Comparison

dot Customizer vs Stitchout

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

Head to head
About

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.

Highlights
  • 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

About

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.

Highlights
  • 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
Features
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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.

Screenshots

dot Customizer2 screens
Stitchout4 screens

Verdict

The call

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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

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.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

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.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
dot Customizer versus Stitchout: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
Parameterdot CustomizerStitchout
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.1 (14 ratings)4.3 (4 ratings) — better
Positive reviews22.7% of reviews — better0.0% of reviews
Number of ratings14 — better4
Update frequencyEvery 2 months — betterEvery 10 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPod
Requires iOS12.0 — better15.0
Further details — not scored
Size188 MB109 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperDRAWstitch International Ltd.BERNINA

Customer experience

dot Customizer

All ratings14 ratings
Positive50.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative50.0%
Written reviews22 reviews
Positive22.7%
Neutral18.2%
Negative59.1%

Stitchout

All ratings4 ratings
Positive75.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative25.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive0.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative100.0%

In-app purchases

None

dot Customizer

No in-app purchases

None

Stitchout

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is dot Customizer free?
dot Customizer is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Stitchout free?
Stitchout is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, dot Customizer or Stitchout?
Stitchout is rated higher. dot Customizer averages 3.1 out of 5 from 14 ratings, while Stitchout averages 4.3 from 4 ratings.
Do dot Customizer or Stitchout have ads?
Neither dot Customizer nor Stitchout shows ads.
Which is updated more often, dot Customizer or Stitchout?
dot Customizer ships an update every 2 months, and Stitchout every 10 months. Most recently, dot Customizer was updated on September 20, 2026 and Stitchout on October 6, 2026.

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