Comparison

Mini Zendo vs Cross

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

Head to head
About

Mini Zendo

Create custom meditation sessions with customizable start and end bells. Offers inspiring quotes from Zen teachers to encourage a consistent practice. Designed to help users build an easy meditation discipline.

Highlights
  • Customizable meditation sessions
  • Start and end bells
  • Inspiring Zen quotes
  • Build meditation discipline
  • Supports multiple religions
Features
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Mini Zendo allows you to create up to 6 different meditation sessions, depending on time availability, and thus helps create an easy meditation discipline. The session starts with a bell, and ends with a bell. The quotes are from Zen teachers, but the shinto torii reminds us to accept all religions. As your session ends, you can read an inspiring quote by Suzuki Roshi and Thich Nhat Hahn... Following a steady practice, is difficult...Mini Zendo is here to help!!

About

Cross

Features
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Cross-Stitch Copilot helps you keep your place in PDF cross-stitch patterns on iPhone and iPad. Open a chart you already own, mark the stitches or areas you have finished, and continue from the page and position where you stopped. Make a new pattern from a photo, follow your progress, and organize DMC floss in the same app. STITCH FROM PDF AND IMAGE CHARTS Keep your original PDF pattern visible while you work. Zoom into small symbols, move between pages, and mark completed areas directly on the chart. For stitch-by-stitch tracking, place a grid over a chart page, check its alignment, and mark individual cells. Your last PDF page, zoom level, and position are saved for the next session. You can also import a PNG or JPG chart, including a clear scan of a printed pattern. Review the detected grid and legend before using cell counts. The imported chart stays available as a reference while you stitch. FIND THE SYMBOL YOU NEED On a configured PDF page, select a chart symbol to highlight suggested matches. Check them against the original pattern before marking stitches complete. Focus on one symbol, see which cells are finished and which remain, and undo a mark when you need to correct it. You can mark a single cell or a matching area as you work. CREATE A CROSS-STITCH PATTERN FROM A PHOTO Turn a photo of a pet, landscape, drawing, or another subject into a new chart. Crop the image, choose the chart size and color settings, and preview the design before creating it. Each cell in the generated pattern represents one color and one symbol, so you can follow and mark the chart as you stitch. SEE WHAT YOU HAVE FINISHED View completed and remaining stitches, project completion, and recent activity in one place. Set goals and follow your stitching history. When a project has enough data, see an estimated finish time. Add notes and progress photos to remember how the work grew from the first stitches to the final details. KEEP FLOSS AND MATERIALS ORGANIZED Review DMC thread colors, record the floss you own, and make a shopping list for what you still need. For imported charts, check the pattern's own color key and confirm suggested symbol-to-thread matches before relying on material totals. PICK UP WHERE YOU LEFT OFF Your marks and project progress save as you work. Export a backup and restore it when needed. No account is required to begin. From a first cross-stitch kit to a detailed multi-page PDF, Cross-Stitch Copilot brings your pattern, symbol search, stitch counter, progress tracker, and floss list together in one calm workspace. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ https://stitch-copilot.com

Screenshots

Mini Zendo4 screens
Cross4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Mini Zendo at none against Cross's 1. Cross's advantage is update cadence (every 2 days vs every 7 months). On price, ads, device support and iOS requirement 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 1 one-off in-app purchase. Mini Zendo asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Mini Zendo ships an update every 7 months, Cross every 2 days. The most recent releases landed on November 2, 2026 and November 10, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 7 level
Mini Zendo versus Cross: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterMini ZendoCross
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (1 ratings) — better—
Number of ratings1 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 7 monthsEvery 2 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, Mac — better
Requires iOS18.617.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size3 MB124 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperMartine HabibMikhail Andrewywvich Chekalin

In-app purchases

None

Mini Zendo

No in-app purchases

1 purchases

Cross

One-time1
  • Premium forever$34.99

Questions

Is Mini Zendo free?
Mini Zendo is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Cross free?
Cross is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Mini Zendo or Cross have ads?
Neither Mini Zendo nor Cross shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Mini Zendo or Cross?
Mini Zendo ships an update every 7 months, and Cross every 2 days. Most recently, Mini Zendo was updated on November 2, 2026 and Cross on November 10, 2026.

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