Patternum vs Stitch Fiddle
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Patternum
Easily create interactive and responsive knitting and crochet patterns. Add detailed information, manage sizes, and generate charts with custom symbols. Share your creations as PDFs or within the app.
- Interactive pattern creation
- PDF pattern export
- Gauge, glossary, yarn, and needle details generator
- Size management system
- Customizable chart generator
- Add text, images, and videos to patterns
- Private and public pattern sharing
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Patternum is the first Knitting and Crochet Pattern creation tool, fully optimized to let you create easily and quickly interactive and responsive patterns. The patterns created with Patternum can be used by knitters and Crocheters in the app for a perfect crafting experience, or they can be downloaded as PDF. Among the numerous features of Patternum: PATTERN DETAILS: Gauge, glossary, yarn, needles, technics details generator to let you enter all needed additional information about your pattern easily and very fast SIZE DETAILS: Size management system that helps you give all related size-specific instruction in a clear and easy way. No more () or , , , needed! CHARTS GENERATOR: Create your own charts in a few clicks using our predefined symbols or creating your own symbols, preview your colors charts directly in the app. PATTERN CONTENT: Add text, images, videos PATTERN PUBLICATION: You can decide to keep your pattern private (share it only with your friends, sell it… ) or make it public to the users of the App. You can very easily share your pattern with a dedicated link, and your friends will be able to import the pattern in the App, as well as to download the pattern as a PDF.
Stitch Fiddle
Transform photos into detailed cross-stitch patterns with real DMC thread color matching. Design, customize, and track your projects on your device, with or without an internet connection. Includes a powerful editor and exportable PDFs for easy stitching.
- Photo to cross-stitch pattern conversion
- Real DMC thread color matching
- Pattern editor with drawing tools
- Progress tracking with stitch count
- Exportable PDF with shopping list
- Customizable thread palettes
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Turn Your Photos Into Cross-Stitch Patterns StitchCraft transforms any photo into a detailed, stitch-ready cross-stitch pattern — right on your iPhone. Whether you are a beginner or a seasoned stitcher, StitchCraft gives you the tools to design, customize, and track your projects from start to finish. No account required. No internet needed. Everything happens on your device. How It Works Pick a photo from your library and follow a simple four-step wizard. Choose your grid size, select your thread colors, fine-tune brightness and contrast, and preview the final pattern before generating. The result is a color-mapped grid based on real DMC thread codes, ready to stitch. Prefer to start from scratch? Create a blank canvas and draw your own design using the built-in editor tools. Real DMC Thread Colors StitchCraft includes 3,800+ real thread colors from DMC, Anchor, Appletons and COSMO — including all 489 DMC Stranded Cotton shades plus Light Effects, Étoile, Satin, Coloris, Variations, Tapestry Wool and Pearl Cotton. Every color in your pattern is matched to a real thread code, so you know exactly which threads to buy. Browse the full library, search by name or code, and swap colors at any time. Powerful Pattern Editor - Switch between color view, symbol view, or combined view - Draw, erase, and flood-fill individual stitches - Use the eyedropper tool to pick colors directly from the grid - Add backstitch lines for outlines and fine details - Swap all instances of one color with another in a single tap - Undo recent changes Track Your Progress Tap any stitch to mark it as completed. StitchCraft keeps a running count and percentage so you always know how far along you are. Large patterns are split into manageable sections that you can navigate, complete, and review one at a time. Custom Palettes Create your own thread palettes from any combination of DMC colors. Use them in the pattern wizard to control exactly which colors are available. Rename, duplicate, or delete palettes as needed. Export and Share Generate a print-ready PDF with everything you need: - Full-color pattern preview and grid stats - Section-by-section grid pages with symbols and row numbers - Color legend with DMC codes, stitch counts, and swatch previews - Shopping list with skein quantities and estimated cost - Fabric size recommendations for your chosen fabric count Share the PDF via AirDrop, email, print, or save it to Files. Shopping List See exactly how many skeins of each color you need, the total estimated cost, and the recommended fabric dimensions — all calculated automatically based on your pattern size and fabric count. Built for Stitchers - Supports fabric counts from 11ct to 28ct - Shows finished dimensions in both centimeters and inches - Symbols assigned to every color for monochrome printing - Patterns up to 900 x 900 stitches - Projects saved locally and persist across app restarts Free to Start Try StitchCraft free with one pattern up to 80 x 80 stitches and 20 colors. StitchCraft Premium unlocks unlimited patterns, grids up to 900 x 900 stitches, up to 525 colors, print-ready PDFs with a shopping list, advanced blending modes, image adjustments and custom palettes. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.vejoapps.com/terms Privacy Policy: https://www.vejoapps.com/privacy
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Patternum at 55% against Stitch Fiddle's 0%. Patternum also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 4) and iOS requirement (12.4 vs 18.6). Stitch Fiddle's advantage is update cadence (every 9 days vs every 6 months) and rating (3.6 vs 3.4). On price, ratings volume, ads and monetization model 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. Stitch Fiddle sells 4 in-app purchases, starting at $29.99 per year. Patternum asks for nothing beyond the download.
Stitch Fiddle holds the better App Store score, 3.6 against 3.4. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 25 and 35 respectively. Written reviews complicate that: 55% of Patternum's written reviews are positive against 0% of Stitch Fiddle's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.
Patternum ships an update every 6 months, Stitch Fiddle every 9 days. The most recent releases landed on October 22, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Patternum | Stitch Fiddle |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.4 (25 ratings) | 3.6 (35 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 54.5% of reviews — better | 0.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 25 | 35 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 6 months | Every 9 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 12.4 — better | 18.6 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 90 MB | 49 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | +4 |
| Developer | AnnapurnApp Technologies UG haftungsbeschrankt | Patrick van der Ploeg |
Customer experience
Patternum
Stitch Fiddle
In-app purchases
Patternum
No in-app purchases
Stitch Fiddle
- StitchCraft Pro - Yearly$29.991 Year
- StitchCraft Pro - Yearly$39.991 Year
- StitchCraft Pro - Lifetime$49.99
- StitchCraft Pro - Lifetime$59.99
Questions
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