Threadline vs Quilt Bee
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side β with what reviewers say about each.
Threadline
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Plan your next quilt before you cut. Explore HST layouts and fabric colors, keep projects organized, create a manual cutting checklist and track progress, and use built-in binding, backing, and block calculatorsβall privately on your iPhone. No account. No subscription. Your projects stay on your device and remain available offline. PLAN VISUALLY β’ Paint quilt pieces with your fabric palette β’ Adjust quilt size, block grid, and units β’ Preview the finished layout as you design STAY ORGANIZED β’ Keep quilt projects and variations together β’ Track cutting progress piece by piece β’ Use built-in binding, backing, and block calculators β’ Export and share complete quilt plans with Studio FABRICS THAT FEEL LIKE YOURS Threadline Studio lets you photograph fabric or choose a photo, then bring its color into your project palette. FREE EDITION β’ Pinwheel Garden sample project β’ One personal quilt project β’ Starter fabric palette β’ Design, cutting, preview, and calculator tools THREADLINE STUDIO β ONE-TIME PURCHASE β’ Unlimited quilt projects and duplicates β’ Camera and photo-library fabric swatches β’ Quilt-plan export and sharing β’ Restore purchases using the same Apple Account No account is required. No subscription. Threadline Studio is available as a one-time in-app purchase.
Quilt Bee
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Quilt Bee is a quilt block designer and quilt planner made for the way quilters actually work. Build a block Pick a piece β square, half triangle, hourglass, flying geese, two bars or curve β and tap a square on the block. Tap again to turn it. Start from a classic block like a Sawtooth Star, Ohio Star, Churn Dash or Drunkard's Path, or draw your own on a 2Γ2 to 8Γ8 grid. Choose fabrics Two fabrics are always ready: Main fabric and Background. Pick a color, a print in that color β tonal, floral, calico, dot, gingham, stripe or batik, drawn at true scale β or a photo of the real fabric from your stash. Tap any patch to repaint it. Lay out the quilt Rows and columns, sashing with cornerstones, up to three borders, and an on-point setting for diamonds. See the whole quilt as you change it. Cut with confidence Pieces to cut lists every piece by fabric with the cut sizes quilters use β plus β for half-square triangles, plus 1ΒΌ for quarter-squares and geese β and how much of each fabric to buy, with binding and backing. Print makes a PDF with the block, the quilt and a cutting plan for each fabric, ready to print, save or send. Made for the sewing table Big type, large buttons, no accounts and no sign-in. Everything you make stays on your device. Free and Plus Your first 3 quilts are free, in baby and lap sizes up to 60", with every feature. A quilt counts when you save it under a new name or print it. Quilt Bee Plus is unlimited quilts and printing in every size, baby to king, for one purchase you own forever.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: Quilt Bee at daily against Threadline's every 3 weeks. Quilt Bee also leads on iOS requirement (13.0 vs 15.0). On price, ads, in-app purchases and device support there is nothing between them.
Scored on Price Β· Rating Β· Positive reviews Β· Number of ratings Β· Update frequency Β· Ads Β· In-app purchases Β· Monetization Β· Best chart rank Β· Devices Β· Requires iOS
Both are free to download. Threadline sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and Quilt Bee sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Threadline ships an update every 3 weeks, Quilt Bee daily. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 26, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Threadline | Quilt Bee |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Update frequency | Every 3 weeks | Daily β better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod β better |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 | 13.0 β better |
| Further details β not scored | ||
| Size | 32 MB | 5 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Kynera Studios LLC | Randy McKnight |
In-app purchases
Threadline
- Threadline Studio$19.99
Quilt Bee
- Quilt Bee Plus$19.99
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