dot Customizer vs Stitchout
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
dot Customizer
Create and edit custom embroidery designs with a library of built-in patterns and fonts. Send designs wirelessly to compatible machines for stitching. Suitable for all skill levels, from beginners to experts.
- Create and edit embroidery designs
- Wireless design transfer to machines
- Combine designs with letters/words
- 260 built-in embroidery designs
- 13 different fonts
- Beginner and advanced modes
- Embroidery simulation and trace functions
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dot Customizer is a free application for using with compatible embroidery machines. With this app, you can create and edit embroidery designs and send them directly to the machine for embroidering. Great embroidery fun for everyone from beginners to experts! What you can do: · Simply choose any of the built-in designs and send wirelessly to the embroidery machine for stitching out (no need for cords or USB sticks to transfer designs). · Combine embroidery designs with letters/words to create original designs. · Add embroidery to other projects. · Create original lettering designs with your favorite fonts. Main features: · 260 built-in embroidery designs from a range of categories · 12 different English fonts plus one Japanese font (incl. Kanji) · 2 different modes including easy-to-use "Beginner level" · A variety of editing functions: copy/paste/resize/stitch density adjustment/color selection/positioning etc. · Embroidery simulation and trace functions to check the position on the fabric before stitching out Supported OS: iOS 12.0 or later Supported screen size: 4.7 inches or larger
Stitchout
Monitor your BERNINA embroidery machine's progress remotely. Receive real-time updates on stitchout status, thread colors, and notifications for task completion or machine attention. Plan your embroidery sessions with ease and flexibility.
- Real-time embroidery progress monitoring
- Thread color preview and checklist
- In-app notifications for completion and alerts
- Design view with stitchout status
- Mobile convenience for embroidery
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The BERNINA Stitchout App allows you to monitor the embroidery progress of compatible BERNINA Embroidery Machines conveniently on your mobile device. Make your embroidery journey more convenient and flexible with in-app notifications and real-time status updates without having to be right at your machine. View Thread Colors Preview the thread colors in the design and use the checklist to ensure all threads are ready to go. The current color and next thread colors are displayed along with how many stitches and the time for each color. Design View The Design View shows you the current state of your embroidery stitchout in real-time. Preview the design, the size and percentage of time left in your stitchout. Receive Notifications Get notified when your embroidery is finished, when you need to change the thread or when the machine needs your attention.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Stitchout at 4.3 against dot Customizer's 3.1. dot Customizer's advantage is update cadence (every 2 months vs every 10 months) and review sentiment (23% vs 0%). 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Stitchout holds the better App Store score, 4.3 against 3.1. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 14 and 4 respectively. Written reviews complicate that: 23% of dot Customizer's written reviews are positive against 0% of Stitchout's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.
dot Customizer ships an update every 2 months, Stitchout every 10 months. The most recent releases landed on September 20, 2026 and October 6, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | dot Customizer | Stitchout |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.1 (14 ratings) | 4.3 (4 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 22.7% of reviews — better | 0.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 14 — better | 4 |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months — better | Every 10 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 12.0 — better | 15.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 188 MB | 109 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | DRAWstitch International Ltd. | BERNINA |
Customer experience
dot Customizer
Stitchout
In-app purchases
dot Customizer
No in-app purchases
Stitchout
No in-app purchases









