Comparison

Pattern Projects vs Mékery

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

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Pattern Projects

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Finally, a simple way to organize your sewing life. Pattern Projects is designed for sewists, by sewists. Whether you are quilting a masterpiece, stitching a summer dress, or just trying to remember if you pre-washed that yardage of linen, we help you keep track of it all. Stop scrolling through endless photo albums to find your pattern screenshots or guessing how much fabric you have in your stash. Keep everything in one beautiful, easy-to-use pocket notebook. FREE TO START We believe everyone should have organized projects. You can download Pattern Projects and use the core features completely free, forever. No subscriptions required. KEY FEATURES: - Project Journal: Document your makes from "In Progress" to "Finished." Save pattern names, link to instructions, and keep notes on alterations. - Fabric Stash: Catalog your fabric collection. Record length, width, fabric type (Cotton, Linen, Knit, etc.), and whether it’s been pre-washed. - Measurements: Keep your body measurements secure and accessible so you can pick the right size every time. - Photo Gallery: Save pattern cover art and photos of your finished garments. FREE VS. PREMIUM Free Plan (Forever): - Create up to 3 active Projects. - Manage your Fabric Stash. - Save 1 Measurement Profile (perfect for sewing for yourself). - Basic photo features. Premium Upgrade (One-time purchase): - Unlimited Projects: Track your entire sewing history. - Unlimited Measurement Sets: Sewing for family or clients? Save profiles for everyone. - Custom Tags: Organize by "Toile," "Gift," "Wishlist," and more. - Multiple Photos: Add detailed pattern diagrams and multiple angles of your finished work. - Cloud Sync: Keep your data safe and synced across your iPhone and iPad. Pattern Projects is the digital sewing room assistant you’ve been waiting for. Download today and make your next project your best one yet!

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Mékery

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The refill you want isn't on the shelf. Mékery makes planner refills that fit the binder you already own, and prints them on the printer you already have. Pick a ready-made one, or split the page yourself and build it. ■ Fits your binder A5, Personal / Bible (95×170mm), A6, Mini 6 (80×126mm), Pocket, M5 (62×105mm). You can also use the paper sideways, which makes calendar cells much wider. The binding edge is reserved as a band, so the holes you punch never cut a rule. Its width moves in 0.1mm steps. Dial it in to the rings you have. ■ Ready-made pages Monthly block, Monthly spread, Weekly vertical, Weekly horizontal, Weekly left-side, Hourly schedule, Habit tracker, Year at a glance, To-do list, Chart grid, Grid, Dot grid, Isometric, Ruled, Vertical ruled, and more. - Monthly colors the public holidays of Japan, Korea or Taiwan, and can show rokuyo. Six rows every month, so the rules line up front and back - Weekly vertical runs midnight to midnight. The hours you actually use get the room; early morning and late night are compressed. Set the range with a two-handle slider Grid and rule spacing runs 2.5mm to 10mm, in 0.5mm steps. ■ Or build your own Split the page across or down. Split one of those blocks again. That is the whole operation. There is no cell merging - nesting does the same job. What you can drop into a block: - Grid / dots / isometric / ruled / vertical ruled / table / text / fill - Monthly block / weekly vertical / weekly horizontal / year / hourly schedule A calendar you drop in shrinks to fit its block. Left alone the text would be crushed, so you choose: reflow the layout only, scale the whole thing, or keep it at its original size. Save a combination you like as a "part", give it a name, and reuse it. Edit the part and every place you put it changes with it. Two-page spreads are supported, and pages can repeat by month or by week. ■ Choose a typeface Per block. Mincho, classic mincho, rounded gothic, textbook, brush, retro, pop. There are decorative Latin faces (script, inscriptional, display) and a Korean face. You download only the ones you use, so the app itself stays small, and once downloaded they work offline. ■ The language on the page Weekday, month and week headings come in Japanese or English, set per block, so one sheet can mix them. Weekdays can be MON / Mo / M. The Japanese era, holiday coloring and rokuyo each have their own switch, independent of the language. ■ Actual size, or several to a sheet The actual-size PDF carries trim marks, so there is no guessing when you cut. You can also export imposed onto A4, ordered so that front and back line up once you print double-sided and trim. ■ Tuned to your printer Home printers shrink the page a little. Print both sides and the two drift apart. Mékery corrects the binding margin, the paper height and the duplex drift in 0.1mm steps. Print the alignment sheet, measure with a ruler, and the correction applies to every template from then on. ■ Take your work with you Export designs and parts to a file, and import them on another device. Full backups too. ■ Share with a link Publish a refill and send the link. Whoever opens it gets their own copy in Mékery to change and print. They don't need an account to receive it. ■ Your pages stay on the device No account, no sign-in to make or print. Designs and PDFs are made on the device and are not uploaded, unless you choose to publish a refill as a share link (publishing asks you to sign in). Ads keep it free. They appear on the list and export screens only, never while you are editing a page. You can remove them with a one-time purchase - the editor, every size, PDF export and duplex calibration are free either way.

Screenshots

Pattern Projects4 screens
Mékery4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: Pattern Projects at none against Mékery's shown. Mékery's advantage is update cadence (every 2 days vs every 5 weeks) and iOS requirement (15.0 vs 18.0). On price, 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. Pattern Projects sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and Mékery sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Pattern Projects ships an update every 5 weeks, Mékery every 2 days. The most recent releases landed on October 26, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 3 level
Pattern Projects versus Mékery: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPattern ProjectsMékery
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyEvery 5 weeksEvery 2 days — better
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesYesYes
DevicesiPhone, iPad, MaciPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS18.015.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size4 MB34 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperBryan Jeffrey MartinSKIMA ENGINEERING

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Pattern Projects

One-time1
  • Pattern Projects Premium$4.99
1 purchases

Mékery

One-time1
  • Remove ads$4.99

Questions

Is Pattern Projects free?
Pattern Projects is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Mékery free?
Mékery is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Pattern Projects or Mékery have ads?
Mékery shows ads; Pattern Projects does not.
Which is updated more often, Pattern Projects or Mékery?
Pattern Projects ships an update every 5 weeks, and Mékery every 2 days. Most recently, Pattern Projects was updated on October 26, 2026 and Mékery on October 31, 2026.

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