MakerLog vs My Craft Stuff
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
MakerLog
This app helps crafters and artisans document their creative process, track project finances, and gain insights into their work. It's designed for makers of all skill levels to enhance productivity and focus on their art.
- Project journaling
- Financial tracking
- In-depth analytics
- Transaction history
- Intuitive interface
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-- Your craft, step by step -- Maker Log is a project journal for makers. Keep a journal for every project, collect photos of each stage, and see what every piece earns – from the first sketch to the final sale. -- Made for every maker -- Painting, pottery, woodworking, sewing, knitting, crochet or jewelry making: Maker Log fits around the way you work, so you spend less time on admin and more time on your craft. -- What Maker Log does -- • Journal: Write about each session, add photos, and look back on every step, day by day. • Projects: Give every piece its own page with a cover photo, a photo gallery, its dates and status, and a timeline of its entries, income and costs. • Income and costs: Log materials, commissions and sales against a project and see its profit at a glance. • Insights: See your profit for the year, income and costs month by month, and which projects earn the most. • Search: Find any project, journal entry or transaction by name or by the words in it. • iCloud sync: Your journal stays up to date on all your devices. • Made for iOS 26, with dark mode, large text and VoiceOver support. -- Free and Pro -- Maker Log is free for up to 2 projects and 5 journal entries. Maker Log Pro unlocks unlimited projects and journal entries, and Insights. Whether you work with wood, metal, glass, clay, leather, beads, fabric or yarn – carving, woodturning, blacksmithing, jewelry making, sewing, quilting, embroidery, weaving, felting, macramé, pottery, sculpture, scrapbooking, papercraft, calligraphy, printmaking, candle or soap making – Maker Log keeps every project in one place. Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
My Craft Stuff
Organize your crafting supplies and ongoing projects. Catalog materials, track project status, and manage where items are stored to avoid duplicate purchases and lost progress.
- Catalog crafting materials
- Track project status
- Manage storage locations
- Prevent duplicate purchases
- Prioritize started projects
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Ever been to the store and purchased something you forgot you already had? Do you have crafting projects started but don't know how many, where you left off, or where you have them stashed? - This app will help you catalog the books, patterns, and any other materials you already have and where you put them. - It will help you keep track of and prioritize the projects you have started and where they are stored.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: My Craft Stuff at 100% against MakerLog's 57%. My Craft Stuff also leads on rating (4.5 vs 3.0) and in-app purchases (none vs 2). On price, ratings volume, update cadence and ads 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. MakerLog sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month. My Craft Stuff asks for nothing beyond the download.
My Craft Stuff holds the better App Store score, 4.5 against 3.0. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 2 and 2 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 57% of MakerLog's written reviews are positive against 100% of My Craft Stuff's.
MakerLog ships an update monthly, My Craft Stuff every 3 weeks. Both last shipped on October 24, 2026.
| Parameter | MakerLog | My Craft Stuff |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.0 (2 ratings) | 4.5 (2 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 57.1% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 2 | 2 |
| Update frequency | Monthly | Every 3 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Freemium | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 26.0 | 17.6 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 14 MB | 2 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Gruffydd Johnston | Scott A Bridwell |
Customer experience
MakerLog
My Craft Stuff
In-app purchases
MakerLog
- Maker Log Pro7 Days trial$2.991 Month
- Maker Log Pro7 Days trial$9.991 Year
My Craft Stuff
No in-app purchases








