Comparison

SewBuddy vs Closed List

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

Head to head
About

SewBuddy

Learn sewing with beginner-friendly tutorials, printable patterns, and visual guides. Explore DIY fashion, bags, and home decor ideas. Organize your favorite projects and discover trending handmade inspirations.

Highlights
  • Easy sewing tutorials
  • Printable sewing patterns
  • DIY fashion and home decor ideas
  • Project organization
  • Handmade inspiration
  • Beginner-friendly learning
Features
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Discover a modern way to learn sewing, create handmade projects, and explore beautiful DIY ideas. Whether you’re just getting started or already love sewing, SewBuddy helps you create with confidence through beginner-friendly tutorials, printable patterns, and step-by-step visual guides. Features: • Easy sewing tutorials for all skill levels • Printable sewing patterns & templates • DIY fashion, bags, accessories & home decor ideas • Save and organize your favorite projects • Discover trending handmade inspirations • Beginner-friendly learning experience • Modern, clean, and simple sewing tools From simple everyday projects to creative handmade designs, SewBuddy makes sewing easier, more inspiring, and more enjoyable. Terms of Use: http://tmtyazilim.info/SewingBuddy/TermsOfUse Privacy Policy: http://tmtyazilim.info/SewingBuddy/PrivacyPolicy

About

Closed List

Features
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Ten things. Then you stop. Closed List is a to-do app with a bottom. Start with a short introduction that lets you try the idea without changing your real data. Capture anything on Open. A thought becomes a commitment only when you choose it for your closed list. CHOOSE, THEN CLOSE Choose between one and ten active tasks, then tap Close the list. That selection stays across days and relaunches. Completed, returned and let-go rows remain visible, so the list can shrink without asking you to refill it. Tap Revise only when you mean to choose again. NO AUTOMATIC REFILL Finishing a task does not offer another one. While the selection is closed, direct entry, promotion from Open and trades wait until Revise. While Choosing, a full list can admit something new only through an explicit trade: choose what leaves, then return it to Open or let it go. END THE DAY Tap Enough for today at any count. Unfinished tasks and the closed selection stay in place. The Enough screen offers Resume when you decide to continue. A new day starts at 4 a.m. by default, or at the local time you choose in Settings. CAPTURE WITHOUT COMMITTING Use Open, the share sheet, Siri, Shortcuts, the Action button, Control Centre or the Lock Screen. Every capture lands on Open and takes no place on the closed list. YOUR COPY There is no developer account, no ads and no tracking. Your data starts on your iPhone. Optional iCloud sync is off by default and uses your private iCloud account when you turn it on. The one-time purchase is processed through RevenueCat, and anonymous usage counts go to PostHog; neither ever receives anything you write. Export as plain text or JSON from Settings. ONE-TIME UNLOCK Closed List is free to download. Capture, completion, Return to Open, Let go, Undo, Enough, History and export remain available without a purchase. One non-consumable purchase unlocks admitting new commitments. There is no subscription and no trial. The App Store price appears before purchase. Inspired by Oliver Burkeman's Four Thousand Weeks.

Screenshots

SewBuddy4 screens
Closed List4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: Closed List at none against SewBuddy's shown. SewBuddy's advantage is iOS requirement (15.1 vs 26.0). On price, update cadence, 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. SewBuddy sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $5.99 per 7 days and Closed List sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

SewBuddy ships an update every 4 days, Closed List weekly. The most recent releases landed on October 14, 2026 and October 9, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
SewBuddy versus Closed List: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSewBuddyClosed List
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.3 (349 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews31.6% of reviews—
Number of ratings349 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 4 days — betterWeekly
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhone, iPod — betteriPhone
Requires iOS15.1 — better26.0
Further details — not scored
Size74 MB32 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperNineGDominik Drag

In-app purchases

2 purchases

SewBuddy

Subscriptions2
  • Sewing Weekly Pro Access$5.997 Days
  • Sewing Weekly Pro Access$39.991 Year
1 purchases

Closed List

One-time1
  • Closed List$9.99

Questions

Is SewBuddy free?
SewBuddy is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Closed List free?
Closed List is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do SewBuddy or Closed List have ads?
SewBuddy shows ads; Closed List does not.
Which is updated more often, SewBuddy or Closed List?
SewBuddy ships an update every 4 days, and Closed List weekly. Most recently, SewBuddy was updated on October 14, 2026 and Closed List on October 9, 2026.

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