Comparison

Essential Stencil vs Millers Rustic Sawmill

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

Head to head
About

Essential Stencil

Discover and shop premium, reusable stencils for crafting. Made from durable mylar, these stencils are designed for repeated use, saving you time and effort while ensuring beautiful results for your projects.

Highlights
  • Premium reusable stencils
  • Durable mylar material
  • Save time and effort
  • Gorgeous results
  • Wide selection of designs
  • Easy to clean
Features
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Shop our premium Reusable Sign Stencils: Made of flexible mylar, these amazingly durable stencils are rugged enough to reuse over & over. You'll save time, effort & waste... and get gorgeous results every time.

About

Millers Rustic Sawmill

Shop the latest arrivals and promotions from Millers Rustic Sawmill. Easily place orders, manage waitlists for out-of-stock items, and receive email notifications for order fulfillment and shipping.

Highlights
  • Browse new arrivals and promotions
  • Easy ordering and checkout
  • Waitlist items
  • Email notifications for orders
  • Shop on iOS devices
Features
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Welcome to the Millers Rustic Sawmill App! The best way to shop with Millers Rustic Sawmill on iOS! About Us: Features: - Browse all of our most recent arrivals and promotions - Easy ordering and checkout - Waitlist items and purchase them when they are back in stock - Email notification for order fulfillment and shipping

Screenshots

Essential Stencil4 screens
Millers Rustic Sawmill4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ratings volume: Essential Stencil at 752 against Millers Rustic Sawmill's 2. Millers Rustic Sawmill's advantage is device support (3 vs 1). On price, rating, update cadence and ads 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.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.9 for Essential Stencil against 5.0 for Millers Rustic Sawmill. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Essential Stencil has 752 ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Essential Stencil ships an update every 3 weeks, Millers Rustic Sawmill every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on November 11, 2026 and November 3, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
Essential Stencil versus Millers Rustic Sawmill: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterEssential StencilMillers Rustic Sawmill
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.9 (752 ratings)5.0 (2 ratings) — better
Positive reviews97.2% of reviews—
Number of ratings752 — better2
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeksEvery 2 weeks — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhoneiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS16.415.1 — better
Further details — not scored
Size76 MB64 MB
Age rating4+9+
DeveloperEssential StencilMillers Rustic Sawmill

Customer experience

Essential Stencil

All ratings752 ratings
Positive98.1%
Neutral1.1%
Negative0.8%
Written reviews36 reviews
Positive97.2%
Neutral0.0%
Negative2.8%

Millers Rustic Sawmill

All ratings2 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Bugs and requests

Essential Stencil

Reported bugs

1 issue
  • Login screen not working for some users

Requested features

2 requests
  • More children/nursery themed designs
  • Expanded product lines

Millers Rustic Sawmill

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

Essential Stencil

No in-app purchases

None

Millers Rustic Sawmill

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Essential Stencil free?
Essential Stencil is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Millers Rustic Sawmill free?
Millers Rustic Sawmill is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Essential Stencil or Millers Rustic Sawmill?
Millers Rustic Sawmill is rated higher. Essential Stencil averages 4.9 out of 5 from 752 ratings, while Millers Rustic Sawmill averages 5.0 from 2 ratings.
Do Essential Stencil or Millers Rustic Sawmill have ads?
Neither Essential Stencil nor Millers Rustic Sawmill shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Essential Stencil or Millers Rustic Sawmill?
Essential Stencil ships an update every 3 weeks, and Millers Rustic Sawmill every 2 weeks. Most recently, Essential Stencil was updated on November 11, 2026 and Millers Rustic Sawmill on November 3, 2026.

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