Comparison

Whilst vs Rowloom

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

Head to head
About

Whilst

Features
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Whilst is a personal archive for the drawings your children make whilst they are little. * Take a picture of the artwork. It's cropped to the exact boundaries. * Each drawing is filed against the child who made it, on the day it was made. * Save any piece back to your camera roll when you want to share it. Send it to a grandparent, print it, frame it. * Easily compare drawings of the same subject over time to be in awe of the progress your kids are making * Synced to iCloud so you can always take it with you. Simple. Minimalist. Designed to get out of your way. Built by a dad with too many drawings to keep, but not the heart to throw any away. Each drawing of the family, of Elsa and Anna, of rainbows and unicorns, of houses, ... is a memory that should be preserved. The data is yours. We don't see it. We don't sell it. We don't have analytics. There is no server. No account required. No ads. No in-app purchases. No subscriptions. Pay once, keep forever. Think of it like a lifetime ticket to your child's artwork. The art, whilst they were little. Kept. โ€” A dad who didn't want to lose precious memories.

About

Rowloom

Features
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Pattern Reader keeps an imported PDF, a movable reading guide and saved checkpoints together so you can resume where you left off. HOW IT WORKS 1. Open Pattern Reader from Projects. Import your unencrypted PDF or explore the clearly labeled reader-practice document. 2. Choose the PDF page, position the highlighted band with the Guide slider, and advance the independent reader-row count. Undo restores the prior row, page and guide position. 3. Save named bookmarks, return to them, resume from the library or share a reading-progress report. Delete a reader copy when finished to reclaim its storage. Existing project counters, pattern-repeat notes, linked counters, row reminders, optional hands-free counting, focus timers, references, finished projects and JSON project backups remain available. Pattern Reader stores its own PDF copies and progress separately; existing project backup files do not include reader PDFs. WHAT TO KNOW Manual reading aid only: no chart recognition, stitch interpretation or automatic project-counter changes. Page turns are manual. Reader row and guide positions are independent of knitting instructions. Up to 10 PDFs, 30 MB and 200 pages each, with a 120 MB PDF library limit, 50 bookmarks per pattern and 100 undo positions. iPhone and iPad.

Screenshots

Whilst4 screens
Rowloom3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Whilst at Free against Rowloom's $0.99. On ads, in-app purchases, device support and iOS requirement there is nothing between them.

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

CostPrice ยท In-app purchases ยท Ads ยท Monetization

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

Scorecard1 real difference ยท 5 level
Whilst versus Rowloom: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterWhilstRowloom
PriceFree โ€” better$0.99
Update frequencyโ€”Every 5 days
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
DevicesiPhoneiPhone, iPad โ€” better
Requires iOS17.017.0
Further details โ€” not scored
Size2 MB5 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperAlexander TachoRobert Corbin

In-app purchases

None

Whilst

No in-app purchases

None

Rowloom

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Whilst free?
Whilst is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Rowloom free?
Rowloom costs $0.99, with no in-app purchases.
Do Whilst or Rowloom have ads?
Neither Whilst nor Rowloom shows ads.

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