Comparison

Cross vs StitchChart

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

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About

Cross

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Cross-Stitch Copilot helps you keep your place in PDF cross-stitch patterns on iPhone and iPad. Open a chart you already own, mark the stitches or areas you have finished, and continue from the page and position where you stopped. Make a new pattern from a photo, follow your progress, and organize DMC floss in the same app. STITCH FROM PDF AND IMAGE CHARTS Keep your original PDF pattern visible while you work. Zoom into small symbols, move between pages, and mark completed areas directly on the chart. For stitch-by-stitch tracking, place a grid over a chart page, check its alignment, and mark individual cells. Your last PDF page, zoom level, and position are saved for the next session. You can also import a PNG or JPG chart, including a clear scan of a printed pattern. Review the detected grid and legend before using cell counts. The imported chart stays available as a reference while you stitch. FIND THE SYMBOL YOU NEED On a configured PDF page, select a chart symbol to highlight suggested matches. Check them against the original pattern before marking stitches complete. Focus on one symbol, see which cells are finished and which remain, and undo a mark when you need to correct it. You can mark a single cell or a matching area as you work. CREATE A CROSS-STITCH PATTERN FROM A PHOTO Turn a photo of a pet, landscape, drawing, or another subject into a new chart. Crop the image, choose the chart size and color settings, and preview the design before creating it. Each cell in the generated pattern represents one color and one symbol, so you can follow and mark the chart as you stitch. SEE WHAT YOU HAVE FINISHED View completed and remaining stitches, project completion, and recent activity in one place. Set goals and follow your stitching history. When a project has enough data, see an estimated finish time. Add notes and progress photos to remember how the work grew from the first stitches to the final details. KEEP FLOSS AND MATERIALS ORGANIZED Review DMC thread colors, record the floss you own, and make a shopping list for what you still need. For imported charts, check the pattern's own color key and confirm suggested symbol-to-thread matches before relying on material totals. PICK UP WHERE YOU LEFT OFF Your marks and project progress save as you work. Export a backup and restore it when needed. No account is required to begin. From a first cross-stitch kit to a detailed multi-page PDF, Cross-Stitch Copilot brings your pattern, symbol search, stitch counter, progress tracker, and floss list together in one calm workspace. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

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StitchChart

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StitchChart reads the cross-stitch chart you already own — a PDF from a designer, a photo of a paper chart, or an .oxs file — and turns it into something you can actually keep your place in. Import it, check the grid, and start marking. Every stitch you complete stays marked, for as many months as the piece takes. READS YOUR CHART, ON YOUR DEVICE • Symbol charts, color-block charts, and photographed paper charts • Finds the grid, the symbols, and the thread key, including DMC numbers • Everything is read on your device. Your charts are never uploaded and never leave your iPhone or iPad. MARK EVERY KIND OF STITCH • Tap a stitch, or press and hold to drag across a whole run • Full stitches, quarter, half and three-quarter fractionals, backstitch outlines, and French knots • A plain drag pans the chart, so you can move around and stitch with the same finger without marking by accident • Isolate one color at a time when you are working confetti KEEP THE COUNT HONEST • Stitches remaining, per color and overall • Park the threads you have set aside • Back up your progress to a file whenever you like — it is your work PICK UP ON EITHER DEVICE Progress syncs through your own iCloud account, so a chart you started on your iPhone is waiting on your iPad. Sync only ever adds completed stitches, so nothing you have marked can be removed by another device. YOUR WORK STAYS YOURS StitchChart has no pattern library and no catalog. You bring a chart you bought or own; we never host, distribute, or resell anyone's design. And the promise that matters most: the paywall gates starting something new, never continuing something you have already begun. A chart you have started stays fully usable — marking, progress, all of it — with or without a subscription. Months of work are never held hostage. STITCHCHART PREMIUM • Unlimited projects • Fractional stitches and backstitch outlines • iPhone and iPad sync through your own iCloud • Thread parking $29.99 per year or $12.99 per month, each with a 7-day free trial, or Forever Access as a single $49.99 payment that never renews. Subscriptions renew automatically unless canceled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. Manage or cancel in your Apple Account settings. Terms of Use: https://andromedakinship.com/stitchchart/terms.html Privacy Policy: https://andromedakinship.com/stitchchart/privacy.html DMC, Anchor, and Madeira are trademarks of their respective owners. StitchChart is independent and is not affiliated with, authorized, or endorsed by them. Floss numbers are provided for reference only.

Screenshots

Cross4 screens
StitchChart4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Cross at none against StitchChart's 3. On price, ads, device support and iOS requirement 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. StitchChart sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $12.99 per month. Cross asks for nothing beyond the download.

Scorecard1 real difference · 7 level
Cross versus StitchChart: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterCrossStitchChart
PriceFreeFree
Rating—5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Number of ratings—1 — better
Update frequencyEvery 2 days—
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
DevicesiPhone, iPad, Mac — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS17.016.4 — better
Further details — not scored
Size72 MB44 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperMikhail Andrewywvich ChekalinMichael Dube

In-app purchases

None

Cross

No in-app purchases

3 purchases

StitchChart

Subscriptions2
  • StitchChart Premium Monthly7 Days trial$12.991 Month
  • StitchChart Premium Annual7 Days trial$29.991 Year
One-time1
  • Forever Access$49.99

Questions

Is Cross free?
Cross is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is StitchChart free?
StitchChart is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Cross or StitchChart have ads?
Neither Cross nor StitchChart shows ads.

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