Comparison

mobistitch vs Filet Crochet Pattern Creator

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

Head to head
About

mobistitch

Design cross stitch patterns from scratch or convert photos into stitchable designs. This app offers a range of drawing tools and symbol allocation for colors, with compatibility for popular floss brands. Create and save charts for use with desktop software or export them as PDFs.

Highlights
  • Design from scratch with drawing tools
  • Convert photos to cross stitch patterns
  • Allocate and change color symbols
  • Markup work on screen
  • Compatible with DMC, Anchor, and other floss colors
  • Save charts compatible with MacStitch/WinStitch
  • Create PDFs for personal use or resale
Features
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MobiStitch is a great iPad cross stitch creation software from the people that brought you MacStitch and WinStitch. Design from scratch using a range of drawing tools, using finger or Apple Pencil. Import photos (or clip art ) and convert them to cross stitch at a size you specify, while setting a maximum number of shades. Allocate / change symbols used for the colors Markup your work on screen. Supplied with definitions for DMC, Anchor, Elizabeth Bradley, Weeks Works colors Open and save charts compatible with MacStitch or WinStitch, of up to 500 stitches & 100 colors (You can also use these apps to turn your charts into PDFs compatible with apps like Pattern Keeper, or print to your own printer) Create PDFs for your own use or for resale. -No Ads. -No subscriptions nb: MobiStitch is not designed for opening or using PDF files which were bought online. It can create PDFs, but cannot import one.

About

Filet Crochet Pattern Creator

Design custom filet crochet patterns with a variety of tools and pre-made elements. Automatically generate written instructions, yarn estimates, and finished sizes. Save, print, and share your creations.

Highlights
  • Custom pattern editor
  • Over 400 stamps, inserts, and borders
  • Automatic written instructions
  • Yarn estimation
  • Finished size calculation
  • Save, print, and share patterns
Features
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Create your own Filet Crochet Patterns using File Crochet Creator. Over 400 Stamps, Inserts and Borders you can add to your pattern. Four free patterns included. To activate creation $2.99 Written filet crochet instructions are automatically generated for your filet crochet patterns. Included are the amount of thread/yarn needed and approximate finished sizes for your filet crochet pattern. To create a filet crochet pattern, select Create a Filet Crochet pattern button. The filet crochet pattern editor will appear. Fill in the squares or select a special stitch to add to your filet crochet pattern. You also can select from over 400 stamps, inserts and borders to apply to your filet crochet pattern. Icons from left to right in the icon bar are: Save icon - use to save your filet crochet pattern Pencil icon - use to (draw) fill-in squares on your filet crochet pattern Eraser icon - use to erase squares on your filet crochet pattern Fours square stitch icon - use to add the stitches displayed on the icon to your filet crochet pattern Two square stitch icon - use to add the stitches displayed on the icon to your filet crochet pattern Trim icon - completely remove squares from your filet crochet pattern. Allows you to change the shape of your filet crochet pattern. Stamps button - add little stamps (little designs) to add to your filet crochet pattern Inserts button - add filet crochet pattern inserts to your pattern (like roses) Borders button - add filet crochet borders to your pattern. Borders automatically wrap around your filet crochet pattern. Bucket button - fill-in adjacent squares. Undo button - undo each last change you made to the filet crochet pattern. Redo button - redo each changes you undid. Selection button - select area of filet crochet pattern to cut or copy Cut button - remove all filet crochet stitches under selected area. See Selection button. Copy button - copy all filet crochet stitches under selected area. See Selection button. Paste button - paste the cut or copied filet crochet stitches. See Selection icon, Cut icon and Copy buttons. Rotate button - rotate selected area of your pattern or whole pattern. See Selection button. Flip left/right button - flip vertically selected area of your pattern or whole pattern. See Selection button. Flip up/down button - flip horizontally selected area of your pattern or whole pattern. See Selection button. Resize button - resize your pattern by entering the new number of rows and cols for your pattern. Zoom in button - zoom in on your filet crochet pattern Zoom out button - zoom out on your filet crochet pattern Print button - print your pattern and finished product picture Share button - share a picture of your filet crochet pattern using email, text etc. Help button - get help on feature of Filet Crochet Pattern Creator Resize bars - resize bars are display at the bottom right corner of your filet crochet pattern. Drag them to resize your filet crochet pattern.

Screenshots

Filet Crochet Pattern Creator4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Filet Crochet Pattern Creator at Free against mobistitch's $12.99. Filet Crochet Pattern Creator also leads on rating (3.0 vs 2.8) and device support (3 vs 1). mobistitch's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 1) and update cadence (every 3 weeks vs every 7 months). On ratings volume 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

Filet Crochet Pattern Creator is free to download; mobistitch costs $12.99 up front. Filet Crochet Pattern Creator sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. mobistitch asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Filet Crochet Pattern Creator holds the better App Store score, 3.0 against 2.8. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 5 and 2 respectively. Written reviews complicate that: 29% of mobistitch's written reviews are positive against 20% of Filet Crochet Pattern Creator's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

mobistitch ships an update every 3 weeks, Filet Crochet Pattern Creator every 7 months. The most recent releases landed on October 1, 2026 and October 14, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard8 real differences · 2 level
mobistitch versus Filet Crochet Pattern Creator: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParametermobistitchFilet Crochet Pattern Creator
Price$12.99Free — better
Rating2.8 (5 ratings)3.0 (2 ratings) — better
Positive reviews28.6% of reviews — better20.0% of reviews
Number of ratings5 — better2
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeks — betterEvery 7 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationPaidFree with in-app purchases — better
DevicesiPadiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS1613.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size49 MB12 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperUrsa SoftwareSand Castle Designs, Inc

Customer experience

mobistitch

All ratings5 ratings
Positive40.0%
Neutral20.0%
Negative40.0%
Written reviews21 reviews
Positive28.6%
Neutral9.5%
Negative61.9%

Filet Crochet Pattern Creator

All ratings2 ratings
Positive50.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative50.0%
Written reviews10 reviews
Positive20.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative80.0%

In-app purchases

None

mobistitch

No in-app purchases

1 purchases

Filet Crochet Pattern Creator

One-time1
  • Filet Crochet Pattern Activate$2.99

Questions

Is mobistitch free?
mobistitch costs $12.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is Filet Crochet Pattern Creator free?
Filet Crochet Pattern Creator is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, mobistitch or Filet Crochet Pattern Creator?
Filet Crochet Pattern Creator is rated higher. mobistitch averages 2.8 out of 5 from 5 ratings, while Filet Crochet Pattern Creator averages 3.0 from 2 ratings.
Do mobistitch or Filet Crochet Pattern Creator have ads?
Neither mobistitch nor Filet Crochet Pattern Creator shows ads.
Which is updated more often, mobistitch or Filet Crochet Pattern Creator?
mobistitch ships an update every 3 weeks, and Filet Crochet Pattern Creator every 7 months. Most recently, mobistitch was updated on October 1, 2026 and Filet Crochet Pattern Creator on October 14, 2026.

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