Embroidery Design Doodler vs ThreadsES
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.”
ThreadsES
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ThreadsES is your go-to app for viewing and exploring embroidery designs. Designed for embroidery enthusiasts, crafters, and hobbyists, ThreadsES makes it easy to open and view a wide range of popular embroidery file formats with just a few clicks. Also comes with experimental AI Embroidery Viewer. Support for Multiple Embroidery Formats: Seamlessly open popular embroidery file formats such as PES, DST, JEF, EXP, DSB, KSM, DSZ, SST, SEW, PCM, EMD, INB, PLT, CSD, HUS, U01, XXX, PHB, PEC, PCS, TAP
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Verdict
The clearest difference is device support: ThreadsES at 3 against Embroidery Design Doodler's 1. On price, ads, in-app purchases 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
| Parameter | Embroidery Design Doodler | ThreadsES |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 2.8 (41 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 35.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 41 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | — |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | — |
| Devices | iPad | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 16.0 | 15.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 102 MB | 79 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Dress Crest Embroidery Company Limited | giorgi barnovi |
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
ThreadsES
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Embroidery Design Doodler
No in-app purchases
ThreadsES
No in-app purchases
Questions
Is Embroidery Design Doodler free?
Is ThreadsES free?
Do Embroidery Design Doodler or ThreadsES have ads?
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