Ditto Patterns Reviews

I purchased the Ditto projector 3 weeks ago and the first projector would not connect to WIFI and was required to use the warranty for replacement. Received the replacement Ditto Projector and it worked for 2 days and now DittoPatterns will not connect to the Ditto Projector. This was an expensive mistake. DittoPatterns only works with a mobile device this was disclosed prior to purchase. You can use a laptop to login to your account, browse patterns and setup your user profile and customize sizing for patterns however you can not access the patterns or projector. While using a mobile device the work space is too small and requires splicing the pattern to cut in more than one segment. The actual projector is a piece of junk and fails all the time.

Bottom line:
You pay for the projector and then you must pay over retail price for the patterns or pay for the yearly subscription and you will not own the pattern, it only downloads to the ditto site not your device. Most of the patterns will not even send to the projector therefore a limitation to what you can actually make. This product is poorly made and not worth the money. Only great in theory however there are too many bugs to be worked out. And there is a no return policy.

The pattern selections for the customizable patterns are unfortunately very unattractive. DittoPatterns itself is not user friendly. For the cost I expected so much more. I would not recommend spending money on this overpriced, overhyped gadget.

I got my device yesterday and have tried every troubleshooting step I can think of. I cannot get the yellow “uploads” box to appear on my app on any device I own. I have tried it on my Apple devices and my husband’s Android devices.
I really want to make my baby cloth diapers. There are no patterns for this on the pattern store, but even if there were, the Ditto is advertised as being able to use your own patterns. It is very frustrating to be so excited to make something for your baby and not be able to because something was advertised falsely.
Please fix this.

This is my second projector, doesn’t work.
It sees the projector, then when I enter the password, it can’t find projector.

The projector will not connect to WiFi causing me not to be able to use it. I’m sorry I even bought it and now it’s a waste of money and space

Horrible customer service will not respond. I loved my ditto until it stopped pairing with all devices son is very it savy he couldn’t figure it out said it was defected started looking into it this is happening to ALOT of people with the same horrible customer service totally disappointed I used this for my lively hood and through out all my paper patterns

Brought my ditto projector almost a week ago and boy am I sorry I didn’t find a better product other than this one. At first everything seemed to go smoothly then I got to the part where you connect to the WiFi well that’s when everything just went down hill. I have tried everything to get this piece of junk to connect and to no avail. Why do I call it junk well that’s because you can’t use it until it is actually connected to the internet. You write in to support and never get a response back from them. There is no phone number to call into either. Unfortunately now I have to bring it back to Joann and pay an additional 25.00 for restocking it. Lesson learned

I know you can bring your own patterns in beta form, but it is not very user friendly, you have to download or pay for a third party app to fix the pdf file so you can upload. Also, the ditto brand patterns don’t have a neckband on any of the patterns. You are expected to turn under the neckline and stitch down.

It was easy to set up, and is fairly easy to use.

My biggest complaint is that I can’t import PDF patterns I already own into the software. All of the patterns available through the Ditto app are available elsewhere as well, so honestly, don’t spend $700 on the Ditto projector when you could spend less than half that price and get a projector that isn’t so limited.

This has the potential to be an amazing tool, they just need better software developers.

I just got the Ditto. I use this for bag making and garments. DittoPatterns is terrible, not user friendly, and the pattern instructions are seriously lacking. Who make a phone app that only works in landscape mode?!? I like using my phone, not an iPad, not my Mac. My phone! For something so expensive, you would think they would develop DittoPatterns for mobile UI/UX. And the patterns instructions are not designed for mobile either. It’s not a great experience for such a niche concept. I highly recommend you get a product design team to help you improve user experience. I should be able to purchase and upload patterns and stitch them in DittoPatterns , not have to go to a third party. It’s a lack planning.

Since they’re trying something new, there’s a huge learning curve because no one has ever tried it before. That’s my issue. Calibrating the projector with the mat every use is draining because calibration takes twenty tries to get right unless you just skip. The pros are that you can customize the patterns to your measurements with the touch of a button. That’s the big draw to me. Obviously a pattern projector is amazing, but the customization is my favorite thing. I used to wish for an invention like this when I was cutting out patterns or when my cats destroyed meticulously cut patterns. Anyways hope this helps.

So much potential in this product! I just hope they invest a little bit more into the software. I will come back and update if they improve it.

Right now this is a 3 star app mostly because of frustrations with connection and calibration. I know a lot of this is out of the developer’s hands (e.g. WiFi strength, keystoning, etc.) but what isn’t out of their hands is the resilience of DittoPatterns . DittoPatterns frequently crashes if everything is not set up perfectly. For example, if my overhead lights are on, sometimes I get a message that says to make sure lighting is even, but other times DittoPatterns will just hang indefinitely.

Also the calibration verification shapes are consistently off by a quarter inch in at least one corner. If I simply had an “advanced” or “fine tuning” mode, I could skip almost all of this frustration. Once in workspace mode, it’s not too bad. A little hard to figure out what’s going on since it’s slow to respond and there is no visual feedback for presses. But otherwise pretty good, actually. It’s just that all the steps in order to get to the actual workflow get in your way. I still think it’s probably better than tissue patterns, though.

Also, finally, I have to repeat what other people have said about the website. The filtering options are abysmal. This wouldn’t be so much of a problem if the website wasn’t also sooooo slow. There are something like 10 men’s shirts that all look nearly identical in the main pictures, so you’re left to try to open up each one separately to figure out what the differences are, and the website often loses your place.

DittoPatterns is linked with the ditto website and requires a ditto projector for use, and one really can’t be reviewed without the others. In order to use the ditto app with the projector, you have to have an account on the website to purchase or subscribe to patterns. The site offers ditto branded patterns as well as a small selection of other brands’ patterns. Some of the ditto branded patterns are fully customizable; all are designed to be adjusted according to the measurement profile applied by the user.

The Good:
There is a wide variety of patterns and DittoPatterns interface includes very nicely produced tutorials to get to know the workspace. DittoPatterns allows you to create folders to organize patterns. The instructions for projecting patterns are good. The build quality of the hardware appears to be solid.

The Not So Good:
Many of the patterns are repetitive and uninspired. The photographs and fabrics used are not particularly high quality, which seems at odds with a device that is far too expensive for the average hobbyist to invest in.

The pattern database is clunky to navigate and does not offer enough filters. At a minimum, users seeking to match a pattern to an existing stash fabric should be able to filter patterns by whether they are suitable for wovens or knits.

While the proposed layouts of the pattern pieces are good, the cutting surface is small, so most larger pieces will have to be cut in stages. The target sticker alignment system is a clever solution to this problem, but it’s not great for garments that need precision.

The projector cannot be used to project a user’s existing projector files.

The customizable patterns are the most exciting element of the ditto offering but are somewhat buggy, in that many garments appear to have far more options than they really do, as one modification eliminates the availability of many of the others.

Conclusion:
I bought the ditto because I am a gadget nut, and I have disposable income to spend on tools for my sewing practice. This tool is full of potential but is probably not ready for prime time for most sewing enthusiasts. Ditto needs to work to either attract more indie designers or allow users to use PDFs from those whose current pattern delivery system is limited to projector files and/or taped together A4/letter print-at-home patterns, since most people technically savvy enough to want to fiddle with this also want to be able to use the latest and greatest patterns from their favorite designers. A better search/filter mechanism and more stylish patterns will help a lot, but it’s still going to be disappointing to most home sewists until the company figures out how to put the users in more control of the patterns they can use in DittoPatterns /projector system.

I’m guessing the BYOP feature is subscription based after 5mb because you’re storing the patterns in the cloud. An attempt to justify a paid feature that should be inherently free to the device. I’d recommend allowing us to store them on whatever device DittoPatterns is on free and then using the subscriptions for fabric, and patterns, and unique elements like cricut. The projector was 799 and charging for a perpetual subscription to use your own patterns with the device you already paid hundreds is tasteless and greedy. The software is fine but for principle alone it’s 3 stars for me. I was lucky enough to get mine on sale but I can see why the reputation is poor on this machine.

Fitting is so important and I know that when I use my ditto that
My patterns will fit

I just got my Ditto a few hours ago and set up was pretty simple. I want to make the Hayden view C skirt but when I try to pull it up from my library I’m getting an internal server error and to contact customer support (which I did email them prior to writing this review). It seems when the api could not find the instructions / sketch file based on the error code I received. I really hope Ditto makes improvements so this does not continue to happen. It also would be nice to get all of the non-Ditto patterns included in the monthly or yearly subscription. Ditto users should have access to all of the patterns if we are paying a monthly fee. DittoPatterns & subscription can be so much better. Please keep making improvements and really think about your customer base. Thanks.

I previously gave this 2 or 3 stars but I’m upgrading to 5. A year or so ago I had endless trouble connecting to WiFi. Even a replacement projector didn’t work. I finally set Ditto aside for months. Don’t know if bugs were fixed or my new mesh system made the difference but I now connect on the first try! I was always delighted with how Ditto patterns fit. Now I’m delighted with consistent hardware performance. Goodbye tissue paper adjustments!