Comparison

Love Sewing vs PFAFF® CreatorCue

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

Head to head
About

Love Sewing

Access a vast collection of sewing patterns, designs, and inspiration. Learn new techniques and create home decor, accessories, and wardrobe items with step-by-step guides suitable for all skill levels. Join a community of makers and enhance your crafting journey.

Highlights
  • Instant access to patterns and designs
  • Step-by-step guides
  • Inspiration for home, family, and wardrobe
  • Skill-building for beginners and experts
  • Community of makers
  • Digital issue access
Features
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Subscribe to Love Sewing and receive instant access to a huge range of patterns, designs and inspiration. Be part of a community of makers of all skill levels who are discovering the joy of creating for themselves. Featuring easy-to-follow step-by-step guides and using the latest fabrics you will be able to create fabulous contemporary accessories for your home, family and wardrobe, even with basic sewing skills. Whether you’re a complete beginner or already an avid maker, every issue will inspire and build your skills from mastering your machine to perfecting your sewing technique. Please note the free gift included with the print version of the magazine is not included. ---------------------------------------------- This is a free app download. Within the app users can purchase the current issue and back issues. Subscriptions are also available within the application. A subscription will start from the latest regular issue at the time of purchase. -The subscription will renew automatically unless cancelled more than 24 hours before the end of the current period. You will be charged for renewal within 24 hours of the end of the current period, for the same duration and at the current subscription rate for the product. -You may turn off the auto-renewal of subscriptions through your Account Settings, however you are not able to cancel the current subscription during its active period. -Payment will be charged to your iTunes account at confirmation of purchase and any unused portion of a free trial period, if offered, will be forfeited when a subscription to that publication is purchased. -If a subscription offers a free trial, at the end of the trial period, you will be charged the full price of the subscription. You may cancel a subscription during its free trial period via the subscription settings on your iTunes account. This must be done 24 hours before the end of the subscription period to avoid being charged. Users can register for/ login to a pocketmags account in-app. This will protect their issues in the case of a lost device and allow browsing of purchases on multiple platforms. Existing pocketmags users can retrieve their purchases by logging into their account. We recommend loading the app for the first time in a wi-fi area so that all issue data is retrieved. If your app will not load past the splash page after a first install or an update, please delete and reinstall the app from the App Store Help and frequently asked questions can be accessed in-app and on pocketmags. If you have any problems at all please do not hesitate to contact us: help@pocketmags.com -------------------- You can find our privacy policy here: http://www.pocketmags.com/privacy.aspx You can find our terms and conditions here: http://www.pocketmags.com/terms.aspx

About

PFAFF® CreatorCue

Access step-by-step sewing instructions and tutorials directly from your device. Syncs seamlessly with compatible sewing machines for an uninterrupted creative process.

Highlights
  • Step-by-step sewing instructions
  • Video tutorials
  • Syncs with mySewnet™ enabled machines
  • Browse sewing projects
  • Offline access to instructions
Features
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The PFAFF® CreatorCue app allows you to view step-by-step sewing instructions and tutorials from the comfort of your sofa, cutting table, ironing board, or even while shopping! Start by browsing through the sewing instructions and tutorials featured within the app or on your mySewnet™-enabled sewing machine. Once you've selected something new to create, simply follow the step-by-step sewing instructions provided within the CreatorCue app and in your sewing machine. Every step syncs automatically between the app and your machine via your mySewnet™ account allowing you to follow instructions without missing a beat.

Screenshots

Love Sewing1 screens
PFAFF® CreatorCue4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Love Sewing at 4.0 against PFAFF® CreatorCue's 3.3. PFAFF® CreatorCue's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 11) and review sentiment (50% vs 20%). On price, ratings volume, ads and device support 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. Love Sewing sells 11 in-app purchases, starting at $32.99 per 6 months. PFAFF® CreatorCue asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Love Sewing holds the better App Store score, 4.0 against 3.3. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 6 and 4 respectively. Written reviews complicate that: 20% of Love Sewing's written reviews are positive against 50% of PFAFF® CreatorCue's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Love Sewing ships an update every 24 months, PFAFF® CreatorCue every 6 months. The most recent releases landed on October 26, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
Love Sewing versus PFAFF® CreatorCue: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterLove SewingPFAFF® CreatorCue
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.0 (6 ratings) — better3.3 (4 ratings)
Positive reviews20.0% of reviews50.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings6 — better4
Update frequencyEvery 24 monthsEvery 6 months — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.69.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size25 MB52 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperPractical Publishing International LtdVSM Group AB

Customer experience

Love Sewing

All ratings6 ratings
Positive66.7%
Neutral16.7%
Negative16.7%
Written reviews5 reviews
Positive20.0%
Neutral20.0%
Negative60.0%

PFAFF® CreatorCue

All ratings4 ratings
Positive50.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative50.0%
Written reviews2 reviews
Positive50.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative50.0%

In-app purchases

11 purchases

Love Sewing

Subscriptions2
  • Subscribe to Love Sewing$32.996 Months
  • Subscribe to Love Sewing1 Month trial$47.991 Year
One-time9
  • 1 (id:807357)$7.99
  • 2 (id:807489)$7.99
  • 3 (id:807383)$7.99
Show 6 more
  • 4 (id:807360)$7.99
  • 5 (id:807355)$7.99
  • 23 (id:806833)$7.99
  • 26 (id:806839)$7.99
  • 28 (id:806843)$7.99
  • Issue 160 (pp:1142555)$9.99
None

PFAFF® CreatorCue

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Love Sewing free?
Love Sewing is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is PFAFF® CreatorCue free?
PFAFF® CreatorCue is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Love Sewing or PFAFF® CreatorCue?
Love Sewing is rated higher. Love Sewing averages 4.0 out of 5 from 6 ratings, while PFAFF® CreatorCue averages 3.3 from 4 ratings.
Do Love Sewing or PFAFF® CreatorCue have ads?
Neither Love Sewing nor PFAFF® CreatorCue shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Love Sewing or PFAFF® CreatorCue?
Love Sewing ships an update every 24 months, and PFAFF® CreatorCue every 6 months. Most recently, Love Sewing was updated on October 26, 2026 and PFAFF® CreatorCue on October 24, 2026.

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