A photo-first pattern engine for sixteen crafts; generating and previewing is free, downloads are paid per pattern or by subscription. Here is how it compares with Bobble on the things that decide which one you will actually use.
Checked on the live sites on 2 October 2026. Features and prices change; check ArtPatt before you rely on any of this.
| What matters | Bobble | ArtPatt |
|---|---|---|
| Photo to chart | Yes. Upload a photo, or start from a template. Rows, tapestry and corner-to-corner. Grids up to 300 stitches a side and up to 20 colours | Yes. Choose the craft, stitch type (SC, HDC, DC), grid size and colours, and preview in the browser |
| Methods | Rows (double crochet in UK terms, single crochet in US terms), tapestry and corner-to-corner (C2C) | Crochet graphghan (SC, HDC, DC), tapestry, C2C with a corrected block ratio, filet, mosaic, plus cross stitch, knitting, embroidery, diamond painting, amigurumi and others |
| Written instructions | With Pro (£3.99 a month): row by row in UK or US terms, with the foundation chain and turning chains for rows and tapestry. For example: Row 5 · 45 stitches ←: A x20, C x5, A x20 (A = White, C = Black), each square one double crochet (dc) in UK terms or one single crochet (sc) in US terms. Free: Make Mode takes you through the chart row by row | Yes. Every row written out as colour runs |
| Follow along | Make Mode highlights the row, counts stitches and remembers your place between sittings | Row tracking, listed under Pro on its pricing page |
| Saves across devices | Yes. Projects save to your account and sync across devices (3 in progress on Free, finished ones don't count; up to 50 on Pro) | Pro keeps a library of your last 50 patterns; the free tier keeps one |
| Sharing | Share links (1 on Free, 100 on Pro) with a preview card, and publishing to a moderated community gallery | No share links or gallery described |
| Yarn matching | Two brands: Paintbox Simply DK and Stylecraft Special DK, matched shade by shade by name and number, with metres and balls per colour | A searchable database of 120+ yarn colours with per-colour quantity estimates; no brand named for crochet |
| Part of Pro (£3.99 a month) for every chart, Bobble's free designs included, with the chart and the written instructions together. The PNG chart image and copying the instructions are Pro too | Paid only: USD 2.99 for one pattern (HD PNG plus PDF) or Pro | |
| Price | Free; Pro £3.99 a month, cancel any time | Free preview of one pattern a week with no downloads; USD 2.99 per single pattern; Pro USD 6.99 a month or USD 39.99 a year |
| Account | Optional. Continue without an account, or sign in to save, sync and share | Not needed to generate or to buy a single pattern; Pro and the library need sign-up |
| Languages | English, Spanish, French, German, Portuguese (Brazil), Italian | English |
| Ads | None | None mentioned |
Things the ArtPatt site was unclear about on the day we checked. We do not state these as facts.
Pick ArtPatt if you want a one-off USD 2.99 PDF for a single project, or a craft Bobble does not cover. Pick Bobble if you want a photo turned into a chart in one flow, with Make Mode keeping your place without paying, and written rows in UK or US terms with Pro. Both let you try before deciding.
Bobble is free to try with no account. The pricing page lists exactly what Free and Pro include.
Try Bobble with a photo