Comparison

Embroidery Design Doodler vs Threads3d

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

Head to head
About

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.

Highlights
  • 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.”

About

Threads3d

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Threads3D is the perfect app for embroidery enthusiasts, hobbyists, and professionals who want to bring their designs to life in stunning 3D. Designed for iPhone and iPad, It takes embroidery viewing to the next level by allowing you to not only open popular embroidery file formats but also visualize your designs on realistic textures like denim, carpet, and more. 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.

Screenshots

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Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is device support: Threads3d at 3 against Embroidery Design Doodler's 1. On price, update cadence, 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Embroidery Design Doodler ships an update every 2 months, Threads3d every 3 months. The most recent releases landed on October 22, 2026 and October 6, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard1 real difference · 9 level
Embroidery Design Doodler versus Threads3d: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterEmbroidery Design DoodlerThreads3d
PriceFreeFree
Rating2.9 (40 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews35.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings40 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 2 months — betterEvery 3 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPadiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS16.015.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size102 MB181 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperDress Crest Embroidery Company Limitedgiorgi 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

Threads3d

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

Embroidery Design Doodler

No in-app purchases

None

Threads3d

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Embroidery Design Doodler free?
Embroidery Design Doodler is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Threads3d free?
Threads3d is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Embroidery Design Doodler or Threads3d have ads?
Neither Embroidery Design Doodler nor Threads3d shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Embroidery Design Doodler or Threads3d?
Embroidery Design Doodler ships an update every 2 months, and Threads3d every 3 months. Most recently, Embroidery Design Doodler was updated on October 22, 2026 and Threads3d on October 6, 2026.

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