Sparkle Select vs StoneLab
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Sparkle Select
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Sparkle Select is a beautiful, beginner-friendly color coordination app designed to help you create stunning rhinestone palettes with more confidence and less guesswork. Created by The Baby’s Booty, Sparkle Select makes it easy to explore coordinated hotfix rhinestone color combinations for shirts, hats, bags, shoes, gifts, and more. Whether you are brand new to bling or already creating custom designs, Sparkle Select helps you choose colors that work beautifully together in just a few taps. Instead of staring at dozens of rhinestone colors and wondering what matches, Sparkle Select gives you a simple, guided way to build polished palettes using real rhinestone shades. It is a smart, stylish tool created for makers who want their projects to look beautiful without the overwhelm. With Sparkle Select, you can start with a color you already love, explore different harmony styles, and view coordinated palette options that feel intentional, balanced, and eye-catching. When you find a palette you love, you can save it for later or shop matching stones directly through The Baby’s Booty. Inside Sparkle Select, you can: Create coordinated rhinestone palettes with ease Start with a custom color and build around it Explore color harmony styles including Monochrome, Analogous, Complementary, and Triadic View palette tiles and matching rhinestone suggestions together Browse featured palettes for inspiration Save palettes for future projects Search sports team colors for matching rhinestone combinations Shop suggested stones directly from The Baby’s Booty Sparkle Select was designed to make color selection feel easier, faster, and more inspiring. It is especially helpful for: Beginners who want guidance choosing rhinestone colors Makers who want a more polished finished look Creative business owners who want to simplify design decisions Bling lovers who enjoy discovering new color combinations Shoppers who want a smoother path from inspiration to purchase The experience is simple, elegant, and easy to navigate. Sparkle Select was built to feel approachable for beginners while still offering a polished experience for experienced creators. Every part of the app is designed to help you move from idea to action with less hesitation and more confidence. Because Sparkle Select connects with The Baby’s Booty, it does more than inspire. It helps you take the next step. Once you discover a palette that fits your vision, you can shop coordinating hotfix rhinestones and bring your design to life with products from a trusted source in the bling community. That connection between inspiration and shopping is what makes Sparkle Select so helpful. It is not just about seeing pretty colors. It is about finding a combination you love and being able to actually use it. At The Baby’s Booty, we believe sparkle should feel exciting, creative, and accessible. We are proud to help our community learn, create, and shine through quality rhinestones, tools, education, and inspiration. Sparkle Select is a natural extension of that mission. Whether you are creating your very first rhinestone design or planning your next standout project, Sparkle Select helps you choose with clarity, create with confidence, and shop with ease. Download Sparkle Select and discover a smarter, more beautiful way to build, save, and shop coordinated rhinestone palettes. About The Baby’s Booty The Baby’s Booty is your go-to source for hotfix rhinestones, bling tools, creative education, and sparkle-filled inspiration. We help makers at every level create with confidence, style, and shine.
StoneLab
Transform artwork into true-size rhinestone templates. This app calculates stone placement, color counts, and cutting instructions for your designs. Create custom rhinestone patterns for various projects.
- Artwork to rhinestone template conversion
- Real rhinestone sizes (SS3-SS30)
- Multiple layout options (grid, honeycomb)
- Color detection and matching
- Stone editing and text tools
- Export to SVG, PDF, PNG, CSV, DXF
- Built-in guided design course
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StoneLab is the first app on the App Store to turn artwork into a true-size rhinestone template. Bring in a logo, drawing or photo, choose your stone size, and StoneLab works out where every stone goes, how many of each color you need, and exactly what to cut or print. DESIGN • Import from your photo library, files, or start from a blank canvas • Real rhinestone sizes, SS3 through SS30 (1.4 mm to 6.4 mm), or mix several sizes in one design • Set your design size in inches or centimeters and the gap between stones • Layouts: Lines (square grid), Honeycomb (tightest packing), Zipper, and Edge Lock (a locked outline with a packed fill) COLORS • Detects the colors in your artwork and groups them into stone colors • Choose whether white or black is the background to remove, and tap any patch to keep or remove it • Keep white inside shapes (an eye, the middle of an O) or leave it empty • Match colors to your manufacturer's palette EDIT • Select, add, draw, erase and recolor individual stones • Text and numbers in hundreds of fonts, perfect for names and team numbers • Layers, effects, transforms, reference images and a measurement grid • Undo and redo, saved versions you can go back to EXPORT • SVG at true size, PDF tiled to fit your paper, PNG preview, CSV stone coordinates • Stencil files for cutting (SVG and DXF) • Per-color files, supply lists and customer quotes • Mockups on your own photos LEARN • Built-in guided course walks you through every screen with practice designs PRIVACY StoneLab does not collect your data. Your artwork and projects stay on your device. SUBSCRIPTION Designing, editing and saving projects is free. Exporting requires StoneLab Pro: • StoneLab Pro Monthly, $9.99 per month • StoneLab Pro Yearly, $99.00 per year Payment is charged to your Apple Account at confirmation of purchase. Subscriptions renew automatically unless canceled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. Manage or cancel in Settings > Apple Account > Subscriptions. Terms of Use: https://xzindustries.dev/stonelab/terms/ Privacy Policy: https://xzindustries.dev/stonelab/privacy/
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Verdict
The clearest difference is iOS requirement: Sparkle Select at 15.1 against StoneLab's 26.0. On price, ads, in-app purchases 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
Both are free to download. Sparkle Select sells 8 one-off in-app purchases and StoneLab sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $9.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
| Parameter | Sparkle Select | StoneLab |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | — | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | — | 100.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | — | 1 — better |
| Update frequency | — | Weekly |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | — | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 15.1 — better | 26.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 52 MB | 9 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | The McQuackins Co LLC | XZ Industries LLC |
In-app purchases
Sparkle Select
- CollegeTeamPack$4.99
- HockeyTeamPack$4.99
- ProBasketballTeamPack$4.99
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- ProFootballTeamPack$4.99
- BaseballTeamPack$4.99
- SoccerTeamPack$4.99
- All Pro Teams Collection$12.99
- All Teams Ultimate Bundle$19.99
StoneLab
- StoneLab Pro Monthly$9.991 Month
- StoneLab Pro Yearly$99.001 Year
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