FrameBench is now on the App Store
A bench-side calculator for picture framers on iPhone and iPad. The cut worksheet, frame drawing, work order PDF and three saved jobs are free; FrameBench Pro is an optional one-time upgrade.
Studio journal
Updates from Broken Man Studios
Release notes, testing milestones and visual progress from a one-person independent studio. Current availability is listed on each app page; older entries below are a development archive.
QuiltMath and KnitMath: October update
Current iOS releases, free tools, one-time upgrades and PDF planning. QuiltMath 1.5.2 and KnitMath 1.0.3 are now available.
KnitMath is now on the App Store
Offline gauge, yarn and price tools, now for iPhone and iPad. Start free; Premium is a one-time upgrade, not a subscription.
QuiltMath is now on the App Store
Offline fabric estimates, labelled visual plans and optional PDF saving, now for iPhone and iPad. Start free; Premium and Extra are one-time upgrades, not subscriptions.
Our next chapter: iPhone and iPad
QuiltMath 1.5.0 (24) has been submitted for App Store review. Its iOS release focuses on visual previews and PDF saving; direct printing and full-size cutting templates are deferred.
KnitMath 1.0.0 (3) is in internal TestFlight testing after improvements to calculations, project recovery and device testing. FrameBench's iOS adaptation was not yet scheduled at the time.
Older entries below describe the versions and platforms available at the time. See each project's page for its current direction.
QuiltMath 1.5.0 expands Premium and adds Extra
Four new Premium calculators bring the complete set to twelve, each with a visual guide and focused print or PDF sharing.
The new Extra Quilt Layout Designer adds a live uniform-grid preview and joins blocks, sashing, borders, backing and binding in one saved, printable plan. This historical version was in closed testing at the time.
Visual guides and printable plans arrive in 1.4.2
This release added visual guides to the eight calculators available at the time. Premium users could open each guide as a clean full-screen Visual Plan, print it or share it as a standalone PDF.
Meet Broken Man Studios
An introduction to the independent studio behind QuiltMath and its approach to making practical apps.
QuiltMath 1.3.3: icon, accessibility and Premium reliability
The 1.3.3 build corrects the launcher icon on devices that displayed it as a plain square. It also improves screen-reader support and makes Premium ownership available more reliably immediately after app start.
This early release was in testing at the time.
How QuiltMath checks its calculations
The calculator logic is separated from the interface and checked with automated examples, edge cases and device-level review. Every result also states its practical assumptions.
Earlier QuiltMath releases
1.3.2
More reliable Premium purchases Aug 13, 2026
Completed one-time purchases are confirmed immediately, while interrupted transactions can recover on app start or through Restore purchase.
1.3.1
Tablet optimization Aug 12, 2026
Layout and touch targets were tuned for larger screens.
1.3.0
Clearer calculation guidance Aug 12, 2026
Contextual guidance explains calculator assumptions. Sashing gained join-friendly and piece-aware planning, and Flying Geese now validates the required 2:1 ratio.