Stitch Creator vs Beamer Notes
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Stitch Creator
Transform your photos into intricate cross-stitch patterns with ease. This application guides you through a simple three-step process to convert any image into a stitchable chart. You can then print or share your custom patterns to begin your next creative project.
- Photo to cross-stitch pattern conversion
- Load images from Photo Library or camera
- Specify pattern size and floss colors
- Optimized cross-stitch chart generation
- Print or share patterns
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Turn your photos and ideas into beautiful stitch patterns with Stitch Creator. Whether you are designing for cross-stitch, needlepoint, or pixel-style projects, Stitch Creator helps you create clean, customizable patterns right from your iPhone or iPad. Import an image, adjust colors and details, and preview your design before you start stitching. Features: - Convert photos into stitch-friendly patterns - Edit and refine pattern details with intuitive tools - Adjust colors and simplify palettes for cleaner results - Zoom and pan for precise editing and pattern checking - Save and organize your patterns in your personal library - Designed for both beginners and experienced stitchers From quick inspiration to detailed projects, Stitch Creator gives you the control you need to craft patterns you will love to stitch.
Beamer Notes
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Beamer Notes is a two-screen presenter for slide decks made with LaTeX Beamer and “show notes on second screen”. Your iPad shows the current slide, your private speaker notes, and a preview of what’s next — while the projector shows only the slide, cleanly letterboxed on black. Draw with Apple Pencil and every stroke appears on the projector in real time, in exactly the right place. Fingers are free to turn pages, so your palm never leaves a mark. YOUR IPHONE AS A REMOTE Step away from the lectern. Your iPhone shows your speaker notes, the next slide and the timer, turns pages, and aims the laser pointer on the projector. It pairs straight to your iPad — no shared Wi-Fi, no account, nothing to set up. AND A MAC FOR THE TIDYING UP Beamer Notes on the Mac keeps your library in order between talks — folders, colours, renaming, sorting, on a big screen with a keyboard. Everything stays in step with your iPad over iCloud. Presenting remains the iPad’s job. It is free on the Mac App Store, and a Full Version bought on iPad carries over with Restore Purchases. FEATURES • Dual screen over HDMI or AirPlay — the audience sees only the slide, never your notes or controls. • Apple Pencil ink with live mirroring, through the system drawing palette: pen, monoline, fountain pen, pencil and marker; a pixel eraser and an object eraser; lasso to move what you have already drawn; a ruler for straight lines; any colour, any width. Plus a laser pointer with an optional comet trail. • Tabs — keep several decks open at once, drag to reorder, and they reopen where you left off. • Speaker notes shown full-width with pinch-to-zoom, plus a next-slide preview. • Automatic layout detection for notes on the right, left, top, or bottom — 16:9 and 4:3 — with a manual override when you need it. • Count-up timer and an adjustable countdown with an on-screen “time’s up” alert only you can see. • Navigate by tap, swipe, on-screen arrows, hardware keyboard, USB or Bluetooth presenter clickers, or your iPhone. • Tappable table-of-contents and \hyperlink jumps inside the PDF. • Thumbnail overview that marks the pages you’ve annotated. • An in-app library with coloured folders, synced through iCloud and organisable on your Mac; import via Files, AirDrop, or the share sheet, and a revised PDF with the same name can replace the old one. Plain PDFs work too. • Decks are fetched to the device in the background, so they open with no network at all — and anything not yet downloaded is marked in the library. • Your ink is saved automatically and survives quitting the app. Built for lecture-hall reliability. No account, no tracking, no data collection. Free to try with three of your own PDFs. The built-in tutorials are always free, and reopening a deck you have already used never counts again. Need more? Add ten or thirty decks whenever you like, or unlock unlimited decks forever with a single purchase. TIP FOR PROJECTORS Connect the display before you begin and stay in Beamer Notes for the talk. On iPadOS 26 and 27 the system sometimes does not hand the external screen back to an app that has been in the background; if the projector starts mirroring your iPad, quit Beamer Notes and open it again with the display connected.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: Beamer Notes at every 3 days against Stitch Creator's monthly. On price, ads, in-app purchases 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
Both are free to download. Stitch Creator sells 1 in-app purchase, starting at $1.99 per 3 months and Beamer Notes sells 3 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Stitch Creator ships an update monthly, Beamer Notes every 3 days. The most recent releases landed on October 7, 2026 and October 13, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Stitch Creator | Beamer Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.8 (17 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 17 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Monthly | Every 3 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad, Mac — better |
| Requires iOS | 17.6 — better | 18.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 4 MB | 2 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Mikhail Kuznetsov | Wei Chen |
In-app purchases
Stitch Creator
- Subscription7 Days trial$1.993 Months
Beamer Notes
- Add 10 Decks$1.99
- Add 30 Decks$4.99
- Full Version$9.99









