If you have searched for a tailoring app, you have probably seen the same names come up: TailorMate, Easy Tailor App, Geelus, and us, thimblely. They look similar from the outside. They are not the same tool.
We build thimblely, so yes, we have a side here. But we will keep this fair. Each of these apps is good at something, and the right choice depends on the work you do. Here is how they actually differ.
The short answer
Pick based on your work:
- You mostly do alterations or dry cleaning: look at Geelus.
- You want a simple digital measurement book: TailorMate or Easy Tailor App will do the job.
- You make custom clothing and want one app for measurements, orders, money, and getting found by new clients: that is what thimblely is for.
TailorMate
TailorMate is a free mobile app for tailor shops and boutiques. It keeps orders, measurements, and customer records in one place, and it is popular with tailors in India, Nigeria, Ghana, and beyond. If your main problem is a paper measurement book that keeps getting lost, TailorMate solves it.
Where it stops: it is a record keeper. It does not give you a public page to win new clients, and the money side of your business still lives somewhere else.
Easy Tailor App
Easy Tailor App is a cloud tool for running a tailoring business from any device with a browser. It covers orders and customer records and is simple to learn. It is a fine choice for a shop that mainly needs order tracking on a computer.
Geelus
Geelus is built for dry cleaning and alterations businesses, including shops with many locations and staff. It handles point of sale, staff, and pickup flows well. If alterations are your core business, it deserves a look. If you sew garments from scratch for individual clients, it is more machine than you need, pointed at a different job.
thimblely
thimblely is built for people who make fashion: tailors, designers, seamstresses, shoemakers, and bag makers. It covers the same basics as the others, clients, measurements, and orders. Then it goes further in three ways.
- Money: collect payments, track deposits and expenses per order, and see simple reports on what you actually earn.
- Getting found: every maker gets a public portfolio page that can show up in search and be shared anywhere. Your work sells you while you sleep.
- Clients can help themselves: send a measurement form and your client fills it in from their phone. No back and forth.
It is free to get started on iOS, Android, and the web at thimblely.ca. See pricing for the details.
Frequently asked questions
What is the difference between thimblely and TailorMate?
Both keep clients, measurements, and orders in order. thimblely also handles payments and expenses, gives you a public portfolio page, and works on the web as well as iOS and Android.
Is Geelus good for tailors?
It is best for alterations and dry cleaning shops. For custom clothing work, an app built around measurements and made-to-order jobs fits better.
Which tailoring app is free?
thimblely is free to get started, and TailorMate has a free tier too. With thimblely you only pay a small cut when you collect a payment through the app. Try it here.