Comparison

Stitcher Pixel Art vs DiamondPaintCreator

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

Head to head
About

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.

Highlights
  • 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.

About

DiamondPaintCreator

Create custom diamond painting patterns with a versatile editor. Choose from a wide range of tools, including color selection, stamps, borders, and transformation options. Convert your own images into patterns and print them with detailed instructions.

Highlights
  • Create custom diamond painting patterns
  • Fill squares with DMC or custom colors
  • Add stamps and borders
  • Convert images to patterns
  • Print patterns with instructions
  • Undo/redo functionality
  • Resize and transform patterns
Features
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Diamond Painting Pattern Creator Comes with 4 sample diamond patterns. Download is free. To activate is $2.99. Highly recommended to use a tablet because of Diamond Painting pattern size. Create your own Diamond Painting patterns. To create Diamond Painting patterns, select Create a Diamond Paint Pattern button. The Diamond Painting Pattern Editor will appear. Fill in the squares with DMS diamond colors. You can even add your own colors if you want. To get started - Use the pencil to fill in squares to your pattern. Use the Eraser to clear filled squares from your diamond painting pattern. You also can select from over 80 stamps and borders to apply to your diamond painting pattern. Icons from left to right in the icon bar are: DMC Diamond Color icon - use to select the Diamond Drill color you want to use. Save icon - use to save your pattern. Pencil icon - use to fill in squares on your diamond painting pattern. Eraser icon - use to erase filled squares from your diamond painting pattern. Stamps icon - selectable little stamps (little diamond pattern designs) to add to your diamond painting pattern. Borders icon - selectable borders to add to your pattern. Borders automatically wrap around your diamond painting pattern. Dropper icon - lets you extract a color from your pattern and add more of that color to your diamond painting pattern. Bucket icon - use to fill selected area with the currently selected color. Bucket+ icon - used to replace a color with the currently selected color. Undo icon - undo each last change you made to your diamond painting pattern. Redo icon - redo each change you undid. Cut icon - remove select area of your diamond painting pattern. Copy icon - copy selected area of your diamond painting pattern. Paste icon - paste copied area to your pattern. Rotate - rotated selection of pattern or whole pattern. Flip right/left - flip selection of your pattern. Flip top/bottom - flip selection of your pattern. Resize icon - change the number of rows/cols of your diamond painting pattern. Zoom in icon - magnify your diamond painting pattern. Zoom out icon - minify your diamond painting pattern. Zoom 1:1 - zoom pattern to Diamond drill actual size. Symbols icon - display a unique symbol on each color to indicate its color value. Picture icon - select a picture from your device and convert to a pattern. Print icon - print your pattern. You will have options to create a print of your pattern and instructions using actual diamond drill sizes. Social media icon - use social media to share your pattern (email, text etc.) When you share your pattern, you will have options to create a picture of your pattern and instructions using actual diamond drill sizes. Resize bars - resize bars are display at the bottom right corner of your pattern. Drag them to resize your diamond painting pattern. Option settings - change the grid color, change diamond shapes (squares or circle), select not to display the row/column counter. Instruction page - displays the DMC Diamond colors used and finished size. Finished Product page - displays what your pattern looks like after completed.

Screenshots

Stitcher Pixel Art4 screens
DiamondPaintCreator4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Stitcher Pixel Art at 43% against DiamondPaintCreator's 0%. Stitcher Pixel Art also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 1). DiamondPaintCreator's advantage is iOS requirement (13.0 vs 26.0). On price, update cadence, ads 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. DiamondPaintCreator sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Stitcher Pixel Art asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly every 4 months. The most recent releases landed on September 22, 2026 and July 24, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Stitcher Pixel Art versus DiamondPaintCreator: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterStitcher Pixel ArtDiamondPaintCreator
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.1 (125 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews43.3% of reviews — better0.0% of reviews
Number of ratings125 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 4 monthsEvery 4 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree — betterFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, Mac, Vision Pro — betteriPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS26.013.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size12 MB16 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperHarry ShamanskySand Castle Designs, Inc

Customer experience

Stitcher Pixel Art

All ratings125 ratings
Positive74.4%
Neutral8.8%
Negative16.8%
Written reviews30 reviews
Positive43.3%
Neutral23.3%
Negative33.3%

DiamondPaintCreator

Written reviews2 reviews
Positive0.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative100.0%

In-app purchases

None

Stitcher Pixel Art

No in-app purchases

1 purchases

DiamondPaintCreator

One-time1
  • Diamond Paint Creator Activate$2.99

Questions

Is Stitcher Pixel Art free?
Stitcher Pixel Art is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is DiamondPaintCreator free?
DiamondPaintCreator is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Stitcher Pixel Art or DiamondPaintCreator have ads?
Neither Stitcher Pixel Art nor DiamondPaintCreator shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Stitcher Pixel Art or DiamondPaintCreator?
Stitcher Pixel Art ships an update every 4 months, and DiamondPaintCreator every 4 months. Most recently, Stitcher Pixel Art was updated on September 22, 2026 and DiamondPaintCreator on July 24, 2026.

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