# Needlentory: Embroidery Stash — Threads, Beads & Fabrics

> Embroidery supply inventory and project management app. (iPhone/iPad app by Diana Białogrzywa.)

- Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/needlentory-embroidery-stash/id1474983302 (this page in markdown: same URL + `.md`)
- Developer: [Diana Białogrzywa](https://appshunter.io/developer/1101210882)
- Category: Lifestyle, Productivity
- Price: Free with in-app purchases
- Rating: 3.90/5 from 123 App Store ratings · 76 written reviews indexed
- Age rating: 4+
- Requires: iOS 18.0 · 59 MB
- Languages: American English, Belarusian, Czech, Danish, Dutch, Finnish, French (France), German (Germany), Greek, Icelandic and 11 more
- Released: 2020-09-16
- Data updated: 2026-11-07
- Monetization: free with in-app purchases
- User reviews in markdown: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/needlentory-embroidery-stash/id1474983302/reviews.md

## What is Needlentory?

Never buy the same thread twice.

Needlentory keeps your embroidery threads, beads and fabrics in one place. See what you own, what each project still needs and what to buy — no more guessing in the craft store.

PALETTES
Create custom material palettes or import ready-made ones from Needleply — threads, beads and fabrics from 50+ manufacturers in seconds. Build organized palettes and keep only the manufacturers you actually use.

STOCK
Track your threads, beads and fabrics with a simple inventory system. See exactly what’s in your stash, set quantities, create checklists and avoid buying duplicates.

CLOSEST COLORS
Every thread, bead and fabric color shows its closest colors from other brands — shades that look almost the same. Find a substitute when a color is sold out or a chart calls for a brand you don’t have.

PROJECTS
Cross stitch, satin stitch, needlepoint, punch needle, sashiko, hardanger, blackwork, goldwork, whitework, redwork, tapestry, long stitch, canvaswork or freestyle — choose the technique for every project. Manage your embroidery projects with linked materials and required quantities. Instantly see what’s in stock and what still needs to be purchased. Filter by status, group projects into collections and track your progress with notes over time.

STITCHHUB IMPORT
Turn a StitchHub chart into a project in one step, with its cover, fabric, threads, beads, amounts and stitching history. Check each color first: keep the match, pick another from your palettes or add it as new.

PURCHASES
View your full shopping list in one place — for a single project or across all of them. Mark items as bought and keep everything up to date. Copy the list for online shopping or export it to PDF. Add the Purchases widget to your Home Screen to see what to buy at a glance.

BACKUPS
Keep your inventory safe with backups to iCloud, Dropbox, Google Drive or Box. Restore your data on any device in seconds.

Start organizing your embroidery stash today and stitch with confidence.

## Key features

- Inventory tracking for threads, beads, and fabrics
- Project management with material linking
- Color matching and substitute suggestions
- Shopping list generation and export
- StitchHub chart import
- Cloud backups (iCloud, Dropbox, Google Drive, Box)

## Pricing and in-app purchases

Base price: Free.

**One-time purchases**

| Purchase | Price | Type |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Threads | $0.99 | one-time |
| Canvas | $12.99 | one-time |
| Kit | $49.99 | one-time |
| Dropbox | $2.99 | one-time |
| Box | $2.99 | one-time |
| Google Drive | $2.99 | one-time |
| Premium Lifetime | $39.99 | one-time |
| Premium for 1 month | $1.99 | one-time |
| Premium for 6 months | $9.99 | one-time |
| Premium for 1 year | $17.99 | one-time |


## What do users think of Needlentory?

Reviews of Needlentory are mixed: the Lifestyle app is rated 3.9/5 from 123 App Store ratings. What users like most: useful for floss inventory, helps plan purchases. Top complaints: too hard to figure out, crappy/non-intuitive interface. Summarized from real user reviews.

**Pros**

- 👍 Useful for floss inventory
- 👍 Helps plan purchases
- 👍 Tracks needed colors
- 👍 Integrates with sister app (Needleply)
- 👍 Developer listens to feedback
- 👍 Good for organizing projects
- 👍 Visualizes colors
- 👍 Seamless integration with iMuline

**Cons**

- 👎 Too hard to figure out
- 👎 Crappy/non-intuitive interface
- 👎 Ads are obnoxious/spammy
- 👎 Paid ad-free, still get ads
- 👎 Expensive ad removal
- 👎 Difficult to batch actions
- 👎 Update removed useful features
- 👎 Time-consuming to input inventory
- 👎 No pre-made database (DMC)
- 👎 App switch lost data
- 👎 Virtually unusable after update
- 👎 Can't change/update recorded info
- 👎 Ads take too long to close
- 👎 No way to restore deleted floss numbers
- 👎 UI flows not intuitive
- 👎 Difficulty getting full DMC listing
- 👎 Manual input required for colors
- 👎 No manual/instructions
- 👎 Videos are unhelpful
- 👎 Entry is click-heavy
- 👎 App crashes/doesn't open
- 👎 Lost data after reinstall
- 👎 Clumsy to set up
- 👎 Ads after every action
- 👎 Doesn't subtract from stash automatically
- 👎 Projects can't be archived
- 👎 Bugs/crashing
- 👎 Ads are frustrating
- 👎 Needs more floss brands preloaded
- 👎 App made no sense
- 👎 Instructions don't match menu

**Commonly reported bugs**

- Floss numbers get deleted
- Paid for no add features, yet adds still play
- Update removed feature to see which project threads are used in
- Can't look at a specific color to see which patterns need it
- Can't just mark pattern has color, wants skein allotment
- Updated now unusable, unable change or update anything
- iCloud backup not appearing on iPad
- CCW stock count incorrect
- App crashes/doesn't open
- Lost all data after app became useless
- Ads after every data entry
- Crashing a lot
- Adding colors to stock/projects not saved

**Most requested features**

- Quick way to check off threads (Purchase to Stock)
- Option to collapse sections when searching 'Add Thread'
- Reduce clicks to edit skein counts
- Bulk edit/delete skein counts
- Option for 'metres/yards' thread count
- More ways to list Projects (e.g., by Status)
- Keep updating threads in Needleply (new brands)
- Dark mode option
- Add Appletons wool palette
- Option to purchase ad-free version
- Shopping list ordered by project
- Archive projects
- See shopping list ordered by project
- Filter projects by category (To Do)
- Filters/options to group by family of colors
- Preload more floss brands (DMC, Classic Colorworks, Dinky Dyes)
- Import whole sets of floss
- Type in hex code for DMC colors
- Subtract threads from stash automatically when project is finished
- Ability to unarchive projects and automatically add missing colors to shopping list

## Is Needlentory safe?

Needlentory: Embroidery Stash appears mostly safe based on user ratings. The AppsHunter Safety Score for Needlentory is 77 out of 100. This assessment is based on 123 user ratings, with an App Store average of 3.9 out of 5. Of 123 App Store ratings, 71.5% point to a safe experience, 4.9% suggest some concerns, and 23.6% point to a risky experience.

## Is Needlentory legit?

Needlentory: Embroidery Stash appears to be a legitimate app. The AppsHunter Legitimacy Score for Needlentory is 95 out of 100 points across 7 verification signals from App Store and developer data.

## Recent user reviews (10 of 76)

All indexed reviews: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/needlentory-embroidery-stash/id1474983302/reviews.md

### 3/5 — SO much potential but needs more

*2026-10-02*

Absolutely love the idea behind this app, it’s allowed me to keep track of my floss colors and kits but when I add specific catagories it multiplies them again in the original given the names are similar. This really makes it fall short for me. Better categorizing options would be amazing.

**Developer response:** Thank you for your feedback! I’d really like to understand what’s happening, but I’m not quite sure what you mean by the categories being multiplied. Could you please email me at fancycrossstitch@gmail.com with a little more detail and, if possible, a screenshot or example? I’d be happy to look into it and fix any issue.

### 4/5 — Отличное приложение

*2026-07-20*

Я очень довольна приложением, теперь все запасы учтены!
Но очень бы хотелось иметь возможность поменять отображение запасов с мотков на метры для всей палитры. Так как по остаткам не полных мотков ориентироваться не очень удобно.

**Developer response:** Спасибо большое за ваш отзыв! Очень рада, что приложение помогает держать запасы в порядке. Идея с отображением запасов в метрах действительно хорошая, и я тоже думала над такой возможностью. К сожалению, сейчас это затрагивает многие разделы приложения, поэтому пока не удалось реализовать это без серьёзных изменений в логике работы приложения. Я обязательно сохраню ваше пожелание и вернусь к нему, если удастся найти подходящее решение. Спасибо, что поделились идеей! Если у вас возникнут ещё замечания, вопросы или предложения по работе приложения, пишите на fancycrossstitch@gmail.com 🤗

### 1/5 — Mais quelle tristesse…

*2026-07-12, version 8.5*

J’ai rentré tout mon inventaire et je ne peux plus me servir de l’application. Impossible de gérer mon stock correctement et de savoir dans quel projet j’ai utilisé un écheveau. Je suis dégoutée. Je n’ai plus qu’à chercher une autre solution.

### 3/5 — Не полная палитра dmc

*2026-06-17*

Я была рада найти приложение, где я буду вести учет мулине. Но при первом же использовании разочаровалась, т.к. палитра dmc не полная, и в таком случае смысла в приложении нет

**Developer response:** Спасибо за ваш отзыв. В приложении демо палитры, чтобы показать функции приложения. Вы всегда можете импортировать готовые палитры из приложения Needleply (о чем написано в нескольких в описании приложения, заметах демо палитр и часто задаваемых вопросах в настройках). Если в палитрах чего-то не хватает - вы можете написать нам и мы постараемся добавить. Если у вас возникнут ещё замечания, вопросы или предложения по работе приложения – пишите на fancycrossstitch@gmail.com 🤗

### 1/5 — Suspect

*2026-05-24, version 8.0*

Après avoir téléchargé je me retrouve avec la liste de quelqu’un d’autre. très peu de choix de compagnie à part anchor et dmc on doit toi rentrer à la main. Semble une arnaque

### 4/5 — SOS

*2026-04-20*

Пользовалась приложением с момента появления. Великолепное приложение , организовала полный учёт и порядок, и вот теперь приложение даже не открывается, просто чистый серый лист-экран. Все мои многолетние накопленные данные канули в лета! Что вы сотворили с обновлением? Обновилось и больше нет приложения!!!

**Developer response:** Спасибо за ваш отзыв! Нам жаль, что ушло обновление с такой проблемой. Но уже появилось новое, в котором, как мы надеемся, должно быть все исправлено. Если у вас возникнут еще вопросы, предложения или замечания по работе приложения – пишите на fancycrossstitch@gmail.com.

### 5/5 — I love this app!!!

*2026-04-12, version 7.8*

I have been using this app for several years now. I got my hands on a large lot of Edmar Brazilian embroidery thread and realized it was not a palette available in the app. I reached out to the developer and within a few days it was available.

I track all my floss, fabrics, beads and projects in this app.  

I love the shopping list feature where you can see what you are missing and then update it once you purchase them.

I also love that it is easy to see which projects use any particular colour of floss.

### 5/5 — Прекрасно!

*2026-03-19*

Я благодарю разработчиков за такое чудесное приложение! Это то, что я так давно искала. В качестве пожелания: возможно ли добавить разделы с другими материалами для рукоделия, например, пайетки, стразовые цепочки, кристаллы и т.п.

**Developer response:** Спасибо большое за ваш отзыв! Мы всегда рады идеям от пользователей. Пока фокусируемся на улучшении работы с текущими материалами, но обязательно учтём ваш отзыв при планировании будущих обновлений. Если у вас возникнут ещё замечания, вопросы или предложения по работе приложения – пишите на fancycrossstitch@gmail.com 🤗

### 5/5 — Приложение супер, но…

*2026-01-05*

Отличное приложение. Однако после последнего обновления нет возможности выбрать в покупках определенный проект, чтобы посмотреть каких ниток не хватает. В фильтре всего 3 позиции: все материалы, хочу купить, проекты (перечислены все, которые  не завершены). Верните, пожалуйста, возможность выбирать один проект.

**Developer response:** Спасибо большое за ваш отзыв! В последней версии появилась возможность фильтровать по нескольким проектам, но вы все также можете использовать один проект. Для выбора проектов нужно нажать на карандашик рядом с названиями проектов в фильтре. Если у вас возникнут ещё замечания, вопросы или предложения по работе приложения – пишите на fancycrossstitch@gmail.com 🤗

### 5/5 — Отлично

*2025-11-21*

Отличное приложение. Очень удобно теперь отслеживать покупки и остатки. 
Можно ли: 
1. Сделать в покупках выбор сразу нескольких проектов, а не по одному.
2. Сейчас не корректно конвертируется из количество ниток из мотка в метры. И можно ли в покупках сделать возможность выбора отображения единиц измерения: моток либо метр?

А так, спасибо за приложение, очень помогает.

**Developer response:** Спасибо большое за ваш отзыв! Мы постараемся учесть ваши пожелания в следующих версиях. Опишите, пожалуйста, подробнее, что не так конвертируется, и отправьте нам на fancycrossstitch@gmail.com 🤗

## Frequently asked questions about Needlentory

### Does Needlentory have ads?

Yes, Needlentory contains advertisements. Users have reported that ads can be frequent and sometimes interruptive, impacting the user experience.

### How much does Needlentory cost?

Needlentory is free to download and use. However, it offers in-app purchases, which some users have found to be expensive, particularly for ad removal.

### What devices does Needlentory support?

Needlentory is available for iPhone and iPad devices, allowing users to manage their embroidery stash across Apple's mobile platforms.

### How often is Needlentory updated?

The app was last updated on November 5, 2026, indicating recent development activity. However, some users have expressed dissatisfaction with recent updates removing features.

### What is the user sentiment for Needlentory?

User sentiment for Needlentory is mixed. While some users find it useful for inventory and project planning, others criticize its interface, ads, and perceived bugs.

### Can I import my embroidery charts into Needlentory?

Yes, Needlentory supports importing StitchHub charts directly into the app. This feature allows for seamless integration of chart details, including materials and stitching history.

### How does Needlentory help with buying supplies?

Needlentory generates a consolidated shopping list for single projects or all your projects combined. You can mark items as bought and export the list for online shopping or PDF.

### Is Needlentory suitable for beginners?

While Needlentory offers powerful organization features, some users have found it difficult to figure out and described the interface as non-intuitive. It may require a learning curve for new users.

## Version history (last 5 releases)

### 8.8.1 — 2026-11-05

Bug fixes and small improvements.

### 8.8 — 2026-10-25

Charts from StitchHub can now become projects. Choose “Export to Needlentory” in StitchHub, and Needlentory creates the project with its cover, fabric, threads, beads, amounts and stitching history. First you check each color: keep the match, pick another from your palettes, add it as a new color, or leave it in the notes. Works with StitchHub 3.7 and Needlentory 8.8 or later.

### 8.7 — 2026-10-22

Every thread, bead and fabric color now shows Closest colors — shades from other brands that look almost the same, so you can find a substitute even when there's no exact match.

The app now supports iPhone Duo, folded or unfolded.

### 8.6.3 — 2026-09-03

Purchases now has a Current Projects filter — just what you need for preparing and stitching.
Recording a purchase now crosses it off your Want to Buy list.
Happy stitching!

### 8.6.2 — 2026-08-25

Backups to iCloud are now created more reliably.
Happy stitching!

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