Comparison

Install Helper vs Stitches

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

Head to head
About

Install Helper

This utility app assists in the installation and configuration of ZTE's outdoor 4G/5G wireless routers. It uses an intelligent algorithm to detect and analyze network signal strength, guiding users to the optimal placement and orientation for their CPE device.

Highlights
  • Install ZTE 4G/5G wireless routers
  • Intelligent signal strength detection
  • Optimize CPE placement
  • Network signal analysis
  • Router configuration assistance
Features
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The InstallHelper app helps you to install ZTE's outdoor 4G/5G wireless routers (CPE). Integrated with ZTE's intelligent algorithm, this app intelligently detects and determines 4G/5G network's signal strength to help you find the best position or orientation for CPE installation and configuration.

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Stitches

Features
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When your pattern says "increase 8 stitches evenly across the row," Stitches works out where each one goes and writes out the row for you. It does decreases the same way. Tell it how many stitches you have, how many to increase or decrease, and whether you're knitting flat or in the round. You'll get an evenly spaced row to start from, and you can move any of the shaping to suit the knitting in front of you. GET THE SPACING RIGHT • Decrease with k2tog, ssk or p2tog; increase with M1L, M1R, M1P, kfb, pfb or yo • Working on the wrong side? Pick p2tog, M1P or pfb and you get a WS row with the stitches in between purled • The spacing allows for what each technique uses up: two stitches for a decrease, one for a kfb or pfb, and none for an M1 or yo, which are made between stitches • On a flat row, leave a half-size gap at each end so the shaping sits in the middle, or make every gap the same, edges included MOVE THINGS AROUND • Touch and hold an increase or decrease on the diagram and slide it along a stitch at a time; the stitches on either side give and take • Or tap one and nudge it with the arrow buttons • Lock any that have to stay where they are, then even out the rest around them • Spacing that isn't symmetrical shows up in orange, so you can see when one side has gone lopsided • Tap a gap size under the diagram and every gap that size gets a dot in its own colour • In the round, turn the diagram so your beginning-of-round marker sits at the top, bottom, left or right • The written row changes to match, and you can undo any change READY TO KNIT • Written out the way a pattern would say it: "Increase row (RS): K6, M1L, [k12, M1L] 4 times, k6 (65 sts)." • Show repeats with brackets, parentheses or asterisks, whichever your patterns use • Open the step-by-step list when a long row is more than you want to hold in your head • Send the row to Notes, Messages or wherever you keep your project notes KEEP YOUR PLANS • Save a plan, name it after your project, and come back to it when you reach that part of the pattern • Reopen a saved plan and carry on where you left off, undo history and all • Your plans sync between iPhone, iPad and Mac through iCloud ON YOUR MAC TOO • Stitches is also a native Mac app, and one purchase covers iPhone, iPad and Mac • On the Mac, drag the shaping along the diagram with your pointer, step a count with the arrow keys, and find New Plan, Save Plan and Undo in the menu bar A SMALL, QUIET TOOL • Works offline • Full VoiceOver support, diagram included, and text that grows with your text size setting • No account, no ads, no subscription • iCloud is used to sync your plans and nothing else The row after the ribbing, the yoke, the hat crown: wherever your pattern says "evenly," Stitches does the counting, and you get the final say on where the shaping goes.

Screenshots

Install Helper3 screens
Stitches4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Install Helper at Free against Stitches's $2.99. Install Helper also leads on iOS requirement (11.0 vs 18.0). Stitches's advantage is update cadence (every 3 weeks vs every 3 months). On ads, in-app purchases 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Install Helper is free to download; Stitches costs $2.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Install Helper ships an update every 3 months, Stitches every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on November 3, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 6 level
Install Helper versus Stitches: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterInstall HelperStitches
PriceFree — better$2.99
Rating1.0 (1 ratings) — better—
Number of ratings1 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 3 monthsEvery 3 weeks — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPad, Mac — better
Requires iOS11.0 — better18.0
Further details — not scored
Size30 MB2 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperZTE CorporationMikael Hultgren

In-app purchases

None

Install Helper

No in-app purchases

None

Stitches

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Install Helper free?
Install Helper is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Stitches free?
Stitches costs $2.99, with no in-app purchases.
Do Install Helper or Stitches have ads?
Neither Install Helper nor Stitches shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Install Helper or Stitches?
Install Helper ships an update every 3 months, and Stitches every 3 weeks. Most recently, Install Helper was updated on November 3, 2026 and Stitches on October 31, 2026.

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