Comparison

图案之家 vs Hive

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

Head to head
About

图案之家

Features
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图案之家APP,是一款集图案交易、资讯分享为一体的服务平台。自建站以来,顺应移动互联网的快节奏生活方式,用互联网连接设计资源和产业需求,提供花型交易、资讯分享、图案推广等一体化服务。目前平台已聚集了国内外众多图案设计工作室,帮助设计师实现自由设计和创业;并拥有100万+服装类、丝巾类花型图案供客户挑选。 欢迎下载图案之家APP,让您的图案变得更有价值。

About

Hive

This app helps designers, creators, and innovators organize and manage all their creative assets in one place. It offers smart photo organization, an integrated video player, and multiple ways to save inspirations, streamlining your creative process. Effortlessly sort, categorize, and find your ideas with advanced filtering and search capabilities.

Highlights
  • Organize creative assets
  • Smart photo organizer
  • Integrated video player
  • Multiple save methods
  • Web capture
  • Multi-level folder system
  • Advanced search and filter
Features
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Hive is a private visual reference library for designers, illustrators, photographers, and creative teams. Save references the moment you find them—Share Sheet, clipboard, Safari, and links—then keep images, video, and files in one library you actually control. No feed. No tracking theater. Just a calm place to store and reopen what you need. Organize for real work • Folders, tags, filters, and search built for reference retrieval • Smart Folders to surface the set you need for a project • Mixed media in one place: images, video, links, and files Built for mobile creative workflows • Fast capture on iPhone and iPad • Browse and reuse references on the go • Works with an Eagle-compatible library workflow on mobile Privacy by default • Your library stays yours Hive is for people who already collect inspiration in Pinterest, moodboards, or Eagle on the desktop—and need a private, organized library on iOS. Download Hive and turn scattered references into a library you can find again. Privacy Policy: https://hive.ink/privacy-policy/ Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Screenshots

图案之家4 screens
Hive4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: 图案之家 at none against Hive's 3. 图案之家 also leads on iOS requirement (14 vs 18.0). Hive's advantage is update cadence (every 4 days vs every 3 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. Hive sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $3.99 per month. 图案之家 asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

图案之家 ships an update every 3 weeks, Hive every 4 days. The most recent releases landed on October 8, 2026 and October 30, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
图案之家 versus Hive: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
Parameter图案之家Hive
PriceFreeFree
Rating—4.9 (37 ratings) — better
Positive reviews—78.6% of reviews
Number of ratings—37 — better
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeksEvery 4 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
Monetization—Free with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, Mac
Requires iOS14 — better18.0
Further details — not scored
Size41 MB177 MB
Age rating4+17+
DeveloperZhejiang Keyi Network Technology Co., Ltd.易泓 刘

In-app purchases

None

图案之家

No in-app purchases

3 purchases

Hive

Subscriptions2
  • Monthly$3.991 Month
  • Annually7 Days trial$19.991 Year
One-time1
  • Pro Lifetime$39.99

Questions

Is 图案之家 free?
图案之家 is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Hive free?
Hive is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do 图案之家 or Hive have ads?
Neither 图案之家 nor Hive shows ads.
Which is updated more often, 图案之家 or Hive?
图案之家 ships an update every 3 weeks, and Hive every 4 days. Most recently, 图案之家 was updated on October 8, 2026 and Hive on October 30, 2026.

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