Comparison

Stitchpoint vs iStitches Five

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

Head to head
About

Stitchpoint

This app helps needlepoint enthusiasts track their projects, organize crafting supplies, and discover new stitches and inspiration. Connect with a community of fellow stitchers to see their work and learn from their techniques. Find your next project and manage your entire needlepoint journey.

Highlights
  • Project tracking from start to finish
  • Organize threads, beads, and needle minders
  • Wishlist for desired canvases
  • Stitch library with real examples
  • Inspiration bookmarking
  • Community feed of stitcher projects
Features
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For the needlepoint obsessed. Stitchpoint is the free needlepoint app for tracking canvases, threads, stitches, and the community of stitchers around you. Track every canvas from kit to finished piece. Search your needlepoint notions. Learn new stitches. Find the needlepoint shops near you. Find your next project in another stitcher's finished piece. WHAT YOU GET PROJECT TRACKING Every needlepoint project, from the moment you pick a canvas to the day it comes back from the finisher. Every WIP, every finished piece. YOUR NOTIONS, ORGANIZED Threads, wools, silks, ribbons, beads, needle minders, stretcher bars. Know what is in your stash before you buy that DMC 310 again. THE LNS DIRECTORY Local needlepoint shops, wherever you are. See which shops stitchers call home, and what they love about each one. YOUR LNS PASSPORT A stamp for every shop you visit. Photos to remember the trip. A list of the shops you want to visit next. A WISHLIST FOR THE CANVASES YOU LOVE Save canvases into collections. Christmas. For your mom. Maybe next year. No more losing canvases in your camera roll. A STITCH LIBRARY, WITH REAL EXAMPLES Every needlepoint stitch you might want to learn, with diagrams and real examples from other stitchers. INSPIRATION THAT GOES SOMEWHERE Bookmark what catches your eye — color combinations, finishing ideas, framing choices. Your visual notebook. A COMMUNITY OF STITCHERS Watch other stitchers' canvases go from kit to finished piece, and see exactly which threads, stitches, and canvases they used. New to needlepoint? You will not have to guess what to buy or which stitches to learn first. FREE FOREVER Your projects, your notions, and your wishlist stay free forever. The Skein is a yearly membership for stitchers who want a few extras and want to support what we are building. THE STORY IS SHORT Stitchpoint started with the questions stitchers kept asking each other. Which threads work for which canvases. What is already in the stash at home. How to learn a stitch you have never tried. My wife needlepoints. She told me there should be an app for it. I started building it that day. Since then we have listened to stitchers, canvas designers, shop owners, and finishers. They told us what they actually needed. We build that. Stitchpoint is for them, and for everyone who finds their way to needlepoint next. WORKS BEST FOR Needlepoint canvases, hand-painted and printed. Threads from any brand you collect. Stitches from bargello to basketweave. Stitchers who track their WIPs, build a wishlist, plan a shop hop, and want to see how the community fills a background. Made with care for the needlepoint community. Terms of Use: https://stitchpoint.app/terms

About

iStitches Five

Features
Currently charting
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Your stitch obsession just got bigger. iStitches Volume Five adds 300 more stitches, ready whenever you are, whether you’re hunting for something specific or just wandering down a creative rabbit hole. Browse by name if you know what you want. Browse by type if you don’t (honestly, that’s where the fun is). Tap into any stitch to see the diagram, zoom in on the details, and flip through options without losing your place. Found something you love? Save it. Found ten things you love? Even better. Now you can create folders and organize your favorites by project, mood, or “I have no idea what I’m doing but this looks fabulous.” It’s your personal stitch library—built your way. Created by Ruth Schmuff of Bedecked & Beadazzled. Because when everything is in one place… anything is possible.

Screenshots

Stitchpoint4 screens
iStitches Five4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Stitchpoint at Free against iStitches Five's $24.99. Stitchpoint also leads on update cadence (every 3 days vs weekly) and iOS requirement (15.1 vs 17.4). iStitches Five's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 2) and chart position (#165 vs unranked). On ads 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Stitchpoint is free to download; iStitches Five costs $24.99 up front. Stitchpoint sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $7.99 per month. iStitches Five asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Stitchpoint ships an update every 3 days, iStitches Five weekly. The most recent releases landed on October 12, 2026 and October 7, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 6 level
Stitchpoint versus iStitches Five: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterStitchpointiStitches Five
PriceFree — better$24.99
Rating4.9 (217 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings217 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 3 days — betterWeekly
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
Best chart rank—#165 — better
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS15.1 — better17.4
Further details — not scored
Size49 MB120 MB
Age rating9+4+
DeveloperBarrett SchonefeldBedecked & Beadazzled LLC

In-app purchases

2 purchases

Stitchpoint

Subscriptions2
  • The Card$7.991 Month
  • The Skein$79.991 Year
None

iStitches Five

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Stitchpoint free?
Stitchpoint is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is iStitches Five free?
iStitches Five costs $24.99, with no in-app purchases.
Do Stitchpoint or iStitches Five have ads?
Neither Stitchpoint nor iStitches Five shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Stitchpoint or iStitches Five?
Stitchpoint ships an update every 3 days, and iStitches Five weekly. Most recently, Stitchpoint was updated on October 12, 2026 and iStitches Five on October 7, 2026.

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