# Cross Stitch: Embroidery Maker — user reviews > 185 indexed App Store user reviews of Cross Stitch by Peaky Group, rated 3.70/5 from 93 ratings. - Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/cross-stitch-embroidery-maker/id1353303895/reviews - App overview in markdown: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/cross-stitch-embroidery-maker/id1353303895.md - Rating breakdown: 5★ 56 · 4★ 2 · 3★ 7 · 2★ 5 · 1★ 23 ## What do users think of Cross Stitch? Overall sentiment: negative **Pros** - 🎨 Converts photos to cross stitch patterns easily - 👍 User-friendly interface and intuitive design - 🧵 Provides DMC thread color references and codes - 📊 Allows customization of thread manufacturers and Aida sizes - ✅ Helpful for tracking progress with stitch marking - 🎯 Generates patterns quickly from images **Cons** - 💰 Aggressive paywall with limited free functionality - 🐛 Frequent app crashes and freezing - 📉 Progress data frequently lost or reset - 🖨️ Print functionality broken - patterns misaligned and incomplete - ⚠️ No clear trial period - requires payment upfront - 📱 Poor performance and lag on devices - 🔄 Inconsistent pattern generation from same image - ❌ Unresponsive customer support - 📏 Cannot customize canvas size adequately - 🔐 Difficult to cancel subscription - 📢 Excessive and intrusive advertisements - 💾 Data loss after app updates **Commonly reported bugs** - App crashes when loading or processing patterns - Progress marks disappear when app reopens - Print grid misaligned with pattern symbols - Pattern symbols not visible on dark colored stitches - App freezes during pattern generation - Pattern data lost after updates - Cannot upload images - app crashes - Grid not properly applied in print view - App becomes unresponsive with large patterns - Subscription charges without clear confirmation - Unable to cancel subscription from app - Pattern generation fails with certain images - Internet connection errors despite active connection - Works in progress reset to 0% unexpectedly - Symbols appear blurred or unreadable - Color selection inconsistent between app views **Most requested features** - Ability to customize canvas/pattern size - Support for additional thread manufacturers (Olympus, Cosmo) - Higher Aida count options (26, 32) - Pattern editing capabilities - Ability to create multiple projects simultaneously - Cross-device synchronization (iPhone to iPad) - Automatic progress saving - Confirmation dialog before resetting progress - Better color selection and customization - Preview of stitched pattern before creation - Bulk color deselection feature - Clearer subscription cancellation instructions ## Newest reviews (15 of 185) ### 3/5 — Game not bringing up patterns *2026-06-02, version 2.10.3* I love this game but when I click on “Patterns” at the bottom it brings up categories of the pictures but the actual “Patterns” do not come up. ### 3/5 — 無料版？？ *2025-12-12, version 2.10.1* お金を払わないと使えない…？お試し出来るような所が見当たらず、課金画面が出てきます。 お試し無しでいきなり7日1000円はちょっと勇気がいりますね🥲 ### 4/5 — 환불 *2025-09-18* 안녕하세요^^ 잘 이용하다가 점점 사용을 안하기 되어 환불을 했거든요.. 환불은 되었다고 하는데,,, 어디로 된걸까요??!! ### 2/5 — コピーすると図案がずれる *2024-09-10, version 2.8.10* 図案より記号が小さく表示されて、図案とずれてしまっていて見づらいです。黒の部分なんか図案の記号が見えないです。修正してもらえたら星5です。 ### 4/5 — 使いやすいと思ってます *2024-03-23, version 2.8.9* 好きな画像でサイズ気にせず図案にでき、すごく便利に利用させてもらってましたが、最近すぐアプリが落ちてしまい、続けられません。 なんとかならないでしょうか。 ### 3/5 — Impossible to get email help from developer *2023-07-16, version 2.8.7* Hi. You need to have your email address physically listed on your contact page and here in your listing. I want to give you money but I need to know which package to select. I can’t do that if I can’t contact you. I use an iPad and have a gmail address, if I use apple email app, the process is buggy and the mail app doesn’t work. So an address means I can ask you the following: I want to create my own cross stitch embroidery patterns, I don’t want or need thousands of other patterns. I make my own so which of your options is going to be the right one for me? ### 3/5 — Je suis mitigée *2023-07-03, version 2.8.7* L’application permet de sélectionner une photo et de la transformer en grille pour le point de croix avec une liste des différentes couleurs de fils utilisés ainsi que je crois leur quantité. Cette partie là est vraiment très bien, on coche les cases au fur et à mesure de l’ouvrage, parfait. Mais à quoi sert l’abonnement premium ? Je l’ai pris en pensant pouvoir entamer 2 ouvrages différents en même temps, mais rien ne fonctionne, on ne peut pas ajouter plus que le premier ouvrage, ou alors il faut le supprimer et en créer un nouveau ce qui n’est pas pratique quand on a besoin de prévoir un second projet.. La seule utilité observée est de pouvoir sélectionner les canevas déjà dans la base de donnée mais ça revient au même : un seul canevas ne peut s’ouvrir et se créer. Est-ce simplement un problème technique ? Payer plus de 10€ pour n’avoir aucun bonus hormis l’accès aux canevas enregistrés dans l’appli.. pas terrible.. ### 1/5 — Don’t waste your money! *2023-01-08, version 2.8.2* Many regrets ### 1/5 — Худшее приложение из всех что я видел *2022-12-04, version 2.8.2* Ничего без покупки посмотреть нельзя. Хочешь просто посмотреть подойдет ли тебе приложение - купи. Хочешь увидеть как выглядит схема, хотя бы самая простая и удобно ли ее смотреть - купи. Хочешь выйти из банера покупки - купи. Сделайте хотя бы какой-то вариант посмотреть что есть в приложении и удобно ли его использовать человеку. С удовольствием поставил бы отрицательную оценку, но нельзя ниже 1 звезды ### 1/5 — Previous purchases not restored *2022-11-29, version 2.8.2* Absolutely disappointed as the app was freezing every 2 mins while I was doing my project, deleted app and installed again and to my surprise all the projects that I paid a subscription to have it, just disappeared and there is no way in the app to restore Not even a sign in to recover these projects. When I tried to contact the developer the email was returned saying that the user doesn’t exist Don’t buy a subscription as it will be a waste of your money and developers are absolutely disrespectful with the users ### 1/5 — Fix the app *2022-11-07, version 2.8.2* I lose my progress for my patterns all the time. It lags worse than dial up and then half the time it closes the app. The patterns to print out aren’t even done properly. The grid is like halfway off the actual pattern so you can’t use the print out whatsoever. Why am I purchasing a membership if nothing is getting done? .. or the app is broken???? ### 1/5 — 使い勝手が酷い。 *2022-10-18, version 2.8.0* 三日間お試しで試してみたところ、印刷PDF共に図案化されるのは写真の一部ずつで、到底フォト刺繍に使えるものではありませんでした。 一枚の画像を複数ページに分けて印刷されるのですが、1ページの2/3くらいにだけ図案記号が表示されており、残りの部分はただのドットです。それが全ページに渡っており、図案記号が書かれてない部分を別のページで補足しているということもないです。 結果印刷したい場合は記号表示をして自分でスクショを撮っていくしかなく、手間が物凄いです。 無料お試し期間なので制限がかかっているのかなとも思いましたが、支払いをしても同じだったらどうしようもないので課金はしないでおきます。 せめて全図案印刷は有償ですという表示があれば課金も考えましたが、ただのバグの可能性が高いかなと思ってます。 機種はiPhone13ProMAX、iOS16.0.2です。 ### 1/5 — 자꾸 튕겨요 *2022-08-20* 자꾸 튕기고 자주 작업중인 작품이 0%로 리셋되네요 ### 1/5 — サイズの変更の仕方 *2022-07-28, version 2.7.2* サイズ変更の仕方を教えてください。 自動で判定されてしまい、大きすぎます。 ### 3/5 — App not working properly *2022-07-19, version 2.7.2* The app is very useful and was working properly, but all if a sudden it started closing the app when I click on the works in progress Icon. I closed and reopen the application to see it this fixed it but it did not. ## Most critical reviews (10 lowest-rated) ### 1/5 — Hard to use *2025-12-04, version 2.10.0* Couldn’t get a grid set on app to create an image. ### 1/5 — MONTHS of work lost *2025-11-30, version 2.10.0* I uploaded a picture and set it up so that it ended up being a 321x500 design. That’s 160,500 cross stitches. I knew it would take months or possibly years to complete. I was about 80,000 stitches in when the app stopped working. I contacted support and no one answered. Eventually the app started working again but the progress I’d logged was completely gone and the only pattern wasn’t even the same. I’m so devastated. ### 1/5 — 一刻も早く対処して *2025-07-18, version 2.8.14* アプリが開きません！ サポートセンターにメールしても返事がありません！ いい加減に何とかして下さい！ ### 1/5 — Nein danke *2025-03-03, version 2.8.13* Bevor man überhaupt starten kann, kommt gleich das Abo, dass man abschließen muss. Ich weis noch nicht mal, ob die App mir überhaupt gefällt. Und selbst wenn ich 3 Tage erstmal kostenlos bekomme… ich will doch die App erstmal ansehen können. ### 1/5 — Não tem opção cancelar pagamento no app *2024-12-21, version 2.8.12* Eles falam que são 3 dias para cancelar e não aparece a opção de cancelamento ### 1/5 — Disappointed 😔 *2024-11-23, version 2.8.10* I just downloaded this game, I liked it but I wish there was more free ones to do!, most of them, from what I see, are premium!, this is why I give this zero stars ⭐️!, if possible, could you make more of them available to do without having to pay? Thank you 😊 ### 1/5 — Not user friendly *2024-07-25, version 2.8.9* The app does not allow me to change my canvas size. The only control I have even with a subscription is to change the color. It defeats the purpose of paying for it if I can’t modify a pattern to fit my needs. ### 1/5 — Inutile *2024-04-27, version 2.8.9* Io ci ho provato piena di entusiasmo…ma il risultato è una schifezza… ### 1/5 — Does not work!!! *2024-02-15, version 2.8.9* Worked all of 2 minutes!!! Played with one design and would not let me change any thing but pixels. Deleted photo and now won’t let me upload a new one. Keep taking me to the sign up for subscription that requires payment. Deleted app already. Very frustrating!!!!!! ### 1/5 — What’s the point of saying it’s “free” *2024-02-15, version 2.8.9* It’s a paid app and it’s super frustrating to download only to realize I can’t even do anything for free. Should be upfront before you download ## Most praised reviews (10 highest-rated) ### 5/5 — すいません *2025-07-16, version 2.8.14* アプリが開きません！　どうしたらいいんですか？ いつ頃使えますか？ ### 5/5 — 刺繍 *2025-07-14, version 2.8.14* すみませんアプリが開かないのでどうしたら良いですか ### 5/5 — Ottimo 😀👍🏽 *2023-12-30, version 2.8.9* Bellissimo ### 5/5 — Crashed *2023-07-16, version 2.8.7* I loved this app until it crashed in the middle of a very large embroidery!! Now I’m trying to get it to let me print it but it’s not letting me. ### 5/5 — Nesesito Ayuda *2023-01-30, version 2.8.4* Nesesito q me ayuden mi apat no me cuadrícula las fotos completas solo partes y acabo de pagar no es justo pagar por nada nesesito q me ayuden con mi compra o q me devuelvan mi pago por fabor 😡😡😡 Todavía no está trabajando mi pajina q pasa almenos contesten porq no está Asiendo mis gráficos pague 40 dólares para nado quiero q me desbloqueen y me realice bien mis imágenes por fabor. Pague por 6 meses y no me iso ningún patrón en cuadriculado q pasa ### 5/5 — Love *2021-08-21, version 2.6.3* I love this app ### 5/5 — Помогите *2021-07-13, version 2.6.3* Сделала схему по фото пишет 200*187. Чего?? мм?? см??? Не могу понять( ### 5/5 — Great features for pattern making *2020-04-01, version 2.2.5* For Customers: The generator is great overall, and does a great job with choosing the correct DMC colors to use. I also like the ability to toggle on/off the grid for it, as well as which color you want active. It makes it a lot more manageable when you select one color, and the app will “dull” out the other colors so you can really focus on the color section you are working on and then change to a different color and that one will be highlighted for you. I’m currently using the free version, so I can only make 1 pattern at a time, so I chose the biggest option and the highest pixel count. Well the App creates a 10 count grid, which would be too massive to create on actual cloth, so I shrinked it and used 14 count Aida Cloth instead of a 10 count (for people who don’t know, 10 count means 10 stitches per inch and 14 count is 14 stitches per inch). With the image I’m making, even after going from the 10 to the 14 count, it’ll still be 36in long by about 20in wide, so yeah, massive haha. Once I finish this pattern I’ll be able to make another, and I can try to play more with the dimensions when it comes to making smaller art and I’ll do a review on that. Note for the Developers: It would be great if I could edit my pattern. Sometimes the software choses certain colors that I don’t want in the pattern and want to switch with a different color or does the outline of my image in a way I’m not fond of and I want to change the grid. I’m not sure if that’s available in the purchased version (I didn’t see a note where it said that? Unless I’m blind and missed it?) But if that isn’t an option right now, that would be a great addition. ### 5/5 — Won’t save progress *2020-03-08, version 2.2.5* The free version of the app saved progress but the purchased version is no longer saving. ### 5/5 — Abonnement *2019-10-21, version 2.2.4* Bjr je suis abonné mais impossible de restaurer mon achat sur mon iPhone merci de me répondre bonne journée --- *Data collected daily from the US App Store and indexed by [AppsHunter](https://appshunter.io/). User reviews are verbatim App Store reviews. Ratings, prices and chart positions refresh continuously; this snapshot is from 2026-08-23.*