Comparison

Cross Stitching vs BitColor

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

Head to head
About

Cross Stitching

Engage in a relaxing art therapy experience with this digital cross-stitching game. Enjoy a vast library of patterns, stitch your own photos, and play offline. It's designed to reduce stress and anxiety with simple, intuitive gameplay.

Highlights
  • Stress relief through art therapy
  • Weekly free pattern updates
  • Over 300 diverse patterns
  • Offline play capability
  • Stitch your own photos
  • Easy tap-to-color gameplay
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Art therapy games have been shown to reduce stress and anxiety. Just 5-10 minutes of stitching can provide huge benefits in stress relief. No age limited! Enjoy doing Cross-Stitch patterns on your phone or tablet anytime and anywhere! Download and try it now! Features: - Realistic graphics - Weekly FREE patterns updates! - 300+ patterns to stitch: animals, cats, gardens, landscape, pixel and more. - No wifi needed to stitch! You can play offline! - Easy to stitch: choose your color and tap to number. - Optimized for the newest devices! - Stitch your own photos! Links to our Terms of Service and Privacy Policy can be found below Privacy Policy: http://gravity-llc.com/privacy-policy/ Terms of Use: http://gravity-llc.com/terms-of-service/

About

BitColor

A relaxing pixel art coloring game with hundreds of images updated regularly. It offers a stress-free experience with no time limits and simple, intuitive controls. Share your creations and enjoy offline play.

Highlights
  • Hundreds of pixelated images
  • Regularly updated content
  • No time or age limits
  • Offline play supported
  • Color by number gameplay
  • Share animated coloring process
Features
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BitColor: Make Art with Pixel BitColor is a relaxing coloring game where you color in pixelated pictures! With hundreds of images and updated regularly to choose from, you will never get bored with this pixel art coloring game, improve coloring skills. It is help you relaxing on free time. 100% FREE! DOWNLOAD NOW and start having fun! FEATURES • Unlimited pictures for coloring, updated regularly. • No time limit, no age limit, no skills limit take your time and relax! • Super smooth user interaction! Simple design and sophisticated graphics • No wifi required, playable offline HOW TO PLAY • Simply fill the pixel blocks with color by number. • Use a hint to zoom in on the smallest region of the currently selected color. • New pictures can be unlocked with coins. Earn more coins by finishing to color pictures. • Select the correct colors and color all the regions to complete the picture • Share your animated coloring process on Instagram, Twitter or Facebook Messenger. NOTE: • This app contains little ads. • Total free, no any items, packages, or levels for purchase

Screenshots

Cross Stitching4 screens
BitColor4 screens

Verdict

The call

Cross Stitching and BitColor both sit at 3.8 stars, but that hides the real split: 100% of BitColor's written reviews are positive against 17% of Cross Stitching's. BitColor also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 6). Cross Stitching's advantage is ads (none vs shown) and ratings volume (22 vs 5). On price, rating, update cadence and device support 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 Stitching sells 6 one-off in-app purchases. BitColor asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

BitColor holds the better App Store score, 4.0 against 3.8. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 22 and 5 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 17% of Cross Stitching's written reviews are positive against 100% of BitColor's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Cross Stitching ships an update every 3 weeks, BitColor monthly. The most recent releases landed on November 2, 2026 and November 3, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
Cross Stitching versus BitColor: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterCross StitchingBitColor
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.8 (22 ratings)4.0 (5 ratings) — better
Positive reviews16.7% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings22 — better5
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeks — betterMonthly
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesAd-supported — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS10.3 — better15.0
Further details — not scored
Size145 MB38 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperGravity Limited Liability CompanyNguyen Thanh Nam

Customer experience

Cross Stitching

All ratings24 ratings
Positive70.8%
Neutral4.2%
Negative25.0%
Written reviews6 reviews
Positive16.7%
Neutral33.3%
Negative50.0%

BitColor

All ratings4 ratings
Positive75.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative25.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

6 purchases

Cross Stitching

One-time6
  • 3000 Coins$4.99
  • Deactivate ads$4.99
  • Special 5000 Coins$7.99
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  • 6000 Coins$9.99
  • 20000 Coins$19.99
  • 50000 Coins$49.99
None

BitColor

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Cross Stitching free?
Cross Stitching is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is BitColor free?
BitColor is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Cross Stitching or BitColor?
BitColor is rated higher. Cross Stitching averages 3.8 out of 5 from 22 ratings, while BitColor averages 4.0 from 5 ratings.
Do Cross Stitching or BitColor have ads?
BitColor shows ads; Cross Stitching does not.
Which is updated more often, Cross Stitching or BitColor?
Cross Stitching ships an update every 3 weeks, and BitColor monthly. Most recently, Cross Stitching was updated on November 2, 2026 and BitColor on November 3, 2026.

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