Comparison

Needlentory vs Floss Colors

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

Head to head
About

Needlentory

Organize your embroidery supplies, including threads, beads, and fabrics. Track your inventory, manage projects, and create shopping lists. Back up your data to cloud services.

Highlights
  • Organize threads, beads, and fabrics
  • Create custom material palettes
  • Track inventory quantities
  • Manage embroidery projects
  • Generate shopping lists
  • Cloud backups
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Your embroidery stash, perfectly organised. Needlentory is a powerful embroidery inventory and stash organizer that keeps your threads, beads and fabrics in one place. Always know what you own, what you need to buy, and where every project stands. PALETTES Create custom material palettes or import ready-made ones from Needleply — threads, beads and fabrics from 50+ manufacturers in seconds. Build organised palettes and keep only the manufacturers you actually use. STOCK Track your threads, beads and fabrics with a simple inventory system. See exactly what’s in your stash, set quantities, create checklists and avoid buying duplicates. PROJECTS Manage your embroidery projects with linked materials and required quantities. Instantly see what’s in stock and what still needs to be purchased. Filter by status, group projects into collections and track your progress with notes over time. PURCHASES View your full shopping list in one place — for a single project or across all of them. Mark items as bought and keep everything up to date. Copy the list for online shopping or export it to PDF. BACKUPS Keep your inventory safe with backups to iCloud, Dropbox, Google Drive or Box. Restore your data on any device in seconds. Start organising your embroidery stash today and stitch with confidence.

About

Floss Colors

Easily manage your embroidery floss collection, track inventory, and plan projects. Avoid duplicate purchases and find the colors you need for any project with this intuitive organizer.

Highlights
  • Floss inventory management
  • Supported brands: DMC, COSMO, Olympus
  • Project-based floss tracking
  • Color palette creation
  • Intuitive design
  • Backup & cloud sync
Features
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This app is a handy organizer that makes managing your embroidery floss easier than ever — from keeping track of your stash to creating project-based checklists. No more wondering, “Do I have this color at home?” Track what you own, what you want to use, and what you need to buy — all in one clean, intuitive app. ■ Key Features ▶ Floss Inventory Management Record how many skeins you have by floss type (No. 25, No. 5, etc.). Quickly search by color number to avoid accidental duplicate purchases. ▶ Supported Brands & Color Count Includes major embroidery floss brands: DMC, COSMO (Lecien), and Olympus. Supported colors: DMC: 500 colors COSMO: 500 colors Olympus: 420 colors You can sort the floss list by catalog order, color number, brightness, or hue, making it easy to view and compare colors at a glance. Floss selection becomes more enjoyable and efficient. ▶ Project-Based Floss Tracking Create a "Project" to register the colors needed for each embroidery pattern. Check how many skeins you have or are missing at a glance. You can even aggregate colors across multiple projects to use as a checklist when shopping for floss. ▶ Color Palette Creation Register your favorite color combinations as "Palettes." Easily check how many skeins you own within each palette — perfect for restocking your go-to shades. ▶ Intuitive, Easy-to-Use Design With a beautiful, minimal interface, this app is easy for anyone to use — whether you're new to embroidery or a seasoned stitcher. ▶ Backup & Cloud Sync Export/import data via JSON or sync automatically with iCloud — your data, your way. Make Your Embroidery Time More Fun and Organized This app helps you visualize your stash, manage your threads with confidence, and enjoy choosing colors for your next piece. It’s the perfect companion to make your embroidery more creative and stress-free. Let this app support your embroidery journey — every stitch, every shade.

Screenshots

Needlentory4 screens
Floss Colors4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Needlentory at Free against Floss Colors's $2.99. Needlentory also leads on ratings volume (123 vs 6). Floss Colors's advantage is rating (4.8 vs 3.9) and in-app purchases (none vs 10). On device support and iOS requirement 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

Needlentory is free to download; Floss Colors costs $2.99 up front. Needlentory sells 10 one-off in-app purchases. Floss Colors asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Floss Colors holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 3.9. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Needlentory has 123 ratings behind it against 6, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 57% of Needlentory's written reviews are positive against 75% of Floss Colors's.

Scorecard8 real differences · 3 level
Needlentory versus Floss Colors: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterNeedlentoryFloss Colors
PriceFree — better$2.99
Rating3.9 (123 ratings)4.8 (6 ratings) — better
Positive reviews56.6% of reviews75.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings123 — better6
Update frequencyEvery 10 days—
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases — betterPaid
Best chart rank—#135 — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad — betteriPhone
Requires iOS18.018.0
Further details — not scored
Size59 MB17 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperDiana Białogrzywahideko ogawa

Customer experience

Needlentory

All ratings123 ratings
Positive71.5%
Neutral4.9%
Negative23.6%
Written reviews76 reviews
Positive56.6%
Neutral11.8%
Negative31.6%

Floss Colors

All ratings5 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews4 reviews
Positive75.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative25.0%

Bugs and requests

Needlentory

Reported bugs

13 issues
  • Floss numbers get deleted
  • Paid for no add features, yet adds still play
  • Update removed feature to see which project threads are used in
  • Can't look at a specific color to see which patterns need it
  • Can't just mark pattern has color, wants skein allotment
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  • Updated now unusable, unable change or update anything
  • iCloud backup not appearing on iPad
  • CCW stock count incorrect
  • App crashes/doesn't open
  • Lost all data after app became useless
  • Ads after every data entry
  • Crashing a lot
  • Adding colors to stock/projects not saved

Requested features

20 requests
  • Quick way to check off threads (Purchase to Stock)
  • Option to collapse sections when searching 'Add Thread'
  • Reduce clicks to edit skein counts
  • Bulk edit/delete skein counts
  • Option for 'metres/yards' thread count
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  • More ways to list Projects (e.g., by Status)
  • Keep updating threads in Needleply (new brands)
  • Dark mode option
  • Add Appletons wool palette
  • Option to purchase ad-free version
  • Shopping list ordered by project
  • Archive projects
  • See shopping list ordered by project
  • Filter projects by category (To Do)
  • Filters/options to group by family of colors
  • Preload more floss brands (DMC, Classic Colorworks, Dinky Dyes)
  • Import whole sets of floss
  • Type in hex code for DMC colors
  • Subtract threads from stash automatically when project is finished
  • Ability to unarchive projects and automatically add missing colors to shopping list

Floss Colors

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

10 purchases

Needlentory

One-time10
  • Threads$0.99
  • Premium for 1 month$1.99
  • Dropbox$2.99
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  • Box$2.99
  • Google Drive$2.99
  • Premium for 6 months$9.99
  • Canvas$12.99
  • Premium for 1 year$17.99
  • Premium Lifetime$39.99
  • Kit$49.99
None

Floss Colors

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Needlentory free?
Needlentory is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Floss Colors free?
Floss Colors costs $2.99, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Needlentory or Floss Colors?
Floss Colors is rated higher. Needlentory averages 3.9 out of 5 from 123 ratings, while Floss Colors averages 4.8 from 6 ratings.
Do Needlentory or Floss Colors have ads?
Needlentory shows ads; Floss Colors does not.

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