# StitchDuck: Cross Stitch Maker — Photo to Chart & DMC Pattern > Photo to Chart & DMC Pattern (iPhone/iPad app by Guangzhou Maling Information Technology Co., Ltd..) - Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/stitchduck-cross-stitch-maker/id6797516970 (this page in markdown: same URL + `.md`) - Developer: [Guangzhou Maling Information Technology Co., Ltd.](https://appshunter.io/developer/6797516972) - Category: Graphics & Design, Entertainment - Price: Free with in-app purchases - Age rating: 4+ - Requires: iOS 16.0 · 52 MB - Languages: American English - Released: 2026-08-24 - Data updated: 2026-09-30 - User reviews in markdown: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/stitchduck-cross-stitch-maker/id6797516970/reviews.md ## What is StitchDuck? Turn a photo into a chart you can stitch in seconds. Or skip the photo and start from a blank grid, one stitch at a time. Fully offline, no account, no data collected. Designing is free; try exports free for 7 days, then subscribe yearly or buy once. PHOTO TO CHART • Any photo from your library becomes a chart in seconds • Crop and straighten first — built-in perspective correction fixes photos shot at an angle • Set stitch count and colour count (up to 100) with a live preview • Every colour lands on a real DMC or Anchor thread number, so you can shop straight from the list SPOT AND CLEAN UP CONFETTI Photo conversions leave stray stitches. The confetti map marks them in red, orange and yellow; paint the area to tidy, pick a level, and they're swapped for the surrounding colour in one go — fully undoable. EVERY STITCH TYPE Full, half, 3/4, 1/4, petite, backstitch, French knots and beads — fractional stitches and knots can all be drawn, undone and exported, not just full crosses. BIG FULL-COVERAGE CHARTS STAY SMOOTH Charts up to 1000×1000 stitches pan, zoom and draw without lag, with full undo and redo behind you. DESIGN IN LAYERS Up to 10 layers — tap a thumbnail to stitch on that one, and the others stay untouched. Rename, reorder, merge, hide. Any project can take a trace image underneath: move, rotate, scale and fade it as you like. A FULL EDITOR • Pencil, paint bucket, eraser, eyedropper, shapes, text, Declutter, Trace image • The paint bucket takes any stitch — fill or erase whole areas of fractional stitches too • Five brush and eraser sizes, so large areas go down in one pass • Backstitch can trace the outline of a colour block automatically, instead of segment by segment • Select any area to move, copy, mirror it — or rotate it to any angle and scale it proportionally • Resize the canvas whenever you like; you don't have to commit to a size up front COLOURS BY THREAD NUMBER • Built-in DMC and Anchor charts, plus your own custom colours • Blend up to 4 threads, with strand count set per colour • Stitch thickness follows the strand count — what you see is what you export • Every colour gets its own symbol, swap it whenever you like • Save favourite palettes as presets and reuse them THREE WAYS TO VIEW Flat blocks for the whole picture, realistic crosses for the look, black-and-white symbols to stitch from. IMPORT AND EXPORT • Open patterns you already have: OXS, Pattern Maker (.xsd), PCStitch (.pat) • Export a print-ready PDF: cover, symbol chart, floss list with how much thread to buy • PDF options: language, stitches per page, a 2-stitch overlap between pages, bold lines every 10 • Preview part of the PDF before you unlock • Also exports OXS, PNG and .sduck project files EIGHT INTERFACE LANGUAGES English, Simplified Chinese, Traditional Chinese, Japanese, German, French, Spanish and Russian — follows your system language and can be switched in Settings. HOW FREE IS FREE Converting, designing and editing are free, with room for 3 saved patterns; Declutter's confetti map is free too. Exporting, saving more patterns and applying Declutter need an unlock. Two ways, exactly the same features: • Yearly subscription: first-time subscribers get a 7-day free trial, then it renews yearly; cancel anytime • Lifetime: pay once, unlocked for good, never renews Works across iPhone, iPad and Mac. If a subscription ends, only those features lock again — your saved patterns are never deleted and stay editable. Subscription terms: charged to your Apple Account (with a free trial, when the trial ends). Renews yearly unless auto-renew is turned off at least 24 hours before the period ends. Manage or cancel under Subscriptions in Settings. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://stitchduckapp.com/privacy/ ## Pricing and in-app purchases Base price: Free. **One-time purchases** | Purchase | Price | Type | | --- | --- | --- | | Full Unlock | $19.99 | one-time | ## Version history (last 4 releases) ### 1.3.0 — 2026-09-23 1.3 What's New • New Declutter tool — the confetti map marks stray stitches in red, orange and yellow; paint an area and clean them up in one go • New Trace image tool — add or replace a reference picture in any project, then move, rotate, scale and fade it • New yearly subscription with a 7-day free trial for first-time subscribers; the one-time purchase is still available, with the same features • Preview part of the PDF before unlocking • Choose the PDF language separately • Set how many stitches fit on each PDF page; neighbouring pages overlap by 2 stitches for easy lining up • Bold grid lines every 10 stitches on PDF charts make counting easier • Grid-line visibility is remembered per project • When resizing the canvas, the frame snaps to the centre and edges as you drag it • Canvas performance work — scaling and rotating selections and the symbol view feel smoother ### 1.2.0 — 2026-09-11 1.2 What's New • Five more interface languages — Japanese, German, French, Spanish and Russian — eight in all with Chinese and English • Every layer row now shows a thumbnail • The reference photo can sit above or below your work, and reordering layers by drag is smoother • Selections now rotate to any angle • Selections can also be scaled proportionally • Move, copy and mirror act on every visible layer at once, and the layers taking part are highlighted • The paint bucket takes more stitch types: half, 3/4, 1/4 and petite • Brush and eraser now come in five sizes: 1, 3, 5, 7 and 9 • Backstitch is no longer offered when filling a shape • Canvas performance work — large charts feel smoother ### 1.1.0 — 2026-08-31 NEW IN 1.1 • Crop and straighten photos before converting, with 8-point perspective correction • Resize the canvas anytime — centering guides show exactly where your pattern sits • Auto backstitch: outline color areas with one tap, plus a new two-point mode • Merge layers • Stitch thickness now follows strand count — in the editor and in every export • Palette upgrades: always visible while you edit, color search, drag to reorder, batch add and delete • Paint bucket: drag across areas to fill them all in one stroke — still a single undo step • The pencil remembers your last stitch type • Redesigned iPhone toolbar with the palette built in • Full iPad portrait support Under the hood: much lower memory use on large charts, smoother undo on huge grids, and many small fixes. ### 1.0.0 — 2026-08-24 No release notes. ## Apps similar to StitchDuck | App | Rating | Price | Category | | --- | --- | --- | --- | | [Patchwork: Pattern Editor](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/patchwork-pattern-editor/id6775272839) | 5.0 (2) | Free | Graphics & Design | | [Cross Stitch Pattern Maker PDF](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/cross-stitch-pattern-maker-pdf/id6769818976) | — | Free | Graphics & Design | | [KeKe Art](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/keke-art/id6794032707) | — | Free | Graphics & Design | | [PixelBean - Bead Pattern Maker](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/pixelbean-bead-pattern-maker/id6806803223) | — | Free | Graphics & Design | | [FotoKanavice: Cross Stitch](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/fotokanavice-cross-stitch/id6797289254) | — | Free | Graphics & Design | | [Pixel-A](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/pixel-a/id6784915894) | — | Free | Graphics & Design | --- *Data collected daily from the US App Store and indexed by [AppsHunter](https://appshunter.io/). 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