> For the complete documentation index, see [llms.txt](https://docs.tempoweave.com/llms.txt). Markdown versions of documentation pages are available by appending `.md` to page URLs; this page is available as [Markdown](https://docs.tempoweave.com/tempoweave-mobile/mobile-feature-tiers.md).

# Mobile Feature Tiers

## Your Account & What Unlocks (Mobile)

TempoWeave Mobile is a free download, and most of it works without any account. This page explains what signing in adds, and which features belong to which license tier.

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### Free for everyone — no account

Install the app and you can immediately:

* Open and view `.twa` / `.wif` drafts — including the four built-in samples, plus Fiberworks `.dtx` and WeavePoint `.wpo` files
* Browse, search, and open the **public cloud pattern library**
* Use the **core drawing and design tools** — draw, recolor, undo, gradients
* Explore the **Yarn Catalog**, Common Weaves, Float Check, and **Fabric view**
* Use the **Weave Assistant** and **Thread Assistant**, including with a TempoTreadle

In short: you can try the whole design experience. What you can't do without a license is **keep** the results — saving, exporting, and cloud upload are licensed features.

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### Signing in

**☰ → Sign In…**, then enter the email address on your TempoWeave account. A verification code arrives by email; if email is being slow, tap the option to enter your **Subscription ID** directly instead (it's on your purchase receipt). The full walkthrough, with what to do when the code doesn't arrive, is in Signing In to TempoWeave Mobile.

One license covers **desktop and mobile** — sign in on your iPad, phone, and computers with the same account, and every device unlocks to your tier.

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### What each tier unlocks on mobile

| Capability                                           | Free | Lite | Core | Pro |
| ---------------------------------------------------- | ---- | ---- | ---- | --- |
| View, browse, design tools, assistants, TempoTreadle | ✓    | ✓    | ✓    | ✓   |
| Save / Save As / Export WIF / Print & PDF            | —    | ✓    | ✓    | ✓   |
| Snapshots (named version history)                    | —    | ✓    | ✓    | ✓   |
| Section markers & assembly                           | —    | ✓    | ✓    | ✓   |
| Upload & share to your cloud library                 | —    | ✓    | ✓    | ✓   |
| Fabric view                                          | ✓    | ✓    | ✓    | ✓   |
| 3D interlacement                                     | —    | —    | ✓    | ✓   |
| Color Swap & Color Exchange                          | —    | —    | ✓    | ✓   |
| Add/Remove Tabby, Diagonal, Turn & Rotate Draft      | —    | —    | ✓    | ✓   |
| Publish patterns publicly                            | —    | —    | ✓    | ✓   |
| Color Repeats & Color Pattern Draw                   | —    | —    | —    | ✓   |
| Reduce Shafts/Treadles, Expand Treadles              | —    | —    | —    | ✓   |
| Arrange shafts & treadles                            | —    | —    | —    | ✓   |

These are the same tiers as TempoWeave Studio on desktop — one ladder, every platform.

The desktop Licensing Guide is the complete, authoritative feature matrix across both platforms.

When a feature needs a higher tier, the app tells you quietly in the status line — no pop-ups, no interruptions.

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### Common questions

**Where do I get a license?** Buy it at [tempoweave.com](https://tempoweave.com), or use the TempoWeave Studio license you already own. A license from tempoweave.com is one account that unlocks **every** device you have, desktop and mobile alike, at any tier, and it is the account LoftyFiber support can help you with directly. On iOS you will also see **☰ → Unlock TempoWeave…**, a one-time in-app purchase that unlocks Lite on mobile devices only; it never unlocks desktop and cannot be upgraded to Core or Pro, so we recommend the tempoweave.com license instead. If you already own TempoWeave Studio, there is nothing to buy: sign in with the email on your account.

**I signed in but features are still locked.** Check **☰ → Sign In…** — it shows the account and tier the app thinks you have. If the tier looks wrong, sign out and back in; if it's still wrong, email **<support@loftyfiber.com>** with your Subscription ID.

**Does TempoTreadle require a license?** Not to try it out — pairing a TempoTreadle and weaving with the Weave Assistant works for every user. TempoTreadle is hardware, not a software tier.  However, you really should be signed in so that your changes and any threading & weaving progress can be saved.

**I'm a Demo user — will I lose my work?** The app won't stop you from designing, but without Save your work ends with the session. If you've made something you love, a Lite, Core, and Pro license keeps it.

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*See also: TempoWeave Mobile: Quick Start and the Licensing Guide.*