Embroidery Design Doodler vs Quilt Pattern Creator
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Embroidery Design Doodler
Easily create custom machine embroidery designs by doodling, sketching, or tracing. This app offers drawing tools for various stitch types and intelligent pathing for seamless stitching. Output designs compatible with all embroidery machine brands.
- Doodle, sketch, or trace designs
- Create running, satin, and fill stitches
- Applique creation
- Easy-to-use pathing for uninterrupted stitches
- Automatic branching for cleaner results
- Machine-friendly embroidery output
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Design Doodler- Machine Embroidery Fun for Everyone Looking for an easy way to create your own custom embroidery designs – without digitizing? The “Design Doodler” will allow you to doodle, sketch, or trace your own machine-friendly embroidery designs! This fun, feature-packed program incorporates a drawing tool allowing you to create running, satin, fill stitches, appliques, and more. This is a companion iPad app for The Deer’s Embroidery Legacy “Design Doodler” software. Visit us to find out more about it at https://www.digitizingmadeeasy.com/embroidery-software-design-doodler/ Creating embroidery designs has never been easier by implementing our “easy-to-use pathing” for connecting multiple objects as one uninterrupted stitch. We’ve also incorporated an intelligent “Automatic Branching” feature to help reduce unnecessary trims and produce cleaner, faster results on your embroidery machine. The Deer’s Embroidery Legacy “Design Doodler” will allow you to Doodle any artwork into machine-friendly embroidery designs. This fun, feature-packed program incorporates a drawing tool allowing you to create running, satin, fill stitches, appliques, and more. Creating embroidery designs has never been easier by implementing our “easy-to-use pathing” for connecting multiple objects as one uninterrupted stitch. We’ve also incorporated an intelligent “Automatic Branching” feature to help reduce unnecessary trims and produce cleaner, faster results on your machine. Then with Design Doodler desktop software you can output your designs in embroidery formats that will run on all brands of home and commercial embroidery machines making this software “Embroidery Fun for Everyone.”
Quilt Pattern Creator
Design custom quilt patterns with a vast library of blocks and colors. Create your own unique blocks and arrange them into full quilt designs. Save, print, and share your creations.
- Over 200 quilt blocks
- Custom block creation
- Color customization
- Sashing options
- Save, print, and share patterns
- Undo/Redo functionality
- Zoom in/out
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Create quilts using over 200 quilt blocks to select from. You can change the colors in the blocks to get the look you want. Now you can create your own blocks to use in your quilts. Comes with 3 free quilt patterns. Download is free. To activate creation is $2.99 Once activated, get started by doing the following: To Create a Quilt 1. Select "Create a Quilt" button. 2. Enter the type of quilt (square or on point), and the quilt width and quilt height in blocks. 3. Select the Block Icon (forth icon in the tool bar) 4. A huge selection of quilt blocks will appear. 5. Select the quilt blocks you want to place on your quilt. 6. Select the Color Icon (first icon in the tool bar) 7. A huge selection of colors will appear 8. Select a color and select the Fill-All bucket icon with a double plus sign (11th icon in the tool bar) 9. Select on the quilt, all the blocks of the same kind will change color to the color you selected. Buttons from left to right in the button bar: Color button - use to select any color Save button - use to save your quilt pattern Sashing button - use it to add sashing around each quilt block (vertical, horizontal or both) Quilt blocks button - use it to select different quilt blocks to your quilt My Quilt Blocks button - displays all the blocks you have created Cut button - select a block on your quilt and the cut icon to remove it Copy button - select a block on your quilt and the copy icon to copy it and place it in another location on your quilt Rotate button - select a quilt block and rotate icon to rotate that block Resize quilt button - select to change the number of block rows and columns for your quilt Dropper button - select a color from your quilt to use Paint bucket button - use this when you want to change the color of one fabric in a single block Paint bucket + button - use this when you want to change the fabric color in a single block Paint bucket ++ button - use this when you want to change the fabric color in all blocks Undo button - undo last things you did Redo button - redo the things you undid Zoom in button - zoom in on your quilt pattern Zoom out button - zoom out on your quilt pattern Print button Share button - share a picture of your pattern using email, text etc. Help button - help on how to use features of the app To Create a Block 1. Select "Create a Block" button. 2. Select the size of the block you want to create (5-16 inches) 3. Now add shapes to your block. Shapes come in three sizes (3 sides, 4 sides and 5 sides) 4. Select the triangle to add a triangle shape to your block. 5. To change the shape just drag any of the green corner circles to where you want. 6. You can also flip, rotate and resize the shape using button in the button bar. 7. You can drag the shape to any location. Shapes snap into place. 8. Select the Color button (first button in the button bar to change the colors of your shapes) Buttons from left to right in the button bar: Color button - use to select a color for your fabric shapes in your block Save button - use to save your block Triangle shape button - add triangle fabric shapes to your block Square shape button - add 4 sided shapes to your block Pentagon shape button - add 5 sided shapes to your block Resize shape larger button - select a shape and the resize larger button to make the shape a size larger Resize shape smaller button - select a shape and the resize smaller button to make a shape a size smaller Flip shape horizontal button - select a shape and the Flip horizontal button to flip the shape horizontally Flip shape vertical button - select a shape and the Flip horizontal button to flip the shape vertically Rotate shape button - select a shape and the Rotate button to rotate a shape Dropper button - select a color from your block to use Paint bucket button - use this when you want to change the color of fabrics in your block Cut button - use to remove a shape from your block Copy button - use to copy Print button
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Embroidery Design Doodler at none against Quilt Pattern Creator's 1. Embroidery Design Doodler also leads on review sentiment (35% vs 13%) and update cadence (every 2 months vs every 3 months). Quilt Pattern Creator's advantage is device support (3 vs 1). On price, ads 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
Both are free to download. Quilt Pattern Creator sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Embroidery Design Doodler asks for nothing beyond the download.
Embroidery Design Doodler ships an update every 2 months, Quilt Pattern Creator every 3 months. The most recent releases landed on October 25, 2026 and October 14, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Embroidery Design Doodler | Quilt Pattern Creator |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 2.8 (41 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 35.0% of reviews — better | 13.3% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 41 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months — better | Every 3 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free — better | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPad | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 16.0 | 15.6 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 102 MB | 13 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Dress Crest Embroidery Company Limited | Sand Castle Designs, Inc |
Customer experience
Embroidery Design Doodler
Quilt Pattern Creator
Bugs and requests
Embroidery Design Doodler
Reported bugs
13 issues- App won't launch or open
- Crashes frequently, especially at the end of projects
- Background images erase or don't save
- Cannot zoom out past 1x1
- License key issues
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- Constant freeze-ups and shut downs
- Reshaping and tapering tools cause crashes
- App uninstalls and reinstalls make it worse
- App force closes when loading content
- Cannot save files without a license number
- Application does not open
- Recognizes hand resting on iPad as drawing input
- Color palettes not working or registering changes
Requested features
19 requests- Pinch and zoom functionality
- Palm rejection for Apple Pencil
- Stitch settings pop up on double click
- Color picker for thread
- Different hoop options
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- Export to embroidery format directly from iPad
- Auto-save feature
- Smaller icon option on iPad
- Improved iPad-specific design and gestures
- Support for Apple Pencil Pro squeeze gesture
- Better integration with iPad gestures like three-finger undo
- Ability to zoom out past 1x1
- Saving background images with projects
- More intuitive controls and resizing
- More precise measurements for resizing
- Clearer explanation of licensing and costs
- More frequent updates for the iPad app
- Improved color palette functionality
- Ability to type text directly
Quilt Pattern Creator
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Embroidery Design Doodler
No in-app purchases
Quilt Pattern Creator
- Quilt Pattern Creator$2.99
Questions
Is Embroidery Design Doodler free?
Is Quilt Pattern Creator free?
Do Embroidery Design Doodler or Quilt Pattern Creator have ads?
Which is updated more often, Embroidery Design Doodler or Quilt Pattern Creator?
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