Comparison

Threadster vs Stitch Organizer

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

Stitch Organizer

Manage your embroidery floss, projects, and shopping lists in one app. Track your existing threads, import color keys from patterns, and plan your next project. Avoid buying duplicates and easily create shopping lists for needed supplies.

Highlights
  • Floss inventory by color number
  • Pattern color key import
  • Project planning and needs assessment
  • Automated shopping list creation
  • Storage box organization
  • Fabric and floss calculators
Features
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Stitch Organizer: your floss, your projects, your shopping list. All in one place. Never buy a skein you already own again. KNOW WHAT YOU HAVE • Add your floss by color number: DMC, Anchor, Sullivan's or any brand you like • See every color as a true-to-thread swatch • Count part skeins too, even half or a quarter LET THE APP READ YOUR PATTERN • Take a photo of the color key, or pick the page from a PDF • The floss numbers fill in for you, ready to check • Your first pattern import is free PLAN EACH PROJECT • See which colors you have and which you still need • Floss for the projects you're stitching is kept aside • Add a photo, notes and your fabric SHOP WITHOUT GUESSING • One tap adds what's missing to your shopping list • Tick it off at the store and it goes straight into your stash ALSO INSIDE • Storage boxes, so you know where every color lives • Fabric and floss calculators • A backup file you keep, for a new phone No accounts. No ads. Your stash and projects stay on your phone. STITCH ORGANIZER PRO (OPTIONAL) Unlimited projects and storage boxes, Pattern Import (fair use applies), and skeins worked out from your pattern's stitch counts. Your stash and shopping list are always free. Pro is a yearly subscription. It renews automatically unless you cancel at least 24 hours before the end of the year, in your account settings. Terms of Use: https://samer.my/stitch_organizer.github.io/terms-of-use.html Privacy Policy: https://samer.my/stitch_organizer.github.io/privacy-policy.html Made by one stitcher, for stitchers. Happy stitching!

Screenshots

Threadster4 screens
Stitch Organizer4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: Stitch Organizer at every 8 days against Threadster's every 6 weeks. Threadster's advantage is review sentiment (89% vs 80%). On price, rating, ratings volume 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Threadster sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month and Stitch Organizer sells 1 in-app purchase, starting at $14.99 per year. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.7 for Threadster against 4.6 for Stitch Organizer. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 22 and 11 respectively. Written reviews are what separate them: 89% of Threadster's written reviews are positive against 80% of Stitch Organizer's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Threadster ships an update every 6 weeks, Stitch Organizer every 8 days. The most recent releases landed on November 8, 2026 and November 11, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
Threadster versus Stitch Organizer: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterThreadsterStitch Organizer
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.7 (22 ratings) — better4.6 (11 ratings)
Positive reviews88.9% of reviews — better80.0% of reviews
Number of ratings22 — better11
Update frequencyEvery 6 weeksEvery 8 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFreemiumFreemium
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS16.416.4
Further details — not scored
Size116 MB60 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperArden CsolkovitsSAMER SEFRANI

Customer experience

Threadster

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

Stitch Organizer

All ratings11 ratings
Positive90.9%
Neutral0.0%
Negative9.1%
Written reviews5 reviews
Positive80.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative20.0%

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

Stitch Organizer

Subscriptions1
  • Stitch Organizer Pro$14.991 Year

Questions

Is Threadster free?
Threadster is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Stitch Organizer free?
Stitch Organizer is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Threadster or Stitch Organizer?
Threadster is rated higher. Threadster averages 4.7 out of 5 from 22 ratings, while Stitch Organizer averages 4.6 from 11 ratings.
Do Threadster or Stitch Organizer have ads?
Neither Threadster nor Stitch Organizer shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Threadster or Stitch Organizer?
Threadster ships an update every 6 weeks, and Stitch Organizer every 8 days. Most recently, Threadster was updated on November 8, 2026 and Stitch Organizer on November 11, 2026.

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