# Cross-Stitch World — user reviews > 487 indexed App Store user reviews of Cross by InertiaSoft, rated 4.70/5 from 6,306 ratings. - Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/cross-stitch-world/id1034256780/reviews - App overview in markdown: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/cross-stitch-world/id1034256780.md - Rating breakdown: 5★ 5,388 · 4★ 514 · 3★ 136 · 2★ 91 · 1★ 177 ## What do users think of Cross? Overall sentiment: positive **Pros** - 🚀 Relaxing and enjoyable - 👍 Beautiful and realistic cross-stitch patterns - 💡 Ability to create custom patterns from own photos - 👍 No ads, great for unwinding **Cons** - 💰 Expensive pattern packs - 💰 Low earnings from completed patterns - 🐛 Frequent crashes and freezes - 🔋 Overheats device and drains battery - 🔍 Difficult to navigate and find specific stitches **Commonly reported bugs** - Losing progress and purchased content after updates - Unable to connect to server or login issues - Patterns not loading or disappearing - Orientation lock causing issues - Ads not loading properly **Most requested features** - More free pattern options - Ability to purchase individual patterns instead of full packs - Stitch counter for each color - Pinch-to-zoom functionality - Option to disable error notifications - Background music playback ## Newest reviews (10 of 487) ### 2/5 — Lost patterns *2026-06-25, version 3.2.1* Had over 400 patterns and they vanished. Where did they go. Lots of lost money ### 5/5 — Amazing game *2026-06-24, version 3.2.1* Was enjoying this app and have been playing for ages! The patterns are gorgeous and I’ve spent happy hours playing it as I can no longer do actual sewing due to severe arthritis. Went onto iPad to play last night and I do t know what has happened but I’m so disappointed as I’ve lost all of my completed puzzles and ones I had bought to do! Tried to get app support but it’s unavailable! ### 5/5 — Cross Stitch World *2026-06-23, version 3.2.1* I lost a lot of patterns I bought because I had to take my I pad back to factory reset because my I pad was acting up. I lost all the patterns I paid a lot of money for. Can you help recover or not put a limit on how many I can recreate on my own! Thanks! Please recoup my lost patterns! I can’t reach app help. It says page not found. Please. I am 71 and am on a fixed income and can’t buy them again. Have a heart and help! ### 5/5 — Love it *2026-06-22, version 3.2.1* Have completed over 1500 pictures in over 11 years. ### 1/5 — Updated & Lost Everything *2026-06-20, version 3.2.1* This is the second time that this game is updated where I have lost all progress. It’s making me start again from the beginning which is ridiculous. I pay so that I can get extra cash whenever I earn it but now all of that is and I am back at level zero. How do you expect to keep people playing?? ### 5/5 — Cross stitch *2026-06-20, version 3.2.1* You updated the game and it want sync with Facebook ### 5/5 — Great app🔥 *2026-06-18, version 3.1.9* Love it 😍 ### 1/5 — Added ads *2026-06-14, version 3.1.9* Game used to not have ads. Now in the middle of drawing an advertisement will pop up with little to no warning. Completely ruins the game. ### 5/5 — Love cross stitch *2026-04-28, version 3.1.9* Love this games I play every day and you will love this game ,give it try ### 4/5 — Great game, I have some thoughts *2026-04-27, version 3.1.9* Glad that my phone no longer heats up while playing. I would like to be able to make larger custom patterns with more colours. ## Most critical reviews (10 lowest-rated) ### 1/5 — So sad *2026-07-25, version 3.2.3* I would have easily given this app five stars. Over the years, I invested quite a bit of real-world money and had an extensive library of patterns, most extra-large. Many many holiday. And it’s all gone. All of it. Beware if you download this to become invested in it. This hurt. 😕 ### 1/5 — I’m apparently gonna have to delete *2026-07-17, version 3.2.3* All of a sudden, I can’t open Cross Stitch world anymore. Apparently, I have to have it linked to Facebook or Apple. I don’t want it linked to either one of these. I spent a lot of money on different packs within this program and now I’m blocked out. Very poor business model. ### 1/5 — New game *2026-07-07, version 3.2.2* Why did you change your game? I have had this game and enjoyed it for years. I went in today to work on my cross stitch and it was gone. I done care for this new system and I have lost everything I had done in the past. I might just delete it now. How can I retrieve my old game? I lost all the cross stitch that my granddaughter and I had done. ### 1/5 — Update *2026-07-03, version 3.2.2* New update took all my pictures I had bought and started me back at level 1 when I was over 1050! I am not pleased at all ### 1/5 — What happened to my progress?? *2026-06-30, version 3.2.1* I’ve had this game for years. I was playing last night. Came on today and all my progress is gone. My pattern sets are all gone. Everything is lost and I’m having to completely restart. I tried clearing the app cache, deleting and reinstalling, everything. It’s still gone. Now what?! To the developer: No. I did NOT log out before putting my iPad down and going to bed. I was in the middle of a pattern - logging out makes no sense. In fact, I logged out and back in AFTER they disappeared to see if that was the issue (note that I had to log OUT and BACK IN because I was still in my account from the night before). They are still gone. Luckily I haven’t spent any real money on patterns that I can remember, but the lost progress is still upsetting. And I’ve seen several recent reviews saying the same thing about this issue. Something isn’t right with this. ### 1/5 — WHAT THE HELL!!! *2026-06-28, version 3.2.1* I’ve been playing this game for years. I have purchased dozens & dozens of extra packs. I have gobs of finished pictures! Today I logged in to play and…GONE! EVERYTHING IS GONE! It’s like it doesn’t know who I am. It has the Welcome page and instructions on how to play. Please give me back all my cross stitch packs!!!!!! ### 1/5 — New game *2026-06-22, version 3.2.1* Why did you change your game? I have had this game and enjoyed it for years. I went in today to work on my cross stitch and it was gone. I done care for this new system and I have lost everything I had done in the past. I might just delete it now. ### 1/5 — What the heck? *2026-06-21, version 3.2.1* I have been enjoying this app for years, but when I opened it today, all my stuff is gone! I have spent real money on this app and now I’ve lost everything and I’m bounced back to level one? Not cool, guys. This needs to be fixed, and my stuff needs to be restored. I have sent messages already, and left comments elsewhere; I need to know when this will be fixed. ### 1/5 — Update *2026-06-21, version 3.2.1* Used to be great. Game updated yesterday now I have to start all over again. This is BS. I have been playing this for YEARS, so you can imagine the level I was at and the patterns I have in que. RESTORE MY GAME!!! ### 1/5 — So Mad! *2026-06-21, version 3.2.1* Woke up this morning and all my puzzles have disappeared, I have been playing this app for forever, and have spent lots of money, so find out what happened and put my puzzles that are done back on, I am not going to pay again. Hope this was just a problem and will be fixed. ## Most praised reviews (10 highest-rated) ### 5/5 — Great Game *2026-09-09, version 3.2.5* fun and easy to play. super calming! ### 5/5 — Amazing game! *2026-08-21, version 3.2.3* I love the app but the one thing is is when u was playing on the app on YouTube it was so much different than it not on the app I am a little disappointed about that but other than that it’s a great game I recommend it highly it’s fun to play and it’s like you can never put the game down I love the pictures a lot ### 5/5 — 5 *2026-08-21, version 3.2.3* It is very good It just needs a update ### 5/5 — Fun game *2026-08-09, version 3.2.3* A great way to relax ### 5/5 — Best App EVER *2026-07-21, version 3.2.3* Been playing for several years and never get tired of it! ### 5/5 — Genial *2026-07-21, version 3.2.3* Ya está en español genial , gracias ### 5/5 — Small bug🪲🐛🐞 *2026-07-09, version 3.2.2* When there’s an option to “view this puzzle pack in the store”, it doesn’t open that pack. It just opens the store and you have to try to find it. If it’s an old puzzle you you just finished, it’s impossible to find the puzzle pack. LOVE THIS APP! ### 5/5 — Great game *2026-07-08, version 3.2.2* I’ve been playing this game since 2018 and love it no horrible ads every few minutes and the colours are bright and nice loads of free patterns ### 5/5 — Pauline from Australia *2026-07-05, version 3.2.2* I recently let my 10 year old granddaughter play this app, she used the option play as guest now my previous progress has disappeared. I have playing this game for many years and would like to know how to get my game back. ### 5/5 — Relaxing and Quiet for downtime *2026-06-24, version 3.2.1* I have been playing for many years. Love it. --- *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 2026-09-10.*