For Them vs CrossStitch
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
For Them
This app is a virtual community space designed to foster gender joy and self-discovery. It offers tools for tracking identity and mood, in-app journaling, and access to events. Membership provides exclusive perks and a voice in the app's development.
- Mood and identity tracker
- In-app journaling
- Digital wallet for events
- Community connection
- Outfit tracking
- Exclusive member perks
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Welcome to The Playground: an untamable landscape of gender joy, a utopia that fosters shared individuality, and a platform where you can curate a space that reflects you in all your abundance. The For Them app is a virtual community space to uplift and hold one another, where you can connect with like-minded humans and collectively cultivate queer joy. **Users are provided:** - A mood and identity tracker to help you explore your sense of self as you grow through your queer journey - In-app journaling space to save reflections over time, showing how their evolution has become a revolution. - A digital wallet for our binary-breaking IRL and URL events, spanning all areas of queer life- from genderless guided self-pleasure webinars to in-person drag shows and queer speed dating. **Coming soon: Queer Worlds** - Connect - Find like-minded community - Browse events (virtual + IRL) - Self Discovery - Reflect (gender tracking with a new look + gender aura output) - Outfit tracking (queer fashion tracking and sharing to community) - Queer Products - The Binder - Member-only product drops - Collabs - Membership hub - Member-only perks ***Join the membership to receive member pricing and pre-sale access to hot queer event tickets and limited runs of gay FT products. Along with exclusive deals, The Playground also functions as a vital virtual community space for members to uplift and hold one another, where members will foster connections with like-minded humans and collectively cultivate queer joy. With our membership, you will also be invited to be part of making decisions that impact you at For Them, such as giving input on our product development and getting first eyes on work and jobs at FT.*** **For full Privacy Policy and our Terms of Service:** https://www.forthem.com/pages/privacy-policy https://www.forthem.com/pages/terms-of-service **CONNECT WITH US** Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/forthem.wellness TikTok - [@forthemwellness](https://www.tiktok.com/@forthemwellness) Instagram - @forthem If you have any questions or technical issues, please send us an email at hello@forthem.com and we will get back to you ASAP :) JOIN THE PLAYGROUND: A COMMUNITY FOR YOU, FOR US, FOR THEM
CrossStitch
This app helps cross stitch enthusiasts track their progress on patterns. Import charts, mark stitched areas with an overlay, and save your progress to pick up exactly where you left off. It's designed for offline use with no account or subscription required.
- Import cross stitch pattern files
- Zoom and pan charts
- Mark stitched areas with highlight overlay
- Track project progress and notes
- Offline-first workflow
- No account required
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CrossStitch-Viewer is a focused cross stitch pattern viewer built for hobbyists who want a simpler way to track stitching progress. Use CrossStitch-Viewer to: - import cross stitch pattern files from Files or Photos - zoom and pan charts smoothly on iPhone - mark stitched areas with an easy highlight overlay - track project progress and notes - reopen projects exactly where you stopped Why crafters choose it: - built for cross stitch, not generic document reading - simple markup for works in progress - offline-first workflow - no account required - no subscription Ideal for: - PDF cross stitch charts - image-based patterns - Etsy pattern downloads - multiple works in progress - travel stitching and couch stitching If you want a clean cross stitch pattern viewer without clutter, CrossStitch-Viewer is built for exactly that.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: For Them at Free against CrossStitch's $7.99. For Them also leads on rating (3.6 vs 1.0) and review sentiment (29% vs 0%). CrossStitch's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 4) and iOS requirement (13.0 vs 15.0). 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
For Them is free to download; CrossStitch costs $7.99 up front. For Them sells 4 in-app purchases, starting at $3.99 per month. CrossStitch asks for nothing beyond the download.
For Them holds the better App Store score, 3.6 against 1.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: For Them has 11 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 29% of For Them's written reviews are positive against 0% of CrossStitch's.
For Them ships an update weekly, CrossStitch every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on October 13, 2026 and October 9, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | For Them | CrossStitch |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free — better | $7.99 |
| Rating | 3.6 (11 ratings) — better | 1.0 (1 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 28.6% of reviews — better | 0.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 11 — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Weekly — better | Every 2 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Freemium — better | Paid |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 | 13.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 138 MB | 35 MB |
| Age rating | 17+ | 4+ |
| Developer | For Them, Inc. | 久燕 王 |
Customer experience
For Them
CrossStitch
In-app purchases
For Them
- AF+ Editorial7 Days trial$3.991 Month
- Monthly7 Days trial$15.001 Month
- Quarterly7 Days trial$24.003 Months
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- Yearly7 Days trial$72.001 Year
CrossStitch
No in-app purchases
