Comparison

Granny Square Designer vs Aura

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

Head to head
About

Granny Square Designer

Design modern granny squares for various crochet projects like bags and blankets. Assign colors to each round, combine designs, and get project summaries including size, yarn estimates, and instructions in multiple languages. Supports metric and imperial units.

Highlights
  • Modern granny square design
  • Color assignment per round
  • Project planning (bags, blankets)
  • Yarn usage estimation
  • Diagrams and written instructions
  • Multi-language support
  • Metric/Imperial units
Features
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Give classic granny squares a fresh, modern look. Plan bags, blankets, and custom projects with clarity. Pick a square from one of our categories—classic, solid, flower, mitered, circle, other, or seasonal—assign colors to each round, and mix, match, and combine square designs. Review a clean summary with a preview image and square size, the number of squares you’ll need for your project, yarn usage estimates based on your hook size, a diagram, and written instructions in your preferred terminology (SK, CZ, UK, US, DE, FR, ES, IT, PL, HU). Metric or imperial units supported. Start free with one Classic square to try the app’s full functionality; you can upgrade anytime for the full library and unlimited projects. Privacy-friendly: we store only your email and language/terminology/measuring-system preferences to run the app. No additional personal data required. For users 13+. Operated by LT Studio s.r.o. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://grannysquaredesigner.com/privacy

About

Aura

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Aura - a mood journal that respects your privacy Track how you feel, find your patterns, understand yourself better. Aura is a simple, private mood journal. Log how you're feeling once a day, choosing from 13 nuanced moods - from angry to loved - and add a short note if you want to remember why. Over time, Aura shows you the patterns underneath: your streaks, your trends, and what moods show up most. Log in seconds: Pick a mood, add an optional note, done. No forms, no friction just a quick daily check-in. See your patterns: Your dashboard shows a 7-day mood trend, your current streak, your top moods this month, and how many of your days have been positive lately. Browse your history :A full monthly calendar, color-coded by mood, with a scrollable list of every entry you've ever logged. Look back on any day, any month. Home screen widgets: Add Aura's widgets to see today's mood or your current streak at a glance — no need to open the app. Gentle daily reminders: Turn on a daily notification at whatever time works for you. If you've already logged today, Aura won't bother you. Private by default: Aura works completely offline in guest mode, nothing ever leaves your device unless you choose to sign in. Sign in with Apple or Google to back up your entries and sync across devices, fully optional, always reversible. Delete your data or your account at any time. No ads. No analytics. No tracking. Just your moods, on your terms.

Screenshots

Granny Square Designer4 screens
Aura4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Aura at none against Granny Square Designer's 3. Aura also leads on ads (none vs shown). Granny Square Designer's advantage is device support (3 vs 1) and iOS requirement (14.5 vs 18.6). On price and update cadence 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. Granny Square Designer sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $3.99 per month. Aura asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Granny Square Designer ships an update every 3 weeks, Aura every 5 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 20, 2026 and October 28, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Granny Square Designer versus Aura: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterGranny Square DesignerAura
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.8 (25 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews95.2% of reviews—
Number of ratings25 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeks — betterEvery 5 weeks
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone
Requires iOS14.5 — better18.6
Further details — not scored
Size46 MB15 MB
Age rating4+12+
DeveloperLT Studio s.r.o.EYLUL NAZ CAN

In-app purchases

3 purchases

Granny Square Designer

Subscriptions3
  • Monthly subscription$3.991 Month
  • 6-Month subscription$22.996 Months
  • Yearly subscription$34.991 Year
None

Aura

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Granny Square Designer free?
Granny Square Designer is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Aura free?
Aura is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Granny Square Designer or Aura have ads?
Granny Square Designer shows ads; Aura does not.
Which is updated more often, Granny Square Designer or Aura?
Granny Square Designer ships an update every 3 weeks, and Aura every 5 weeks. Most recently, Granny Square Designer was updated on October 20, 2026 and Aura on October 28, 2026.

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