Dressmaking Academy vs Arohan
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Dressmaking Academy
Learn to design and create custom dresses with step-by-step tutorials and a pattern maker. Access over 50 premium courses and 100+ ready-to-use patterns. Connect with a community of fashion designers.
- Custom pattern generation
- Step-by-step tutorials
- 50+ premium courses
- 100+ downloadable patterns
- Fashion designer community
- Cross-device accessibility
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MAKE AMAZING DRESSES. Join Dressmaking Academy, use patterns, follow easy step-by-step tutorials, and unleash your creative potential. ACHIEVE THE PERFECT FIT Make perfectly fitted custom patterns for any size with our groundbreaking Magic Pattern Maker software. 50+ PREMIUM COURSES Learn pattern drafting, professional sewing, corset making, skirts design, Haute couture embroidery, fashion business and many more—added regularly. 100+ READY-TO-USE PATTERNS Jumpstart your project with ready-to-use downloadable sewing patterns: dresses, skirts, corsets, and more. EXCLUSIVE COMMUNITY This is the place where you are seen, heard, and understood. Join fashion designers like yourself, network, share knowledge and build meaningful relationships. ACCESSIBLE ANYWHERE Watch at home or at your workshop on your phone, tablet, desktop at your own pace. * Download the app to generate your own custom patterns and watch the free classes. * Join the VIP membership to get unlimited access to our full library of courses and patterns. Questions? Suggestions? Feel free to email us at info@dressmaking.academy
Arohan
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Most learning apps ask you to watch. Arohan asks you to think. Every lesson is a card you read in a minute — and before the answer lands, you guess. That one habit is the whole difference: you remember what you had to reach for. TWO WAYS TO LEARN • Courses - structured roadmaps that take you from zero to fluent, one module at a time. Follow the path, tap through the cards, and let spaced revision resurface what you're about to forget. • Conversations - Socratic debates you read one turn at a time. Vera poses the hard question, you take your guess, and Osei walks you through the real answer. It's the "wait, why?" moment, on purpose. BUILT FOR HOW MEMORY ACTUALLY WORKS • Two-minute cards — learn in the gaps of your day • Guess-then-reveal — recall beats re-reading, every time • Spaced revision — the right card comes back at the right moment • Check what stuck — quick quizzes that find your blind spots GO DEEP ON ANYTHING From Spanish to system design, cybersecurity to investing, ancient history to reading an ECG. Prepping for nursing, engineering, civil services, law, science, or finance? The topics meet you where you are. NO CRAMMING. NO FLUFF. No autoplay lectures. No 40-minute videos you'll never finish. Just clean, honest cards on paper-warm pages and conversations worth having. Guess, then find out.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is iOS requirement: Arohan at 13.0 against Dressmaking Academy's 15.1. On price, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases 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. Dressmaking Academy sells 15 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per 7 days and Arohan sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $6.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Dressmaking Academy ships an update monthly, Arohan every 6 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 10, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Dressmaking Academy | Arohan |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.0 (4 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 0.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 4 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Monthly — better | Every 6 weeks |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.1 | 13.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 71 MB | 41 MB |
| Age rating | 17+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Dressmaking Academy | Bibin Mathew |
In-app purchases
Dressmaking Academy
- BESPOKE COUTURE ACCELERATOR$4.997 Days
- Bustier Corset DIY$7.00
- Sewing 101: The Beginner Guide$19.99
- Custom Dress-Form for Any Body$19.99
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- Bustier Pattern for 30 sizes$19.99
- Corset with Integral Straps$34.99
- Bodysuit with Corset Cups$34.99
- Transparent Corset w/ Neckline$34.99
- Corset with Front Busk$34.99
- Transformer Under-Bust Corset$34.99
- Professional Sewing Business$34.99
- Professional Embroidery$69.99
- Professional Decoration$69.99
- Corset Pattern: Draft and Sew$99.99
- Dresses For Girls (3-14 yo)$99.99
Arohan
- Arohan Pro$6.991 Month
- Arohan Pro$59.991 Year
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