Quilty Solid vs Sewing Needle Identifier
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Quilty Solid
This app serves as a digital reference for quilting solid fabric colors from various manufacturers. It offers tools for color matching, palette creation, and swatch comparison against uploaded photos, aiding quilters in their fabric selection process.
- Solid color reference from multiple manufacturers
- Sortable color swatches
- Pantone color matching
- Palette building and randomizer
- Swatch matcher against uploaded photos
- Customizable solid lines inclusion
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A Quilty Solid provides a reference for quilting solids colors. It includes representations of solids from multiple manufacturers including Art Gallery, Kaufman Kona, Aurifil thread, and more. The tools include a color reference list with sortable swatches, color detail with harmony interactions, a Pantone color matcher that provides color matching against Pantone colors, a palette building and randomizer tool, and a swatch matcher against an uploaded photo. Help for each tool is provided on an additional screen. User settings can control which solids lines are included in the app.
Sewing Needle Identifier
Identify sewing needles by taking a photo. Get details on brand, size, type, fabric compatibility, and thread pairings. Organize your needle collection and access past scans.
- Photo-based needle identification
- Brand, model, and system details
- Exact size (metric & imperial)
- Fabric and thread pairing guidance
- Personal needle library
- Scan history and organization
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Snap. Identify. Sew. You found a needle in your kit. Which one is it? Universal or Ballpoint? Size 80 or 90? Is it for silk or denim? Just take a photo. The app recognizes the needle and shows: • Brand and model • System and type • Exact size (metric & imperial) • What the color bands mean • Which fabrics to use • Best thread pairings • Tips and tricks • What to watch out for Why This App? You inherited grandma's old needles? Random needles without packaging? This app organizes them so you can grab the right one without guessing. Save Your Scans Build your personal needle library. Forgot which needle you used for that project? Check your history and find it instantly. For Everyone Who Sews Beginners who want to learn, pros who want to stay organized, quilters building collections - anyone who wants to know their needles inside and out. Stop guessing. Start knowing. Download now and turn that mystery needle into your perfect match! Subscribe for unlimited scans. Manage anytime in Settings. Terms of Use - https://pipsapps.com/terms.html Privacy Policy - https://pipsapps.com/privacy.html
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Sewing Needle Identifier at 5.0 against Quilty Solid's 4.4. Quilty Solid's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 2) and update cadence (weekly vs every 4 months). 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
Both are free to download. Sewing Needle Identifier sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per 7 days. Quilty Solid asks for nothing beyond the download.
Sewing Needle Identifier holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.4. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Quilty Solid has 25 ratings behind it against 4, so its average is the more settled of the two.
Quilty Solid ships an update weekly, Sewing Needle Identifier every 4 months. The most recent releases landed on October 12, 2026 and October 19, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Quilty Solid | Sewing Needle Identifier |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.4 (25 ratings) | 5.0 (4 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 61.5% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 25 — better | 4 |
| Update frequency | Weekly — better | Every 4 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free — better | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 15.1 — better | 18.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 27 MB | 2 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Steph Skardal | Alona Nesterenko |
Customer experience
Quilty Solid
Sewing Needle Identifier
In-app purchases
Quilty Solid
No in-app purchases
Sewing Needle Identifier
- Weekly Premium$4.997 Days
- Yearly Premium$24.991 Year
