Comparison

StitchSketchEx mobile vs Loom Weaving Drafts

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

Head to head
About

StitchSketchEx mobile

Create custom charts for various crafts like cross-stitch, bead weaving, and knitting patterns. Design pixel art, convert photos to charts, and export designs for printing or sharing. Supports multiple color palettes and advanced drawing tools.

Highlights
  • Design charts for cross-stitch, bead weaving, knitting, and pixel art
  • Vector drawing with backstitch and fractional stitch support
  • Supports multiple generic and branded color palettes
  • Convert photos into craft charts
  • Generate PDF charts for printing or emailing
  • Load legacy KG-Chart and StitchSketch files
Features
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StitchSketchEx is the successor to the popular StitchSketch and KG-Chart cross-stitch design software. Design your own chart for craft works such as: Cross Stitch, Bead Weaving, Iron Beads, Knitting pattern, Color Knitting, Pixel Art, and more! This is also suited for drawing "dotted" pictures (Pixel Art), such as icons in low resolution. StitchSketchEx is developed by a creator of the popular software program "KG-Chart for Cross Stitch" and "StitchSketch". This new upgraded version has more functionality and cross-platform support. Features includes: - Draw chart with a symbol in a cell - Maximum chart size is 500 x 500 - Vector Drawing (Backstitch, Fractional Stitch, Hardanger) - Generic color palette and Color Charts (palette) for: DMC(R), DFT, Anchor, Olympus, COSMO, Delica, Toho Best, Perler(R) Beads - Knitting Symbols (Amizu Kigou (JIS)) for designing knitting pattern - Rectangular cell size - Peyote, Brick cell - Drawing tools: Pencil, Rectangle, Ellipse, Flood Fill, Text - Selecting Tool: Selection and Cut/Copy/Paste/Rotate/Flip/Stamp - Edit colors and symbols - Convert your photo into a chart - Generate a chart in PDF for emailing or printing. - Organize charts with thumbnails - Can load legacy files including KG-Chart (sth/sthbw) and StitchSKetch (sthmb).

About

Loom Weaving Drafts

Features
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Loom is a focused draft editor for handweavers, students, and fiber-art designers. Threading, tie-up, treadling and drawdown โ€” all on a single canvas. Pinch-free, popup-free, ad-free. KEY FEATURES โ€ข Full four-block draft canvas (threading, tie-up, treadling, drawdown) updated live as you tap โ€ข 2 to 16 shafts and 2 to 16 treadles, sized per project โ€ข Warp and weft color pickers with persistent hex values โ€ข Built-in Library of starter structures: Plain Weave, Twill 2/2, Basket Weave, Log Cabin, Herringbone, and M's and O's โ€ข Save drafts locally โ€” your work persists across launches with no account required โ€ข Tap any cell to advance threading or treadling, tap a tie-up cell to toggle a peg โ€ข Clean linen-and-indigo palette designed for long studio sessions DESIGNED FOR THE STUDIO Whether you're sketching a structure on the bus or working out a final tie-up before warping the loom, Loom keeps the draft in front of you and the noise out of the way. PRIVACY No tracking. No accounts. Your drafts live on your device.

Screenshots

StitchSketchEx mobile4 screens
Loom Weaving Drafts3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Loom Weaving Drafts at Free against StitchSketchEx mobile's $7.99. StitchSketchEx mobile's advantage is chart position (#145 vs unranked) and device support (3 vs 1). On ads and in-app purchases there is nothing between them.

Scored on Price ยท Rating ยท Positive reviews ยท Number of ratings ยท Update frequency ยท Ads ยท In-app purchases ยท Monetization ยท Best chart rank ยท Devices ยท Requires iOS

CostPrice ยท In-app purchases ยท Ads ยท Monetization

Loom Weaving Drafts is free to download; StitchSketchEx mobile costs $7.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

Scorecard4 real differences ยท 5 level
StitchSketchEx mobile versus Loom Weaving Drafts: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterStitchSketchEx mobileLoom Weaving Drafts
Price$7.99Free โ€” better
Positive reviews15.8% of reviewsโ€”
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsโ€”
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationPaidโ€”
Best chart rank#145 โ€” betterโ€”
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod โ€” betteriPhone
Requires iOS15.6 โ€” better17.0
Further details โ€” not scored
Size54 MB1 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperMozusystems, LLCLinh Phan Nhat Khanh

In-app purchases

None

StitchSketchEx mobile

No in-app purchases

None

Loom Weaving Drafts

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is StitchSketchEx mobile free?
StitchSketchEx mobile costs $7.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is Loom Weaving Drafts free?
Loom Weaving Drafts is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do StitchSketchEx mobile or Loom Weaving Drafts have ads?
Neither StitchSketchEx mobile nor Loom Weaving Drafts shows ads.

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