Cross Stitch vs String Art
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Cross Stitch
Color your stress away with a vast collection of free cross-stitch patterns. Create your own unique artworks by following numbers and letters, or import your own photos to transform them into embroidery designs. Share your creations with friends and family.
- Wide range of free patterns
- Import your own pictures
- Follow numbers and letters
- Calming music
- Daily updated patterns
- Social sharing
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Cross Stitch Coloring Art can help you to color your stress away and lets you choose from a wide range of free and amazing patterns in different categories including Animals, Flowers, Landscape, Food, Pets, Mystery, Birds, Seasons, Mandala and many others. It’s an entertaining way to create your own incredible artworks by embroidery! Bring your own pictures to life using import or discover hundreds of beautiful and unique patterns in our gallery. Cross stitch your own masterpiece today!! Take a break with Cross Stitch Coloring Art, the most calming coloring app. Feel the best relaxing experience on which you can enjoy all the stunning patterns day by day! Just follow the letters and numbers and cross stitching has never been easier! Be bright and creative using main features: Convenient and user-friendly gameplay, calming music; Dozens of various coloring patterns of mandalas, sweets, nature, animals, flowers, and many other styles updated every day. Also, we will provide you with special festive-themed patterns, such as Christmas, Valentine`s Day, Easter, Independence Day, Thanksgiving, Halloween, and many more; Take a photo or import a picture from your gallery, and Cross Stitch Coloring Art will immediately convert it into a cross stitch pattern. Encourage your creativity and feel all the brightness of the colors! Be social: Easily post your masterpiece on your social networks and share it with family and friends. Download Cross Stitch Coloring Art and release your inner artist now! Choose us for colorful cross stitch patterns. We offer something special for every stitcher - it’s fun, easy, and only one click away! We are constantly improving our app to provide players with the best game experience, so please don't hesitate to share your feedback via e-mail support@playcus.com Privacy Policy: https://www.playcus.com/privacy-policy Terms of Service: https://www.playcus.com/terms-of-service
String Art
Create unique visual art using digital strings. Design intricate patterns and colorful masterpieces with an intuitive interface. Unleash your creativity and explore endless artistic possibilities.
- Create string art
- Design intricate patterns
- Use digital strings
- Explore artistic possibilities
- Intuitive interface
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Use strings to make your art!
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Verdict
Cross Stitch and String Art both sit at 4.6 stars, but that hides the real split: 64% of Cross Stitch's written reviews are positive against 37% of String Art's. String Art's advantage is update cadence (every 2 weeks vs every 2 months) and ratings volume (26K vs 4.5K). On price, rating, ads and in-app purchases 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. Cross Stitch sells 12 in-app purchases, starting at $7.99 per 7 days and String Art sells 3 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.6 for Cross Stitch against 4.6 for String Art. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: String Art has 26K ratings behind it against 4.5K, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 64% of Cross Stitch's written reviews are positive against 37% of String Art's.
Cross Stitch ships an update every 2 months, String Art every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 29, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Cross Stitch | String Art |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.6 (4.5K ratings) | 4.6 (26K ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 63.5% of reviews — better | 37.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 4.5K | 26K — better |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | Every 2 weeks — better |
| Ads | Yes | Yes |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 | 15.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 216 MB | 208 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 12+ |
| Developer | PLAYCUS LIMITED | SUPERSONIC STUDIOS LTD |
Customer experience
Cross Stitch
String Art
User reviews
Cross Stitch
From 4.5K App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 🎨 Relaxing and enjoyable experience
- 👍 Easy to use and intuitive
- 🎨 Beautiful and varied designs
- 🎨 Therapeutic and calming
Room to improve
- 🐛 Frequent crashes and bugs
- 💰 Expensive to unlock new content
- 🔁 Repetitive gameplay with limited free content
- 🔍 Difficulty navigating and controlling the app
- 🔋 High battery consumption
String Art
From 26K App Store ratingsWhat we love
- ⭐ Great game
- 👍 Fun and satisfying
- 😌 Relaxing and calming
Room to improve
- 💸 Too many ads
- ⏱️ Takes too long to complete pictures
- 🔍 Finished art doesn't match the reference
Bugs and requests
Cross Stitch
Reported bugs
4 issues- Disappearing coins and purchased content
- Freezing and white screen issues
- Incorrect progress tracking and completion
- Ads causing unintended mistakes
Requested features
5 requests- More free content and designs
- Ability to save progress and restore purchases
- Offline mode for playing without internet
- Improved navigation and controls
- Customization options and themes
String Art
Reported bugs
2 issues- Ads don't go away even with paid ad-free option
- Game resets settings when moving to next level
Requested features
3 requests- More level variety
- Offline play mode
- Ability to customize art frames
In-app purchases
Cross Stitch
- VIP MEMBERSHIP3 Days trial$7.997 Days
- VIP MEMBERSHIP$19.991 Month
- 3500 Coins$4.99
- NO ADS$4.99
- Boosters Pack 3$4.99
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- Boosters Pack 4$4.99
- Boosters Pack 5$4.99
- 9000 Coins$6.99
- 5000 Coins$7.99
- Boosters Pack$7.99
- 7500 Coins$9.99
- Boosters Pack 1$14.99
String Art
- No Ads$2.99
- No Ads+10,000 Money$3.99
- No Ads+10,000 Money+1000 Gem$5.99
Questions
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