App Profile: Ribblr - Crochet & Knitting

omb57

Rating: 4/5

This app is amazing to get free patterns from! I love the helpful features for customizing patterns and converting them too! I love having a ton of options right in front of me to choose from easily instead of having to search for exact pattern I want on google or Pinterest. I’ve had a few problems though. It is a bit slow, so patience is needed a bit. I’m not a big fan of the limit of free patterns you can get a day, it should be stated in the beginning so you don’t go pattern crazy, then after the five, you find on you really want, but find out you can’t get it for another 24 hours. These aren’t exactly issues, but they could maybe be improved a bit. My only bigger issue, I’d that I found a pattern that was followers only, so I followed that person, but when I tried to get the pattern, it said I needed to follow the designer first, even though I already did. Overall, it is an amazing app if you have patience!

yonkus_09

Rating: 1/5

ribblr used to be my absolute go to for most patterns. i love the interactive patterns and there are a lot of great patten makers on here, but oh my god i cannot deal with how SLOW the app has gotten. i have good internet and it take upwards of 30-40 seconds to load anything, and don’t even get me started on how long it takes to load photos. i’ve waited upwards of 5 minutes before for it to load the payment screen to buy a pattern. ribblr is basically unusable for me on computer since you can’t just scroll through the pattern and have to load each section individually. and what is up with mandatory follows to get a pattern? this shouldn’t even be an option for pattern makers to have. if i like a persons patterns i will follow them anyway, but pattern makers can only have one pattern and i HAVE to follow them to get it? it wouldn’t be so bad but then i get no less than 10 notifications for each pattern that comes out for each person i have to follow to get a pattern. i don’t think i’ve ever seen an app get so bloated and awful to use so quickly. currently in the process of writing down the patterns that are ribblr exclusive (not to share) so i can actually use them.

MomoGee23

Rating: 4/5

I’ve been using the app for a few weeks now and I love it. Makes it so easy to follow a pattern while I’m working and watching tv, the progress checks and everything are great. My only suggestion would be to add a way to return to your search after you click on a pattern. Sometimes I want to look at the details of a pattern before I buy it, and if I don’t have the right skills or equipment I want to be able to return to my place in the search to find something more suited. Its not the end of the world but it would make searching for the right pattern or project a lot easier if I didn’t have to start at the beginning of my search each time I click on something. Other than that, I love the app and will be using it for all my pattern needs!