Comparison

Stitchwork vs SeamShift

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

Head to head
About

Stitchwork

This app transforms your cross-stitch patterns into interactive, digital charts. Mark off stitches as you complete them, track your progress in real-time, and manage your floss inventory. It supports various stitch types and offers automatic floss list generation.

Highlights
  • Interactive digital cross-stitch charts
  • Mark stitches and track progress
  • Import PDF patterns or photos
  • Automatic floss list generation
  • Support for various stitch types
  • Floss stash and shopping list management
Features
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The cross-stitch tracker for the PDF patterns you already own. Your first 3 patterns are free — then buy once. No subscription, ever. Stitchwork turns your pattern into a tappable, zoomable chart you mark off stitch by stitch, right through to the last one. And it never loses a stitch. Import a pattern PDF (or a photo of a chart) and Stitchwork lays a grid over it so every cell becomes tappable. Tap or drag to mark stitches done and watch your completion climb in real time. Your progress syncs across your iPhone and iPad through your own private iCloud — stitch on the couch with your iPad, check a color at the store on your phone, and pick up right where you left off. NEVER LOSE A STITCH • Per-stitch iCloud sync built to merge, not overwrite — edits from two devices combine, even offline • Handoff between iPhone and iPad — carry on at the exact spot in the chart you were looking at • Your patterns and progress live in your own private iCloud; we never see them • Export any pattern as a backup file you can re-import — your work is never locked in • No account to create, nothing to log into MADE FOR REAL CHARTS • Imports modern vector pattern PDFs — the grid snaps to your chart automatically • Scanned and printed charts too — photograph or scan a page and line the grid up • Opens .oxs pattern files as well as PDFs — WinStitch, MacStitch, FlossCross and Stitch Fiddle exports • Any pattern works: if auto-detect isn't perfect, just drag the grid to fit • Smooth on huge charts — 100,000+ stitches, fluid zoom and pan • Multi-page PDFs stitched into one continuous chart • See your finished size before you start — Stitchwork reads the fabric count from your chart and works out the inches and centimeters, on whatever fabric you're actually using EVERY KIND OF STITCH • Full stitches, plus half, quarter, and three-quarter fractional stitches • Back-stitch outlines you can tap to track • Block-fill and a quick-park mode for fast marking • Parking-method support for confident colorwork • Mark an area for frogging, then clear it in one step when you've unpicked it FIND YOUR PLACE • Row and column numbers down the edges, with a live position readout • A counting assistant — tap a landmark, tap where you're going, read off the count • Center marker and crosshair for lining up on fabric • Rotate the chart to match how you're holding your work TRACK EVERYTHING • Live completion percentage — always know exactly how far you've come • A finished-picture preview — your whole chart rendered in its thread colors, before you've stitched it • Per-symbol counts — see exactly how many of each symbol are left • Tap a symbol to highlight every cell that uses it • A Progress tab that rolls up every project with pace and time estimates • A home-screen widget with your current pattern's progress • A stitch journal with your daily history, and a Year in Stitches you can share • A library that stays tidy — in progress, finished and wishlist, with sorting and bulk actions YOUR FLOSS, ORGANIZED • Automatic floss list — every DMC color in your pattern • A full floss stash: what you own, what you still need, and a cross-project shopping list • Skein estimates and DMC-to-Anchor / Madeira conversions • A searchable catalog of 450+ DMC shades FAIR PRICING • A one-time purchase — no subscription, ever • Your first 3 patterns are free — then unlock unlimited with a single one-time purchase • Your patterns are always yours — nothing is ever deleted, upgrade or not Built by a stitcher who wanted a great cross-stitch tracker on iPhone and iPad — and decided to make one. Actively maintained, and shaped by what cross-stitchers actually ask for. Happy stitching!

About

SeamShift

Features
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SeamShift turns body measurements and finished-garment measurements into clear, repeatable pattern-alteration worksheets. Choose an alteration, see the exact formula and assumptions, follow a vector diagram, and keep the result with your sewing project. Includes full- and small-bust worksheets, waist-to-hip blending, length changes, shoulder width and a user-entered sway-back worksheet. Export PDF worksheets and CSV calculations, or create a validated JSON backup. SeamShift does not create copyrighted patterns and does not promise a perfect fit: always follow the pattern instructions and sew a test garment before cutting final fabric. No account, ads, tracking or developer server. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://viralcrew.de/apps/seamshift/privacy

Screenshots

Stitchwork4 screens
SeamShift4 screens

Verdict

The call

Stitchwork and SeamShift are too close to call on the numbers: across 5 compared parameters — price, ads, in-app purchases and device support among them — neither pulls far enough ahead to decide it. What separates them is feature set and interface, not measurable difference.

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. Stitchwork sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and SeamShift sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $3.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ScorecardNo meaningful differences
Stitchwork versus SeamShift: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterStitchworkSeamShift
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (8 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings8 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 2 days—
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS17.017.0
Further details — not scored
Size21 MB2 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperCHRISTOPHER JAMES HINCKLEYJasko Hodzic

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Stitchwork

One-time1
  • Unlimited Patterns$12.99
3 purchases

SeamShift

Subscriptions2
  • SeamShift Pro Monthly$3.991 Month
  • SeamShift Pro Yearly7 Days trial$17.991 Year
One-time1
  • SeamShift Pro Lifetime$29.99

Questions

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

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