Comparison

StitchSketch vs Bead Loom

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

Bead Loom

Design intricate bead loom patterns with a comprehensive editor. Utilize a vast library of colors, stamps, inserts, and borders. Convert your own photos into bead patterns or trace existing images.

Highlights
  • Bead loom pattern editor
  • Extensive color palette
  • Over 400 stamps, inserts, and borders
  • Photo to pattern conversion
  • Image tracing functionality
  • Save, email, and print patterns
Features
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Bead Loom Pattern Creator for your mobile device. Comes with 4 free bead loom patterns. Download is free. To activate creation is $2.99 To create Bead Loom patterns, select Create a Bead Loom pattern button. The Bead Loom pattern editor will appear. Fill in the squares with beads of any color. To get started - Use the pencil to add beads to your bead loom pattern. Use the Eraser to remove beads from your pattern. You also can select from over 400 stamps, inserts and borders to apply to your bead loom pattern. Icons from left to right in the icon bar are: Color icon - use to add new beads with different colors to your bead list. Save icon - use to save your bead loom pattern. Pencil icon - use to add beads to your bead loom pattern. Eraser icon - use to remove beads from your bead loom pattern. Stamps icon - selectable little stamps (little bead designs) to add to your bead loom pattern. Patterns icon - selectable patterns to insert into your bead loom pattern. Inserts icon - selectable list of bead patterns to add to your pattern (like roses). Dropper icon - lets you extract a bead color from your pattern and add more of that bead to your bead loom pattern. Bucket icon - use to fill selected area with beads of the current color. Trim icon - remove squares from your bead loom pattern. Undo icon - undo each last change you made to the bead loom pattern. Redo icon - redo each change you undid. Cut icon - remove some beads from the pattern. Copy icon - copy some beads from the pattern. Paste icon - paste copied beads to the pattern. Zoom in icon - magnify the bead loom pattern. Zoom out icon - minify the bead loom pattern. Symbols icon - display a unique symbol on the bead to indicate it's color value. Picture icon - select a picture from your device and convert to a bead loom pattern. Social media icon - email etc. your pattern. Print icon - print your pattern. Trace icon - select a picture from your device and it displays over your bead loom pattern. Now you can trace it. Resize bars - resize bars are display at the bottom right corner of your bead loom pattern. Drag them to resize your bead loom pattern.

Screenshots

StitchSketch4 screens
Bead Loom4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Bead Loom at Free against StitchSketch's $9.99. StitchSketch's advantage is review sentiment (73% vs 33%) and in-app purchases (none vs 1). 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

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

UpkeepUpdate frequency

StitchSketch ships an update every 2 weeks, Bead Loom every 4 months. The most recent releases landed on October 26, 2026 and October 9, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard7 real differences · 4 level
StitchSketch versus Bead Loom: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterStitchSketchBead Loom
Price$9.99Free — better
Rating4.1 (403 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews72.7% of reviews — better33.3% of reviews
Number of ratings403 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 2 weeks — betterEvery 4 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationPaidFree with in-app purchases — better
Best chart rank#63 — better—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS13.6 — better15.6
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 reviews220 reviews
Positive72.7%
Neutral13.6%
Negative13.6%

Bead Loom

Written reviews6 reviews
Positive33.3%
Neutral0.0%
Negative66.7%

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)

Bead Loom

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

StitchSketch

No in-app purchases

1 purchases

Bead Loom

One-time1
  • Bead Loom Activation$2.99

Questions

Is StitchSketch free?
StitchSketch costs $9.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is Bead Loom free?
Bead Loom is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do StitchSketch or Bead Loom have ads?
Neither StitchSketch nor Bead Loom shows ads.
Which is updated more often, StitchSketch or Bead Loom?
StitchSketch ships an update every 2 weeks, and Bead Loom every 4 months. Most recently, StitchSketch was updated on October 26, 2026 and Bead Loom on October 9, 2026.

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