Comparison

StitchSketch vs Filet Crochet Pattern Creator

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

Head to head
About

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.

Highlights
  • 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

About

Filet Crochet Pattern Creator

Design custom filet crochet patterns with a variety of tools and pre-made elements. Automatically generate written instructions, yarn estimates, and finished sizes. Save, print, and share your creations.

Highlights
  • Custom pattern editor
  • Over 400 stamps, inserts, and borders
  • Automatic written instructions
  • Yarn estimation
  • Finished size calculation
  • Save, print, and share patterns
Features
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Create your own Filet Crochet Patterns using File Crochet Creator. Over 400 Stamps, Inserts and Borders you can add to your pattern. Four free patterns included. To activate creation $2.99 Written filet crochet instructions are automatically generated for your filet crochet patterns. Included are the amount of thread/yarn needed and approximate finished sizes for your filet crochet pattern. To create a filet crochet pattern, select Create a Filet Crochet pattern button. The filet crochet pattern editor will appear. Fill in the squares or select a special stitch to add to your filet crochet pattern. You also can select from over 400 stamps, inserts and borders to apply to your filet crochet pattern. Icons from left to right in the icon bar are: Save icon - use to save your filet crochet pattern Pencil icon - use to (draw) fill-in squares on your filet crochet pattern Eraser icon - use to erase squares on your filet crochet pattern Fours square stitch icon - use to add the stitches displayed on the icon to your filet crochet pattern Two square stitch icon - use to add the stitches displayed on the icon to your filet crochet pattern Trim icon - completely remove squares from your filet crochet pattern. Allows you to change the shape of your filet crochet pattern. Stamps button - add little stamps (little designs) to add to your filet crochet pattern Inserts button - add filet crochet pattern inserts to your pattern (like roses) Borders button - add filet crochet borders to your pattern. Borders automatically wrap around your filet crochet pattern. Bucket button - fill-in adjacent squares. Undo button - undo each last change you made to the filet crochet pattern. Redo button - redo each changes you undid. Selection button - select area of filet crochet pattern to cut or copy Cut button - remove all filet crochet stitches under selected area. See Selection button. Copy button - copy all filet crochet stitches under selected area. See Selection button. Paste button - paste the cut or copied filet crochet stitches. See Selection icon, Cut icon and Copy buttons. Rotate button - rotate selected area of your pattern or whole pattern. See Selection button. Flip left/right button - flip vertically selected area of your pattern or whole pattern. See Selection button. Flip up/down button - flip horizontally selected area of your pattern or whole pattern. See Selection button. Resize button - resize your pattern by entering the new number of rows and cols for your pattern. Zoom in button - zoom in on your filet crochet pattern Zoom out button - zoom out on your filet crochet pattern Print button - print your pattern and finished product picture Share button - share a picture of your filet crochet pattern using email, text etc. Help button - get help on feature of Filet Crochet Pattern Creator Resize bars - resize bars are display at the bottom right corner of your filet crochet pattern. Drag them to resize your filet crochet pattern.

Screenshots

StitchSketch4 screens
Filet Crochet Pattern Creator4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: StitchSketch at 73% against Filet Crochet Pattern Creator's 20%. StitchSketch also leads on rating (4.1 vs 3.0) and in-app purchases (none vs 1). Filet Crochet Pattern Creator's advantage is price (Free vs $9.99). On ads 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Filet Crochet Pattern Creator is free to download; StitchSketch costs $9.99 up front. Filet Crochet Pattern Creator sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. StitchSketch asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

StitchSketch holds the better App Store score, 4.1 against 3.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: StitchSketch has 404 ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 73% of StitchSketch's written reviews are positive against 20% of Filet Crochet Pattern Creator's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

StitchSketch ships an update every 2 weeks, Filet Crochet Pattern Creator every 5 months. The most recent releases landed on November 1, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard9 real differences · 2 level
StitchSketch versus Filet Crochet Pattern Creator: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterStitchSketchFilet Crochet Pattern Creator
Price$9.99Free — better
Rating4.1 (404 ratings) — better3.0 (2 ratings)
Positive reviews72.7% of reviews — better20.0% of reviews
Number of ratings404 — better2
Update frequencyEvery 2 weeks — betterEvery 5 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationPaidFree with in-app purchases — better
Best chart rank#52 — better—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS13.6 — better15.6
Further details — not scored
Size3 MB11 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperMozusystems, LLCSand Castle Designs, Inc

Customer experience

StitchSketch

All ratings403 ratings
Positive80.1%
Neutral7.7%
Negative12.2%
Written reviews220 reviews
Positive72.7%
Neutral13.6%
Negative13.6%

Filet Crochet Pattern Creator

All ratings2 ratings
Positive50.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative50.0%
Written reviews10 reviews
Positive20.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative80.0%

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)

Filet Crochet Pattern Creator

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

StitchSketch

No in-app purchases

1 purchases

Filet Crochet Pattern Creator

One-time1
  • Filet Crochet Pattern Activate$2.99

Questions

Is StitchSketch free?
StitchSketch costs $9.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is Filet Crochet Pattern Creator free?
Filet Crochet Pattern Creator is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, StitchSketch or Filet Crochet Pattern Creator?
StitchSketch is rated higher. StitchSketch averages 4.1 out of 5 from 404 ratings, while Filet Crochet Pattern Creator averages 3.0 from 2 ratings.
Do StitchSketch or Filet Crochet Pattern Creator have ads?
Neither StitchSketch nor Filet Crochet Pattern Creator shows ads.
Which is updated more often, StitchSketch or Filet Crochet Pattern Creator?
StitchSketch ships an update every 2 weeks, and Filet Crochet Pattern Creator every 5 months. Most recently, StitchSketch was updated on November 1, 2026 and Filet Crochet Pattern Creator on October 24, 2026.

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