Comparison

Textile Fibre Forum vs FaceCode

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

Head to head
About

Textile Fibre Forum

Features
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Textile artists, designers and education facilitators will find Textile Fibre Forum informative, revealing and inspiring. Each issue explodes with colour and shows a passion for the textile arts, the fibre arts and the artisans that employ these materials to express themselves. Profiles of artists work, exhibitions and inner thought processes are explored and showcased, making each and every page a treasure. The themes are varied and range from light-hearted to thought provoking and often elicit unexpected responses. Regular columns and features explore issues that are relevant to the textile arts, from marketing your pieces, to looking at legal issues, as well as giving advance notice of calls for entries and expressions of interest for gallery awards, installations, acquisition prizes and textile competitions & exhibitions. The magazine is comprehensive, image heavy and informative. It is a visual delight. Subscribers receive an exclusive Subscriber Only Newsletter, with pages of Australian gallery openings, exhibitions and advance notice of upcoming textile art happenings. -------------------- Paid for app downloads include one issue of the user's choice. Free app downloads do not include a free issue unless otherwise stated. The current issue, back issues and future issues can be purchased within the app. Subscriptions are also available within the application. When a recurring subscription is purchased the latest issue will become available to download immediately Subscriptions are also available within the application. A subscription will start from the next released issue. Available subscriptions are: 6 months: AUS $10.99/Β£5.99/ US$8.99 (2 issues) 12 months: AUS $18.99/Β£10.49/ US$14.99 (4 issues) -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 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. Bundles of single issues can be also be bought within the application. To use purchased credits, simply click on the issue price and select β€˜use credit’. This allows you to purchase back issues at reduced prices. 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 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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FaceCode

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* FaceCode Guide * - Manage User This page allows you to register and delete users. Only registered users can be recognized. If it's not recognized well, delete the user and try registering it again! You can register people up to 10. - Target API A page for entering API information created by the user. Base Url must end with '/'. Headers, Post Body follow the JSON format. It calls POST when face recognition is successful and when it fails. - Face Recognition This page compares the face of the camera with the registered users. The threshold can be adjusted by pressing the gear button on the upper right. The default value for the threshold is 80, which is recommended between 70 and 85 considering the external environment.

Screenshots

Textile Fibre Forum4 screens
FaceCode4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: FaceCode at none against Textile Fibre Forum's 13. FaceCode also leads on update cadence (every 3 weeks vs every 5 months). Textile Fibre Forum's advantage is iOS requirement (10.0 vs 13.0). On price, ads and device support there is nothing between them.

Scored on Price Β· Rating Β· Positive reviews Β· Number of ratings Β· Update frequency Β· Ads Β· In-app purchases Β· Monetization Β· Best chart rank Β· Devices Β· Requires iOS

CostPrice Β· In-app purchases Β· Ads Β· Monetization

Both are free to download. Textile Fibre Forum sells 13 in-app purchases, starting at $8.99 per 6 months. FaceCode asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Textile Fibre Forum ships an update every 5 months, FaceCode every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 13, 2026 and October 5, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences Β· 3 level
Textile Fibre Forum versus FaceCode: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterTextile Fibre ForumFaceCode
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyEvery 5 monthsEvery 3 weeks β€” better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo β€” better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS10.0 β€” better13.0
Further details β€” not scored
Size18 MB128 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperJellyfish Connect LimitedAlphaCode Corporation

In-app purchases

13 purchases

Textile Fibre Forum

Subscriptions2
  • Textile Fibre Forum$8.996 Months
  • Textile Fibre Forum$14.991 Year
One-time11
  • Textile Fibre Forum Issue 107$4.99
  • Textile Fibre Forum Issue 108$4.99
  • Textile Fibre Forum 109$4.99
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  • Textile Fibre Forum Issue 112$4.99
  • Textile Fibre Forum Issue 105$4.99
  • Textile Fibre Forum Issue 104$4.99
  • Textile Fibre Forum Issue 106.$4.99
  • Textile Fibre Forum Issue 110$4.99
  • Textile Fibre Forum Issue 117$4.99
  • TextileFibreForum140$4.99
  • Textile Fibre Forum 4 back issue bundle$9.99
None

FaceCode

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Textile Fibre Forum free?
Textile Fibre Forum is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is FaceCode free?
FaceCode is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Textile Fibre Forum or FaceCode have ads?
Neither Textile Fibre Forum nor FaceCode shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Textile Fibre Forum or FaceCode?
Textile Fibre Forum ships an update every 5 months, and FaceCode every 3 weeks. Most recently, Textile Fibre Forum was updated on October 13, 2026 and FaceCode on October 5, 2026.

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