Weave

Thread the Loom Arcade Puzzle

Fact Sheet

Description

Weave is the only loom simulation game on the App Store. Players thread a shuttle across warp threads to recreate beautiful patterns — or go freestyle and weave their own tapestry.

Built with real weaving mechanics — heddles raise and lower warp threads to form the shed, the shuttle carries the weft thread through, and fabric forms row by row with procedurally generated textile textures. It's a craft simulation wrapped in an arcade puzzle.

What Makes Weave Unique

• Zero competition — there is no other loom simulation game on iOS. The closest apps are professional weaving design tools for real weavers, not games.
• Real loom mechanics — heddles, shuttle, shed, warp/weft. Not an abstraction or a match-3 with a weaving skin.
• Thread Stop (Pro) — a first-of-its-kind mechanic where players drag a peg onto the loom to split rows into multi-coloured segments, enabling photorealistic weaving with up to 20 thread colours per row.
• Oddly satisfying — watching fabric form row by row with textured thread rendering is deeply calming and addictive.

Features

• 90+ patterns across 4 difficulty levels (Beginner to Master)
• 3 grain levels — Chunky (bold blocks), Medium (balanced), Fine (thousands of stitches)
• Freestyle mode — weave anything you imagine
• Daily challenge with streak tracking
• Thread Stop peg for multi-colour rows (Pro)
• Double-tap heddle toggle for fast setup
• Interactive tutorial for new weavers
• Game Center leaderboards & achievements
• Siri Shortcuts integration
• No ads, no subscriptions, no internet required

The Story

Weave was built by a solo developer in Australia who wanted to capture the meditative, tactile satisfaction of real loom weaving in a mobile game. Every mechanic — from the shed opening when heddles are raised, to the shuttle carrying thread across the loom — is modelled on how real weaving works.

The result is something that sits between a craft simulation, an arcade puzzle, and a creative sandbox. Pattern mode challenges you to match increasingly complex designs. Freestyle mode lets you paint with thread. And the Pro demo showcases what's possible with the Thread Stop feature by auto-weaving Van Gogh's Starry Night in real time.

Key Selling Points for Coverage

"The only loom simulation game on the App Store"

"Real weaving mechanics meet arcade puzzle — heddles, shuttle, and shed"

"Oddly satisfying: watch fabric form row by row with textured threads"

Screenshots

High-resolution screenshots (1320×2868, iPhone 17 Pro Max) available for download.

Download all screenshots (ZIP)

App Icon

Available in 1024×1024 PNG format.

Video / GIF

A 30-second gameplay trailer showing the demo mode auto-weaving a heart pattern is available on request. Contact kirwana22@gmail.com for video assets.

Monetisation

Weave is free to download and play. All 90+ patterns, freestyle mode, daily challenges, and Game Center features are included at no cost.

Weave Pro ($4.99 USD, one-time) unlocks the Thread Stop peg — a tool that lets players split rows into multiple coloured segments for advanced, multi-colour weaving. No subscriptions, no ads, no data collection.

Technical Details

• Built natively with SpriteKit and SwiftUI
• Procedural thread texture generation for realistic fabric rendering
• 20-colour textile palette mapped to real thread colours (crimson, saffron, denim, plum, ivory, etc.)
• Pattern scaling system: same pattern renders at 3 different grain resolutions
• No internet connection required — fully offline
• Privacy-first: no data collected, no analytics, no tracking