Comparison

SourceCanvas vs Lyestone

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

Head to head
About

SourceCanvas

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SourceCanvas is a local editor for SVG, Mermaid, Graphviz DOT, and PlantUML diagrams on iPhone, iPad, Mac, and Apple Vision Pro. Start free β€’ Create, edit, and preview SVG diagrams. β€’ Open, edit, and save source files in all four formats. Your documents remain accessible without a purchase. β€’ Try each non-SVG renderer once for 10 continuous minutes per device. Its timer starts after the first successful render. Lifetime Pro β€’ Unlock explicit SVG, PNG 1Γ—/2Γ—/3Γ—, and vector PDF exports. β€’ Use nonblank templates and full Mermaid, Graphviz, and PlantUML previews after each trial. β€’ On Mac, use the MCP Agent and native AI Preview with compatible local AI hosts. Lifetime Pro is a one-time in-app purchase, not a subscription. Customers who obtained the paid app before the free transition automatically keep equivalent Legacy Pro access. Purchase directly on iPhone, iPad, Mac, or Apple Vision Pro. Restore on another device with the same Apple Account. Rendering runs locally. No account or remote rendering service is required. External SVG resources are blocked unless you choose to allow them.

About

Lyestone

Features
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Queue recipe snapshots at your own batch sizes, combine their oil requirements and compare the result with stock on hand. HOW IT WORKS 1. Open Batches, then Workshop. Choose Plan a batch and a saved recipe. 2. Set oil grams per batch and the number of batches, then save the plan. 3. Tap an oil to record current stock. Share the combined oil pick list. 4. Mark a plan complete to remove its demand, or reopen it later. Keep the recipe calculator, fat library, saved recipes, costing tools and poured-batch journal. Workshop snapshots remain stable when a saved recipe is edited. WHAT TO KNOW Workshop covers oils only. Lye, water, fragrance and additives are excluded; calculate and verify each recipe before making soap. Stock is manual and is not deducted automatically. Cure milestones measure elapsed time and do not certify safety. iPhone and iPad.

Screenshots

SourceCanvas4 screens
Lyestone3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: SourceCanvas at Free against Lyestone's $0.99. SourceCanvas also leads on device support (4 vs 2). Lyestone's advantage is update cadence (every 5 days vs every 3 weeks). On ads, in-app purchases and iOS requirement there is nothing between them.

Scored on Price Β· Rating Β· Positive reviews Β· Number of ratings Β· Update frequency Β· Ads Β· In-app purchases Β· Monetization Β· Best chart rank Β· Devices Β· Requires iOS

CostPrice Β· In-app purchases Β· Ads Β· Monetization

SourceCanvas is free to download; Lyestone costs $0.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

SourceCanvas ships an update every 3 weeks, Lyestone every 5 days. Both last shipped on October 5, 2026.

Scorecard3 real differences Β· 3 level
SourceCanvas versus Lyestone: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSourceCanvasLyestone
PriceFree β€” better$0.99
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeksEvery 5 days β€” better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
DevicesiPhone, iPad, Mac, Vision Pro β€” betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS18.617.0 β€” better
Further details β€” not scored
Size22 MB4 MB
Age rating4+4+
Developer音建 何Robert Corbin

In-app purchases

None

SourceCanvas

No in-app purchases

None

Lyestone

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is SourceCanvas free?
SourceCanvas is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Lyestone free?
Lyestone costs $0.99, with no in-app purchases.
Do SourceCanvas or Lyestone have ads?
Neither SourceCanvas nor Lyestone shows ads.
Which is updated more often, SourceCanvas or Lyestone?
SourceCanvas ships an update every 3 weeks, and Lyestone every 5 days. Most recently, SourceCanvas was updated on October 5, 2026 and Lyestone on October 5, 2026.

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