Comparison

Yarn Hoarder vs Flash Studio

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

Head to head
About

Yarn Hoarder

Easily manage your yarn collection with this app. Scan barcodes to add yarn, track quantities, and log usage for projects. Get alerts for low stock and access your inventory from anywhere.

Highlights
  • Barcode scanner for instant yarn addition
  • Inventory tracking with quantity and weight
  • Log yarn usage for projects
  • Smart search by brand, name, or color
  • Cloud backup for data access
  • Dark mode support
Features
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Yarn on your shelves, in your closets, and maybe even under the couch? Keep track of your stash with Yarn Hoarder. Built for crocheters and knitters, Yarn Hoarder helps you organize your yarn, track purchases and usage, and keep your place in your next project. Check what you already own while shopping, find where you stored that perfect skein, and spend more time creating. Features: • Barcode Scanning & Community Database: Scan a UPC barcode to look up yarn, search the community database, or manually add a missing yarn to share with other makers. • Flexible Inventory Tracking: Adjust your quantity directly or record individual purchases and usage. Track partial skeins with decimal quantities and record prices when using transaction mode. • Personal Inventory Photos: Add your own photos and choose a primary image for your inventory without changing the shared yarn listing. • Stash Organization: Keep dye lots, storage locations, and notes alongside your yarn so the details are easy to find. • Detailed Yarn Information: Reference brand, name, color, fiber content, yarn weight, skein length and weight, and recommended hook and needle sizes. • Search, Sort & Filter: Find yarn by brand, name, or color. Filter your inventory by color family and yarn weight, choose your preferred sort order, and optionally show out-of-stock yarn first. • Row Counters: Create named counters for projects or sections, add notes, and tap to track each completed row. Your progress syncs to your account. • Inventory History: Review purchases, usage, and quantity changes, including dates, quantities, and recorded prices. • Out-of-Stock Reminders: Get a friendly reminder when you run out of a yarn while managing your inventory. • Cloud Storage: Keep your inventory linked to your account and access it across devices. • Appearance Options: Choose light mode, dark mode, or your device’s system appearance. Yarn Hoarder Premium: Upgrade to an annual Premium subscription to remove ads, import inventory from a CSV file using UPC barcodes, and export your inventory to CSV for use in Excel, Google Sheets, or Apple Numbers.

About

Flash Studio

Manage your 3D printers remotely from your smartphone. Monitor print status, view live video feeds of your printer's operations, and control multiple printers simultaneously.

Highlights
  • Remote printer monitoring
  • Real-time video feed
  • Manage grouped printers
  • On-the-go management
  • Smartphone integration
Features
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Flash Studio is an integrated mobile app developed by FLASHFORGE for on-the-go management of 3D printers. Users can monitor print status via smartphones, view real-time video of printer operations remotely, and efficiently manage grouped 3D printers.

Screenshots

Yarn Hoarder4 screens
Flash Studio3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Flash Studio at none against Yarn Hoarder's 1. Flash Studio also leads on ratings volume (5.8K vs 18) and rating (4.8 vs 4.6). Yarn Hoarder's advantage is ads (none vs shown). On price, review sentiment, update cadence 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. Yarn Hoarder sells 1 in-app purchase, starting at $7.99 per year. Flash Studio asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Flash Studio holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 4.6. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Flash Studio has 5.8K ratings behind it against 18, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 63% of Yarn Hoarder's written reviews are positive against 58% of Flash Studio's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Yarn Hoarder ships an update every 2 weeks, Flash Studio fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on October 30, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
Yarn Hoarder versus Flash Studio: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterYarn HoarderFlash Studio
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.6 (18 ratings)4.8 (5.8K ratings) — better
Positive reviews62.5% of reviews — better58.4% of reviews
Number of ratings185.8K — better
Update frequencyEvery 2 weeks — betterFortnightly
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesAd-supported — better
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS17.615.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size36 MB100 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperRachel Wisneski浙江闪铸三维科技有限公司

Customer experience

Yarn Hoarder

All ratings15 ratings
Positive93.3%
Neutral0.0%
Negative6.7%
Written reviews8 reviews
Positive62.5%
Neutral12.5%
Negative25.0%

Flash Studio

All ratings5,462 ratings
Positive96.0%
Neutral2.5%
Negative1.5%
Written reviews219 reviews
Positive58.4%
Neutral9.6%
Negative32.0%

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Yarn Hoarder

Subscriptions1
  • Yarn Hoarder Premium$7.991 Year
None

Flash Studio

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Yarn Hoarder free?
Yarn Hoarder is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Flash Studio free?
Flash Studio is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Yarn Hoarder or Flash Studio?
Flash Studio is rated higher. Yarn Hoarder averages 4.6 out of 5 from 18 ratings, while Flash Studio averages 4.8 from 5.8K ratings.
Do Yarn Hoarder or Flash Studio have ads?
Flash Studio shows ads; Yarn Hoarder does not.
Which is updated more often, Yarn Hoarder or Flash Studio?
Yarn Hoarder ships an update every 2 weeks, and Flash Studio fortnightly. Most recently, Yarn Hoarder was updated on October 30, 2026 and Flash Studio on October 31, 2026.

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