Comparison

Loom Weaving Drafts vs TabletWeaver Studio

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

Head to head
About

Loom Weaving Drafts

Features
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Loom is a focused draft editor for handweavers, students, and fiber-art designers. Threading, tie-up, treadling and drawdown — all on a single canvas. Pinch-free, popup-free, ad-free. KEY FEATURES • Full four-block draft canvas (threading, tie-up, treadling, drawdown) updated live as you tap • 2 to 16 shafts and 2 to 16 treadles, sized per project • Warp and weft color pickers with persistent hex values • Built-in Library of starter structures: Plain Weave, Twill 2/2, Basket Weave, Log Cabin, Herringbone, and M's and O's • Save drafts locally — your work persists across launches with no account required • Tap any cell to advance threading or treadling, tap a tie-up cell to toggle a peg • Clean linen-and-indigo palette designed for long studio sessions DESIGNED FOR THE STUDIO Whether you're sketching a structure on the bus or working out a final tie-up before warping the loom, Loom keeps the draft in front of you and the noise out of the way. PRIVACY No tracking. No accounts. Your drafts live on your device.

About

TabletWeaver Studio

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Try out TabletWeaver! TabletWeaver is an app for designing, editing and visualizing tablet-weaving (card-weaving) patterns on your iPhone or iPad. It brings traditional tablet weaving together with digital design tools so you can build your patterns before you weave and compare options easily. Weavers, textile designers and craft practitioners can set up a pattern, preview turns and preview the result before they weave. Card threading, hole colors and the full workspace open with a subscription. TabletWeaver can be downloaded free. Without a subscription you can explore the editor and the basic design tools and the preview shows the first 20 picks. A monthly subscription from the App Store unlocks saving and loading projects, printing, PNG export, the pattern catalog, extra preview options, the threading-direction table and the full workspace. LEARN & GET STARTED Tutorials and feature videos: https://www.youtube.com/@tabletweaver FEATURES * Threaded-in pattern design with control over warp setup and structure * Card threading and assigning a color for each hole * Fill holes from the color palette * 3, 4, 6 or 8 holes per card * S/Z orientation * Turning planner: forward and backward turns, idle turns * Card packs and card-holding directions * Threading-direction table on preview (subscription required) * Custom color palettes and a wide color range * Horizontal preview and extra preview repeats (subscription required) * Browse and edit ready-made patterns (subscription required) * Structural fabric preview and on-preview card layout * Save and open local .dnctw project files (subscription required) * Printable production forms (subscription required) * PNG export (subscription required) * Turkish and English interface GET IN TOUCH Privacy policy: https://dncsoft.com.tr/tabletweaver-gizlilik-politikasi.html Contact: info@dncsoft.com.tr Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/tabletweaver/ YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@tabletweaver

Screenshots

Loom Weaving Drafts3 screens
TabletWeaver Studio4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Loom Weaving Drafts at none against TabletWeaver Studio's 3. TabletWeaver Studio's advantage is device support (4 vs 1) and iOS requirement (15.0 vs 17.0). On price and ads there is nothing between them.

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

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

Both are free to download. TabletWeaver Studio sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $0.99 per month. Loom Weaving Drafts asks for nothing beyond the download.

Scorecard3 real differences Ā· 2 level
Loom Weaving Drafts versus TabletWeaver Studio: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterLoom Weaving DraftsTabletWeaver Studio
PriceFreeFree
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
DevicesiPhoneiPhone, iPad, iPod, Mac — better
Requires iOS17.015.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size1 MB25 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperLinh Phan Nhat KhanhDNC SOFT YAZILIM TEKSTIL VE MAKINE SANAYI TICARET ANONIM SIRKETI

In-app purchases

None

Loom Weaving Drafts

No in-app purchases

3 purchases

TabletWeaver Studio

Subscriptions2
  • Monthly$0.991 Month
  • Monthly$1.991 Month
One-time1
  • Lifetime$17.99

Questions

Is Loom Weaving Drafts free?
Loom Weaving Drafts is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is TabletWeaver Studio free?
TabletWeaver Studio is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Loom Weaving Drafts or TabletWeaver Studio have ads?
Neither Loom Weaving Drafts nor TabletWeaver Studio shows ads.

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