I have made several patterns with the paid version of the app so far and have been really happy with the ease of use. I would give the app a 5 star but the only feature I’m not happy with is the back stitch. In black and white charts, there is no way to distinguish between back stitches. Many of my patterns have multiple colors used for back stitching, but if I’m reading the black and white chart, all back stitches show as the same bold black line. Color charts are a little better in that the back stitch line is shown in the intended color, but if you have the line going over the same colored square, the line blends in. I have resorted to using a thread color a few shades darker just so that the back stitch lines are more distinguishable on the chart.
I do think the paid version is well worth the money if you are making many patterns. I sell mine on Etsy, and love the many features available. All my patterns are made from art I’ve drawn digitally and then imported in, and the auto pattern creation makes things simple and quick. I import the image, do some touch ups, add back stitching, and done!
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