Stitcher Pixel Art vs mobistitch
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Stitcher Pixel Art
Create pixel art and cross-stitch patterns on a digital canvas. Easily draw, fill, and trace images, with tools like a palette selector and eraser. Export your designs as images for sharing or further use.
- Pixel art canvas
- Cross-stitch pattern design
- Palette selection
- Drawing and filling tools
- Image tracing
- Export designs as images
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Simple utility for pixel art and cross-stitching patterns. Features include: • Palette selection • Eraser • Drag or tap to draw • Long press to fill • Image trace • Gridline toggle • Export as image Also available in the Mac App Store for cross-platform creation.
mobistitch
Design cross stitch patterns from scratch or convert photos into stitchable designs. This app offers a range of drawing tools and symbol allocation for colors, with compatibility for popular floss brands. Create and save charts for use with desktop software or export them as PDFs.
- Design from scratch with drawing tools
- Convert photos to cross stitch patterns
- Allocate and change color symbols
- Markup work on screen
- Compatible with DMC, Anchor, and other floss colors
- Save charts compatible with MacStitch/WinStitch
- Create PDFs for personal use or resale
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MobiStitch is a great iPad cross stitch creation software from the people that brought you MacStitch and WinStitch. Design from scratch using a range of drawing tools, using finger or Apple Pencil. Import photos (or clip art ) and convert them to cross stitch at a size you specify, while setting a maximum number of shades. Allocate / change symbols used for the colors Markup your work on screen. Supplied with definitions for DMC, Anchor, Elizabeth Bradley, Weeks Works colors Open and save charts compatible with MacStitch or WinStitch, of up to 500 stitches & 100 colors (You can also use these apps to turn your charts into PDFs compatible with apps like Pattern Keeper, or print to your own printer) Create PDFs for your own use or for resale. -No Ads. -No subscriptions nb: MobiStitch is not designed for opening or using PDF files which were bought online. It can create PDFs, but cannot import one.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: Stitcher Pixel Art at Free against mobistitch's $12.99. Stitcher Pixel Art also leads on rating (4.1 vs 2.8) and ratings volume (125 vs 5). mobistitch's advantage is update cadence (every 3 weeks vs every 4 months) and iOS requirement (16 vs 26.0). On 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
Stitcher Pixel Art is free to download; mobistitch costs $12.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Stitcher Pixel Art holds the better App Store score, 4.1 against 2.8. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Stitcher Pixel Art has 125 ratings behind it against 5, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 43% of Stitcher Pixel Art's written reviews are positive against 29% of mobistitch's.
Stitcher Pixel Art ships an update every 4 months, mobistitch every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on September 22, 2026 and September 13, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Stitcher Pixel Art | mobistitch |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free — better | $12.99 |
| Rating | 4.1 (125 ratings) — better | 2.8 (5 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 43.3% of reviews — better | 28.6% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 125 — better | 5 |
| Update frequency | Every 4 months | Every 3 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free — better | Paid |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, Mac, Vision Pro — better | iPad |
| Requires iOS | 26.0 | 16 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 12 MB | 49 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Harry Shamansky | Ursa Software |
Customer experience
Stitcher Pixel Art
mobistitch
In-app purchases
Stitcher Pixel Art
No in-app purchases
mobistitch
No in-app purchases
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