Love Sewing vs Sewing Patterns Lite
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
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.
- 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
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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
Sewing Patterns Lite
Organize your sewing patterns digitally, keeping track of fabric needs and accessories. This app helps you manage your collection, find inspiration, and make informed purchasing decisions for your next sewing project.
- Digital pattern library
- Fabric quantity calculation
- Accessory tracking
- Customizable categories
- Pattern filtering
- Photo and PDF attachments
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(NOTE: This free trial version is fully functional, but has a maximum limit of 10 Patterns) Have you ever tried going on a shopping spree for new fabrics (in physical stores or online), only to feel completely lost by not knowing exactly how you would use that nice-looking piece of fabric, and end up purchasing the wrong thing - or purchasing the right thing, but in the wrong quantity - or worse, still: Leaving empty-handed? If your answer is "yes", then Sewing Patterns will be your indispensable companion in the future. The inspiration in the form of your pattern library is right at your fingertips, wherever you go, and you can easily make sure that you purchase the right fabric in the right quantity - and with the right accessories. The app also helps you find inspiration on how to best make use of your current stash of fabric. The app lets you gain the perfect overview in a single place, whether your patterns are purchased, found in magazines, or your own creations entirely. You can categorize your patterns based from standard garment types, or create as many of your own categories as you like. You can have your patterns sorted alphabetically, by most recent usage, or in any particular order you like. Each pattern can be associated with as many categories as you wish. It is entirely up to you how many details you want to register for your individual patterns, but the more details you supply, the more help you will find in the built-in filtering function. When browsing your patterns, only the filled-in information is shown, so you won't have to deal with lots of empy fields. Using the camera, you can supply your pattern details with pictures of the model, the instructions, or perhaps of the finalized garments. You can add as many pictures and PDF files as you like, both for your categories, your patterns and your fabrics. Use the Filter function if you need to search for a specific pattern in your pattern library, or just need inspiration for your next project, based on a specific piece of fabric. In all aspects, Sewing Patterns is an indispensable app, for the experienced seamstress and the newcomer alike!
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Sewing Patterns Lite at none against Love Sewing's 11. Sewing Patterns Lite also leads on update cadence (every 2 months vs every 24 months) and rating (4.2 vs 3.8). On price, ads, device support and iOS requirement 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
Both are free to download. Love Sewing sells 11 in-app purchases, starting at $32.99 per 6 months. Sewing Patterns Lite asks for nothing beyond the download.
Sewing Patterns Lite holds the better App Store score, 4.2 against 3.8. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Sewing Patterns Lite has 91 ratings behind it against 5, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 20% of Love Sewing's written reviews are positive against 45% of Sewing Patterns Lite's.
Love Sewing ships an update every 24 months, Sewing Patterns Lite every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on September 15, 2026 and September 18, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Love Sewing | Sewing Patterns Lite |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.8 (5 ratings) | 4.2 (91 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 20.0% of reviews | 45.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 5 | 91 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 24 months | Every 2 months — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.6 | 15.6 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 25 MB | 9 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Practical Publishing International Ltd | Claus Krogholm Pedersen |
Customer experience
Love Sewing
Sewing Patterns Lite
In-app purchases
Love Sewing
- Subscribe to Love Sewing$32.996 Months
- Subscribe to Love Sewing1 Month trial$47.991 Year
- 1 (id:807357)$7.99
- 2 (id:807489)$7.99
- 3 (id:807383)$7.99
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- 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
Sewing Patterns Lite
No in-app purchases
Questions
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