StitchSketch vs Stitcher Pixel Art
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
StitchSketch
Create custom charts for various craft projects like cross-stitch, bead weaving, and knitting patterns. Convert photos into charts, draw with symbols, and utilize a real-time simulation view. Save, email, or print your designs in various formats.
- Design charts for cross-stitch, bead weaving, knitting, and pixel art
- Convert photos into custom charts
- Draw with symbols and various drawing tools
- Simulate finished image with real view
- Save, email, and print charts in PNG or PDF
- Supports multiple color palettes and knitting symbols
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Design your own chart for your craft project! StitchSketch was developed by a creator of the popular software program "KG-Chart for Cross Stitch". This mobile version utilizes intuitive "touch" user interface of mobile devices. Features includes: - Design your own chart for craft works such as: Cross Stitch (Crossstitch), Bead Weaving, Iron Beads (Perler(R) 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 - Convert your photo into a chart - Draw chart with a symbol in a cell - Maximum chart size is 250 x 250 - Pixel & Vector Drawing (Backstitch, Fractional Stitch, Hardanger) - Pinch to zoom - Generic color palette and Color Charts (palette) for: DMC(R), DFT, COSMO, Delica, Toho Best, Perler(R) Beads - Knitting Symbols (Amizu Kigou (JIS)) for designing knitting pattern - Rectangular cell size - Real view to simulate finished image - Undo / Redo - Drawing tools: Pencil, Rectangle, Ellipse, Flood Fill, Text - Selecting Tool: Selection and Cut/Copy/Paste/Rotate/Flip/Stamp - Edit colors and symbols - Save or Email a chart as native format or PNG image - Generate a chart in PDF for emailing or printing. - Organize charts with thumbnails - Support Dropbox - Notes: The chart file is not compatible with KG-Chart (win) right now. *** User's Manual / Tutorials are here: http://www.iktsoft.net/kgchart-en/StitchSketch/manual
Stitcher Pixel Art
Create pixel art and cross-stitch patterns on a digital canvas. Easily draw, fill, and trace images, with tools like a palette selector and eraser. Export your designs as images for sharing or further use.
- Pixel art canvas
- Cross-stitch pattern design
- Palette selection
- Drawing and filling tools
- Image tracing
- Export designs as images
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Simple utility for pixel art and cross-stitching patterns. Features include: • Palette selection • Eraser • Drag or tap to draw • Long press to fill • Image trace • Gridline toggle • Export as image Also available in the Mac App Store for cross-platform creation.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: Stitcher Pixel Art at Free against StitchSketch's $9.99. StitchSketch's advantage is review sentiment (73% vs 43%) and update cadence (every 2 weeks vs every 3 months). On rating, ads, in-app purchases and device support 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
Stitcher Pixel Art is free to download; StitchSketch costs $9.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.1 for StitchSketch against 4.1 for Stitcher Pixel Art. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 403 and 125 respectively. Written reviews are what separate them: 73% of StitchSketch's written reviews are positive against 43% of Stitcher Pixel Art's.
StitchSketch ships an update every 2 weeks, Stitcher Pixel Art every 3 months. The most recent releases landed on October 26, 2026 and October 27, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | StitchSketch | Stitcher Pixel Art |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $9.99 | Free — better |
| Rating | 4.1 (403 ratings) | 4.1 (125 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 72.7% of reviews — better | 43.3% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 403 — better | 125 |
| Update frequency | Every 2 weeks — better | Every 3 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Paid | Free — better |
| Best chart rank | #57 — better | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, Mac, Vision Pro — better |
| Requires iOS | 13.6 — better | 27.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 3 MB | 15 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Mozusystems, LLC | Harry Shamansky |
Customer experience
StitchSketch
Stitcher Pixel Art
User reviews
StitchSketch
From 403 App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 👍 Easy to use
- 🎨 Great for designing patterns
- 📤 Ability to export to PDF
- 💻 Convenient for mobile use
- 🎨 Helpful for cross-stitch, beading, and knitting
Room to improve
- 🐛 Crashes and glitches
- 🤔 Unintuitive user interface
- 🔍 Difficult to find/select colors
- 🔍 Trouble with drawing/editing lines and stitches
- 📏 Limited canvas size
Stitcher Pixel Art
From 125 App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 👍 Simple and easy to use
- 🎨 Great for pixel art creation
- 🧵 Useful for cross-stitch patterns
- 💡 Good for fiber arts planning
- 🆓 Free to use
Room to improve
- 🐛 Frequent crashes
- 🐛 Work not saving
- 🐛 App freezes
- 🐛 Blank screen on launch
- 🐛 Deletes patterns
Bugs and requests
StitchSketch
Reported bugs
4 issues- Freezes when using certain characters in file names
- Color selection issues after deleting colors
- Inconsistent behavior when pasting designs
- Printing issues (e.g. designs not fitting on page)
Requested features
6 requests- Add support for half stitches
- Improve backstitch functionality
- Increase canvas size limit
- Implement auto-save feature
- Add more stitch types (e.g. peyote, brick)
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- Improve color management (e.g. custom palettes, color replacement)
Stitcher Pixel Art
Reported bugs
10 issues- App opens to a blank/black screen
- Existing patterns not loading
- Cannot open old or make new designs after iOS update
- Work disappears after switching apps
- Pattern deleted after an hour of work
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- App crashes when trying to save
- Fills all squares with one color when holding down
- Cannot undo mistakes
- App closes when starting a pattern
- Design erases near completion
Requested features
7 requests- Ability to save work reliably
- Larger grid size options
- Zoom functionality for larger patterns
- Backstitching for lettering/outlining
- Ability to move colors in the palette
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- Option to put a color behind squares with opacity
- Save pattern with tracing image behind
In-app purchases
StitchSketch
No in-app purchases
Stitcher Pixel Art
No in-app purchases
Questions
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