Comparison

Love Sewing vs OWrite

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

OWrite

A simple yet powerful notepad app for recording daily life with text and images. It allows you to create shareable photo notes and secure your entries with a password. Rediscover the joy of writing with a fluent and elegant user experience.

Highlights
  • Record text and images
  • Generate shareable photo notes
  • Set boot password for privacy
  • Fluent and elegant interaction
  • Rediscover the joy of writing
Features
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OWrite is a simple but elegant notepad application, which can provide a quick and convenient way to record everyday life. OWrite is a more powerful "Notes", which can save your text and images, generate beautiful and elegant photos to be shared on Twitter, Facebook, Weibo, Mail etc. You can also set a boot password so that no one can peek at your private notes. It also has some more practical features and can provide a fluent way of interaction. OWrite will let you rediscover the joy of writing!

Screenshots

Love Sewing1 screens
OWrite4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: OWrite at 100% against Love Sewing's 20%. OWrite also leads on rating (5.0 vs 3.8) and in-app purchases (none vs 11). Love Sewing's advantage is iOS requirement (15.6 vs 26.0). 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. OWrite asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

OWrite holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 3.8. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 5 and 2 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 20% of Love Sewing's written reviews are positive against 100% of OWrite's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Love Sewing ships an update every 24 months, OWrite every 4 weeks. The most recent releases landed on September 15, 2026 and October 17, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
Love Sewing versus OWrite: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterLove SewingOWrite
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.8 (5 ratings)5.0 (2 ratings) — better
Positive reviews20.0% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings5 — better2
Update frequencyEvery 24 monthsEvery 4 weeks — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS15.6 — better26.0
Further details — not scored
Size25 MB1 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperPractical Publishing International Ltd琳钧 黄

Customer experience

Love Sewing

All ratings5 ratings
Positive60.0%
Neutral20.0%
Negative20.0%
Written reviews5 reviews
Positive20.0%
Neutral20.0%
Negative60.0%

OWrite

All ratings2 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews18 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

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

OWrite

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Love Sewing free?
Love Sewing is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is OWrite free?
OWrite is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Love Sewing or OWrite?
OWrite is rated higher. Love Sewing averages 3.8 out of 5 from 5 ratings, while OWrite averages 5.0 from 2 ratings.
Do Love Sewing or OWrite have ads?
Neither Love Sewing nor OWrite shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Love Sewing or OWrite?
Love Sewing ships an update every 24 months, and OWrite every 4 weeks. Most recently, Love Sewing was updated on September 15, 2026 and OWrite on October 17, 2026.

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