Comparison

MotifChart vs TempoWeave Mobile

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

Head to head
About

MotifChart

Features
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MotifChart is a premium app for pixel drawing, colorwork charts, and creative timelapses. Whether you want to sketch pixel art, build colorwork charts, or plan motifs for knitting, crochet, and tapestry, MotifChart gives you a focused workspace to create clearly and fast. Create your way Use MotifChart as a flexible pixel canvas for drawing ideas, building motifs, and refining color-based designs with precision. Built for chart making Turn ideas into structured motif charts that are easy to edit, organize, and use in real creative workflows. Make timelapses automatically Capture your process and turn your work into satisfying timelapses you can review or share. Stay organized Keep your work structured with projects, palettes, stamps, and packs, so your tools and designs stay easy to manage as your library grows. Great for • Pixel drawing • Motif design • Knitting charts • Crochet charts • Tapestry planning • Colorwork workflows • Creative timelapses Features • Material and color tracking and analytics • Row counter and knitting companion • Background removal, great for creating stickers • Design from images with automatic pixelation • Extract color from images and save illimited palettes MotifChart is made for creators who want a clean, modern tool for both freeform design and practical chart building. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.motifchart.com/terms/

About

TempoWeave Mobile

Design professional weaving drafts on your mobile device. Explore a vast library of patterns, utilize powerful design tools, and visualize your fabric in 3D. Enhance your weaving experience at the loom with helpful assistants.

Highlights
  • Open and view WIF and TWA drafts
  • Browse public cloud pattern library
  • Drawing and design tools
  • Yarn Catalog with suggestions
  • Fabric view and 3D interlacement
  • Weave Assistant for loom use
  • Thread Assistant for loom setup
Features
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TempoWeave brings professional weaving draft design to your iPad and iPhone — from the makers of TempoWeave Studio for desktop. Open it and start exploring immediately: four sample drafts are included, and the free public cloud pattern library puts hundreds more a tap away. No account needed. FREE Version • Open and view WIF and TWA drafts from any weaving software • Browse, search, and filter the free public cloud pattern library • Try every drawing and design tool • Yarn Catalog with real yarn lines, colors, photos, and sett suggestions • Fabric view and 3D interlacement — see the cloth, not just the grid • Common Weaves library: classic structures ready to explore • Drafts up to 128 shafts and 128 treadles, tie-up or liftplan AT THE LOOM • Weave Assistant: follow your treadling pick by pick, with live cloth view, pick counters, chimes, and color-change alerts • Pair with TempoTreadle 3 via our WIFI connect and weave through distractions error-free. • Thread Assistant: thread your loom in groups with heddle counts and progress tracking WITH APP STORE PURCHASE OR WITH YOUR TEMPOWEAVE ACCOUNT Weavers with a TempoWeave Studio license (Lite, Core, or Pro) sign in to unlock the full feature set on mobile: save and export drafts, upload and share to your personal cloud library, named version snapshots, section markers, and more. One license covers desktop and mobile. Whether you're checking a draft at the yarn shop, designing on the couch, or weaving at the loom with your tablet beside you — TempoWeave goes where your weaving goes.

Screenshots

MotifChart4 screens
TempoWeave Mobile4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is iOS requirement: TempoWeave Mobile at 15.0 against MotifChart's 17.0. On price, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases 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. MotifChart sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per 7 days and TempoWeave Mobile sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly weekly. The most recent releases landed on October 16, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard1 real difference · 9 level
MotifChart versus TempoWeave Mobile: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterMotifChartTempoWeave Mobile
PriceFreeFree
Rating—5.0 (5 ratings) — better
Positive reviews—100.0% of reviews
Number of ratings—5 — better
Update frequencyWeeklyWeekly
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
Monetization—Free with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS17.015.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size39 MB91 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperEduardo FurtadoLoftyFiber

In-app purchases

3 purchases

MotifChart

Subscriptions3
  • MotifChart Pro Weekly$2.997 Days
  • MotifChart Pro Monthly$9.991 Month
  • MotifChart Pro Yearly$59.991 Year
1 purchases

TempoWeave Mobile

One-time1
  • TempoWeave Mobile — Full Version$39.00

Questions

Is MotifChart free?
MotifChart is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is TempoWeave Mobile free?
TempoWeave Mobile is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do MotifChart or TempoWeave Mobile have ads?
Neither MotifChart nor TempoWeave Mobile shows ads.
Which is updated more often, MotifChart or TempoWeave Mobile?
MotifChart ships an update weekly, and TempoWeave Mobile weekly. Most recently, MotifChart was updated on October 16, 2026 and TempoWeave Mobile on October 24, 2026.

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