Ribblr vs Crochet App: where should you sell your crochet patterns?
Ribblr and Crochet App both sell patterns as interactive, non-downloadable digital patterns instead of PDFs. The main differences are how you create the pattern, how fees work and how big each audience is.
The short answer
Both platforms solve the same problem: they sell patterns as interactive digital patterns buyers use in an app, instead of PDF files that can be forwarded. Choose Ribblr if you want an established knitting and crochet community and like building patterns in its editor. Choose Crochet App if you already have PDF patterns you want to convert quickly, want them translated into 9 languages for you, and want to reach a large audience of crocheters on mobile. Many designers can use both.
Side-by-side
| Ribblr | Crochet App | |
|---|---|---|
| Pattern format | Interactive ePattern | Interactive in-app pattern |
| Buyer gets a PDF? | No, an ePattern in Ribblr | No, the pattern opens only in the buyer's account |
| Where buyers read it | Website plus iOS and Android apps1 | iOS and Android app |
| Creating the pattern | Built in the Ribbuild editor1 | Import a PDF (AI draft in about a minute) or write from scratch in the creator console |
| Translation | Automatic pattern translation1 | Automatic AI translation into 9 languages: English, German, French, Spanish, Portuguese, Italian, Russian, Swedish and Turkish |
| Listing fees | None; a fee only when you sell, set through its "smart fee"2 | None; card fees, then 12.5% of the rest (about 80% of your price is yours) |
| Review before publishing | See Ribblr's current guidelines | Every pattern reviewed by hand, usually within 3 days |
| Payouts | See Ribblr's current terms | Monthly via Stripe, from $25, in 33 countries |
| Audience | Knitting and crochet community | 800,000+ crafters using Crochet App |
When Ribblr is the better fit
- You want buyers to be able to read patterns in a web browser as well as in an app.
- You design for knitters as well as crocheters.
- You already have an audience on Ribblr.
When Crochet App is the better fit
- You have a back catalogue of PDF patterns and don't want to rebuild each one by hand.
- You want your patterns sold in 9 languages without paying for translation.
- You want a clear fee: about $3.96 of a $5 sale to a US buyer is yours.
- You want each pattern checked for originality before it goes live, so copies of your work don't appear next to it.
Start selling on Crochet App →
We make Crochet App, so we've kept the Ribblr column to what Ribblr publishes about itself and linked the sources. Terms change; check both platforms before you decide.
Frequently asked questions
Can I sell the same pattern on Ribblr and Crochet App?
Yes, as long as it's your own original pattern. Crochet App doesn't ask for exclusivity; check the current terms of any other platform you use.
Can I import my existing PDF patterns?
On Crochet App, yes: upload a PDF and AI turns it into an interactive draft in about a minute, which you then check and polish. You can import up to 20 PDFs a month, up to 20 MB each.
Do buyers get a PDF on either platform?
On Crochet App, no. Patterns open only in the app, in the account that paid for them. Ribblr's ePatterns are also an in-app digital format rather than a PDF file.