Comparison

Photo Cross Stitch Pattern vs Auth Mate

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

Head to head
About

Photo Cross Stitch Pattern

Features
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Turn any photo into a real cross-stitch pattern you can actually stitch. Threadly takes a picture from your library and builds a proper counted cross-stitch chart — mapped to true DMC floss codes, drawn as a clear symbol grid, and exported as a clean, printable multi-page PDF with a full thread legend. No guessing which colors to buy. No fuzzy screenshots to squint at. Just a chart you can print, pin up, and stitch. You stay in control. Choose your grid size to match your fabric and finished dimensions, and set how many colors you want — fewer for a bold, beginner-friendly design, more for rich detail. Threadly picks the closest real DMC threads for you and lays everything out automatically. Everything happens right on your iPhone. Your photos are never uploaded, and there's no account to make. Pay once — no subscription, no per-pattern fees, no watermarks. FEATURES • PHOTO TO PATTERN — turn any photo into a counted cross-stitch chart in seconds. • REAL DMC COLORS — every shade mapped to an actual DMC floss code so you know exactly what to buy. • SYMBOL CHART — a clean, readable grid with a distinct symbol per color, the way stitchers expect. • PRINTABLE PDF — export a multi-page PDF with the chart plus a complete thread legend, ready to print at home. • C2C CROCHET — the same grid as a corner-to-corner graph, with diagonal row numbers from the bottom-left and written increase/decrease rows. • PICK YOUR GRID SIZE — control stitch count and finished size to match your fabric. • CHOOSE YOUR COLORS — set how many thread colors to use, from simple to detailed. • 100% ON-DEVICE — no uploads, no account, no cloud. Your photos stay on your phone. • PAY ONCE — one honest price. No subscription. No hidden unlocks. Whether it's a pet, a portrait, a landscape, or a favorite memory, Threadly turns it into a pattern you can hold in your hands and stitch stitch by stitch. Questions or feedback: overlapmarr@gmail.com

About

Auth Mate

Features
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Auth Mate is a secure two-factor authentication (2FA) app that keeps your time-based one-time codes (TOTP) in one private, organized vault. Your secrets are stored in the iOS Keychain and encrypted at rest — they leave your device only through your own sync. • Unlimited accounts — generate TOTP codes for all your services • iCloud sync — your accounts follow you across devices (Premium) • Auto multi-version backup — undo accidental deletions (Premium) • One-tap Face ID unlock (Premium) • Home Screen & Lock Screen widgets — codes at a glance (Premium) • 16 premium themes, batch operations & custom ordering (Premium) • Import accounts from other authenticators Premium unlocks with a one-time lifetime purchase or a quarterly subscription — same full version, your choice. Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Screenshots

Photo Cross Stitch Pattern4 screens
Auth Mate4 screens

Verdict

The call

Photo Cross Stitch Pattern and Auth Mate 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. Photo Cross Stitch Pattern sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and Auth Mate sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per 3 months. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ScorecardNo meaningful differences
Photo Cross Stitch Pattern versus Auth Mate: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPhoto Cross Stitch PatternAuth Mate
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyEvery 10 days—
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS16.0 — better16.6
Further details — not scored
Size1 MB6 MB
Age rating+44+
DeveloperJhomar Maravillas振警 梁

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Photo Cross Stitch Pattern

One-time1
  • Unlock Unlimited$4.99
2 purchases

Auth Mate

Subscriptions1
  • Auth Mate Premium1 Month trial$2.993 Months
One-time1
  • Auth Mate Lifetime$19.99

Questions

Is Photo Cross Stitch Pattern free?
Photo Cross Stitch Pattern is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Auth Mate free?
Auth Mate is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Photo Cross Stitch Pattern or Auth Mate have ads?
Neither Photo Cross Stitch Pattern nor Auth Mate shows ads.

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