CraftBook: Crochet Made Easy

I downloaded this at the recommendation of a small fiber artist that I follow on socials. Upon downloading, I realized that there are less than 100 original patterns available to browse, the reminder about the ending of the free trial doesn’t send a notification to your phone, and you are automatically subscribed for a year after the free trial. My Apple ID account was flagged due to owing this app $43 and I had to borrow money just to be able to use my phone again. Now it seems that Apple doesn’t want to refund me. I would advise a person look for patterns through ChatGPT before I recommended this app and I am an avid hater of AI. I’m leaving this scathing review in hopes that it will get some attention and they’ll rectify this shady business practice of theirs, I don’t have high hopes but anything is possible.

I haven’t really used it much but did just open it and it seems like a great app. My only issue is charging for an app that has very little patterns. I’ll be using the free version as long as it stays free. (Someone mentioned after a month you have to pay for it but I haven’t had it that long - there was a free trial which I’m using but I already canceled it so I don’t forget to later.)

I have tried reading beginner books. I’ve tried other apps also. This is the only one that has actually helped me. I have created the first 3 projects and am so proud of my work. I am using the free version. Thinking about upgrading