Comparison

Cross Stitch Game Threadlet vs Lala's Kitchen

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side โ€” with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

Cross Stitch Game Threadlet

Features
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Threadlet is a cozy stitch-style pixel coloring game with tiny preset charts you can fill one thread at a time. Choose a preset chart, pick a thread color, then fill matching cells until the pattern becomes a handmade little keepsake. It feels like a calm cross-stitch session, but lives on your phone. Features: - Play preset stitch-style pixel charts - Choose from cozy craft packs - Tap or drag to fill matching cells - Fill one selected thread color at a time - Undo recent stitches - Save finished charts to your private craft board - Works locally on your device If you want to make pixel art from your own photo, use PixelMe. Threadlet is the coloring and collecting place. Threadlet is built for cozy evenings, craft people, and anyone who wants pixels to feel a little more handmade. Threadlet Plus subscriptions renew automatically unless canceled in your App Store account at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. Terms of Use: https://threadlet.satoapps.com/terms Privacy Policy: https://threadlet.satoapps.com/privacy

About

Lala's Kitchen

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Welcome to Lala's Kitchen, a calm, cozy match-3 puzzle game built for players who want to unwind, not race a clock. There's no timer counting down. No energy meter forcing you to wait. No pressure to keep up. Just warm, hand-illustrated ingredients, satisfying matches, and a kitchen that's always ready when you are. FEATURES - Dozens of handcrafted levels, each with its own gentle challenge - Collect recipe cards as you play, building a real cookbook of rewards - Special combinations that spark satisfying chain reactions - A calm, player-controlled hint if you ever get stuck, never forced on you - Optional sound and haptics, off by default, because quiet is often better - Nothing to buy. Ever. Just play. Lala's Kitchen was built with one simple idea in mind: a puzzle game should feel like a warm afternoon in a kitchen you love, not another notification demanding your attention. Come cook, come relax, and take exactly as long as you'd like. The pot's always warming.

Screenshots

Cross Stitch Game Threadlet4 screens
Lala's Kitchen4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Lala's Kitchen at none against Cross Stitch Game Threadlet's 2. Lala's Kitchen also leads on iOS requirement (15.1 vs 17.0). Cross Stitch Game Threadlet's advantage is ads (none vs shown). On price, update cadence and device support there is nothing between them.

Scored on Price ยท Rating ยท Positive reviews ยท Number of ratings ยท Update frequency ยท Ads ยท In-app purchases ยท Monetization ยท Best chart rank ยท Devices ยท Requires iOS

CostPrice ยท In-app purchases ยท Ads ยท Monetization

Both are free to download. Cross Stitch Game Threadlet sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $3.99 per 7 days. Lala's Kitchen asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Cross Stitch Game Threadlet ships an update fortnightly, Lala's Kitchen every 10 days. The most recent releases landed on October 14, 2026 and October 20, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences ยท 3 level
Cross Stitch Game Threadlet versus Lala's Kitchen: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterCross Stitch Game ThreadletLala's Kitchen
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyFortnightlyEvery 10 days โ€” better
AdsNo โ€” betterYes
In-app purchasesYesNo โ€” better
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPod
Requires iOS17.015.1 โ€” better
Further details โ€” not scored
Size37 MB47 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperKazuya SaitoKevin Wood

In-app purchases

2 purchases

Cross Stitch Game Threadlet

Subscriptions2
  • Threadlet Plus Weekly$3.997 Days
  • Threadlet Plus Annual$19.991 Year
None

Lala's Kitchen

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Cross Stitch Game Threadlet free?
Cross Stitch Game Threadlet is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Lala's Kitchen free?
Lala's Kitchen is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Cross Stitch Game Threadlet or Lala's Kitchen have ads?
Lala's Kitchen shows ads; Cross Stitch Game Threadlet does not.
Which is updated more often, Cross Stitch Game Threadlet or Lala's Kitchen?
Cross Stitch Game Threadlet ships an update fortnightly, and Lala's Kitchen every 10 days. Most recently, Cross Stitch Game Threadlet was updated on October 14, 2026 and Lala's Kitchen on October 20, 2026.

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