Comparison

Threadster vs Stitchcraft

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

Head to head
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 • DMC barcode scanner • 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

About

Stitchcraft

This app is an offline embroidery companion offering animated stitch tutorials, project planning tools, and a DMC floss color palette. It helps users manage their thread inventory and fabric calculations, with advanced features for pattern generation and inventory management available through an upgrade.

Highlights
  • Animated stitch tutorials
  • DMC floss color palette
  • Project planning and tracking
  • Thread and fabric calculators
  • Pattern generation (Pro)
  • Thread inventory management (Pro)
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Stitchcraft is a calm, offline companion for hand embroidery — a pocket studio for anyone who loves picking up a needle. Learn new stitches through smooth step-by-step animations, plan projects, size your fabric and floss before your first piece, and keep your thread stash in order. No sign-in. No ads. No cloud. Everything you need is already on your phone. STITCH LIBRARY — 35 carefully animated stitch tutorials: Running, Back, Satin, French Knot, Lazy Daisy, Couching, Fishbone, Bullion, and more — Slow playback, reduce-motion support, and clear tips on tension and thread count DMC PALETTE — Browse 60 real DMC floss colors by family or search — Save favorites and grab color codes without flipping through a paper card PROJECT TRACKER — Name each piece, set a deadline, jot notes, and log your time in 15-minute chunks — Track progress and mark pieces complete — every record stays on-device THREAD & FABRIC TOOLS — Thread calculator: stitches + strands + count → floss length to pull — Fabric size calculator for 11, 14, 16, 18, and 22 count Aida or evenweave — Copy any result into your notes or shopping list PATTERN STUDIO (Pro) — Generate mandalas, borders, monograms, and geometric motifs — Tune layers, density, rotation, and stroke — export a clean PNG to print or trace — Save designs to come back to later THREAD INVENTORY (Pro) — Log the skeins you own with reorder thresholds — See what you're low on before your next supply run Pick up your hoop, slow down, and let the stitches do the talking.

Screenshots

Threadster4 screens
Stitchcraft4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Threadster at 4.7 against Stitchcraft's 1.5. Threadster also leads on ratings volume (22 vs 2) and iOS requirement (16.4 vs 18.0). 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. Threadster sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month and Stitchcraft sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Threadster holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 1.5. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Threadster has 22 ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Threadster versus Stitchcraft: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterThreadsterStitchcraft
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.7 (22 ratings) — better1.5 (2 ratings)
Positive reviews88.9% of reviews—
Number of ratings22 — better2
Update frequencyEvery 6 weeks—
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFreemiumFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad — betteriPhone
Requires iOS16.4 — better18.0
Further details — not scored
Size116 MB3 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperArden CsolkovitsVyacheslav Shumkov

Customer experience

Threadster

All ratings22 ratings
Positive90.9%
Neutral0.0%
Negative9.1%
Written reviews9 reviews
Positive88.9%
Neutral0.0%
Negative11.1%

Stitchcraft

All ratings1 ratings
Positive0.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative100.0%

In-app purchases

3 purchases

Threadster

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

Stitchcraft

One-time1
  • Stitchcraft Pro$0.99

Questions

Is Threadster free?
Threadster is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Stitchcraft free?
Stitchcraft is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Threadster or Stitchcraft?
Threadster is rated higher. Threadster averages 4.7 out of 5 from 22 ratings, while Stitchcraft averages 1.5 from 2 ratings.
Do Threadster or Stitchcraft have ads?
Neither Threadster nor Stitchcraft shows ads.

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