Comparison

SeamStack vs Bobbin

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

Head to head
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.

About

Bobbin

Organize your sewing projects, patterns, and fabric stash. Create mood boards, document progress with photos and notes, and discover new patterns. Syncs across iPhone and iPad via iCloud.

Highlights
  • Mood board creation
  • Project management
  • Pattern and fabric cataloging
  • Import from web
  • Pattern discovery
  • iCloud sync
  • Family sharing
Features
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Bobbin is the all-in-one app that helps you at every step of the sewing process, from concept to closet. Note: A paid license is required to use Bobbin. Once your free trial ends, an in-app purchase will be required to continue using the app. Your free trial does not automatically convert into a paid license, so you won't be charged unexpectedly. Featuring: - Collage Mode, which allows you to make mood boards of your sewing ideas, with photos, text, drawings, and cutouts Use Projects to: - Manage every detail of the sewing process - Consider patterns and fabrics side-by-side - Document your sewing project with photos and notes - Keep track of ongoing sewing projects by status Use Stash to: - Catalog your entire stash of sewing patterns and fabrics in an easy-to-use interface - Save time by automatically capturing sewing product details from a URL using Bobbin’s ‘Import from web’ feature - Document pattern details like size, difficulty, source, and more - Document fabric details like width, length, color, fabric type, and more - Easily add sewing patterns and fabrics to projects - Add patterns and fabrics to your wishlist to purchase later - Archive patterns and fabrics once you’ve used them Use Explore to: - Find your next make with a growing database of over 5,000 sewing patterns - Browse from your favorite pattern sources, from the big name brands to indie pattern makers - Patterns may link out to purchase from the pattern maker directly; Bobbin does not publish actual sewing pattern files - Advanced search and filter to find exactly what you want to make And more: - Works on iPhone and iPad: Bobbin syncs your sewing projects and data, as long as it’s the same iCloud account - Share with family: Bobbin’s paid license (available via one in-app purchase) works with iCloud Family Sharing, allowing you to share with up to 5 others - Private by design: Bobbin will never display ads or collect user data More features coming in upcoming updates.

Screenshots

SeamStack4 screens
Bobbin4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: SeamStack at none against Bobbin's 3. SeamStack also leads on update cadence (daily vs every 6 weeks) and ratings volume (32 vs 6). Bobbin's advantage is ads (none vs shown). On price, rating, review sentiment 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. Bobbin sells 3 one-off in-app purchases. SeamStack asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for SeamStack against 5.0 for Bobbin. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: SeamStack has 32 ratings behind it against 6, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews split almost evenly too, at 100% and 100% positive.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

SeamStack ships an update daily, Bobbin every 6 weeks. The most recent releases landed on September 30, 2026 and September 16, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
SeamStack versus Bobbin: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSeamStackBobbin
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (32 ratings)5.0 (6 ratings)
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews100.0% of reviews
Number of ratings32 — better6
Update frequencyDaily — betterEvery 6 weeks
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationAd-supported — betterFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS15.1 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size43 MB105 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperLowland KidsDabble Product Company, LLC

Customer experience

SeamStack

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

Bobbin

All ratings6 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews3 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Bugs and requests

SeamStack

Reported bugs

1 issue
  • None mentioned

Requested features

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

Bobbin

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

SeamStack

No in-app purchases

3 purchases

Bobbin

One-time3
  • 30-Day Free TrialFree
  • Bobbin License$12.99
  • Bobbin License$14.99

Questions

Is SeamStack free?
SeamStack is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Bobbin free?
Bobbin is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, SeamStack or Bobbin?
SeamStack and Bobbin are both rated 5.0 out of 5 on the App Store, from 32 and 6 ratings respectively.
Do SeamStack or Bobbin have ads?
SeamStack shows ads; Bobbin does not.
Which is updated more often, SeamStack or Bobbin?
SeamStack ships an update daily, and Bobbin every 6 weeks. Most recently, SeamStack was updated on September 30, 2026 and Bobbin on September 16, 2026.

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