Comparison

BuWan vs TabletWeaver Studio

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

Head to head
About

BuWan

Visualize sewing projects by previewing fabric combinations on various designs or creating custom patchwork layouts. Organize your fabric library and drafts, with options for both free and pro features.

Highlights
  • Preview fabrics on designs
  • Create free-form patchwork
  • Import custom fabrics
  • Organize fabric library
  • Export designs and backups
  • Create custom fabric patterns
Features
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See your fabric combinations before the first cut. Buwan is a quiet planning space for sewing ideas. Import a fabric photoβ€”or take oneβ€”then preview it on finished shapes or arrange your own free-form patchwork. TRY FABRICS AND CREATE β€’ Preview fabrics on scrunchies, bags, and other designs. β€’ Combine basic and special shapes on a movable canvas. β€’ Adjust the position, size, rotation, and layer order of fabric pieces. β€’ Choose built-in fabrics or add your own photos. β€’ Create solid, striped, dotted, and plaid fabrics with Create Fabric. KEEP IDEAS ORGANIZED β€’ Save, rename, reorder, and export works. β€’ Keep a personal fabric library and favorites. β€’ Continue your finished-design and patchwork drafts. β€’ Export a backup and restore it by merging with or replacing local data. A copy of the current data is prepared before restoration. YOUR DATA, YOUR SPACE Your fabrics, drafts, works, and photos stay on this iPhone. Buwan does not automatically sync them through iCloud or a Buwan server. No Buwan account, ads, or third-party analytics. Store exported backups somewhere you control before deleting the app. BUWAN PRO The free version supports up to 12 personal fabric imports, basic free-form patchwork, and a one-time Create Fabric trial. Pro adds unlimited fabric imports, full Create Fabric editing, premium designs, all classic patchwork combinations, DIY drawing and outline import, and canvas history. Monthly, annual, and lifetime options are available, with Family Sharing support. Existing content remains available to view, arrange, export, and delete after a subscription expires. Creating Pro content or changing the colors or patterns of generated fabrics requires active Pro access. Restoring a data backup does not grant Pro; use Restore Purchases to restore your purchase entitlement. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

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

BuWan4 screens
TabletWeaver Studio4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is device support: TabletWeaver Studio at 4 against BuWan's 1. TabletWeaver Studio also leads on iOS requirement (15.0 vs 17.0). On price, ads and in-app purchases 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

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

Both are free to download. BuWan sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $0.99 per month and TabletWeaver Studio sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $0.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

Scorecard2 real differences Β· 6 level
BuWan versus TabletWeaver Studio: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterBuWanTabletWeaver Studio
PriceFreeFree
Positive reviews100.0% of reviewsβ€”
Update frequencyEvery 3 daysβ€”
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFreemiumβ€”
DevicesiPhoneiPhone, iPad, iPod, Mac β€” better
Requires iOS17.015.0 β€” better
Further details β€” not scored
Size16 MB25 MB
Age rating4+4+
Developerε˜‰ι‘« δΎ―DNC SOFT YAZILIM TEKSTIL VE MAKINE SANAYI TICARET ANONIM SIRKETI

In-app purchases

3 purchases

BuWan

Subscriptions2
  • Buwan Pro Monthly$0.991 Month
  • Buwan Pro Annual$3.991 Year
One-time1
  • Buwan Pro Lifetime$7.99
3 purchases

TabletWeaver Studio

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

Questions

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

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