Embroidery vs Decode
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Embroidery
Create and edit embroidery designs with lettering and built-in patterns. Send your creations wirelessly to a compatible embroidery machine. Offers comprehensive editing tools, design management, and simulation.
- Wireless design transfer
- Lettering and font tools
- Design array creation
- Full stitch editing
- Design browser and management
- Embroidery simulation
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Embroidery-Link is a free embroidery editing app with which you can create beautiful designs with lettering and send them directly to JANOME Continental M17 machine. It includes many editing and transformation tools, together with the ability to create design arrays and full stitch editing abilities. It is a very useful and easy-to-use embroidery app. What you can do: - Choose any of the built-in designs and send it wirelessly to the embroidery machine for stitching out (no need for cords or USB sticks to transfer designs) - Have access to the embroidery machine files that are stored internally or in a plugged USB memory stick - Combine embroidery designs with letters/words to create original designs - Add embroidery to other projects by either importing embroidery designs into the app or using the in-app sample designs - Create original lettering designs with the available fonts - Resize the designs and automatically adjust their density - Use the design browser to import and organize your designs Main features: - Contains various built-in free embroidery designs - 12 different English fonts plus one Japanese font (incl. Kanji) - Includes Design browser with all common file browser features such as: -- Copy, paste, move, delete, rename, search files and folders -- Create new folders -- Import designs -- Connect with the embroidery machine -- Customize the Design browser view by resizing the file and folder icons and changing the information shown - A variety of editing functions: -- Create new designs and edit existing ones -- Copy, paste, cut, delete parts of the design -- Import design from the Design browser -- Remove small stitches from the design -- Various selection tools that will make your editing easier -- Sequence manager with reordering -- Moving objects in steps to all directions -- Mirror objects horizontally or vertically -- Thread color selections -- Automatic or Manual density adjustment -- Stitch editing functions such as stitch addition and re-position -- Lettering tools that allow you to change font type, Text size, Text alignment, place text on a curve or on a line, add thread trims, break text into characters, and many more -- Create array of the entire design -- Change the hoop, rotate the hoop and automatically fit the design into the hoop -- Embroidery simulation before stitching out -- Resize, Rotate, Slant and change position to the objects of the design by using your finger -- Use the measure tool to measure the design System requirements: This application is for iOS 13 and newer operating systems. Compatible Embroidery machine model: - JANOME Continental M17 The supported screen size of phones & tablets: - 5 inches or larger Language: - The app is currently available only in English Connect your embroidery machine to your wireless network: A router is required to communicate with the sewing machine. Connect your embroidery machine to your Wireless network, to automatically become visible from the application. Use the instructions manual of your machine, on how to connect it with your wireless network.
Decode
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Decode: People & Patterns helps you explore personality patterns, relationships, intentions and daily insights through guided, personality-style readings. Based on social habits, behavioral patterns and symbolic elements like the Chinese zodiac, Decode gives you a playful way to reflect on people, connections and recurring patterns in your life. Answer simple prompts, unlock deeper interpretations and save meaningful results privately in your Vault. Decode is designed for self-reflection, curiosity and entertainment — whether you want to understand someone better, explore a connection, compare patterns or get a daily question. Features: • Decode people and personality patterns • Explore love, intent and relationship dynamics • Reflect through social habits and symbolic zodiac insights • Get daily questions and readings • Save results privately in your Vault • Unlock premium readings and deeper insights Decode is not medical, psychological, financial or professional advice. It is built for entertainment, reflection and personal insight. Privacy Policy: https://decode.agy-ncy.com/privacy Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Embroidery at none against Decode's 3. Embroidery also leads on iOS requirement (13.0 vs 15.1). Decode's advantage is update cadence (weekly vs every 4 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. Decode sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month. Embroidery asks for nothing beyond the download.
Embroidery ships an update every 4 months, Decode weekly. The most recent releases landed on October 3, 2026 and October 4, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Embroidery | Decode |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 1.8 (5 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 0.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 5 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 4 months | Weekly — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 13.0 — better | 15.1 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 190 MB | 48 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | DRAWstitch International Ltd. | AGY Group Ltd |
In-app purchases
Embroidery
No in-app purchases
Decode
- Decode Premium Monthly$2.991 Month
- Decode Premium Yearly3 Days trial$22.991 Year
- Decode Daily$0.99









