Markup R vs Maintenance Crew
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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Spend your stitching time stitching, not counting. Markup R-XP is a cross stitch pattern tracker that turns your PDF, paper, book and magazine cross stitch patterns into digital charts you can zoom, highlight and mark off as you stitch. No more taping pages together, no more highlighter on your paper patterns, and no more hunting for the square you stopped on. Join thousands of stitchers who've made their cross stitch charts easier to follow. Try it free for 14 days. STITCH THE CHARTS YOU ALREADY OWN Your cross stitch charts, from any designer, in one digital workspace. • PDF pattern import: open cross stitch PDFs from independent designers, Etsy shops and major publishers • Paper, book and magazine scanning: photograph a printed pattern and Markup R-XP lines it up into a digital grid • Full Chart mode: join multi-page charts into one continuous chart, so page joins stop being a counting puzzle • Free cross stitch charts included: start stitching straight away with ready-to-go designer charts NEVER LOSE YOUR PLACE Spend less time finding your place and more time enjoying every stitch. • Last-stitch marker: reopen your project and pick up where you stopped • Symbol highlighting: tap a symbol to light up every matching stitch across the whole chart • Detailed zoom: zoom right in on tiny symbols and busy confetti sections MADE FOR THE WAY YOU STITCH From a beginner's first kit to a full-coverage piece. • Parking method: track parked threads with your own markers, ideal for full-coverage and confetti-heavy charts • Backstitch layer: mark backstitch separately, with snap-to-grid, solid or dashed lines • Fractional stitches: track them alongside your full stitches • Thread palettes: DMC, Anchor, Madeira and other floss ranges built in • Stitch-alongs (SAL): add new chart parts as they release without losing your progress WATCH YOUR PROGRESS GROW Make every stitching session count. • Track stitches completed, stitches remaining and percentage done • Set daily goals and keep your stitching streak going • See every WIP move closer to a finished piece YOUR STITCHING WORKSPACE ON IPHONE AND IPAD • Works on iPhone and iPad • Back up and transfer projects between supported devices MADE FOR CROSS STITCHERS Markup R-XP is built by a dedicated small team. Join our global stitching community to share tips, find help and get more from your cross stitch and embroidery projects. Questions or feedback? Contact us at info@markuprxp.co.uk or visit markuprxp.co.uk
Maintenance Crew
This app helps boat owners manage all aspects of vessel maintenance. It allows for scheduling services, tracking spare parts, organizing manuals, and logging all maintenance activities. The app prioritizes privacy and offline functionality, with data stored locally on your device.
- Scheduled service planning
- Spare parts cataloging
- Manual PDF import with AI extraction
- Offline functionality
- Comprehensive maintenance log
- Stowage location organization
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Owning a boat is a labor of love. Maintenance Crew helps you keep up with the labor so you have more time on the water. Maintenance Crew is a calm, organized place for everything your boat needs — scheduled services, spare parts, and the manuals that tell you when, what, and how. It's native on iPhone, iPad, and Mac, and your records live on your device — there's no Maintenance Crew account and no third-party server. Maintenance Crew is an annual subscription; full pricing and terms are below. WHAT YOU CAN DO Plan ahead. Set up oil changes, impeller swaps, zinc rotations, and any other recurring service your boat needs. Quick-pick chips fill in common intervals. The dashboard surfaces what's overdue, what's coming up, and what's caught up. Track every part. Catalog spare parts by name, part number, and supplier. See at a glance which parts run low for upcoming services. Ship's Store tells you what to buy before your next haul. Know where everything is. Organize spares by stow location — "starboard lazarette," "engine room shelf," "Dock Box at the marina." Move parts between locations as you use them. Pull schedules from manuals. Drop in a PDF owner's manual and let AI extract the maintenance schedule, parts list, and service intervals automatically. No API key? Paste the response from any AI assistant. Parsed manuals are cached locally, so you always have access to them, and the app works even when you have no signal. Keep a complete log. Every job — completed, paused, or in progress — gets recorded. Filter the Ship's Log by system, task type, or date range. Search by name or note. Optionally tag entries with location. BUILT TO BE USED, NOT BABYSAT • Works offline — at the dock, on a mooring, or days offshore. Your records live on your device, with optional iCloud sync across your own Apple devices. • Universal app — native on iPhone, iPad, and Mac. • Sample data — explore the full app with two example vessels before committing your own info. • In-app help — bundled guides cover every feature, searchable offline. • Light, dark, or auto theme. PRIVACY BY DESIGN Maintenance Crew stores everything on your device. Optional location tagging stays local — it's never uploaded. No analytics. No third-party SDKs. No tracking. SUBSCRIPTION Maintenance Crew is an auto-renewing annual subscription. • Maintenance Crew Annual — $29.99 per year • Payment is charged to your Apple Account at confirmation of purchase • The subscription renews automatically unless auto-renew is turned off at least 24 hours before the end of the current period; your Apple Account is charged for renewal within 24 hours before the period ends • Manage or cancel anytime in your Apple Account settings Privacy Policy: https://maintenancecrew.app/privacy.html Terms of Use (Apple Standard EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Built in Swift and SwiftUI.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: Markup R at Free against Maintenance Crew's $19.99. Markup R also leads on ratings volume (3.1K vs 1) and iOS requirement (16.0 vs 26.0). Maintenance Crew's advantage is rating (5.0 vs 4.7) and update cadence (every 2 weeks vs monthly). 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
Markup R is free to download; Maintenance Crew costs $19.99 up front. Markup R sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $19.99 per year and Maintenance Crew sells 1 in-app purchase, starting at $29.99 per year. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Maintenance Crew holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.7. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Markup R has 3.1K ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.
Markup R ships an update monthly, Maintenance Crew every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on November 7, 2026 and November 5, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Markup R | Maintenance Crew |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free — better | $19.99 |
| Rating | 4.7 (3.1K ratings) | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 66.1% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 3.1K — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Monthly | Every 2 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases — better | Subscription |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad, Mac — better |
| Requires iOS | 16.0 — better | 26.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 318 MB | 30 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Kewin Lawson Smith Limited | Jeremy Dinsel |
Customer experience
Markup R
Maintenance Crew
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
Maintenance Crew
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
Maintenance Crew
- Maintenance Crew Annual14 Days trial$29.991 Year
Questions
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