BraceletBook vs Markup R
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
BraceletBook
Discover and create friendship bracelets with a wide variety of patterns, from simple to complex. This app provides tutorials for beginners and a to-do list to keep track of your projects. Perfect for anyone looking to learn or expand their bracelet-making skills.
- Normal & alpha patterns
- Easy and hard difficulty levels
- Pattern filtering by skill
- To-Do list for projects
- Friendship bracelet tutorials
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For more info about BraceletBook please visit BraceletBook.com. Learn how to make friendship bracelets and start tying today! Do you like making friendship bracelets? Then BraceletBook is the right app for you. It's full of normal & alpha patterns, both easy and hard. You can use filters to find patterns that match your skills, which makes finding the right ones much easier. BraceletBook also contains a To-Do list. You simply click on the "Add To-Do" button and you'll never forget what bracelet you wanted to make for your friend! If you don't know how to make friendship bracelets, there are lots of tutorials for you to read and learn from. Friendship bracelets seem to be appearing on the wrists of everyone from children to grandparents. These bracelets are often made of embroidery thread or yarn and can be woven into many intricate patterns. Some are even made with beads woven into the design. Making friendship bracelets is a fun project for any age, and with so many patterns available, there is a design that is right for any skill level. Friendship bracelets are not only beautiful and interesting, they also carry special meaning for the person who made it and the friend who wears it.
Markup R
This app allows users to mark up any stitch chart from any designer. It can automatically detect grids, symbols, and colors from PDFs or photos, and even stitch together multi-page charts. Users can track progress, identify stitch counts, and utilize built-in shade cards for thread colors.
- Load any chart from any designer
- Automatic grid, symbol, and color detection
- Stitch multi-page charts together
- Automatic symbol and thread color detection
- Built-in shade cards (DMC, Anchor, Madeira)
- Track progress and statistics
- Customizable markup tools
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Spend your stitching time stitching, not counting. Markup R-XP is a cross stitch pattern tracker that turns your PDF, paper, book and magazine cross stitch patterns into digital charts you can zoom, highlight and mark off as you stitch. No more taping pages together, no more highlighter on your paper patterns, and no more hunting for the square you stopped on. Join thousands of stitchers who've made their cross stitch charts easier to follow. Try it free for 14 days. STITCH THE CHARTS YOU ALREADY OWN Your cross stitch charts, from any designer, in one digital workspace. • PDF pattern import: open cross stitch PDFs from independent designers, Etsy shops and major publishers • Paper, book and magazine scanning: photograph a printed pattern and Markup R-XP lines it up into a digital grid • Full Chart mode: join multi-page charts into one continuous chart, so page joins stop being a counting puzzle • Free cross stitch charts included: start stitching straight away with ready-to-go designer charts NEVER LOSE YOUR PLACE Spend less time finding your place and more time enjoying every stitch. • Last-stitch marker: reopen your project and pick up where you stopped • Symbol highlighting: tap a symbol to light up every matching stitch across the whole chart • Detailed zoom: zoom right in on tiny symbols and busy confetti sections MADE FOR THE WAY YOU STITCH From a beginner's first kit to a full-coverage piece. • Parking method: track parked threads with your own markers, ideal for full-coverage and confetti-heavy charts • Backstitch layer: mark backstitch separately, with snap-to-grid, solid or dashed lines • Fractional stitches: track them alongside your full stitches • Thread palettes: DMC, Anchor, Madeira and other floss ranges built in • Stitch-alongs (SAL): add new chart parts as they release without losing your progress WATCH YOUR PROGRESS GROW Make every stitching session count. • Track stitches completed, stitches remaining and percentage done • Set daily goals and keep your stitching streak going • See every WIP move closer to a finished piece YOUR STITCHING WORKSPACE ON IPHONE AND IPAD • Works on iPhone and iPad • Back up and transfer projects between supported devices MADE FOR CROSS STITCHERS Markup R-XP is built by a dedicated small team. Join our global stitching community to share tips, find help and get more from your cross stitch and embroidery projects. Questions or feedback? Contact us at info@markuprxp.co.uk or visit markuprxp.co.uk
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Markup R at 4.7 against BraceletBook's 4.1. Markup R also leads on ads (none vs shown) and update cadence (monthly vs every 3 months). BraceletBook's advantage is iOS requirement (11.0 vs 16.0). On price, review sentiment, in-app purchases and monetization model 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. BraceletBook sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and Markup R sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $19.99 per year. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Markup R holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 4.1. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Markup R has 3.1K ratings behind it against 413, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 70% of BraceletBook's written reviews are positive against 66% of Markup R's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.
BraceletBook ships an update every 3 months, Markup R monthly. The most recent releases landed on October 23, 2026 and October 30, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | BraceletBook | Markup R |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.1 (413 ratings) | 4.7 (3.1K ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 70.2% of reviews — better | 66.1% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 413 | 3.1K — better |
| Update frequency | Every 3 months | Monthly — better |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 11.0 — better | 16.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 32 MB | 318 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Sandbox s.r.o. | Kewin Lawson Smith Limited |
Customer experience
BraceletBook
Markup R
User reviews
BraceletBook
From 413 App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 👍 Easy to use
- 🚀 Tons of patterns
- 💡 Great community
- 🚀 Helpful tutorials
- 👍 Convenient mobile app
Room to improve
- 🐛 Crashes and glitches
- 👎 Strict moderation
- 👎 Limited mobile features
- 🐛 Login and account issues
- 👎 Outdated app design
Markup R
From 3.1K App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 👍 Easy to use and intuitive
- 🚀 Speeds up stitching process
- 💡 Helpful features like highlighting symbols and tracking progress
- 🤝 Excellent customer support and responsiveness
- 🎨 Customizable to user preferences
Room to improve
- 🐛 Issues with grid alignment and symbol recognition
- 💰 Yearly subscription cost may be high for some users
- 🔍 Steep learning curve for some features
- 🔌 Battery drain concerns with extended use
Bugs and requests
BraceletBook
Reported bugs
4 issues- App crashes on launch
- Unable to log in or sign up
- Patterns and photos not loading
- Notifications and challenges not working
Requested features
5 requests- Ability to save and track completed bracelets
- Color customization for patterns
- Search and filtering improvements
- Offline mode for pattern access
- Ability to create and upload own patterns
Markup R
Reported bugs
3 issues- Crashes and freezes when marking up certain patterns
- Inconsistent symbol highlighting and placement
- Difficulty loading and aligning some scanned patterns
Requested features
5 requests- Ability to track floss stash and needed supplies
- Syncing across multiple devices
- Improved support for password-protected PDFs
- Font size controls for rulers and labels
- Rotation/flipping options for patterns
In-app purchases
BraceletBook
- Remove Ads$0.99
Markup R
- Yearly Access$19.991 Year
- Markup R-XP Full$9.99








