Comparison

Drillalog vs Threadster

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

Head to head
About

Drillalog

Organize your diamond painting supplies and projects. Track your drills, manage shopping lists, and journal your progress. Never forget what you have or need again.

Highlights
  • Track round and square drills
  • Manage shopping lists
  • Journal diamond painting projects
  • Search and filter drills by color/brand
  • Backup and restore data
  • Add notes to drills and lists
Features
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Keep track of your diamond painting drills and patterns. Plan and journal your projects. Keep a shopping list. Drillalog is an diamond painting drill catalog and organizer. It is easy to use with lots of options for searching, sorting, and browsing your data. Remember where you left off in each project. Don't buy multiples or forget what you need. Stay organized and enjoy your diamond painting! Free Features: - Keep track of your round and square drills of the standard DMC colors - Warning badges show when your stash is low - Add drills to shopping list - Filter shopping list by time frame needed Drillalog Pro Features: - Basic and specialty drills from various vendors like Diamond Dotz, ARTDOT, etc - Manually backup your data to iCloud and restore as needed. - Filter the list of drills to the set of brands/types you want to see - Select a drill like DMC 321 Red to find drills that are similar in color across brands and types. Adjust the accuracy of the color match to see more or fewer results. - Browse the drill catalog by all brands and drill types. - Add notes to your drill stash amounts and to your shopping list - Keep track of your patterns - Plan and journal your projects Drillalog Pro is an optional subscription that unlocks extra features. If you purchase Drillalog or Pro, payment will be charged to you iTunes account yearly. Auto-renewal may be turned off at any time by going to your settings in the App Store. Notes: - The catalog is a work in progress, and is regularly updated with additional brands and types. You are welcome to send an email if there is something specific you would like to see added to the catalog.   - The diamond drill colors displayed in Drillalog are approximate and may vary in real life, so always refer to actual drill samples for your final choice. Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Gem related icons by Icons8.

About

Threadster

Manage your thread inventory, projects, and color palettes with this comprehensive tracking app. It offers features for color matching, cost logging, pattern management, and creating custom palettes. Basic features are free, with advanced options available through a subscription.

Highlights
  • Inventory management for 3000+ threads
  • Color matching with real photos
  • Project cost and status tracking
  • Create reusable color palettes
  • Upload and manage PDF patterns
  • Custom thread and craft creation
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PLEASE NOTE: We now offer Basic and Pro subscription options to help manage your inventory, projects, and color palettes. Our Basic version is completely FREE, while our Threadster Pro subscription unlocks additional areas and features. Threadster also offers a 7-day free trial for new users. The free trial automatically converts to a 1-month Pro subscription, but this can be easily changed before the trial runs out if you decide that you’d prefer the 6 month or 12 month plan. You can find a full list of all the features below! **THREADSTER BASIC FREE FEATURES: • View & manage inventory for 3000+ DMC threads • Track inventory in whole & partial quantities • Customizable thread tracking • View similar threads for color matching • Auto add threads to Shopping List • Add custom notes for threads • Customizable inventory search & sorting • Export & print shopping lists • Light, Dark, & Monochromatic display • Data backup/restore options • Thread CSV Import (DMC only) **THREADSTER PRO SUBSCRIPTION FEATURES: • Create custom threads, crafts, & fabric • Create projects & reusable color palettes • Manage project status, priority, costs, & dimensions • Customizable project & palette search • Project start/stop timer & hourly rate calculator • Allocate inventory items to projects • View which projects items are assigned to • Create palettes from images with color picker • Find closest matching threads using hex codes • Assign matching threads to color palettes • Label threads & crafts for areas used in palettes • Create searchable tag library • Upload, view, mark, & print PDF patterns • Mass maintenance for inventory & shopping list • Thread CSV Import (Other brands, custom, & discontinued) After collaborating with the community, we're proud to offer a simple interface with the solutions you need to help manage thread inventories and projects of all kinds. Tired of not being able to easily track inventory, or need to color match with real photos of thread? Want to log costs for a project, save patterns, or create reusable color palettes? ..Threadster has you covered! Don't see a feature you need? We're always open to suggestions to help make Threadster the best it can be. If you have an idea you'd like to see implemented, simply contact us and we'll see if we can make it happen! Terms of Use: https://www.zeebam.com/threadstertermsofuse

Screenshots

Drillalog4 screens
Threadster4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: Threadster at every 4 weeks against Drillalog's every 13 months. Threadster also leads on ratings volume (21 vs 5). Drillalog's advantage is rating (5.0 vs 4.7) and review sentiment (100% vs 89%). On price, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model 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

Both are free to download. Drillalog sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $9.99 per year and Threadster sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Drillalog holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.7. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 5 and 21 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 100% of Drillalog's written reviews are positive against 89% of Threadster's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Drillalog ships an update every 13 months, Threadster every 4 weeks. Both last shipped on October 24, 2026.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Drillalog versus Threadster: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterDrillalogThreadster
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (5 ratings) — better4.7 (21 ratings)
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews — better88.9% of reviews
Number of ratings521 — better
Update frequencyEvery 13 monthsEvery 4 weeks — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFreemiumFreemium
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS16.0 — better16.4
Further details — not scored
Size6 MB96 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperDeborah GliddenArden Csolkovits

Customer experience

Drillalog

All ratings5 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Threadster

All ratings18 ratings
Positive88.9%
Neutral0.0%
Negative11.1%
Written reviews9 reviews
Positive88.9%
Neutral0.0%
Negative11.1%

In-app purchases

2 purchases

Drillalog

Subscriptions1
  • Drillalog Pro3 Days trial$9.991 Year
One-time1
  • Drillalog Pro Lifetime$29.99
3 purchases

Threadster

Subscriptions3
  • Threadster Pro7 Days trial$2.991 Month
  • Threadster Pro$14.996 Months
  • Threadster Pro$24.991 Year

Questions

Is Drillalog free?
Drillalog is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Threadster free?
Threadster is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Drillalog or Threadster?
Drillalog is rated higher. Drillalog averages 5.0 out of 5 from 5 ratings, while Threadster averages 4.7 from 21 ratings.
Do Drillalog or Threadster have ads?
Neither Drillalog nor Threadster shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Drillalog or Threadster?
Drillalog ships an update every 13 months, and Threadster every 4 weeks. Most recently, Drillalog was updated on October 24, 2026 and Threadster on October 24, 2026.

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