Oriora Skein vs Loopsy
Skein is a yarn stash, pattern queue and row counter kept on your device, free, with a written recap of where your stash and projects stand. Loopsy is a pattern and stash manager with counters and a Pro subscription. Here is how they differ, with every claim about Loopsy linked to their own listing.
Written by Oriora, the maker of Oriora Skein. Every claim about Loopsy is taken from Springtown Labs Inc.'s own published pages, linked per row, and was last checked on 6 September 2026. Loopsy is the name of Springtown Labs Inc.'s product and is used here only to identify it.
- Oriora Skein keeps your yarn stash, pattern queue and row counters on your device, free, with no subscription. The only paid action is the written recap.
- Skein checks your stash against what your queued patterns call for, partial balls and all, and you can add a skein or bump a counter by voice mid-row.
- Loopsy turns PDF and website patterns into step-by-step interactive guides, with counters and stash, and sells Loopsy Pro in-app at prices listed from $4.99 to $99.99.
Feature by feature
“Verify” opens the Loopsy page each row was read from.
| Feature | Loopsy | Oriora Skein | Has it |
|---|---|---|---|
| Price | Free download. Loopsy Pro in-app purchases listed from $4.99 to $99.99.Prices as listed on the US App Store on 6 September 2026.Verify ↗ | Free app, no subscription. Counters, stash, queue and export are free; only the AI recap is billed per use. | Different |
| Row and stitch counters | Yes: rows, rounds, stitches and repeats.Verify ↗ | Yes: big tap-to-count cards, adjustable step, several counters, by chat or voice too. | Both |
| Yarn stash | Yes: skein, weight and colour.Verify ↗ | Yes: weight, fibre, colour, quantity, yardage, grams, dye lot, price and a photo. | Both |
| Pattern queue | Yes: saved patterns in a collection; queue status is not described on the listing.Verify ↗ | Yes, with status as you cast on and finish. | Both |
| Turn a PDF or website pattern into an interactive guide | Yes: "Smart Patterns".Verify ↗ | No. | Loopsy |
| Stash against what queued patterns need | Not described on the listing.Verify ↗ | Yes: a fit verdict per queued pattern, partial balls included. | Skein |
| Written recap of stash and projects | Not on the listing.Verify ↗ | Yes: usable yardage by weight, dye-lot risk, idle stash, how far each project has to go. | Skein |
| Chat and voice | Not on the listing.Verify ↗ | Yes. | Skein |
| Platforms | iPhone, iPad, Mac, Apple Vision and Apple Watch.Verify ↗ | iPhone, Mac and the web. | Different |
| Where your data lives | Not stated on the listing.Verify ↗ | On your device, backed up to your own Google Drive or GitHub, with CSV export. | Different |
- ✓You want counters and a stash with no subscription.
- ✓You want to know whether you can cast on a queued pattern from what you own.
- ✓You want to bump a counter by voice and keep everything on your device.
Loopsy converts PDF and website patterns into interactive step-by-step guides. Skein does not read patterns.
Questions people ask
Is Oriora Skein a free alternative to Loopsy?
Skein is free with no subscription: counters, stash, queue and export cost nothing, and only the written recap is billed per use. Loopsy is a free download with Loopsy Pro in-app purchases listed from $4.99 to $99.99.
What does Skein do that Loopsy does not?
Checks your stash against what queued patterns call for, writes a recap of stash and project progress, works by chat and voice, and keeps the data on your device with the web as a third surface.
What does Loopsy have that Skein does not?
Smart Patterns: turning PDF and website patterns into interactive step-by-step guides.
The Loopsy column is read from Springtown Labs Inc.'s own App Store listing, in-app purchase list and privacy policy, not from reviews or third-party articles, and was last checked on 6 September 2026. The Oriora Skein column is read from the app as shipped. Where Loopsy's listing does not mention a feature, the row says so rather than claiming they lack it. Drafted with AI assistance and reviewed by the Oriora team. If anything here is out of date, write to [email protected] and it will be corrected.