Comparison

Love Patchwork & Quilting vs Stash Hub

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

Head to head
About

Love Patchwork & Quilting

Discover modern quilting projects, from quilts and cushions to gifts and home decor. Each issue provides step-by-step instructions, tips, and inspiration for quilters of all skill levels. Explore new techniques, designer features, and fabric collections.

Highlights
  • Modern quilting projects
  • Step-by-step instructions
  • Crafty tips and ideas
  • New techniques
  • Designer features
  • Fabric collection inspiration
Features
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In Love Patchwork & Quilting you’ll find gorgeous modern quilting projects for all abilities, from fabulous quilts and cushions to fun gifts and on-trend home-style. With a mix of large designs to get your teeth into, and smaller ones to whip up quickly, you'll always have a make on the go. Step-by-step instructions make each project easy to follow, while top tips and crafty ideas ensure you’re always discovering new skills and ways to use your fabric! Every month you’ll also find new techniques to try, fascinating features about the designers you love, contemporary inspiration to spark your creativity, the latest fabric collections you'll want for your stash, and news, reviews and advice to help you get the most from your hobby. Whatever your quilting ability, from beginner to beyond, we share your love for patchwork and quilting on every single page! Subscriptions and Single Issues Customers can buy single issues and subscriptions using In App Purchase Subscriptions are available on monthly or annual terms. • Your subscription automatically renews unless auto-renew is turned off at least 24 hours before the end of the current subscription period • You will be charged for renewal within 24 hours prior to the end of the current period, for the same duration and at the current subscription rate for that product • You can manage your subscriptions and turn off auto-renewal by going to your Account Settings after purchase • No cancellation of the current subscription is allowed during active subscription period. This does not affect your statutory rights • Any unused portion of a free trial period, if offered, will be forfeited when you purchase a subscription • The app may offer a free trial. At the end of the free trial period, the full price of the subscription will be charged thereafter. Cancellations must occur 24 hours before the end of the subscription period to avoid being charged. Visit http://support.apple.com/kb/ht4098 for more information. The subscription will include the current issue if you do not already own it and subsequently published future issues. Payment will be charged to your iTunes Account at confirmation of purchase. If you would like to get in touch with the team for more information or support please email appsfaq@buysubscriptions.com or alternatively you can visit our App support page https://immediate1.typeform.com/to/kc5nri Immediate Media Company Privacy Policy and Terms of Use: https://policies.immediate.co.uk/privacy/ http://www.immediate.co.uk/terms-and-conditions * please note: this digital edition does not include the covermount gifts or supplements you would find with printed copies*

About

Stash Hub

Digitally manage your sewing supplies, from fabrics and patterns to notions and shopping lists. Keep everything organized and accessible, visualize projects with mockups, and track your inventory to avoid duplicate purchases.

Highlights
  • Save fabrics, patterns, projects, notions, measurements, vouchers, and shopping lists
  • Add pictures, links, and attachments to items
  • Create records from online shop listings
  • Search and filter your collection
  • Visualize projects with fabric and line drawing mockups
  • Record personal and family measurements
  • Track stash statistics
Features
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Stash Hub is a purpose built app to digitally store your entire sewing stash. Everything at your fingertips, wherever you are. Keep all your fabrics, patterns, measurements, notions and shopping lists in one place to help you manage your projects and organise your sewing life. Never order the same thing twice! Awesome Features: - Easily save your fabrics, patterns, projects, notions, measurements, vouchers and shopping lists - Add extra information about each item along with pictures, links and attachments - Use Magic Input to create records directly from online shop listings - Quickly find what you’re looking for with search & advanced filters - Browse your whole collection with eases (no rummaging required!) - Record and update the measurements of yourself, family and friends - View interesting stats about your stash - Use Magic Mockup to combine fabrics & line drawings to easily visualise your projects without learning any new skills - Easily share your projects to social media - Keep a shopping list handy for your next trip to the shops or online sale - Access your stash on web by going to https://web.stashhubapp.com This app is currently under active development and we welcome and questions or feedback. Contact us: hello@stashhubapp.com Stash Hub offers two auto-renewing subscription options: £3.49 per month £34.99 per year These prices are for United Kingdom customers. Pricing in other countries may vary and actual charges may be converted to your local currency. The subscription will automatically renew unless turned off in your iTunes Account Settings at least 24 hours before the current period ends. You can go to your iTunes Account settings to manage your subscription and turn off auto-renew. Your iTunes account will be charged when the purchase is confirmed. Terms and Conditions: https://stashhubapp.com/terms-and-conditions/ Terms of use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://stashhubapp.com/privacy-policy/

Screenshots

Love Patchwork & Quilting4 screens
Stash Hub4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is monetization model: Love Patchwork & Quilting at free with in-app purchases against Stash Hub's subscription. Stash Hub's advantage is update cadence (every 5 days vs every 3 months) and review sentiment (96% vs 68%). On price, ratings volume, 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 Patchwork & Quilting sells 19 in-app purchases, starting at $6.49 per month and Stash Hub sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $3.49 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Stash Hub holds the better App Store score, 4.9 against 4.6. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 139 and 97 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 68% of Love Patchwork & Quilting's written reviews are positive against 96% of Stash Hub's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Love Patchwork & Quilting ships an update every 3 months, Stash Hub every 5 days. The most recent releases landed on October 26, 2026 and October 25, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Love Patchwork & Quilting versus Stash Hub: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterLove Patchwork & QuiltingStash Hub
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.6 (139 ratings)4.9 (97 ratings) — better
Positive reviews67.6% of reviews96.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings139 — better97
Update frequencyEvery 3 monthsEvery 5 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases — betterSubscription
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS14.0 — better15.0
Further details — not scored
Size42 MB118 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperOur Media LimitedDouglas Todd

Customer experience

Love Patchwork & Quilting

All ratings139 ratings
Positive92.1%
Neutral0.7%
Negative7.2%
Written reviews71 reviews
Positive67.6%
Neutral4.2%
Negative28.2%

Stash Hub

All ratings96 ratings
Positive95.8%
Neutral4.2%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews100 reviews
Positive96.0%
Neutral4.0%
Negative0.0%

User reviews

Love Patchwork & Quilting

From 139 App Store ratings

What we love

  • ✨ Wonderful magazine content
  • 💡 Inspiring projects and patterns
  • 📱 Convenient digital access
  • 💰 Affordable pricing for digital issues
  • 🖼️ Beautiful photography and layout

Room to improve

  • 🐛 Frequent app crashes
  • 🚫 Issues not loading or downloading
  • 💸 Charged for nothing/lost purchases
  • 🪲 Unreliable app performance
  • ❌ Broken or outdated links

Stash Hub

From 97 App Store ratings

What we love

  • 👍 Intuitive and user-friendly interface
  • 🎯 Comprehensive organization for fabrics, patterns, notions, and projects
  • 🚀 Magic input feature for quick data entry
  • 💰 Affordable subscription pricing
  • 🔄 Seamless cross-device synchronization

Room to improve

  • ⚠️ 150-item limit for free/basic users
  • 🐛 Magic input compatibility issues with some websites
  • 💾 Data loss reported by some users
  • 📸 Cropped screenshots when websites block image saving
  • ⏱️ Time-consuming initial data entry

Bugs and requests

Love Patchwork & Quilting

Reported bugs

18 issues
  • App crashes when scrolling through issues
  • Purchased issues not accessible after update
  • App crashes before download finishes
  • Lost purchased magazines after app update
  • App not letting access after update
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  • Purchased issues not loading on new iPad
  • Lost earlier issues after program upgrade
  • Constant crashes and inability to open magazines
  • Black screen and 0% frozen when opening subscription issues
  • App says user doesn't own an issue they know they do
  • Unable to restore old issues
  • Previous issues not loading after a new issue release
  • Missing steps in patterns
  • Charged twice for an issue
  • Special editions disappearing from apps
  • Broken links to templates
  • Unable to print pages and templates
  • Old app version was better for printing

Requested features

8 requests
  • Ability to download magazines for offline access
  • Improved app stability and reliability
  • Fix for issues not loading after purchase
  • Restore lost purchased issues
  • Option to print patterns
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  • Better customer support response
  • Fix for app crashing when scrolling through issues
  • Ability to multitask with videos while using the app

Stash Hub

Reported bugs

4 issues
  • Magic input fails with many websites
  • Pattern data disappearing after entry
  • Recent update breaks website compatibility
  • Inconsistent synchronization across devices

Requested features

8 requests
  • Search functionality for patterns
  • Photo uploads for notions category
  • Embroidery designs section
  • User roles and admin permissions for shared accounts
  • Inspiration picture storage in projects section
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  • Drag and drop sorting for entries
  • Improved magic input for patterns
  • Additional currency and date format options

In-app purchases

19 purchases

Love Patchwork & Quilting

Subscriptions6
  • 1-Month Subscription$6.491 Month
  • 3-Month Subscription$16.993 Months
  • Love Patchwork & Quilting$56.991 Year
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  • 12-Month Subscription$59.991 Year
  • 12-Month Subscription Bundle$59.991 Year
  • 12-Month Subscription1 Year trial$60.991 Year
One-time13
  • Free Sampler 15Free
  • Issue 17$5.99
  • Issue 21$5.99
Show 10 more
  • Issue 30$5.99
  • Issue 66$5.99
  • Issue 54$5.99
  • Issue 70$5.99
  • Issue 90$5.99
  • Issue 144$6.99
  • Issue 142$6.99
  • Issue 140$6.99
  • Issue 136$6.99
  • Complete Your Collection$59.99
2 purchases

Stash Hub

Subscriptions2
  • Stash Hub Premium$3.491 Month
  • Stash Hub Premium$32.991 Year

Questions

Is Love Patchwork & Quilting free?
Love Patchwork & Quilting is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Stash Hub free?
Stash Hub is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Love Patchwork & Quilting or Stash Hub?
Stash Hub is rated higher. Love Patchwork & Quilting averages 4.6 out of 5 from 139 ratings, while Stash Hub averages 4.9 from 97 ratings.
Do Love Patchwork & Quilting or Stash Hub have ads?
Neither Love Patchwork & Quilting nor Stash Hub shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Love Patchwork & Quilting or Stash Hub?
Love Patchwork & Quilting ships an update every 3 months, and Stash Hub every 5 days. Most recently, Love Patchwork & Quilting was updated on October 26, 2026 and Stash Hub on October 25, 2026.

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