Comparison

Hearthlight vs Needlepoint Studio

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

Head to head
About

Hearthlight

Features
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Some moments don't need a quick fix. They need a wiser companion. Hearthlight is a quiet space to bring whatever is sitting with you — a feeling you can't shake, a situation you don't know how to react to — and hear how thirteen of humanity's great schools of thought might respond. Stoicism. Buddhism. Taoism. Existentialism. Aristotelian Virtue Ethics. Christian Wisdom. Sufism. Confucianism. Stoic-Cynic counsel. Epicureanism. Rationalism. Empiricism. Pragmatism. Each one speaks in its own voice, with its own concerns, its own framing of what matters. You'll hear agreement, disagreement, and sometimes a perspective that quietly changes the question itself. WHAT YOU CAN DO · Share a feeling or describe a situation in plain words · Receive thirteen distinct perspectives, streamed in one by one · Continue the conversation with any single school for a deeper, more concrete answer · Watch a quiet hearth glow over time — one ember for each pattern in how you think and feel, drawn only from your own past readings WHY "HEARTHLIGHT" The hearth is the oldest gathering place — the warm, steady center where people came to share stories, weigh decisions, and pass down hard-earned wisdom. Hearthlight is that quiet center, in your pocket. WHAT THIS APP IS NOT Hearthlight is a tool for reflection, not a replacement for a therapist, doctor, or crisis line. If you're in immediate distress, please reach out to a trained human. WHAT STAYS PRIVATE · No accounts, no email, no login · Your readings live only on your device · Your hearth is stored in your phone's keychain · Our server keeps nothing — your messages aren't logged or saved · One-tap "erase everything" if you ever want a clean slate Some questions are old enough that someone, somewhere, has already thought carefully about them. Hearthlight is how you ask them.

About

Needlepoint Studio

Organize your needlepoint projects, track your progress with photos, and manage your thread stash. Features a stitch library and a timer for your stitching sessions. Your data is private and stored locally.

Highlights
  • Project tracking with progress photos
  • Stitching session timer
  • Thread stash cataloging
  • Built-in stitch library with diagrams
  • Collection value and export
  • Private iCloud backup
  • Customizable themes
Features
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Learn to needlepoint, one stitch at a time. Needlepoint Studio teaches you the whole stitch library with animated, step-by-step lessons. Every stitch draws itself on the canvas, stroke by stroke, with a needle that shows exactly where the yarn goes. Play it, pause it, step through a single stitch, or slow it to half speed until it clicks. No other needlepoint app teaches this way. FOLLOW A GUIDED PATH Start with First Stitches, free for everyone. Then work through curated lessons in Beautiful Backgrounds, Texture Sampler, and Decorative Accents. Each path builds real skills in the order a teacher would give them. KEEP YOUR WHOLE CRAFT IN ONE STUDIO • Track every canvas from "kitted up" to finished, with progress photos and a before/after compare. • Time your stitching sessions and watch your streak and weekly minutes add up. A running timer stays on your Lock Screen and in the Dynamic Island. • Give a canvas a finish-by date and see, in plain language, whether you're on pace to make it. • Organize your fiber stash and stretcher bars: brand, color, count, and how much you have left. • Flag what you're low on, then take the whole To Buy list to the shop as a shopping list, so you never buy the same thread twice. KNOW WHAT IT'S ALL WORTH See the value of your collection at a glance, and export an insurance-ready CSV or PDF report: proof of everything you own, ready when you need it. CELEBRATE EVERY FINISH Finished canvases join a gallery grouped by year. Share a single project's before-and-after, or a whole year of stitching, as a card made for the feed. YOURS, EVERYWHERE, FOREVER Everything backs up privately through your own iCloud account. Get a new iPhone and your studio is already there. Add Home Screen and Lock Screen widgets, including a new stitch to learn every day. Log a session with one tap or by asking Siri, and jump to any project or stitch from Spotlight search. GO PRO YOUR WAY: SUBSCRIBE, OR PAY ONCE AND OWN IT FOREVER Studio Pro unlocks the full stitch library, all learning paths, unlimited projects, finish-by pacing, collection and shopping-list export, the Year-in-Review card, and nine extra studio themes. Choose a monthly or yearly subscription (yearly starts with a 3-day free trial), or make a single lifetime purchase that's yours forever. Every plan works on all your devices and shares with your household through Family Sharing. Your data is never locked behind Pro: everything you've made stays visible, editable, and synced even if a subscription ends. Terms of Use: https://pandataps.com/terms/needlepoint Privacy Policy: https://pandataps.com/privacy/needlepoint Made for needlepointers.

Screenshots

Hearthlight4 screens
Needlepoint Studio4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: Needlepoint Studio at weekly against Hearthlight's every 3 weeks. Hearthlight's advantage is iOS requirement (15.1 vs 18.6). 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Hearthlight sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per month and Needlepoint Studio sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Hearthlight ships an update every 3 weeks, Needlepoint Studio weekly. The most recent releases landed on September 26, 2026 and October 8, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
Hearthlight versus Needlepoint Studio: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterHearthlightNeedlepoint Studio
PriceFreeFree
Rating—5.0 (2 ratings) — better
Positive reviews—100.0% of reviews
Number of ratings—2 — better
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeksWeekly — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
Monetization—Free with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS15.1 — better18.6
Further details — not scored
Size51 MB4 MB
Age rating17+4+
DeveloperAdhyaan LLCPanda Taps LLC

In-app purchases

3 purchases

Hearthlight

Subscriptions3
  • Hearthlight Pro Lite$1.991 Month
  • Hearthlight Pro$2.991 Month
  • Hearthlight Pro Unlimited$4.991 Month
1 purchases

Needlepoint Studio

One-time1
  • Studio Pro$9.99

Questions

Is Hearthlight free?
Hearthlight is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Needlepoint Studio free?
Needlepoint Studio is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Hearthlight or Needlepoint Studio have ads?
Neither Hearthlight nor Needlepoint Studio shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Hearthlight or Needlepoint Studio?
Hearthlight ships an update every 3 weeks, and Needlepoint Studio weekly. Most recently, Hearthlight was updated on September 26, 2026 and Needlepoint Studio on October 8, 2026.

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