Comparison

Needlentory vs theNDLPTapp

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

theNDLPTapp

Organize your needlepoint projects, manage your thread collection, and identify stitches with this digital project bag. It's a comprehensive tool for needlepoint enthusiasts to keep their supplies and projects in order.

Highlights
  • Project tracking
  • Thread stash management
  • Stitch identification
  • Digital project bag
  • StitchID integration
Features
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theNDLPTapp is your digital needlepoint project bag to keep track of and sort your stash. Keep track of your needlepoint projects. Manage your thread stash. Identify stitches. Home of StitchID. https://thendlptapp.com/terms

Screenshots

Needlentory4 screens
theNDLPTapp4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: theNDLPTapp at 4.9 against Needlentory's 3.9. theNDLPTapp also leads on review sentiment (93% vs 57%) and ads (none vs shown). Needlentory's advantage is ratings volume (123 vs 22) and iOS requirement (18.0 vs 26.0). On price, in-app purchases, monetization model 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. Needlentory sells 10 one-off in-app purchases and theNDLPTapp sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

theNDLPTapp holds the better App Store score, 4.9 against 3.9. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Needlentory has 123 ratings behind it against 22, 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 93% of theNDLPTapp's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Needlentory ships an update every 9 days, theNDLPTapp every 4 days. The most recent releases landed on October 20, 2026 and October 16, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
Needlentory versus theNDLPTapp: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterNeedlentorytheNDLPTapp
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.9 (123 ratings)4.9 (22 ratings) — better
Positive reviews56.6% of reviews92.9% of reviews — better
Number of ratings123 — better22
Update frequencyEvery 9 daysEvery 4 days — better
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFreemium
DevicesiPhone, iPad — betteriPhone
Requires iOS18.0 — better26.0
Further details — not scored
Size58 MB72 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperDiana BiałogrzywaSharon Kane

Customer experience

Needlentory

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

theNDLPTapp

All ratings22 ratings
Positive95.5%
Neutral0.0%
Negative4.5%
Written reviews14 reviews
Positive92.9%
Neutral0.0%
Negative7.1%

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

theNDLPTapp

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
2 purchases

theNDLPTapp

Subscriptions2
  • theNDLPTapp Pro7 Days trial$4.991 Month
  • PRO Annual7 Days trial$49.991 Year

Questions

Is Needlentory free?
Needlentory is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is theNDLPTapp free?
theNDLPTapp is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Needlentory or theNDLPTapp?
theNDLPTapp is rated higher. Needlentory averages 3.9 out of 5 from 123 ratings, while theNDLPTapp averages 4.9 from 22 ratings.
Do Needlentory or theNDLPTapp have ads?
Needlentory shows ads; theNDLPTapp does not.
Which is updated more often, Needlentory or theNDLPTapp?
Needlentory ships an update every 9 days, and theNDLPTapp every 4 days. Most recently, Needlentory was updated on October 20, 2026 and theNDLPTapp on October 16, 2026.

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