Comparison

Love Sewing vs Nandan

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

Nandan

Features
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Nandan, HT Media’s monthly Children Magazine is more than 47 years old brand. The magazine was started in November 1964 in the memory of Pandit Jawahar Lal Nehru, with its first issue being dedicated to the late Prime Minister. Over the years it has developed a strong bond with its readers and is extremely popular among children and their families in India and abroad. Taking an edge over other children magazines, Nandan provides a mix of traditional and modern stories, poems, interactive columns, interesting facts and many educative columns, leading to wholesome development of our children. It keeps our children abreast with our cultural ethos, exposes them to latest happenings in and around world and engages them into numerous fun activities, shaping their mind and behavior in a positive way. Magazine Subscriptions are available for purchase inside this app. Three months subscription - $2.99 (automatically renewed until canceled) Six months subscription - $5.99 (automatically renewed until canceled) One year subscription - $11.99 (automatically renewed until canceled) Your subscription automatically renews unless auto-renew is turned off at least 24-hours before the end of the current period. Your iTunes account will automatically be charged at the same price for renewal within 24-hours prior to the end of the current period unless you change your subscription preferences in your account settings. You can manage your subscriptions through your account settings after purchase on your device. No cancellation of the current subscription is allowed during active subscription period. Please visit http://www.magzter.com/ns/privacy-policy.html for our Privacy Policy and http://www.magzter.com/ns/terms_condition.html for our Terms & Conditions

Screenshots

Love Sewing1 screens
Nandan4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is iOS requirement: Nandan at 8.0 against Love Sewing's 15.6. On price, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases 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 and Nandan sells 10 in-app purchases, starting at $3.99 per year. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Love Sewing ships an update every 24 months, Nandan every 12 months. Both last shipped on September 15, 2026.

Scorecard1 real difference · 9 level
Love Sewing versus Nandan: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterLove SewingNandan
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.8 (5 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews20.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings5 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 24 monthsEvery 12 months — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.68.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size25 MB20 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperPractical Publishing International LtdMagzter Inc.

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
10 purchases

Nandan

Subscriptions1
  • Nandan 30$3.991 Year
One-time9
  • Jul 2019$0.99
  • September 2020$0.99
  • November 2020$0.99
Show 6 more
  • December 2020$0.99
  • January 2021$0.99
  • February 2021$0.99
  • March 2021$0.99
  • April 2021$0.99
  • May 2021$0.99

Questions

Is Love Sewing free?
Love Sewing is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Nandan free?
Nandan is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Love Sewing or Nandan have ads?
Neither Love Sewing nor Nandan shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Love Sewing or Nandan?
Love Sewing ships an update every 24 months, and Nandan every 12 months. Most recently, Love Sewing was updated on September 15, 2026 and Nandan on September 15, 2026.

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