Comparison

stitch. vs Squiggle Drop

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

Head to head
About

stitch.

A casual puzzle game where you fill numbered grids to create beautiful embroidery patterns. Solve various levels and challenges to unlock new designs and enjoy a calming, artistic experience.

Highlights
  • Numbered grid puzzles
  • Create embroidery patterns
  • Thousands of levels
  • Realistic embroidery engine
  • Weekly limited edition content
  • Free stitch mode
  • In-game challenges
Features
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Stitch. is a casual puzzle game with embroidery on a numbered grid. The main objective is to fill in the levels' areas with no gaps to complete Hoops. Stitch. lets you create beautiful embroidery patterns, by solving levels and Hoops of various difficulties and sizes. It's easy to learn, but hard to master! Stitch up all the beautiful landscapes, plants, animals, objects, and more. SIMPLE RULES, CHALLENGING SOLUTIONS Stitch. offers an expansive range of playable content and thousands of easy to extremely challenging levels. Pick the pattern, size, and category of the Hoop you prefer and move forward through the levels to create an embroidered masterpiece. REALISTIC EMBROIDERY ENGINE Like any other form of art, hand embroidery brings you a peaceful, calming, and inspiring experience. Developed in-house, the realistic embroidery engine helps you enjoy the feel of playing with the real embroidery thread on your device. REGULAR HOOPS Stitch. features over 800 regular Hoops in multiple sizes and categories. Up to a long embroidery adventure? Pick a beautiful landscape hoop in XXL size. Looking for something quick and fun to help you unwind? - Stitch up a cute teddy bear or a colorful plant! Every Hoop you complete can then be shared. WEEKLY HOOPS Weekly Hoops are limited edition content that becomes available to play every week. Discover a new Weekly Hoop every 7 days and get it solved until it is gone! Weekly Hoops' themes and patterns reflect famous international events and unlock fun, educational facts about each of them. Did you know World Embroidery Day is celebrated on July 30? FREE STITCH MODE After completion, each Hoop can be alternatively played in Free Stitch mode. Pick your favorite pattern and color it just the way you like! Free Stitch mode becomes available after the tutorial steps completion. CHALLENGES Follow and complete all the various and fun challenges to collect points, upgrade in tiers and obtain achievements. ACCESSIBILITY Stitch. offers a range of accessibility features that are imported from your iOS/iPadOS settings and can be managed through the main menu of the game: 1. The “Number Outlines” feature creates sharper and more contrasted outlines for the numbers on the grid to help color blindness or the visually impaired. 2. The “Reduce Motion” feature disables all sudden movements and animations. 3. The “Big Numbers” feature increases the size of the numbers of the grid for better visibility. UNIVERSAL & FAMILY FRIENDLY Stitch. is a family-friendly game, suitable for players of all ages and genders. (IGRS rating: 3+)

About

Squiggle Drop

Unleash your creativity to solve physics-based puzzles by drawing a single shape. Explore 100 levels with multiple solutions and build your own city with earned rewards. Regular updates and daily challenges keep the fun going.

Highlights
  • Draw shapes to solve puzzles
  • 100 unique levels
  • Build and customize a city
  • Daily challenges
  • Leaderboards and achievements
  • Regular content updates
Features
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Use your creativity and imagination to solve charming physics puzzles by drawing a single shape and watching what unfolds! Complete the objectives of 100 puzzles (with more on the way), each with multiple and often surprising solutions. How you draw your solution is up to you! Solve puzzles and earn rewards to build your very own Squiggletown! Unlock buildings, cosmetics and various upgrades as you expand your own personal city. Squiggle Drop Features: - 100 levels - Regular Content Updates - Daily Challenges - Challenging your friends to beat your scores - Leaderboards and Achievements

Screenshots

stitch.4 screens
Squiggle Drop4 screens

Verdict

The call

stitch. and Squiggle Drop both sit at 4.8 stars, but that hides the real split: 84% of stitch.'s written reviews are positive against 56% of Squiggle Drop's. On price, rating, ratings volume and update cadence 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 — 4.8 for stitch. against 4.7 for Squiggle Drop. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 35K and 14K respectively. Written reviews are what separate them: 84% of stitch.'s written reviews are positive against 56% of Squiggle Drop's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly monthly. Both last shipped on September 27, 2026.

Scorecard1 real difference · 9 level
stitch. versus Squiggle Drop: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
Parameterstitch.Squiggle Drop
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.8 (35K ratings) — better4.7 (14K ratings)
Positive reviews83.9% of reviews — better56.0% of reviews
Number of ratings35K — better14K
Update frequencyMonthlyMonthly
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod, Mac, Apple TV, Vision Pro — betteriPhone, iPad, iPod, Mac, Apple TV
Requires iOS13.013.0
Further details — not scored
Size895 MB289 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperLykkegaard Europe LimitedNoodlecake

Customer experience

stitch.

All ratings34,664 ratings
Positive96.5%
Neutral2.0%
Negative1.5%
Written reviews836 reviews
Positive83.9%
Neutral7.4%
Negative8.7%

Squiggle Drop

All ratings13,568 ratings
Positive93.2%
Neutral3.9%
Negative2.8%
Written reviews398 reviews
Positive56.0%
Neutral15.1%
Negative28.9%

User reviews

stitch.

From 35K App Store ratings

What we love

  • 🚀 Relaxing and calming
  • 👍 Satisfying stitching experience
  • 🎨 Beautiful visuals and textures
  • 💡 Variety of difficulty levels
  • 🔒 No ads

Room to improve

  • 🐛 Glitches and bugs, especially on larger puzzles
  • 🔍 Hard-to-see numbers on dark backgrounds
  • 🔁 Repetitive gameplay
  • 🤔 Lack of challenge for experienced players

Squiggle Drop

From 14K App Store ratings

What we love

  • 🤩 Fun and entertaining game
  • 🧠 Challenging puzzles that stimulate the mind
  • 🎶 Relaxing and enjoyable music
  • 👍 Simple and intuitive gameplay

Room to improve

  • 🤯 Levels require pixel-perfect precision
  • 🤔 Hints/solutions don't always work as intended
  • 😡 Frustrating when unable to progress due to difficulty
  • 🐛 Occasional bugs and glitches

Bugs and requests

stitch.

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • Game freezing after completing a puzzle section
  • Unresponsive controls on larger puzzles
  • Inconsistent behavior when filling in stitches

Requested features

6 requests
  • Add more unique and complex puzzle designs
  • Implement a zoom/pan feature to see the full puzzle
  • Allow partial stitching as placeholders
  • Add more background music options
  • Implement a 'clear all' button
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  • Unlock past weekly puzzles

Squiggle Drop

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • Achievements resetting or not tracking properly
  • Physics issues causing objects to behave unexpectedly
  • Drawing inputs not registering correctly

Requested features

4 requests
  • More levels and content updates
  • Ability to skip or replay levels
  • Improved precision controls for touch devices
  • Clearer level instructions and objectives

In-app purchases

None

stitch.

No in-app purchases

None

Squiggle Drop

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is stitch. free?
stitch. is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Squiggle Drop free?
Squiggle Drop is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, stitch. or Squiggle Drop?
stitch. is rated higher. stitch. averages 4.8 out of 5 from 35K ratings, while Squiggle Drop averages 4.7 from 14K ratings.
Do stitch. or Squiggle Drop have ads?
Neither stitch. nor Squiggle Drop shows ads.
Which is updated more often, stitch. or Squiggle Drop?
stitch. ships an update monthly, and Squiggle Drop monthly. Most recently, stitch. was updated on September 27, 2026 and Squiggle Drop on September 27, 2026.

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