Grafika vs Blackwork Pattern Creator
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Grafika
Create unlimited handwritten notes and detailed sketches with a variety of tools. This digital notebook allows for canvas layers, changeable backgrounds, and image imports, making it a versatile replacement for traditional notebooks.
- Unlimited canvas size
- Drawing and writing tools
- Canvas layers
- Changeable backgrounds
- Import images
- Export as image
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Grafika is an electronic notebook application. Grafika allow you to make handwritten notes of unlimited size, as well as draw sketches. The application is very easy to use. It is supposed to use the Apple Pencil stylus. Application features: - unlimited canvas size; - a set of ready-to-use drawing and writing tools; - canvas layers; - changeable backgrounds; - import images; - export as an image. The application was created as a replacement of an ordinary notebook with an electronic one.
Blackwork Pattern Creator
Create intricate blackwork embroidery patterns on your mobile device. Draw directly on a grid, add pre-made stamps, inserts, and borders, and utilize a variety of editing tools. Share your finished designs easily.
- Draw patterns on a grid
- Add stamps, inserts, and borders
- Color selection and manipulation
- Cut, copy, paste, and rotate designs
- Undo/redo functionality
- Zoom and resize patterns
- Share designs via email/text
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Blackwork Embroidery Creator for your mobile device. Comes with free patterns. Download is free. One time only activation for creation is $2.99. To create a Blackwork pattern, select "Create a Blackwork Pattern" button. The Blackwork Pattern Editor will appear. Using the pencil draw your pattern on the grid. You can also select from over 200 stamps, inserts and borders to apply to your Blackwork pattern. Features - buttons in button bar left to right 1. Color button - select any color 2. Save button - save your Blackwork pattern 3. Pencil button - draw stitches 4. Eraser button - erase stitches 5. Move button - move stitches 6. Resize button - resize a stitch 7. Inserts button - add pattern inserts to your pattern (like birds) 8. Stamps button - add little stamps (little designs) to add to your pattern 9. Borders button - add borders to your pattern. Borders automatically wrap around your pattern. 10. Dropper button - select a stitch color from your pattern to use for drawing more stitches 11. Bucket button - change the color of a stitch 12. Bucket+ button - change all stitches of the same color to a different color 13. Bucket++ button - change all stitches to a different color 14. Undo button - undo last things you did 15. Redo button - redo the things you undid 16. Selection button - select area of Blackwork pattern to cut or copy 17. Cut button - remove all stitches under selected area. See item 16. 18. Copy button - copy all stitches under selected area. See item 16. 19. Paste button - paste the cut or copied stitches. See item 16,17 and 18. 20. Rotate button - rotate selected area (see item 16) or whole pattern 21. Zoom in button - zoom in on your pattern 22. Zoom out button - zoom out on your pattern 23. Share button - share a picture of your Blackwork pattern using email, text etc. 24. Help button - learn how to use all the buttons 25. Resize bars - resize bars are display at the bottom right corner of your Blackwork pattern. Drag them to resize your Blackwork pattern.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Grafika at 2.5 against Blackwork Pattern Creator's 1.0. Grafika also leads on review sentiment (67% vs 33%) and update cadence (fortnightly vs every 4 months). Blackwork Pattern Creator's advantage is iOS requirement (13.0 vs 15.0). On price, ratings volume, ads and in-app purchases 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. Grafika sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and Blackwork Pattern Creator sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Grafika holds the better App Store score, 2.5 against 1.0. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 2 and 1 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 67% of Grafika's written reviews are positive against 33% of Blackwork Pattern Creator's.
Grafika ships an update fortnightly, Blackwork Pattern Creator every 4 months. The most recent releases landed on August 15, 2026 and July 21, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Grafika | Blackwork Pattern Creator |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 2.5 (2 ratings) — better | 1.0 (1 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 66.7% of reviews — better | 33.3% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 2 — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Fortnightly — better | Every 4 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 | 13.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 9 MB | 13 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Nikolay Denislamov | Sand Castle Designs, Inc |
Customer experience
Grafika
Blackwork Pattern Creator
In-app purchases
Grafika
- Purchase full version$3.99
Blackwork Pattern Creator
- Blackwork Creator Activate$2.99
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