Comparison

Patternizer vs Stitchsong

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

Head to head
About

Patternizer

Features
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Your whole pattern stash, organized, and finally easy to search. Patternizer is a home for every sewing pattern you own or want. Stop digging through folders of PDFs, bookmarks, and paper envelopes. Add a pattern once, and you can find it again in seconds. And stop buying patterns you already have. Before you check out at a pattern shop, search your stash to see if you already own it, or one that's an awful lot like it. Patternizer also gives you a heads-up when a pattern you're adding looks like one already in your collection. ADD PATTERNS THE EASY WAY • Upload a pattern PDF and Patternizer reads it for you: title, designer, garment type, fabric, sizes, skill level, and more • Paste a link to a pattern shop page and the details fill themselves in • Share a pattern page from Safari or a shop's app straight into Patternizer • Snap or upload a screenshot of a pattern • Import a spreadsheet of patterns you already track • Or type it in yourself. Your collection, your way FIND THE RIGHT PATTERN • The Pattern Picker walks you through who it's for, what you want to make, and what fabric you have, showing matches as you go • Search by title, designer, fabric, or your own notes • Star your favorites and keep a wishlist of patterns you want to buy FABRIC STASH AND SEAMLESS DESIGNS • Photograph the fabric you have on hand and track how much is left, whether it's prewashed and where it came from • Keep the seamless design files you've bought, at full resolution, with the designer, shop and price • Filter your fabric and designs by color • Link fabric or a design to the pattern you plan to make with it KEEP IT ALL TOGETHER • Store the pattern files themselves alongside each pattern • Save photos of everything you've made from a pattern • Keep notes on your favorite fabric shops, printers and pattern designers, plus your own machine settings and techniques • Track sewing to-dos with deadlines and photos • Keep measurement profiles for yourself and everyone you sew for • Customize the tags and categories to match how you sew EASY TO READ Patternizer follows your iPhone's Text Size setting, has its own larger text option, and has a Dark Mode. FREE TO START Save up to 5 patterns, 5 wishlist items, 2 measurement profiles, 5 pieces of fabric and 5 seamless designs for free, with 10 AI imports a month. Patternizer Plus gives you unlimited patterns, wishlist items, measurement profiles, fabric and designs, plus 100 AI imports a month (or 500 a year on the yearly plan). Adding patterns by hand is always unlimited. Plus is available at patternizer.app. Your patterns are private to you. No ads, no tracking, and we never sell your data. Questions or ideas? Email hello@patternizer.app. We read every message.

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Stitchsong

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Learn to crochet and knit with a teacher who talks you through every stitch — and listens. Stitchsong shows each stitch as a slow-motion animation while a warm, natural voice explains what to do. Your hands are busy, so you don't touch the screen: just say “pause”, “repeat”, “slower” or “next”. HANDS-FREE LESSONS • 46 narrated lessons, from your first slip knot to finished projects • Slow-motion stitch animations you can replay at any speed • Voice commands: pause, repeat, slower, faster, next, count • Choose your narrator: two natural voices in every language • Left-handed mode mirrors every animation • US or UK crochet terms PATTERNS SIZED TO YOU • Enter your measurements and gauge, get a math-checked pattern • Sweaters, cardigans, vests, hats, scarves, blankets, mittens and socks • Follow along row by row with a highlighted current row • Import your own PDF patterns and never lose your place: a highlighter band follows you line by line AI HELP • Ask the AI coach anything, from a confusing pattern line to a stitch that won't behave • Snap a photo to identify a stitch • Photo to pattern: photograph a sweater you love and get a pattern in your size • “Explain” turns any pattern row into plain words TOOLS THAT KEEP COUNT • Row counter with widgets, Live Activity and Apple Watch • Project timer and progress for every make • Yarn stash with label barcode scanning • Gauge and “increase evenly” calculators STAY MOTIVATED • A new make-along project every month • Daily goals, streaks and levels • Amigurumi zoo: bear, bunny, whale, octopus, turtle and more • Community: share your makes, ask questions and swap tips (Pro) Learn in English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, German, Italian, Turkish, Arabic or Japanese. Your progress syncs privately through iCloud. STITCHSONG PRO Start free with the beginner lessons, row counter and widgets. Pro unlocks every lesson and project, sized patterns, unlimited patterns and PDF tracking, the community and more AI help every day. • Yearly, weekly or one-time lifetime plan • Payment is charged to your Apple Account. Subscriptions renew automatically unless cancelled at least 24 hours before the end of the period. Manage or cancel in Settings › Apple Account › Subscriptions. Terms of Use: https://appnano.net/stitchsong/terms.html Privacy Policy: https://appnano.net/stitchsong/privacy.html

Screenshots

Patternizer4 screens
Stitchsong4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Patternizer at none against Stitchsong's 3. Patternizer also leads on iOS requirement (15.0 vs 17.0). Stitchsong's advantage is update cadence (every 2 days vs every 5 days). On price, ads 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. Stitchsong sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $3.99 per 7 days. Patternizer asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Patternizer ships an update every 5 days, Stitchsong every 2 days. Both last shipped on October 31, 2026.

Scorecard3 real differences · 3 level
Patternizer versus Stitchsong: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPatternizerStitchsong
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyEvery 5 daysEvery 2 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, Apple Watch
Requires iOS15.0 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size3 MB46 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperJohnathan HaleEmre Akbas

In-app purchases

None

Patternizer

No in-app purchases

3 purchases

Stitchsong

Subscriptions2
  • Stitchsong Pro Weekly$3.997 Days
  • Stitchsong Pro Yearly$39.991 Year
One-time1
  • Pro Lifetime$79.99

Questions

Is Patternizer free?
Patternizer is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Stitchsong free?
Stitchsong is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Patternizer or Stitchsong have ads?
Neither Patternizer nor Stitchsong shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Patternizer or Stitchsong?
Patternizer ships an update every 5 days, and Stitchsong every 2 days. Most recently, Patternizer was updated on October 31, 2026 and Stitchsong on October 31, 2026.

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