Comparison

Raptive Community vs Sewciable

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

Head to head
About

Raptive Community

Connect with creators and communities you love in one place. Discover positive spaces, stay updated with your favorite creators, and engage in conversations with like-minded individuals. Find your belonging and explore shared passions.

Highlights
  • Follow favorite creators
  • Explore inspiring communities
  • Connect with like-minded people
  • Find positive spaces
  • Receive timely updates
  • Engage in conversations
Features
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All your favorite communities in one app. The Raptive Community app is the easiest way to stay connected to the creators and conversations you love. Follow your favorite creators, explore inspiring communities, and connect with others who share your passions. - Find positive spaces that match your interests - Stay in the know with timely updates from your favorite creators - See what everyone’s talking about today - Keep the conversation going with people who share your passions Discover. Engage. Belong. Brought to you by Raptive, the team behind thousands of creator-led websites and communities. Download the app to start connecting today.

About

Sewciable

A social media platform designed for the sewing and fiber crafts community. It prioritizes genuine connection, learning, and community over algorithms and popularity contests, offering a peaceful online space for makers.

Highlights
  • Chronological feed
  • No algorithms
  • No ads
  • Link sharing
  • Community focus
  • Learning from others
Features
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We're making the sewing & fibre crafts community feel like a community again. Sewciable is built different, on purpose. We capture the magic of the early days of blogs and social media - before the algorithms, before the popularity contest and before you became the product. This is a social media platform thoughtfully made for the sewing and fibre crafts community that prioritises connection over clout, learning over likes, and community over celebrities. We've left out all the stuff that makes social media toxic, and kept all the things that help grow real community. We promise: A chronological feed, No Algorithms and absolutely No Ads. Hashtags that work and sharing of links anywhere you want. We tell you when you've seen everything new and we don't trap you here. Sewciable is for people who want to share what they're working on, make friends, learn from others, share knowledge and actually enjoy social media again. No viral drama, no engagement bait — just makers being makers. Welcome to a peaceful corner of the internet, where you can connect at your own pace. There are no ads and we never sell your data — your membership subscription fee is what funds the app, so you are never the product. How can we promise that you'll never see an ad? Never have your data sold? Never be manipulated by an algorithm? Easy. While other social media channels are funded by selling your attention and your data to advertisers, Sewciable is funded by its members. When something is free it's because you are the product — at Sewciable you are never the product. You're part of a real community. — — — Sewciable is a subscription app. A paid monthly membership is required to access the feed, community, tutorials and all other features. New members start with a 7-day free trial. The membership price is shown in the app and on this App Store product page before you subscribe. Membership details • Sewcial Membership — auto-renewable subscription • Length: 1 month, recurring • Price: the monthly membership price shown on this product page (after a 7-day free trial for new members) • Payment is charged to your Apple ID at confirmation of purchase. • Your subscription automatically renews unless auto-renew is turned off at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. Your account is charged for renewal within 24 hours prior to the end of the current period. • You can manage or cancel your subscription in your App Store account settings after purchase. Any unused portion of the free trial is forfeited when you purchase a membership. — — — Terms of Use: https://sewcial.app/terms Privacy Policy: https://sewcial.app/privacy Help Centre: https://sewcial.app/help

Screenshots

Raptive Community3 screens
Sewciable4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Sewciable at 95% against Raptive Community's 43%. Sewciable also leads on rating (4.9 vs 4.1) and ads (none vs shown). Raptive Community's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 1). 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. Sewciable sells 1 in-app purchase, starting at $1.99 per month. Raptive Community asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Sewciable holds the better App Store score, 4.9 against 4.1. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Sewciable has 157 ratings behind it against 24, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 43% of Raptive Community's written reviews are positive against 95% of Sewciable's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Raptive Community ships an update fortnightly, Sewciable every 5 days. The most recent releases landed on September 9, 2026 and September 26, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard9 real differences · 1 level
Raptive Community versus Sewciable: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterRaptive CommunitySewciable
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.1 (24 ratings)4.9 (157 ratings) — better
Positive reviews42.9% of reviews95.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings24157 — better
Update frequencyFortnightlyEvery 5 days — better
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree — betterSubscription
DevicesiPhoneiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS18.013.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size40 MB36 MB
Age rating12+17+
DeveloperCMI Marketing, Inc.Bit State Pty Ltd

Customer experience

Raptive Community

All ratings24 ratings
Positive79.2%
Neutral0.0%
Negative20.8%
Written reviews7 reviews
Positive42.9%
Neutral0.0%
Negative57.1%

Sewciable

All ratings157 ratings
Positive99.4%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.6%
Written reviews20 reviews
Positive95.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative5.0%

In-app purchases

None

Raptive Community

No in-app purchases

1 purchases

Sewciable

Subscriptions1
  • Sewcial Membership7 Days trial$1.991 Month

Questions

Is Raptive Community free?
Raptive Community is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Sewciable free?
Sewciable is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Raptive Community or Sewciable?
Sewciable is rated higher. Raptive Community averages 4.1 out of 5 from 24 ratings, while Sewciable averages 4.9 from 157 ratings.
Do Raptive Community or Sewciable have ads?
Raptive Community shows ads; Sewciable does not.
Which is updated more often, Raptive Community or Sewciable?
Raptive Community ships an update fortnightly, and Sewciable every 5 days. Most recently, Raptive Community was updated on September 9, 2026 and Sewciable on September 26, 2026.

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