Comparison

Hobra vs Needle.

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

Head to head
About

Hobra

This AI companion helps you discover your learning style and creates a personalized path to practice your hobbies. It offers guided conversations, practice plans, and a journal to track your progress and identity.

Highlights
  • AI-powered hobby guidance
  • Personalized learning style assessment
  • Customizable practice paths
  • Hobby identity formation
  • Journal for progress tracking
  • Guide feedback on work-in-progress
Features
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Hobra is an AI hobby companion. It helps you understand the kind of learner you are, then turns that into a direction, a practice path, and a record you can return to. Choose a guide on Muse. Talk in Guide until a Hobby Identity takes shape. Follow Path for small, doable practice. Keep notes, call recaps, and your identity in Journal. WHAT YOU CAN DO • Browse 11 distinct guides, each with a different way of thinking about hobbies • Chat about what you like, what you have tried, and how much time you really have • Form a Hobby Identity instead of a generic interest tag • Get a practice path with sparks you can start, skip, or complete • Share a work-in-progress from camera or photos for guide feedback • Open a live voice session, then save a recap to your journal Hobra is for people who already care about something — photography, craft, music, movement, making — and want a clearer way to keep going. Guide chat and voice need a network connection.

About

Needle.

This app provides AI-powered guidance for leathercraft projects. Get personalized advice from virtual craftspeople for making items like card sleeves, belts, and totes. Save important project details and reference past conversations.

Highlights
  • AI leather worker guidance
  • Project-specific advice
  • Save and reference conversations
  • Create detailed work cards
  • Voice memo for project notes
  • Guidance for various leather goods
Features
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Needle brings a practical leathercraft bench to your iPhone. Ask questions, work through difficult steps, and keep useful guidance close while you make card sleeves, belts, totes, key fobs, and hand-finished edges from vegetable-tanned leather. Choose from ten AI leather workers, each shaped by a different specialty and personality. Mara Quinn helps refine slim card sleeves, while Ellis Crowe focuses on smooth folds and thoughtful linings. Jonah Pike brings measured precision to dress belts, and Rhea Vale offers direct advice for durable work belts. Bruna Holt understands reinforced tote straps, while Cedric Ash explores structured tote construction. Nia Bramble helps with brass snaps and secure hardware seating, and Otto Finch makes the most of flexible offcuts for key loops. Soren Wick guides patient burnishing routines, while Paloma Reed focuses on sanding and edge-paint order. Start a conversation with the craftsperson who fits your project, ask follow-up questions, and return to the same thread whenever you need it. Pin especially useful replies for quick reference. Create work cards with a leather photo, stitch-tension notes, edge-finishing steps, hardware details, and a short voice memo so important decisions stay connected to the piece you are making. Whether you are learning your first saddle stitch or refining a familiar process, Needle helps turn workshop questions into clear next steps and a lasting record of your craft.

Screenshots

Hobra4 screens
Needle.4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Hobra at none against Needle.'s 10. On price, rating, ratings volume and update cadence 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. Needle. sells 10 one-off in-app purchases. Hobra asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for Hobra against 5.0 for Needle.. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 6 and 4 respectively.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Hobra ships an update every 6 days, Needle. every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 9, 2026 and October 14, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard1 real difference · 8 level
Hobra versus Needle.: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterHobraNeedle.
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (6 ratings)5.0 (4 ratings)
Number of ratings6 — better4
Update frequencyEvery 6 days — betterEvery 2 weeks
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPod
Requires iOS15.615.6
Further details — not scored
Size13 MB14 MB
Age rating17+17+
DeveloperMartin PeraltaGAKU FUKUHARA

Customer experience

Hobra

All ratings6 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Needle.

All ratings4 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

Hobra

No in-app purchases

10 purchases

Needle.

One-time10
  • Needle Bargain Rate 02$1.99
  • Needle Bargain Rate 03$4.95
  • Needle Bargain Rate 04$7.99
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  • Needle Bargain Rate 05$11.95
  • Needle Label Rate 07$19.99
  • Needle Label Rate 08$29.99
  • Needle Bargain Rate 06$35.99
  • Needle Label Rate 09$49.99
  • Needle Bargain Rate 07$79.99
  • Needle Bargain Rate 01$99.99

Questions

Is Hobra free?
Hobra is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Needle. free?
Needle. is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Hobra or Needle.?
Hobra and Needle. are both rated 5.0 out of 5 on the App Store, from 6 and 4 ratings respectively.
Do Hobra or Needle. have ads?
Neither Hobra nor Needle. shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Hobra or Needle.?
Hobra ships an update every 6 days, and Needle. every 2 weeks. Most recently, Hobra was updated on October 9, 2026 and Needle. on October 14, 2026.

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