Comparison

Haystack vs Costume Continuity

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

Head to head
About

Haystack

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Haystack is an all-in-one production solution for revolutionising and improving efficiency and workflow across the film and TV industry. Currently operating across Costume, Hair and Make-Up, we ensure teams can work together to create seamless notes, photos and detailed tracking of garments and kit across the whole production process. With an automated sync, teams can work online or on remote location without interruption. Also offering detailed seamless solutions to speed up and simplify prep and wrap, Haystack ensures nothing is ever lost across productions as garments and kit can be easily identified and located using our revolutionary new system. Having been used on several productions so far, we ensure time-saving tech to help find that needle in a Haystack quicker and more efficiently. Haystack is a great resource and tool for you departments on your next production.

About

Costume Continuity

Features
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Costume Continuity is a private, offline continuity binder for film and television wardrobe teams. FIND THE APPROVED LOOK β€’ Organise scenes, characters, reusable looks and garments β€’ Keep labelled front, back, left, right and detail references β€’ Browse story order and shooting-day order on iPhone or iPad CAPTURE WITH CONTEXT β€’ Retain production, scene, character, look, slate and operator β€’ Save protected Drafts, then explicitly Save Candidate and Approve Reference β€’ Record factual notes without automatic matching or visual judgement HAND WORK ACROSS THE DAY β€’ Track Next up, On set, Changes, Hold and Wrapped β€’ Keep immutable captured-by and approved-by records β€’ Review and acknowledge local operator handoffs RESET AND PREPARE β€’ Record take notes and structured reset items β€’ Track laundry, repair, packing and set presets β€’ Search productions, scenes, characters, looks and garments PRIVATE BY DESIGN The app works offline with no account, ads, analytics or tracking. App lock, protected files, labelled comparison and complete backup remain free. Costume Continuity does not recognise faces, detect differences or certify a wardrobe match. FREE One active production, up to 200 canonical masters, the core Draft β†’ Candidate β†’ Reference workflow, operator handoff and complete backup. LIFETIME PRO Unlimited productions and photos, divider, opacity, markup and multi-reference tools, designed PDFs and expanded workroom features. One purchase, no subscription.

Screenshots

Haystack4 screens
Costume Continuity4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Haystack at none against Costume Continuity's 1. Haystack also leads on iOS requirement (15.1 vs 17.0). 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. Costume Continuity sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Haystack asks for nothing beyond the download.

Scorecard2 real differences Β· 4 level
Haystack versus Costume Continuity: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterHaystackCostume Continuity
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyEvery 5 weeksβ€”
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo β€” betterYes
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod β€” betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS15.1 β€” better17.0
Further details β€” not scored
Size42 MB4 MB
Age rating17+4+
DeveloperAnother Haystack Ltd.Idris Kadri

In-app purchases

None

Haystack

No in-app purchases

1 purchases

Costume Continuity

One-time1
  • Costume Continuity Pro Lifetime$9.99

Questions

Is Haystack free?
Haystack is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Costume Continuity free?
Costume Continuity is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Haystack or Costume Continuity have ads?
Neither Haystack nor Costume Continuity shows ads.

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