Comparison

Magic Needle vs Stash Hub

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

Head to head
About

Magic Needle

Transform your photos into unique cross-stitch patterns with this mobile converter. It offers tools for pattern creation, embroidery tracking, and project management, making it ideal for both beginners and experienced crafters. Create personalized gifts or enjoy your hobby with ease.

Highlights
  • Create cross-stitch patterns from photos
  • Adjust scheme size and color count
  • Select fabric and floss brands
  • Track embroidery progress
  • Export patterns to PDF
  • Organize and track floss inventory
Features
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Create unique cross-stitch patterns from your favorite photos using the best mobile converter on the App Store. Perfect for both novice and expert cross-stitchers. Magic Needle is a great opportunity to make a memorable gift for your family, friends or yourself! UPLOAD PHOTO, ADJUST SETTINGS, START EMBROIDERING. That’s it, nothing to add. TOP FEATURES CREATE - Adjust scheme size and number of colors - Choose from global fabric and floss brands - Control advanced settings, like stitch type and number of strands to stitch with EMBROIDER - Select floss to focus on embroidering a particular color - Quick access to color palette with floss IDs - Mark stitched area and track your progress - Use color picker to find floss in the palette - Double-tap on color in the palette to find unmarked stitches - Tap and hold on color to see how many stitches left to embroider - Get summary with a list of flosses and number of skeins to buy EXTRA - Export pattern to PDF - Dark and light mode to help you embroidering with comfort for your eyes - Organize and track your floss in the catalog - Create patterns with your custom floss list - Stitches automatically deducted from the catalog when your mark them - Choose manually crafted cross-stitch patterns in our shop Magic Needle is designed for you to enjoy your favorite hobby. Terms of Use: https://magic-needle.io/terms Privacy Policy: https://magic-needle.io/privacy Search powered by Algolia

About

Stash Hub

Digitally organize your sewing supplies, including fabrics, patterns, and notions. Manage projects, track measurements, and create shopping lists to streamline your sewing workflow. Visualize projects with mockups and prevent duplicate purchases.

Highlights
  • Digital sewing stash organization
  • Fabric, pattern, and notion management
  • Project and shopping list tracking
  • Magic Input for online listings
  • Advanced search and filtering
  • Measurement recording
  • Magic Mockup visualization
Features
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Stash Hub is a purpose built app to digitally store your entire sewing stash. Everything at your fingertips, wherever you are. Keep all your fabrics, patterns, measurements, notions and shopping lists in one place to help you manage your projects and organise your sewing life. Never order the same thing twice! Awesome Features: - Easily save your fabrics, patterns, projects, notions, measurements, vouchers and shopping lists - Add extra information about each item along with pictures, links and attachments - Use Magic Input to create records directly from online shop listings - Quickly find what you’re looking for with search & advanced filters - Browse your whole collection with eases (no rummaging required!) - Record and update the measurements of yourself, family and friends - View interesting stats about your stash - Use Magic Mockup to combine fabrics & line drawings to easily visualise your projects without learning any new skills - Easily share your projects to social media - Keep a shopping list handy for your next trip to the shops or online sale - Access your stash on web by going to https://web.stashhubapp.com This app is currently under active development and we welcome and questions or feedback. Contact us: hello@stashhubapp.com Stash Hub offers two auto-renewing subscription options: £3.49 per month £34.99 per year These prices are for United Kingdom customers. Pricing in other countries may vary and actual charges may be converted to your local currency. The subscription will automatically renew unless turned off in your iTunes Account Settings at least 24 hours before the current period ends. You can go to your iTunes Account settings to manage your subscription and turn off auto-renew. Your iTunes account will be charged when the purchase is confirmed. Terms and Conditions: https://stashhubapp.com/terms-and-conditions/ Terms of use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://stashhubapp.com/privacy-policy/

Screenshots

Magic Needle4 screens
Stash Hub4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Stash Hub at 96% against Magic Needle's 55%. Stash Hub also leads on rating (4.9 vs 4.4) and update cadence (every 5 days vs monthly). Magic Needle's advantage is ratings volume (1.1K vs 98). On price, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model 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. Magic Needle sells 10 in-app purchases, starting at $6.99 per month and Stash Hub sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $3.49 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Stash Hub holds the better App Store score, 4.9 against 4.4. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Magic Needle has 1.1K ratings behind it against 98, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 55% of Magic Needle's written reviews are positive against 96% of Stash Hub's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Magic Needle ships an update monthly, Stash Hub every 5 days. The most recent releases landed on November 2, 2026 and November 3, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Magic Needle versus Stash Hub: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterMagic NeedleStash Hub
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.4 (1.1K ratings)4.9 (98 ratings) — better
Positive reviews54.9% of reviews96.1% of reviews — better
Number of ratings1.1K — better98
Update frequencyMonthlyEvery 5 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.615.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size40 MB118 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperArtem ShalDouglas Todd

Customer experience

Magic Needle

All ratings1,120 ratings
Positive83.5%
Neutral4.8%
Negative11.7%
Written reviews164 reviews
Positive54.9%
Neutral9.8%
Negative35.4%

Stash Hub

All ratings98 ratings
Positive95.9%
Neutral4.1%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews103 reviews
Positive96.1%
Neutral3.9%
Negative0.0%

User reviews

Magic Needle

From 1.1K App Store ratings

What we love

  • ✨ Excellent for creating cross-stitch patterns
  • 📐 Accurate grid and color matching
  • 🎨 Customizable color palette
  • 💻 Convenient digital tracking of stitches

Room to improve

  • 🔒 Limited free features, requires subscription
  • 🎨 Restricted color selection
  • 🔧 Lack of editing tools for patterns
  • 💾 Issues with data/project loss after updates

Stash Hub

From 98 App Store ratings

What we love

  • 👍 Intuitive and user-friendly interface
  • 🎯 Comprehensive organization for fabrics, patterns, notions, and projects
  • 🚀 Magic input feature for quick data entry
  • 💰 Affordable subscription pricing
  • 🔄 Seamless cross-device synchronization

Room to improve

  • ⚠️ 150-item limit for free/basic users
  • 🐛 Magic input compatibility issues with some websites
  • 💾 Data loss reported by some users
  • 📸 Cropped screenshots when websites block image saving
  • ⏱️ Time-consuming initial data entry

Bugs and requests

Magic Needle

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • App crashes when trying to upload photos
  • Stitching progress markers disappear unexpectedly
  • Difficulty setting desired number of colors

Requested features

4 requests
  • Add ability to edit/modify generated patterns
  • Implement a PDF export option
  • Improve syncing across devices
  • Introduce more advanced color management tools

Stash Hub

Reported bugs

4 issues
  • Magic input fails with many websites
  • Pattern data disappearing after entry
  • Recent update breaks website compatibility
  • Inconsistent synchronization across devices

Requested features

8 requests
  • Search functionality for patterns
  • Photo uploads for notions category
  • Embroidery designs section
  • User roles and admin permissions for shared accounts
  • Inspiration picture storage in projects section
Show 3 more
  • Drag and drop sorting for entries
  • Improved magic input for patterns
  • Additional currency and date format options

In-app purchases

10 purchases

Magic Needle

Subscriptions3
  • Premium3 Days trial$6.991 Month
  • Premium3 Days trial$29.496 Months
  • Premium3 Days trial$41.991 Year
One-time7
  • Simple pattern$0.99
  • Export to PDF$1.99
  • Medium pattern$1.99
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  • 1 pattern$2.99
  • Advanced pattern$2.99
  • 3 patterns$5.99
  • 7 patterns$9.99
2 purchases

Stash Hub

Subscriptions2
  • Stash Hub Premium1 Month trial$3.491 Month
  • Stash Hub Premium1 Year trial$32.991 Year

Questions

Is Magic Needle free?
Magic Needle is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Stash Hub free?
Stash Hub is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Magic Needle or Stash Hub?
Stash Hub is rated higher. Magic Needle averages 4.4 out of 5 from 1.1K ratings, while Stash Hub averages 4.9 from 98 ratings.
Do Magic Needle or Stash Hub have ads?
Neither Magic Needle nor Stash Hub shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Magic Needle or Stash Hub?
Magic Needle ships an update monthly, and Stash Hub every 5 days. Most recently, Magic Needle was updated on November 2, 2026 and Stash Hub on November 3, 2026.

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