Comparison

SewSure vs Pincushion Sewing Organizer

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

Head to head
About

SewSure

Features
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Hesitant sewists look no further. SewSure app lets you see your sewing patterns over your fabric. See it, before you sew it and make confidence decisions, quick and easy. Free download with access to 5 pattern uploads. Upgrade to Plus for: - Unlimited sewing pattern uploads, - Pattern background fill, - Categorise for your sewing patterns by garment type, - Save visions to your vision board and, - Swipe between patterns directly on the camera screen. There are 6 new categories to organise your patterns in; Tops, Bottoms, Dresses, Sets, Outerwear and Accessories. They sit across both the Patterns and Visions Tabs so that you are always prepared to find and decide on your next sewing project and be #sewsure. Sewsure Plus is $4.99 per month AUD / $49.00 per year AUD Pattern shown in the screenshots is the Teddy Dress by MyKeeperNZ. Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://sewsure.com.au/sewsure-privacy-policy

About

Pincushion Sewing Organizer

Manage your sewing patterns, fabric stash, and ongoing projects in a private, offline organizer. Match patterns to available fabrics, track your makes, and avoid duplicate pattern purchases. Everything stays on your device.

Highlights
  • PDF pattern library
  • Fabric stash management
  • Stash fabric matching
  • Duplicate pattern detection
  • Project journal and Make-Nine grid
  • Printable Project Sheets
  • Offline reference guides
Features
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Own it once. No subscription, no trial trap. Pincushion is a calm, private organizer for the sewing patterns, fabric, and projects you already have, built to work entirely on your device. Bring the PDF patterns you own into one searchable library, match them against the fabric in your stash, and keep every make moving from planned to finished. Everything you organize stays with you. WHAT PINCUSHION DOES - Pattern library: import the PDF patterns you own, tag them by designer, garment, size, and the fabric they need, and find any of them in seconds. - Fabric stash: log your fabric with fiber, yardage, and width, add a swatch photo, and shop your own shelves before the store. - Stash matching: open a pattern to see which fabrics in your stash can cover it at the right width, with an honest "enough" or "a bit short" and never a computed cut instruction. - Avoid duplicates: a quiet check flags a pattern you may already own before you buy it again. - Project journal: move each make from planned to cutting to done, park the ones on hold without guilt, and plan your year with a Make-Nine grid. - Project Sheet: one printable page per make with pattern, size, mods, fabric, notions, and a cutting checklist to take to the table or the shop. - Reference guides: a bundled library of sewing know-how, stored locally, no network needed. PRIVATE BY DESIGN Your data stays on your device. No account, no ads, no third-party analytics. We never see what you organize. There is no sign-in and nothing to create an account for. You can export a backup of your whole library whenever you like and keep it wherever you choose, so your data is always yours to move, and backing it up is free forever. PINCUSHION FULL Organizing your patterns, fabric, and projects, and backing them up, is free. Pincushion Full is a one-time purchase (no subscription, no renewals) that unlocks exporting and sharing your Project Sheets as PDFs and the complete reference-guide library. SUPPORT & PRIVACY Support: https://cooperative-catmint-496.notion.site/Pincushion-Support-39ad692d254d80ed9f4ec2d143664ab5 Privacy Policy: https://cooperative-catmint-496.notion.site/Pincushion-Privacy-Policy-39ad692d254d806db371c54935422ffc Questions? Email petr-nezval@email.cz

Screenshots

SewSure4 screens
Pincushion Sewing Organizer4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: Pincushion Sewing Organizer at every 2 weeks against SewSure's every 2 months. SewSure's advantage is iOS requirement (13.0 vs 17.0). On price, ads, in-app purchases 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. SewSure sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month and Pincushion Sewing Organizer sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

SewSure ships an update every 2 months, Pincushion Sewing Organizer every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 17, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
SewSure versus Pincushion Sewing Organizer: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSewSurePincushion Sewing Organizer
PriceFreeFree
Rating—3.5 (2 ratings) — better
Positive reviews—50.0% of reviews
Number of ratings—2 — better
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsEvery 2 weeks — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
Monetization—Free with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPod — betteriPhone
Requires iOS13.0 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size35 MB5 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperJennifer TooleyPetr Nezval

In-app purchases

2 purchases

SewSure

Subscriptions2
  • Standard Monthly Subscription$2.991 Month
  • Standard Annual Subscription$29.991 Year
1 purchases

Pincushion Sewing Organizer

One-time1
  • Pincushion Full$4.99

Questions

Is SewSure free?
SewSure is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Pincushion Sewing Organizer free?
Pincushion Sewing Organizer is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do SewSure or Pincushion Sewing Organizer have ads?
Neither SewSure nor Pincushion Sewing Organizer shows ads.
Which is updated more often, SewSure or Pincushion Sewing Organizer?
SewSure ships an update every 2 months, and Pincushion Sewing Organizer every 2 weeks. Most recently, SewSure was updated on October 24, 2026 and Pincushion Sewing Organizer on October 17, 2026.

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