Comparison

MakerLog vs EcoArt

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

Head to head
About

MakerLog

This app helps makers track their creative projects step by step. Log your progress with photos and notes, manage income and expenses, and gain insights into your project profitability. It supports a wide range of crafts and syncs across devices.

Highlights
  • Project journaling with photos
  • Income and cost tracking
  • Profitability insights
  • iCloud sync
  • Search functionality
  • Dark mode and VoiceOver support
Features
Read full description

-- 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/

About

EcoArt

Read full description

EcoCraft is a fun and engaging app that combines creativity with sustainability, empowering users to upcycle and recycle while exploring exciting DIY projects. The app features a library of arts and crafts ideas, allowing users to earn points and experience (XP) for completing challenges and sharing their creations. These points can be spent in the in-game shop to unlock unique trees and level up a personalised virtual garden, making crafting even more rewarding. Users can also bookmark their favourite projects to revisit anytime, ensuring they never miss out on the activities that inspire them. With EcoCraft, creativity meets environmental impact, making every project a step toward a greener future. List of features - Dozens of creative upcycling projects - Detailed description of each project - In-app currency and experience points - Digital tree - Customisation shop - Bookmarked projects This app was created by Vijayaganapathy Pavithraa, Yoshioka Lili, Tristan Tan Yu Jun, and Santosh Thiyagarajan under the 2024 Swift Accelerator Programme.

Screenshots

MakerLog4 screens
EcoArt4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: EcoArt at none against MakerLog's 2. EcoArt also leads on iOS requirement (18.0 vs 26.0). 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. MakerLog sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month. EcoArt asks for nothing beyond the download.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
MakerLog versus EcoArt: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterMakerLogEcoArt
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.0 (2 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews57.1% of reviews—
Number of ratings2 — better—
Update frequencyMonthly—
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFreemium—
DevicesiPhoneiPhone
Requires iOS26.018.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size15 MB11 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperGruffydd JohnstonTinkercademy Community Showcase

In-app purchases

2 purchases

MakerLog

Subscriptions2
  • Maker Log Pro7 Days trial$2.991 Month
  • Maker Log Pro7 Days trial$9.991 Year
None

EcoArt

No in-app purchases

Questions

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

Other comparisons