Comparison

MakerLog vs SeamStack

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 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.

Highlights
  • Project journaling
  • Financial tracking
  • In-depth analytics
  • Transaction history
  • Intuitive interface
Features
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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/

About

SeamStack

Organize all your sewing projects, from current works-in-progress to completed creations. Track project details, store measurements with history, and access built-in size charts. Build a personal archive of your sewing journey.

Highlights
  • Project tracking with status and photos
  • Measurement profiles with history
  • Built-in size charts (inches/cm)
  • Cloud storage for data backup
  • Clean and intuitive design
Features
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SeamStack is the organizational tool sewists have been asking for. Keep all your projects in one place - titles, notes, status, and photos of each creation. See what you're working on now and remember everything you've completed. Store measurements exactly how you need them. Create profiles for everyone you sew for, choose inches or centimeters, and watch how measurements change over time. Important profiles stay pinned at the top. Reference built-in size charts whenever you need them. With SeamStack, you're building your own sewing archive. Look back at what you've made, see how your skills have grown, and feel proud of everything you've created. Features: Project tracking with status updates and photos Measurement profiles with history tracking Built-in size charts (switch between in/cm) Cloud storage that keeps everything safe Clean design that doesn't get in your way SeamStack: Simple. Useful. Yours.

Screenshots

MakerLog4 screens
SeamStack4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: SeamStack at 100% against MakerLog's 57%. SeamStack also leads on rating (5.0 vs 3.0) and in-app purchases (none vs 2). MakerLog's advantage is ads (none vs shown). On price 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. SeamStack asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

SeamStack holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 3.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: SeamStack has 35 ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 57% of MakerLog's written reviews are positive against 100% of SeamStack's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

MakerLog ships an update monthly, SeamStack daily. Both last shipped on October 24, 2026.

Scorecard9 real differences · 1 level
MakerLog versus SeamStack: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterMakerLogSeamStack
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.0 (2 ratings)5.0 (35 ratings) — better
Positive reviews57.1% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings235 — better
Update frequencyMonthlyDaily — better
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFreemiumAd-supported — better
DevicesiPhoneiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS26.015.1 — better
Further details — not scored
Size14 MB43 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperGruffydd JohnstonLowland Kids

Customer experience

MakerLog

All ratings2 ratings
Positive50.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative50.0%
Written reviews7 reviews
Positive57.1%
Neutral0.0%
Negative42.9%

SeamStack

All ratings32 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews18 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Bugs and requests

MakerLog

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

SeamStack

Reported bugs

1 issue
  • None mentioned

Requested features

2 requests
  • Add fabric stash tracking
  • Integrate with more pattern companies

In-app purchases

2 purchases

MakerLog

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

SeamStack

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is MakerLog free?
MakerLog is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is SeamStack free?
SeamStack is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, MakerLog or SeamStack?
SeamStack is rated higher. MakerLog averages 3.0 out of 5 from 2 ratings, while SeamStack averages 5.0 from 35 ratings.
Do MakerLog or SeamStack have ads?
SeamStack shows ads; MakerLog does not.
Which is updated more often, MakerLog or SeamStack?
MakerLog ships an update monthly, and SeamStack daily. Most recently, MakerLog was updated on October 24, 2026 and SeamStack on October 24, 2026.

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