Comparison

a)plan coaching 2.0 vs Skein

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

Head to head
About

a)plan coaching 2.0

This app enhances one-on-one coaching with technology, offering real-time feedback and encouragement through notifications and text chat. It serves as a central hub for tracking accomplishments and progress towards personal goals.

Highlights
  • Real-time feedback from coaches
  • Progress tracking for goals
  • Capture general accomplishments
  • Track areas of growth
  • Gratitude journaling
  • Short and long-term goal setting
Features
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Better coaching, optimized by technology. The a)plan process was designed by the coaching industry’s best and brightest, with behavioral psychology and neuroscience at the core of our approach. Supporting this approach is the a)plan app, a unique and proprietary communication platform designed to extend the one-on-one coaching experience. Through the use of notifications and text chat, users receive real-time feedback and positive encouragement from their coaches, which deepens engagement and supports positive change. The app is also a central hub for tracking micro accomplishments and progress towards specific, predefined goals. Users of the a)plan app enjoy the ability to capture and track: General accomplishments Gratitude Progress towards goals Areas of growth Short terms goals Longer term goals for the year and beyond Significant progress starts on a)plan’s app-based coaching platform.

About

Skein

Features
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Turn one sample size into a complete, graded knitting pattern. Skein is grading software for knitwear designers who need their numbers to be right — not just fast. Enter your gauge and finished measurements once. Skein computes exact stitch and row counts across 9 sizes (XS–5XL), writes the shaping instructions to match, and draws a live schematic from the counts it just calculated. SIX CONSTRUCTIONS Raglan, circular yoke, set-in sleeve, drop shoulder, hat, and sock — each with its own real shaping logic, built from published industry method. Set-in sleeves include an armscye check: Skein compares the cap edge to the armhole it eases into and reports the ease honestly, which is the part of set-in design that most often goes wrong. EVERY COUNT VERIFIED The rule Skein is built on: every printed count must be a count the knitter actually has. Table, split, and instructions are asserted to agree for every size, on every launch — 450+ checks across the engine. ONE PATTERN, EVERY SIZE Export a pattern and it reads the way a published one does — one set of instructions with every size bracketed in, smallest first, not size after size repeated on its own. YOUR PATTERNS, EVERYWHERE Your library, your in-progress projects, your yarn stash, and every PDF you've attached sync across iPhone, iPad, and Mac through your own iCloud account. No separate sign-in, nothing to configure. A REAL SCHEMATIC, EVERY EXPORT Every exported pattern closes with a measurement diagram drawn to scale from the same stitch counts as the instructions, lettered and keyed the way published patterns are ("34 (38, 42…)″") — not a screenshot you have to add yourself. A FREE PATTERN TO START WITH The Chestnut Raglan, an original relaxed top-down pullover in nine sizes, is built into the app. Free, no email required. YOUR OWN PATTERN LIBRARY Add the patterns you've bought — attach the PDF, add your notes and sections, and keep everything in one place. WHILE YOU KNIT Skein opens on your row counter, right where you left off. Your row count also pins to the Lock Screen and Dynamic Island, so you can glance without unlocking. Add a price per skein and every size shows an estimated yarn cost beside its yardage. STITCH PATTERN REPEATS Enter your motif repeat and every size holds whole repeats — cables and lace land cleanly in all nine sizes, with any deviation reported. ALSO INCLUDED, FREE Project tracker with row counter · Yarn stash · Gauge & needle tool (Craft Yarn Council standard) · Abbreviations & symbols reference DESIGNER PRO ($7.99/mo or $59.99/yr, 7-day free trial) All nine sizes · All six constructions · Designer Workspace with schematic-included PDF export iPhone, iPad, and Mac. Built by a knitwear designer. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://skeinknit.com/privacy-policy.html

Screenshots

a)plan coaching 2.04 screens
Skein4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: a)plan coaching 2.0 at none against Skein's 2. a)plan coaching 2.0 also leads on iOS requirement (15.1 vs 17.0). Skein's advantage is update cadence (weekly vs every 6 weeks). On price, ads and device support 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. Skein sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $7.99 per month. a)plan coaching 2.0 asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

a)plan coaching 2.0 ships an update every 6 weeks, Skein weekly. The most recent releases landed on October 9, 2026 and October 5, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
a)plan coaching 2.0 versus Skein: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
Parametera)plan coaching 2.0Skein
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (4 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings4 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 6 weeksWeekly — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPad, Mac — better
Requires iOS15.1 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size51 MB4 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperA-PlanNice People Collective LLC

In-app purchases

None

a)plan coaching 2.0

No in-app purchases

2 purchases

Skein

Subscriptions2
  • Designer Pro7 Days trial$7.991 Month
  • Designer Pro Annual7 Days trial$59.991 Year

Questions

Is a)plan coaching 2.0 free?
a)plan coaching 2.0 is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Skein free?
Skein is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do a)plan coaching 2.0 or Skein have ads?
Neither a)plan coaching 2.0 nor Skein shows ads.
Which is updated more often, a)plan coaching 2.0 or Skein?
a)plan coaching 2.0 ships an update every 6 weeks, and Skein weekly. Most recently, a)plan coaching 2.0 was updated on October 9, 2026 and Skein on October 5, 2026.

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