Comparison

Patchwork vs FlossDraft

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

Head to head
About

Patchwork

Create detailed charts for various crafts like cross stitch, knitting, and crochet. Transform photos into stitchable patterns, generate designs with AI, and match real-world thread colors. Export your work and track progress stitch by stitch.

Highlights
  • Design on a live pixel grid
  • Convert photos to patterns
  • AI-generated design starting points
  • Match real thread colors (DMC, Anchor, Madeira)
  • Export charts, PDFs, and shopping lists
  • Crafting mode for progress tracking
  • Private and ad-free
Features
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If it lives on a grid of color, you can make it in Patchwork. Cross stitch, knitting, crochet, needlepoint, and more. Built natively for iPhone, so it feels fast and at home on your device. Here is what you can do. Design on a live pixel grid. Place stitches one at a time or fill whole areas at once. Draw lines and shapes, copy and paste sections, work in layers, and step back through your history whenever you need to. Turn a photo into a pattern. Bring in any picture and Patchwork maps it to threads you can actually buy. No tracing, no guesswork. You get a chart you can start stitching instead of a screenshot you have to squint at. Generate with AI. Describe what you want and get a starting point in a tap, then refine it however you like. It is a head start, not a black box, and your work stays yours. Match real thread colors. The full DMC, Anchor, and Madeira libraries are built in, over 900 colors, so what you see on screen matches the floss in your hands. Export anything. Save your chart, your symbol key, or a print-ready PDF, plus a shopping list with stitch counts so you know exactly what to buy. Crafting Mode. Track your progress stitch by stitch. Patchwork remembers exactly where you left off. Make it yours with color themes that follow your style. Now the part that matters as much as the features. Your patterns are private. There is no account to make and no server of ours collecting your work. Everything stays on your device and syncs through your own iCloud, which only you can see. No advertising, no tracking, no analytics watching what you make. Patchwork is free to download so you can try it. When you are ready for everything, Patchwork Pro unlocks the full toolkit with one purchase. No subscription. iPad and Mac support are on the way, and your purchase and your patterns will come right along with you. If you stitch, knit, crochet, or design on a grid, Patchwork was made for you. Come make something. Questions or ideas? Write to support@withpatchwork.com. A real person reads every message. From pixels to stitches.

About

FlossDraft

Features
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Turn a favorite photo or an empty grid into a cross-stitch pattern you can inspect, edit and keep. PREVIEW BEFORE YOU PAY Choose the stitch dimensions, fabric count, thread brand and maximum number of colors. FlossDraft builds the complete pattern on your device so you can review the grid and material impact before unlocking premium export. EDIT THE STITCHES THAT MATTER - Draw or erase individual stitches - Use horizontal and vertical symmetry - Work with named, visible and lockable layers - Add text, lines, rectangles and ellipses - Undo and redo changes - Zoom across patterns from 20 to 300 stitches per side REAL THREAD PALETTES Map reduced colors to curated DMC or Anchor thread references. Check symbol, thread code, name and stitch usage in the materials summary. USEFUL EXPORTS The one-time FlossDraft Lifetime purchase unlocks: - Printable PDF pattern and materials legend - PNG preview with symbols and thread legend - OXS pattern for compatible cross-stitch tools A portable FlossDraft project archive remains free, so you can back up your work before purchasing. PRIVATE BY DESIGN Photo conversion happens locally. The source photo is discarded after conversion. Saved patterns stay on your device unless you explicitly export and share them. Product analytics and session replay may capture visible text, images and pattern content and associate it with a device or session for app analytics. This data is not used for cross-app tracking or advertising. See the Privacy Policy for details. No account. No subscription. See the full editable pattern first. Terms of Use: https://flossdraft.com/terms/ Privacy Policy: https://flossdraft.com/privacy/

Screenshots

Patchwork4 screens
FlossDraft4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is iOS requirement: FlossDraft at 17.0 against Patchwork'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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Patchwork sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and FlossDraft sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

Scorecard1 real difference · 8 level
Patchwork versus FlossDraft: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPatchworkFlossDraft
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (2 ratings) — better—
Number of ratings2 — better—
Update frequency—Every 10 days
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhoneiPhone, iPad — better
Requires iOS26.017.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size80 MB9 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperTroy ThomasPhi Truong Nguyen

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Patchwork

One-time1
  • Patchwork Pro$29.99
1 purchases

FlossDraft

One-time1
  • FlossDraft Lifetime$24.99

Questions

Is Patchwork free?
Patchwork is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is FlossDraft free?
FlossDraft is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Patchwork or FlossDraft have ads?
Neither Patchwork nor FlossDraft shows ads.

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