AcuEdit vs PFAFF® ImageStitch
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
AcuEdit
Edit embroidery designs on your iPad wirelessly. Modify designs in real-time, even while your sewing machine is in operation. Send finished designs directly to your compatible sewing machine to begin stitching.
- Wireless editing via LAN
- Real-time design modification
- Direct transfer to sewing machine
- Move, rotate, resize designs
- Flip and mirror images
- Change thread colors
- Undo/Redo functionality
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The AcuEdit app allows you to edit Janome embroidery designs on your iPad using Wireless LAN. You can edit designs anywhere, anytime! Embroidery designs can even be edited when your machine is sewing. Send the design data to your sewing machine and you are ready to go! AcuEdit is compatible with the following sewing machine models: Please refer to the following link : https://www7.janome.co.jp/global/softupdate/acuedit/ Linking with sewing machine using Wireless LAN * You can send embroidery data from your iPad to your sewing machine. The machine can start sewing your new designs upon receiving the data. * AcuEdit can also receive embroidery designs from the Ready to Sew and Editing modes of your sewing machine. AcuEdit Feature List * Move * Rotate * Enlarge/Reduce * Mirror image * Vertical flip * Centering * Cornering * Copy and paste * Arching (monogramming) * Space adjustment (monogramming) * Delete * Ability to change thread colors * Ability to change sewing order * Ability to Undo and Redo any change you make * Edit embroidery designs by using the controller on the screen. * Basic editing can also be made by moving two fingers across the screen. * iPad photos can be displayed as the background of the editing screen. Import embroidery designs * Select designs from your embroidery collection on your iPad. * You can use all built-in designs from compatible sewing machines. (to use the built-in designs from Memory Craft 15000, first connect to your sewing machine and then you can download the latest embroidery designs from the sewing machine.) (to use the built-in designs from SKYLINE S9/ atelier 9, it's necessary to download the embroidery designs from your sewing machine.) * You can add monogramming designs by inputting them using the keypad. * iTunes enables import of embroidery designs from the internet or your PC to your iPad. * Embroidery designs can now be imported from email attachment files , online storage services and other apps. Save embroidery designs * Save embroidery designs on your iPad. * View and delete thumbnails of embroidery designs. Compatible embroidery formats * jef * jef+ * jpx
PFAFF® ImageStitch
Transform your photos into embroidery designs with this app. Save your creations to your mySewnet™ Account for seamless synchronization with compatible sewing machines. Explore various filters to customize the size and effects of your embroidery patterns.
- Create embroidery designs from photos
- Save designs to mySewnet™ Account
- Synchronize with compatible machines
- Apply filters for size and effects
- User-friendly interface
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Use this app to take a photo and quickly create an embroidery design. Then save it to your mySewnet™ Account and it will be synchronized to your mySewnet™-compatible sewing and embroidery machine, ready for you to stitch out. Choose from different filters for different sizes and effects on the generated embroidery design. Note: To be able to use this app in full you need to have a mySewnet™-compatible sewing and embroidery machine.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: PFAFF® ImageStitch at 3.1 against AcuEdit's 2.7. PFAFF® ImageStitch also leads on device support (3 vs 1) and iOS requirement (9.0 vs 16.0). AcuEdit's advantage is review sentiment (18% vs 0%). On price, ratings volume, update cadence and ads 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
PFAFF® ImageStitch holds the better App Store score, 3.1 against 2.7. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 11 and 8 respectively. Written reviews complicate that: 18% of AcuEdit's written reviews are positive against 0% of PFAFF® ImageStitch's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.
AcuEdit ships an update every 8 months, PFAFF® ImageStitch every 12 months. The most recent releases landed on October 1, 2026 and September 27, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | AcuEdit | PFAFF® ImageStitch |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 2.7 (11 ratings) | 3.1 (8 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 18.2% of reviews — better | 0.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 11 — better | 8 |
| Update frequency | Every 8 months — better | Every 12 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPad | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 16.0 | 9.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 70 MB | 28 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | JANOME Corporation | VSM Group AB |
Customer experience
AcuEdit
PFAFF® ImageStitch
In-app purchases
AcuEdit
No in-app purchases
PFAFF® ImageStitch
No in-app purchases
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