Comparison

StitchSketch vs Graphghan 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

Graphghan Pattern Creator

Design custom crochet graphghan patterns with a variety of tools. Automatically generate written instructions, yarn estimates, and finished sizes. Convert images into patterns or trace existing ones.

Highlights
  • Create custom graphghan patterns
  • Automatic written instruction generation
  • Yarn amount and size estimates
  • Image to pattern conversion
  • Over 400 stamps, inserts, and borders
  • Pattern editing and manipulation tools
  • Print and social media sharing
Features
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Crochet Graphghan Pattern Creator for your mobile device. Comes with 4 free Crochet Graphghan patterns. Download is free. A one time create activation is $2.99 Create Crochet Graphghan patterns on your mobile device. Written Graphghan crochet instructions are automatically generated for your Graphghan crochet patterns. Included are the amount of thread/yarn needed and approximate finished sizes for your graphghan crochet pattern. To create a Graphghan crochet pattern, select Create a Crochet Graphghan pattern button. The Graphghan crochet pattern editor will appear. Fill in the squares with any Graphghan color you want. You also can select from over 400 stamps, inserts and borders to apply to your Graphghan crochet pattern. Buttons left to right in the Button Bar. 1. Select color button - select any color to draw with 2. Save button- save your Graphghan crochet pattern 3. Pencil button- fill in square on your Graphghan crochet pattern using your selected color 4. Eraser button- erase filled in squares 5. Trim button- remove squares from your pattern 6. Stamps button- selectable display of small stamp patterns to add to your Graphghan crochet pattern 7. Borders button- selectable display of borders to add to your Graphghan crochet pattern. . Borders automatically wrap around your pattern. 8. Dropper button- lets you extract a color from your pattern and add more of that color to your pattern 9. Bucket button- use to fill selected area with your selected current color 10. Bucket+ button- use to change all filled squares of one color to another color. 11. Undo button- undo each last change you made to the pattern 12. Redo button- redo each change you undid 13. Selection button- select the area of the Graphghan crochet pattern you want to cut/copy and paste. 14. Cut button- clear the filled squares under the selected area (see option 13) 15. Copy button- copy the squares under the selected area (see option 13) 16. Past button- paste cut or copied squares to the Graphghan crochet pattern 17. Rotate button- rotate whole pattern or selected area of pattern (see option 13) 18. Flip Horizontally button - flip horizontally whole pattern or selected area of pattern (see option 13) 19. Flip Vertically button - flip vertically whole pattern or selected area of pattern (see option 13) 20. Zoom in button- magnify the Graphghan crochet pattern 21. Zoom out button- minify the Graphghan crochet pattern 22. Symbols button- display a unique symbol for each different color in your pattern. 23. Picture button- select a picture from your device and convert it to a pattern 24. Trace button- select a picture from your device to trace. 25. Print button - print your pattern to a printer. 26. Social media button- share your pattern using email, chat etc. 27. Help button- learn how to use the feature of this app. 28. Resize bars - resize bars are display at the bottom right corner of your pattern. Drag them to resize your pattern Happy Crocheting. From all of us at CrochetDesigns.com to all of you who love to crochet.

Screenshots

StitchSketch4 screens
Graphghan Pattern Creator4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: StitchSketch at 72% against Graphghan Pattern Creator's 0%. StitchSketch also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 1) and update cadence (every 2 weeks vs every 3 months). Graphghan Pattern Creator's advantage is price (Free vs $9.99). On ads, device support and iOS requirement 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

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

UpkeepUpdate frequency

StitchSketch ships an update every 2 weeks, Graphghan Pattern Creator every 3 months. The most recent releases landed on September 23, 2026 and September 10, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 5 level
StitchSketch versus Graphghan Pattern Creator: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterStitchSketchGraphghan Pattern Creator
Price$9.99Free — better
Rating4.1 (403 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews72.5% of reviews — better0.0% of reviews
Number of ratings403 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 2 weeks — betterEvery 3 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationPaidFree with in-app purchases — better
Best chart rank#69 — better—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS13.613.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size3 MB12 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperMozusystems, LLCSand Castle Designs, Inc

Customer experience

StitchSketch

All ratings403 ratings
Positive80.1%
Neutral7.7%
Negative12.2%
Written reviews218 reviews
Positive72.5%
Neutral13.8%
Negative13.8%

Graphghan Pattern Creator

Written reviews7 reviews
Positive0.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative100.0%

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)

Graphghan Pattern Creator

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

StitchSketch

No in-app purchases

1 purchases

Graphghan Pattern Creator

One-time1
  • Graphghan Creator Activate$2.99

Questions

Is StitchSketch free?
StitchSketch costs $9.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is Graphghan Pattern Creator free?
Graphghan Pattern Creator is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do StitchSketch or Graphghan Pattern Creator have ads?
Neither StitchSketch nor Graphghan Pattern Creator shows ads.
Which is updated more often, StitchSketch or Graphghan Pattern Creator?
StitchSketch ships an update every 2 weeks, and Graphghan Pattern Creator every 3 months. Most recently, StitchSketch was updated on September 23, 2026 and Graphghan Pattern Creator on September 10, 2026.

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