Cross vs Dots Painter
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Cross
Color your stress away with a vast collection of free cross-stitch patterns. Transform your own photos into unique embroidery art or explore daily updated designs. Enjoy a calming and creative experience with user-friendly gameplay and share your masterpieces easily.
- Wide range of free patterns
- Import personal pictures
- Daily updated designs
- Festive-themed patterns
- User-friendly gameplay
- Social sharing
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Cross Stitch Coloring Book can help you to color your stress away and lets you choose from a wide range of free and amazing patterns in different categories including Animals, Flowers, Landscape, Food, Pets, Mystery, Birds, Seasons, Mandala and many others. It’s an entertaining way to create your own incredible artworks by embroidery! Bring your own pictures to life using import or discover hundreds of beautiful and unique patterns in our gallery. Cross stitch your own masterpiece today!! Take a break with Cross Stitch Coloring Book, the most calming coloring app. Feel the best relaxing experience on which you can enjoy all the stunning patterns day by day! Just follow the letters and numbers and cross stitching has never been easier! Be bright and creative using main features: Convenient and user-friendly gameplay, calming music; Dozens of various coloring patterns of mandalas, sweets, nature, animals, flowers, and many other styles updated every day. Also, we will provide you with special festive-themed patterns, such as Christmas, Valentine`s Day, Easter, Independence Day, Thanksgiving, Halloween, and many more; Take a photo or import a picture from your gallery, and Cross Stitch Coloring Book will immediately convert it into a cross stitch pattern. Encourage your creativity and feel all the brightness of the colors! Be social: Easily post your masterpiece on your social networks and share it with family and friends. Download Cross Stitch Coloring Book and release your inner artist now! Choose us for colorful cross stitch patterns. We offer something special for every stitcher - it’s fun, easy, and only one click away! We are constantly improving our app to provide players with the best game experience, so please don't hesitate to share your feedback via e-mail support@playcus.com Privacy Policy: https://www.playcus.com/privacy-policy Terms of Service: https://www.playcus.com/terms-of-service
Dots Painter
Uncover hidden images by matching colored cells to complete unpainted objects. Enjoy a relaxing, no-pressure experience with bonus cells to aid your progress. Discover a variety of shapes and color palettes across numerous levels.
- Match identical cells
- Complete hidden shapes
- No time limits
- Bonus cells for assistance
- Variety of object shapes
- Multiple color palettes
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In this game, you will be given uncolored objects to paint, and find out what is hidden behind the colorless shapes. -Matching cells Match as many identical cells as possible to complete the required shape in fewer moves. -Can't lose No matter how hard you try you will not lose. -There's no rush There is no time limit, play as you please. -Bonus Cells In addition to the usual colored cells, with which you paint an unpainted object, there are bonus cells to help you with your task, what exactly are the cells and what they do that you will have to find out for yourself :) -Different shapes of objects At each level you are waiting for unpainted objects. They are just waiting to be painted. They themselves differ in size, as well as the palette of colors that you will paint them. Have a good time, and we're waiting for your comments on our game.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Dots Painter at none against Cross's 12. Dots Painter also leads on rating (5.0 vs 4.6) and iOS requirement (12.0 vs 15.0). Cross's advantage is ratings volume (12K vs 1) and update cadence (monthly vs every 5 months). On price, 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
Both are free to download. Cross sells 12 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per 7 days. Dots Painter asks for nothing beyond the download.
Dots Painter holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.6. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Cross has 12K ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.
Cross ships an update monthly, Dots Painter every 5 months. The most recent releases landed on November 1, 2026 and October 8, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Cross | Dots Painter |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.6 (12K ratings) | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 45.1% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 12K — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Monthly — better | Every 5 months |
| Ads | Yes | Yes |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Ad-supported — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 | 12.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 255 MB | 159 MB |
| Age rating | 17+ | 4+ |
| Developer | PLAYCUS LIMITED | Volodymyr Delinskyi |
Customer experience
Cross
Dots Painter
Bugs and requests
Cross
Reported bugs
3 issues- App crashes or freezes frequently
- Imported photos appear distorted
- Daily pictures show as already completed
Requested features
3 requests- More frequent addition of new pictures
- Better organization of completed projects
- Option to disable automatic zoom
Dots Painter
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Cross
- VIP Weekly Special Offer$2.997 Days
- VIP Weekly Subscription3 Days trial$7.997 Days
- VIP Monthly Subscription$19.991 Month
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- VIP Yearly Subscription$34.991 Year
- Exclusive Content$1.99
- No ADS$4.99
- Boosters Pack 3$9.99
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- Boosters Pack 4$9.99
- Boosters pack 5$9.99
- Boosters pack$10.99
- Boosters Pack 2$12.99
- Boosters pack 1$17.99
Dots Painter
No in-app purchases









