Felt 19 Felt$4.99
  • issue22 Felt$4.99
  • Dec-15$5.99
  • Felt Issue 16$5.99
  • 2 back issue bundle to Felt Magazine$6.99
  • Issue 7$6.99
  • issue 8$6.99
  • Felt Magazine Issue 6$6.99
  • Felt Issue 5$6.99
  • Issue 9$6.99
  • Issue 11$6.99
  • Issue 12$6.99
  • Issue 10$6.99
1 purchases

ThreadABead Pattern Reader

Subscriptions1
  • Personal PDF Library7 Days trial$12.991 Year

Questions

Is Felt Magazine free?
Felt Magazine is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is ThreadABead Pattern Reader free?
ThreadABead Pattern Reader is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Felt Magazine or ThreadABead Pattern Reader?
Felt Magazine and ThreadABead Pattern Reader are both rated 5.0 out of 5 on the App Store, from 19 and 2 ratings respectively.
Do Felt Magazine or ThreadABead Pattern Reader have ads?
Neither Felt Magazine nor ThreadABead Pattern Reader shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Felt Magazine or ThreadABead Pattern Reader?
Felt Magazine ships an update every 8 months, and ThreadABead Pattern Reader every 4 weeks. Most recently, Felt Magazine was updated on October 4, 2026 and ThreadABead Pattern Reader on October 1, 2026.

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