Comparison

Cross vs Don't Get Stranded!

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

Cross

Experience the calming joy of digital cross-stitching with a vast library of patterns. Color and stitch your way through beautiful designs, from animals to landscapes, or even create your own from photos. It's a relaxing way to de-stress and unleash your creativity.

Highlights
  • 10,000+ cross-stitch patterns
  • Create custom patterns from photos
  • Relaxing, easy-to-play gameplay
  • New patterns added regularly
  • Suitable for all ages
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Enjoy the soothing fun of cross-stitch on your phone or tablet — no threading needles or tangled threads to worry about. Cross-Stitch World includes over 10,000 beautiful patterns to stitch, from cute animals and stunning landscapes to inspiring artwork and seasonal designs. Simply choose a color and tap to place stitches as your picture comes to life, one square at a time. With realistic visuals and simple, relaxing gameplay, it’s the perfect way to unwind, slow down, and get creative. FEATURES • 10,000+ stunning cross-stitch patterns • Create your own patterns from any photo or image • Relaxing, easy-to-play stitching at your own pace • Suitable for all ages • New patterns added regularly Start your next cross-stitch masterpiece today.

About

Don't Get Stranded!

Solve physics-based puzzles to guide a monkey to its food by strategically moving rafts. This free game offers 144 challenging levels with no time limits, featuring cute graphics and jazzy music.

Highlights
  • Physics-based raft movement
  • 144 challenging levels
  • No time limits
  • Cute graphics
  • Jazzy music
  • Customizable critter costumes
Features
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Welcome to Don’t Get Stranded, a beautiful, free puzzle app! Marooned on an island, your monkey's only source of food is too far to reach. Build a path out of the rafts around you, but be careful: one wrong move and you’ll be stranded! Whenever you jump off of a raft, Newton's first and third laws of motion come into play. The raft is forced in the opposite direction, and continues until it hits a wall. You'll have to plan ahead to position every element where you need, to build the enigmatic path to your bananas. You’ll catch on quick, but don’t let the cute graphics fool you—this game features challenges that will test the mental limits of even the best puzzle solvers! Are you clever enough to clear every level? Dress your critters up in silly costumes and listen to the beautiful, jazzy music as you puzzle your way through each level. There are no time limits, so play at your own pace! This game features 144 free levels, from easy little baby levels to nearly impossible challenges that will be bugging your brain for hours.

Screenshots

Cross4 screens
Don't Get Stranded!4 screens

Verdict

The call

Cross and Don't Get Stranded! both sit at 4.7 stars, but that hides the real split: 100% of Don't Get Stranded!'s written reviews are positive against 61% of Cross's. Don't Get Stranded! also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 5) and ads (none vs shown). Cross's advantage is update cadence (fortnightly vs every 86 months) and ratings volume (6.4K vs 17). On price, rating and device support there is nothing between them.

Scored on Price · Rating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings · Update frequency · Ads · In-app purchases · Monetization · Best chart rank · Devices · Requires iOS

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Cross sells 5 one-off in-app purchases. Don't Get Stranded! asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Don't Get Stranded! holds the better App Store score, 4.9 against 4.7. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Cross has 6.4K ratings behind it against 17, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 61% of Cross's written reviews are positive against 100% of Don't Get Stranded!'s.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Cross ships an update fortnightly, Don't Get Stranded! every 86 months. The most recent releases landed on October 29, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard7 real differences · 3 level
Cross versus Don't Get Stranded!: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterCrossDon't Get Stranded!
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.7 (6.4K ratings)4.9 (17 ratings) — better
Positive reviews60.5% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings6.4K — better17
Update frequencyFortnightly — betterEvery 86 months
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS1512.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size79 MB34 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperInertiaSoftSamuel Nielson

Customer experience

Cross

All ratings6,357 ratings
Positive93.7%
Neutral2.1%
Negative4.2%
Written reviews494 reviews
Positive60.5%
Neutral12.6%
Negative26.9%

Don't Get Stranded!

All ratings16 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews9 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Bugs and requests

Cross

Reported bugs

5 issues
  • 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

Requested features

6 requests
  • 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
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  • Background music playback

Don't Get Stranded!

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

5 purchases

Cross

One-time5
  • 3500 Cross-Stitch Cash$5.99
  • 10,500 Cross-Stitch Cash$5.99
  • 7500 Cross-Stitch Cash$11.99
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  • 18,000 Cross-Stitch Cash$23.99
  • 40,000 Cross-Stitch Cash$45.99
None

Don't Get Stranded!

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Cross free?
Cross is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Don't Get Stranded! free?
Don't Get Stranded! is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Cross or Don't Get Stranded!?
Don't Get Stranded! is rated higher. Cross averages 4.7 out of 5 from 6.4K ratings, while Don't Get Stranded! averages 4.9 from 17 ratings.
Do Cross or Don't Get Stranded! have ads?
Cross shows ads; Don't Get Stranded! does not.
Which is updated more often, Cross or Don't Get Stranded!?
Cross ships an update fortnightly, and Don't Get Stranded! every 86 months. Most recently, Cross was updated on October 29, 2026 and Don't Get Stranded! on October 24, 2026.

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