Needle Minder is a focused tool made with love — built for stitchers who want to optimize their time on the craft rather than the catalog.
Everything in the app is a downstream consequence of these three. When in doubt, we ask: does this serve utility, work offline, and respect the user's data?
Every screen earns its place. If a feature doesn't help you finish a project faster, plan a chart more clearly, or avoid a duplicate purchase, it doesn't ship. We measure success in respecting your time, not in time-spent-in-app.
The whole app runs on your device. Reference catalogs, your stash, every project — all stored locally in a SQLite database. It works with a full signal or none at all. If your battery is alive, the app works.
No ads. No analytics. No tracker SDKs hitchhiking in. Your stash data isn't sold, shared, or mined — it's yours, period. Whatever Needle Minder offers down the road, that line doesn't move.
It opens fast, answers the question you came with, and gets out of the way. It doesn't want a relationship. It doesn't want to be a platform. It is a notebook with one job — and it does that job whether or not the signal bars are full.
Needle Minder is built and operated by an independent, self-funded software studio. No investors, no growth team, no data brokers. Just one app, made carefully for people with passion.
Needle Minder does a few things well — track your stash, plan your projects, and keep a backup you control. It's meant to open fast, answer your question, and get out of the way.
An independent studio building software for fiber-arts hobbyists. Needle Minder is its first app, developed and maintained as a long-term, self-funded project.
We're enthusiasts first. Questions, bug reports, and catalog requests are all welcome. Reach out any time, we would love to hear from you.