Dot Marker vs Cross Stitch Pattern Creator
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Dot Marker
Create pixel art with a wide variety of marks, including symbols, numbers, and alphabets. Utilize tools like pen, eraser, and selection to edit imported images and export your creations in various formats. Offers both free and premium features for enhanced functionality.
- 86 types of marks (symbols, alphabets, numbers)
- Pen, eraser, bucket, eyedropper tools
- Color picker with RGB/HSB conversion
- Selection tool for moving, copying, and rotating
- Image import and export with display options
- Undo functionality (up to 10 times)
- Canvas size up to 160x160
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/// Standard Features /// Marks (86 types) / Includes large symbols, small symbols, knitting symbols, numbers, alphabets, and patterns. Pen, Eraser, Bucket, Eyedropper / Double-tap the button to switch to mark-specific functions. Color Picker / Supports RGB/HSB conversion and saving color palettes separately for each canvas. Selection Tool / Move, copy, flip, rotate, or delete selected areas. Image Import / Convert imported images into pixel data or pattern marks. Image Export / Includes display options for transparency, grid, marks, and fill. Undo / Undo up to 10 times. Other Features / Save up to 5 files, toggle display settings (transparency, grid, marks, fill), clear all marks, clear all fills, duplicate. Canvas Size / Up to 160×160. /// Premium Features /// Ad-Free / Removes all ads within the app. Unlimited Saves / Removes the 5-file save limit. PDF Export / Export vector-based PDFs for pattern output. iCloud Save & Sync / Save and sync edited data via iCloud Drive across multiple devices.
Cross Stitch Pattern Creator
Design custom cross stitch patterns with a variety of tools. Fill squares with DMC floss colors, add stamps and borders, and utilize editing features like cut, copy, and paste. Convert images into patterns or print your creations.
- Create custom cross stitch patterns
- Fill squares with DMC floss colors
- Add stamps and borders
- Utilize editing tools (cut, copy, paste, rotate, flip)
- Convert images to patterns
- Print patterns
- Undo/Redo functionality
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Cross Stitch Pattern Creator No ads ever. Comes with 4 sample cross stitch patterns. Download is free. To activate is $2.99. Create your own cross stitch patterns using Cross Stitch Pattern Creator Highly recommended to use a tablet because of cross stitch pattern size. To create cross stitch patterns, select Create a Cross Stitch Pattern button. The Cross Stitch Pattern Editor will appear. Fill in the squares with DMS floss colors. You can even add your own colors if you want. To get started - Use the pencil to fill in squares to your cross stitch pattern. Use the Eraser to clear filled squares from your cross stitch pattern. You also can select from over 80 stamps and borders to apply to your cross stitch pattern. Buttons from left to right in the button bar are: DMC Floss Color button - use to select the floss color you want to use Save - button to save your pattern Pencil - button to fill in squares on your cross stitch pattern Eraser - use to erase filled squares and backstitch lines from your pattern Backstitch - First select the color button to select the color for the backstitch. Now select Backstitch button to add backstitch lines on your cross stitch pattern Backstitch move - Select a backstitch and drag it to a new location Backstitch move stitch end - Select a backstitch. Blue boxes will appear over each end of the backstitch. Now move either end to new location. Stamps - selectable little stamps (little cross stitch designs) to add to your cross stitch pattern Borders - selectable borders to add to your pattern. Borders automatically wrap around your cross stitch pattern. Dropper - lets you extract a color from your pattern and add more of that color to your cross stitch pattern Bucket - use to fill selected area with the current selected color Bucket+ - used to replace a color with the currently selected color Undo - undo each last change you made to the pattern Redo - redo each changes you undid Selection box - select the area of the pattern to cut/copy/rotate/flip Cut- First select the "Selection box" button to select an area of the pattern. Now select the cut button to remove select area of your cross stitch pattern Copy - First select the "Selection box" button to select an area of the pattern. Now select the copy button to copy the selected area of your cross stitch pattern to the clipboard. Paste - Paste copied area to your cross stitch pattern. Now drag the pasted box to the location you want. Rotate - rotated selected area of the pattern or whole pattern Flip right/left - flip selected area of the pattern or whole pattern Flip top/bottom - flip selected area of your cross stitch pattern or whole pattern Zoom in - magnify the pattern Zoom out - minify the pattern Symbols - displays a unique symbol on each color to indicate it's color value Picture - select a picture from your device and convert to a pattern Print pattern - select to print your pattern Social media - use social media to share your pattern (email, text etc.) Resize bars - resize bars are display at the bottom right corner of your pattern. Drag them to resize your cross stitch pattern Option settings - change the grid color, change fill style from Solid to X's, select not to display the row/column counter. Instruction page - displays the DMC colors used and finished sizes for different Aida Cloth sizes Finished Product page - displays what your pattern looks like after cross stitched. You can also change the fabric color.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is ads: Cross Stitch Pattern Creator at none against Dot Marker's shown. Cross Stitch Pattern Creator also leads on iOS requirement (13.0 vs 15.0). 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
Both are free to download. Dot Marker sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and Cross Stitch Pattern Creator sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for Dot Marker against 5.0 for Cross Stitch Pattern Creator. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 1 and 1 respectively.
Dot Marker ships an update every 6 weeks, Cross Stitch Pattern Creator every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 27, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Dot Marker | Cross Stitch Pattern Creator |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (1 ratings) | 5.0 (1 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 0.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 1 | 1 |
| Update frequency | Every 6 weeks — better | Every 2 months |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 | 13.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 29 MB | 17 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Chizuru Kondo | Sand Castle Designs, Inc |
In-app purchases
Dot Marker
- Premium$6.99
Cross Stitch Pattern Creator
- Cross Stitch Pattern Creator$2.99
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