Comparison

Dot Mandala Art vs Blackwork Pattern Creator

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

Head to head
About

Dot Mandala Art

Create beautiful, symmetrical dot mandalas with this drawing tool. Organize colors, preview pen settings, and save your creations in albums. Share your artwork with friends.

Highlights
  • Symmetrical drawing with mirror segments
  • Customizable color palettes
  • Real-time pen setting previews
  • Organize drawings in albums
  • Share artwork with friends
Features
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Dot Mandala Art is the exhaustive artist's toolbox designed for a mobile device that helps users create dazzling dot mandalas. Designing mandalas can help you focus your attention. That’s why it's a great app for calming down when you’re stressed and waking up your mind. Here are some benefits of creating mandalas with Dot Mandala Art: - Helps with balance. - Brings peace and tranquility. - Helps with concentration. - Makes it easier to be mindful. - Gives you a feeling of calmness. Features: - Symmetry Various mirror segment options helps drawing symmetrical mandalas with little effort - Color Palette Easily organize your color palette to create colorful mandalas - Preview during pen setting When selecting the pen-width, opacity you are shown a preview to help understand the exact size and opacity - Albums Easily organize your drawings in your personalizes albums. - Share Share your dazzling drawings with your friends. Privacy Policy: https://dot-mandala-art.web.app/privacy Terms of Use: https://dot-mandala-art.web.app/terms

About

Blackwork Pattern Creator

Create intricate blackwork embroidery patterns on your mobile device. Draw directly on a grid, add pre-made stamps, inserts, and borders, and utilize a variety of editing tools. Share your finished designs easily.

Highlights
  • Draw patterns on a grid
  • Add stamps, inserts, and borders
  • Color selection and manipulation
  • Cut, copy, paste, and rotate designs
  • Undo/redo functionality
  • Zoom and resize patterns
  • Share designs via email/text
Features
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Blackwork Embroidery Creator for your mobile device. Comes with free patterns. Download is free. One time only activation for creation is $2.99. To create a Blackwork pattern, select "Create a Blackwork Pattern" button. The Blackwork Pattern Editor will appear. Using the pencil draw your pattern on the grid. You can also select from over 200 stamps, inserts and borders to apply to your Blackwork pattern. Features - buttons in button bar left to right 1. Color button - select any color 2. Save button - save your Blackwork pattern 3. Pencil button - draw stitches 4. Eraser button - erase stitches 5. Move button - move stitches 6. Resize button - resize a stitch 7. Inserts button - add pattern inserts to your pattern (like birds) 8. Stamps button - add little stamps (little designs) to add to your pattern 9. Borders button - add borders to your pattern. Borders automatically wrap around your pattern. 10. Dropper button - select a stitch color from your pattern to use for drawing more stitches 11. Bucket button - change the color of a stitch 12. Bucket+ button - change all stitches of the same color to a different color 13. Bucket++ button - change all stitches to a different color 14. Undo button - undo last things you did 15. Redo button - redo the things you undid 16. Selection button - select area of Blackwork pattern to cut or copy 17. Cut button - remove all stitches under selected area. See item 16. 18. Copy button - copy all stitches under selected area. See item 16. 19. Paste button - paste the cut or copied stitches. See item 16,17 and 18. 20. Rotate button - rotate selected area (see item 16) or whole pattern 21. Zoom in button - zoom in on your pattern 22. Zoom out button - zoom out on your pattern 23. Share button - share a picture of your Blackwork pattern using email, text etc. 24. Help button - learn how to use all the buttons 25. Resize bars - resize bars are display at the bottom right corner of your Blackwork pattern. Drag them to resize your Blackwork pattern.

Screenshots

Dot Mandala Art4 screens
Blackwork Pattern Creator4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Dot Mandala Art at 3.5 against Blackwork Pattern Creator's 1.0. Dot Mandala Art also leads on ratings volume (6 vs 1). On price, review sentiment, update cadence 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

Both are free to download. Dot Mandala Art sells 4 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per 7 days and Blackwork Pattern Creator sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Dot Mandala Art holds the better App Store score, 3.5 against 1.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Dot Mandala Art has 6 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews split almost evenly too, at 33% and 33% positive.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Dot Mandala Art ships an update every 3 months, Blackwork Pattern Creator every 4 months. The most recent releases landed on September 12, 2026 and July 21, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
Dot Mandala Art versus Blackwork Pattern Creator: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterDot Mandala ArtBlackwork Pattern Creator
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.5 (6 ratings) — better1.0 (1 ratings)
Positive reviews33.3% of reviews33.3% of reviews
Number of ratings6 — better1
Update frequencyEvery 3 months — betterEvery 4 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS13.013.0
Further details — not scored
Size50 MB13 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperTayyip GUZELSand Castle Designs, Inc

Customer experience

Dot Mandala Art

All ratings6 ratings
Positive50.0%
Neutral16.7%
Negative33.3%
Written reviews3 reviews
Positive33.3%
Neutral0.0%
Negative66.7%

Blackwork Pattern Creator

All ratings1 ratings
Positive0.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative100.0%
Written reviews3 reviews
Positive33.3%
Neutral33.3%
Negative33.3%

In-app purchases

4 purchases

Dot Mandala Art

Subscriptions3
  • Premium Weekly$2.997 Days
  • Premium Monthly3 Days trial$7.991 Month
  • Premium Yearly$29.991 Year
One-time1
  • Premium Edition$2.99
1 purchases

Blackwork Pattern Creator

One-time1
  • Blackwork Creator Activate$2.99

Questions

Is Dot Mandala Art free?
Dot Mandala Art is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Blackwork Pattern Creator free?
Blackwork Pattern Creator is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Dot Mandala Art or Blackwork Pattern Creator?
Dot Mandala Art is rated higher. Dot Mandala Art averages 3.5 out of 5 from 6 ratings, while Blackwork Pattern Creator averages 1.0 from 1 ratings.
Do Dot Mandala Art or Blackwork Pattern Creator have ads?
Neither Dot Mandala Art nor Blackwork Pattern Creator shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Dot Mandala Art or Blackwork Pattern Creator?
Dot Mandala Art ships an update every 3 months, and Blackwork Pattern Creator every 4 months. Most recently, Dot Mandala Art was updated on September 12, 2026 and Blackwork Pattern Creator on July 21, 2026.

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