Markup R vs OSUMedLib
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Markup R
This app allows users to mark up any stitch chart from any designer. It can automatically detect grids, symbols, and colors from PDFs or photos, and even stitch together multi-page charts. Users can track progress, identify stitch counts, and utilize built-in shade cards for thread colors.
- Load any chart from any designer
- Automatic grid, symbol, and color detection
- Stitch multi-page charts together
- Automatic symbol and thread color detection
- Built-in shade cards (DMC, Anchor, Madeira)
- Track progress and statistics
- Customizable markup tools
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• Powerful markup made simple Spend less time managing your chart and more time stitching, with a clear interactive view that makes every symbol and remaining stitch easy to find. • Free two-week trial Try every feature free for two weeks and experience how Markup R-XP can make your stitching simpler and more enjoyable. • Easy chart importing and setup Start stitching sooner, even when your chart is a PDF, scan, image or photo, with tools that straighten the chart and help detect its grid and symbols - even one that’s angled or curled in a book! • Automatic thread setup Save setup time and avoid colour-matching mistakes by identifying threads from the chart key, creating blended symbols and choosing from a wide range of built-in manufacturer shade cards. • Multi-page and Stitch-Along support Enjoy multi-page charts as one seamless, correctly counted design without troublesome page boundaries and expand Stitch-Along (SAL) projects as new sections are released. • Comprehensive stitch and annotation tools Keep every detail of your work in one place by marking full and fractional stitches, adding backstitch, and recording instructions or reminders with text and freehand annotations. • Organised projects and detailed progress Always know where you are and what remains, with keys, reference pictures, finished samples, notes and detailed progress information kept together and easy to find. • Customisable to suit you Create a clearer, more comfortable stitching experience by personalising the app theme, grids, guides, colours, sizes and other display options. • Help, community and regular improvements Find answers when you need them, connect with a friendly community of stitchers and enjoy ongoing improvements inspired by user feedback.
OSUMedLib
Easily check out books from your medical library using your phone or tablet. Simply scan the books you wish to borrow directly through the application.
- Scan books with phone/tablet
- Medical library self-checkout
- Pocket-sized convenience
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OSUMedLib is the easiest way to check out books from our Medical Library. Scan your books with your phone or tablet.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: OSUMedLib at none against Markup R's 2. OSUMedLib also leads on rating (5.0 vs 4.7) and iOS requirement (12.0 vs 16.0). Markup R's advantage is ratings volume (3K vs 1) and update cadence (monthly vs every 2 months). On price, ads 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
Both are free to download. Markup R sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $19.99 per year. OSUMedLib asks for nothing beyond the download.
OSUMedLib holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.7. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Markup R has 3K ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.
Markup R ships an update monthly, OSUMedLib every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on October 15, 2026 and October 3, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Markup R | OSUMedLib |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.7 (3K ratings) | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 67.8% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 3K — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Monthly — better | Every 2 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 16.0 | 12.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 317 MB | 17 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 17+ |
| Developer | Kewin Lawson Smith Limited | Meescan Inc. |
Customer experience
Markup R
OSUMedLib
Bugs and requests
Markup R
Reported bugs
3 issues- Crashes and freezes when marking up certain patterns
- Inconsistent symbol highlighting and placement
- Difficulty loading and aligning some scanned patterns
Requested features
5 requests- Ability to track floss stash and needed supplies
- Syncing across multiple devices
- Improved support for password-protected PDFs
- Font size controls for rulers and labels
- Rotation/flipping options for patterns
OSUMedLib
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Markup R
- Yearly Access$19.991 Year
- Markup R-XP Full$9.99
OSUMedLib
No in-app purchases









