Comparison

MakerLog vs Needle Stash Tracker

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
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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

Needle Stash Tracker

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Needle Stash Tracker is an iOS app for knitters and crocheters who want to stay on top of their tool collection. Add your knitting needles and crochet hooks with details like size, style, brand, quantity, and length — then filter, search, and browse your full stash at a glance. Items sync automatically across your devices via iCloud, so your inventory is always up to date. You can also track which items are on loan to friends, export your stash as a backup, and customize the reference lists to match your collection.

Screenshots

MakerLog4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Needle Stash Tracker at none against MakerLog's 2. On price and iOS requirement 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. Needle Stash Tracker asks for nothing beyond the download.

Scorecard1 real difference · 9 level
MakerLog versus Needle Stash Tracker: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterMakerLogNeedle Stash Tracker
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.0 (2 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews57.1% of reviews—
Number of ratings2 — better—
Update frequencyMonthly—
AdsNo—
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFreemium—
DevicesiPhone — better—
Requires iOS26.0 — better26.2
Further details — not scored
Size15 MB1 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperGruffydd JohnstonWILLIAM C CROSS

In-app purchases

2 purchases

MakerLog

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

Needle Stash Tracker

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is MakerLog free?
MakerLog is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Needle Stash Tracker free?
Needle Stash Tracker is free to download, with no in-app purchases.

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