Comparison

MakerMargin vs CraftPrice

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

Head to head
About

MakerMargin

Features
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MakerMargin is an offline pricing and profit calculator for home bakers and handmade sellers. Know exactly what every cake, cookie, candle, or soap earns. MakerMargin adds up materials, labor, packaging, and overhead โ€” then suggests a price that hits your target margin. Built for home bakeries, craft fair sellers, Etsy shops, and small-batch studios who need their numbers without spreadsheets or subscriptions. - Log bulk purchases (a 5 lb bag of flour) and get per-unit cost automatically - Add labor hours, packaging, and overhead to every product - Set a target margin and get an instant suggested price - Record sales by channel and see real profit per order - Track material stock with low-stock alerts - Quick Sell mode: one-tap sales logging for market day - Works fully offline โ€” no account, no cloud, no subscription - Export products, materials, and sales as CSV - Supports 12 currencies Whether you sell at farmers markets, craft fairs, on Etsy, or through Instagram DMs, MakerMargin gives you the numbers you need to price with confidence and know what every piece earns. No subscriptions. No cloud dependency. Your cost data stays on your device.

About

CraftPrice

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PRICE YOUR HANDMADE PRODUCTS FOR REAL PROFIT Most makers underprice. They guess, copy other shops, or forget about labor and marketplace fees โ€” then wonder why the money isn't there. CraftPrice fixes that. REAL MARKETPLACE FEES, ONE TAP Etsy, eBay, Amazon Handmade, Shopify, Square, craft fair โ€” tap your channel and realistic fee estimates fill themselves in. No more fee surprises eating your profit. (Estimates are editable, always.) BUILT FOR HOW MAKERS ACTUALLY WORK โ€ข Batch pricing โ€” pour 6 candles from one batch? Enter costs once, get per-unit pricing automatically โ€ข Labor that pays YOU โ€” hours ร— your hourly rate, treated as a real cost โ€ข Overhead and packaging, included without spreadsheets SEE WHY THE PRICE IS FAIR A live breakdown bar shows exactly where every dollar goes: materials, labor, overhead, fees, and your profit. Slide the margin and watch the price respond. Charm pricing rounds to .99/.95 with one tap. PRICE TOWARD YOUR GOAL Set a monthly profit goal and every product shows how many sales get you there. THE CALCULATOR IS FREE. FOREVER. Price unlimited products free. Save up to 5 to your line; go Pro for unlimited saves, wholesale + MSRP pricing for stockists, and CSV export. YOUR DATA IS YOURS Everything stays on your device. No account, no tracking, no data collection โ€” and free JSON backup/restore built in. CRAFTPRICE PRO โ€ข Unlimited saved products โ€ข Wholesale (keystone) + MSRP for stockists โ€ข CSV export of your whole line Pay once and keep it forever, or a low yearly option. From JCreates โ€” simple, focused tools for people who make and sell. Pricing guidance is informational and not financial advice. TERMS & PRIVACY Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://jcreates.dev/privacy.html

Screenshots

MakerMargin4 screens
CraftPrice3 screens

Verdict

The call

MakerMargin and CraftPrice are too close to call on the numbers: across 5 compared parameters โ€” price, ads, in-app purchases and device support among them โ€” neither pulls far enough ahead to decide it. What separates them is feature set and interface, not measurable difference.

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

Both are free to download. MakerMargin sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and CraftPrice sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $5.99 per year. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ScorecardNo meaningful differences
MakerMargin versus CraftPrice: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterMakerMarginCraftPrice
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsโ€”
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS17.017.0
Further details โ€” not scored
Size3 MB1 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperๆŒฏ้น ่‹JOSHUA JOHN

In-app purchases

1 purchases

MakerMargin

One-time1
  • Pro Unlock$2.99
2 purchases

CraftPrice

Subscriptions1
  • CraftPrice Pro Yearly$5.991 Year
One-time1
  • CraftPrice Pro$7.99

Questions

Is MakerMargin free?
MakerMargin is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is CraftPrice free?
CraftPrice is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do MakerMargin or CraftPrice have ads?
Neither MakerMargin nor CraftPrice shows ads.

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