Cross Stitch Pattern Maker vs NeedlePointer
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Cross Stitch Pattern Maker
Design custom cross-stitch and needlepoint patterns from scratch or by importing images. Features include a vast color palette, image effects, and a mark-up tool to track your progress. Easily export and organize your creations.
- Import images for pattern creation
- Over 400 colors available
- Image effect slider for reproduction
- Color replacement tool
- Mark-up tool for progress tracking
- Export patterns to phone library
- Organize patterns with folders
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Cross Stitch Pattern Maker is your new app to create and design x-stitch, needlepoint, or patterns and canvas. Its minimalist design and user-friendly interface make the cross stitch pattern creation very easy. Import an image or start from scratch to design your first pattern. At any point, you can resize the pattern, change the background color, replace a color, or edit the background image. With our image effect slider, you can directly transform a background image to make it easier to reproduce as a cross-stitch model. The app contains more than 400 colors to choose from. Once finished, use the mark-up tool to keep track of your progress when stitching your new pattern. You can also export your pattern to your phone images to share it easily. Help and tutorials will guide you in your first steps within the cross stitch Pattern Maker app. What are you waiting for... let's create your first pattern! Happy stitching! Cross Stitch Pattern Maker key points: --------------------------------------- x - Dark and Light modes x - 400+ Colors to create amazing cross stitch patterns x - Cross Stitch Mark-up tool x - Image importer with opacity and cross stitch effect converter x - Color Replacement x - Background color picker x - Help and tutorial to learn how to use the app x - Export to your phone photo library x - Folders to organize your pattern by in-progress / finished x - Create patterns up to 200x200 stitches x - Ideal for x-stitch, needlepoint or crossstitch / cross stitch
NeedlePointer
This utility app helps users track and manage needle points. It offers a simple interface for recording and organizing point data, with options for advanced editing. Ideal for users who need precise point management.
- Needle point tracking
- Point data recording
- Point organization
- Advanced editing options
- Simple interface
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NeedlePointer helps needlepoint and embroidery stitchers organize projects, thread stash, canvases, progress, shopping lists, and patterns in one place. Track active and finished projects, save photos and notes, manage thread inventory by brand/color number/color name, mark canvases as kitted, create shopping lists, and use pattern editor tools. Optional purchases: - Remove Ads: one-time purchase - Premium Monthly: auto-renewable monthly subscription, $1.99/month in the US, unlocks premium editor tools and removes ads - Support the Creator: optional repeatable $1.99 support purchase Privacy Policy: https://samcarrara415.github.io/needletracker-privacy/PRIVACY_POLICY.html Terms of Use (EULA): https://samcarrara415.github.io/needletracker-privacy/TERMS_OF_USE.html Apple Standard EULA: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: NeedlePointer at 100% against Cross Stitch Pattern Maker's 37%. NeedlePointer also leads on rating (4.5 vs 3.4) and ads (none vs shown). On price, ratings volume, 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
Both are free to download. Cross Stitch Pattern Maker sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and NeedlePointer sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
NeedlePointer holds the better App Store score, 4.5 against 3.4. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 14 and 8 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 37% of Cross Stitch Pattern Maker's written reviews are positive against 100% of NeedlePointer's.
Cross Stitch Pattern Maker ships an update every 3 weeks, NeedlePointer weekly. The most recent releases landed on September 21, 2026 and September 17, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Cross Stitch Pattern Maker | NeedlePointer |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.4 (14 ratings) | 4.5 (8 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 37.0% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 14 — better | 8 |
| Update frequency | Every 3 weeks | Weekly — better |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 17.5 | 15.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 33 MB | 24 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Sylvain Huon | Samuel Carrara |
Customer experience
Cross Stitch Pattern Maker
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In-app purchases
Cross Stitch Pattern Maker
- Pro Version$3.99
NeedlePointer
- Premium Editor Monthly$1.991 Month
- Remove Ads$1.99
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