Comparison

New Idea vs CrossStitcher

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

Head to head
About

New Idea

Access the latest celebrity news, lifestyle trends, and real-life stories through a digital magazine. Enjoy exclusive interviews, fashion tips, and entertainment updates delivered directly to your device.

Highlights
  • Exclusive celebrity news and interviews
  • Latest gossip and entertainment updates
  • Fashion and beauty tips
  • Real-life stories
  • User-friendly digital format
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Stay updated with the latest celebrity news, lifestyle trends, and real-life stories with the New Idea digital magazine app. New Idea brings you exclusive interviews, the hottest gossip, and the best in entertainment, fashion, and beauty. Perfect for readers who love staying in the know, our digital magazine delivers engaging content, vibrant photos, and practical tips directly to your device. Features • Download the app for free to enjoy the New Idea web feed or choose to access the latest complete issues as they drop, via a digital subscription • Exclusive celebrity news and interviews • Latest gossip and entertainment updates • Fashion and beauty tips from experts • Real-life stories and inspiring features • User-friendly digital format with interactive elements Stay connected with the world of entertainment and lifestyle with New Idea. Whether you’re interested in celebrity gossip, fashion trends, or heartwarming stories, our digital magazine offers something for everyone. Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

About

CrossStitcher

Explore contemporary cross stitching with fresh designs and lifestyle inspiration. Learn new techniques and create unique gifts, accessories, and homestyle items. Perfect for all skill levels, from beginner to advanced.

Highlights
  • Contemporary designs
  • Lifestyle inspiration
  • Creative techniques
  • Trend-led projects
  • Technical advice
  • Gift and homestyle ideas
  • Expert-led technique demonstrations
Features
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CrossStitcher is the only cross stitching magazine that combines fresh contemporary ideas with lifestyle inspiration and creative techniques to help you make the most of your cross stitch hobby. Our pool of talented designers brings you a variety of trend-led projects alongside all the technical advice you’ll need to get started. You’ll find clever ideas for making your designs into gifts, accessories and homestyle items, while our expert-led Savvy Stitcher feature demonstrates a variety of new techniques for you to try. Whether your style is vintage, contemporary or quirky, you'll find something to get you stitching straight away - so grab a hoop, thread your needle and start stitching today! Be the stitcher you dream of being. We show you how! ---------------------------------------------- This is a free app download. Within the app users can purchase the current issue and back issues. Subscriptions are also available within the application. A subscription will start from the latest issue. -The subscription will renew automatically unless cancelled more than 24 hours before the end of the current period. You will be charged for renewal within 24 hours of the end of the current period, for the same duration and at the current subscription rate for the product. -You may turn off the auto-renewal of subscriptions through your Account Settings, however you are not able to cancel the current subscription during its active period. -Payment will be charged to your iTunes account at confirmation of purchase and any unused portion of a free trial period, if offered, will be forfeited when a subscription to that publication is purchased. -If a subscription offers a free trial, at the end of the trial period, you will be charged the full price of the subscription. You may cancel a subscription during its free trial period via the subscription settings on your iTunes account. This must be done 24 hours before the end of the subscription period to avoid being charged. Users can register for/ login to a pocketmags account in-app. This will protect their issues in the case of a lost device and allow browsing of purchases on multiple platforms. Existing pocketmags users can retrieve their purchases by logging into their account. We recommend loading the app for the first time in a wi-fi area so that all issue data is retrieved. If your app will not load past the splash page after a first install or an update, please delete and reinstall the app from the App Store Help and frequently asked questions can be accessed in-app and on pocketmags. If you have any problems at all please do not hesitate to contact us: help@pocketmags.com -------------------- You can find our privacy policy here: http://www.pocketmags.com/privacy.aspx You can find our terms and conditions here: http://www.pocketmags.com/terms.aspx

Screenshots

New Idea4 screens
CrossStitcher4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: CrossStitcher at 4.6 against New Idea's 2.0. CrossStitcher also leads on ads (none vs shown) and update cadence (fortnightly vs every 5 months). On price, review sentiment, in-app purchases and monetization model 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. New Idea sells 10 in-app purchases, starting at $5.99 per month and CrossStitcher sells 43 in-app purchases, starting at $3.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

CrossStitcher holds the better App Store score, 4.6 against 2.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: CrossStitcher has 258 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 22% of New Idea's written reviews are positive against 19% of CrossStitcher's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

New Idea ships an update every 5 months, CrossStitcher fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on September 19, 2026 and September 21, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
New Idea versus CrossStitcher: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterNew IdeaCrossStitcher
PriceFreeFree
Rating2.0 (1 ratings)4.6 (258 ratings) — better
Positive reviews21.7% of reviews — better19.4% of reviews
Number of ratings1258 — better
Update frequencyEvery 5 monthsFortnightly — better
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.013.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size42 MB20 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperAre Media Pty LimitedWarners Group Publications PLC

Customer experience

New Idea

All ratings1 ratings
Positive0.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative100.0%
Written reviews23 reviews
Positive21.7%
Neutral8.7%
Negative69.6%

CrossStitcher

All ratings258 ratings
Positive91.1%
Neutral1.9%
Negative7.0%
Written reviews31 reviews
Positive19.4%
Neutral3.2%
Negative77.4%

Bugs and requests

New Idea

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

CrossStitcher

Reported bugs

10 issues
  • App won't open
  • Purchases lost after update
  • App crashes
  • Restore purchases not working
  • Unable to purchase new issues
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  • Buy button not functional
  • Continual login loop
  • Latest issue not downloading
  • Older purchases deleted
  • Error messages upon restoring issues

Requested features

4 requests
  • Option for printing pages
  • Show two pages side by side on iPad horizontal
  • Automatically download latest issue
  • Make features mentioned in app tour available

In-app purchases

10 purchases

New Idea

Subscriptions4
  • New Idea Auto-Renewable Subscription$5.991 Month
  • New Idea Auto-Renewable Subscription$15.992 Months
  • New Idea Auto-Renewable Subscription$29.996 Months
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  • New Idea Auto-Renewable Subscription$39.991 Year
One-time6
  • 03_Oct_16$0.99
  • 10_Oct_16$0.99
  • 14_Mar_16$1.99
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  • 30_May_16$1.99
  • 20_Jun_16$1.99
  • 27_Jun_16$1.99
43 purchases

CrossStitcher

Subscriptions4
  • CrossStitcher 1M Auto Sub$3.991 Month
  • 3 Month Subscription$9.993 Months
  • 6 Month Subscription$16.496 Months
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  • 12 Month Subscription1 Month trial$59.991 Year
One-time39
  • July 2019 (id:785570)$5.99
  • February 2020 (id:785563)$5.99
  • November 2020 (id:785458)$5.99
Show 36 more
  • October 2020 (id:785459)$5.99
  • June 2020 (id:785464)$5.99
  • April 2020 (id:785466)$5.99
  • March 2020 (id:785467)$5.99
  • December 2021 (id:784474)$5.99
  • September 2019 (id:785568)$5.99
  • February 2026 (pp:1116162)$5.99
  • August 2025 (pp:1116152)$5.99
  • October 2016 (id:785532)$5.99
  • Summer 2020 (id:785463)$5.99
  • June 2025 (pp:1116156)$5.99
  • Summer 2015 (id:795822)$5.99
  • May 2025 (pp:1116158)$5.99
  • October 2021 (id:784478)$5.99
  • April 2025 (pp:1116142)$5.99
  • February 2025 (pp:1116138)$5.99
  • November 2015 (id:785500)$5.99
  • December 2020 (id:784500)$5.99
  • July 2020 (id:785462)$5.99
  • January 2025 (pp:1115995)$5.99
  • January 2019 (id:785551)$5.99
  • January 2017 (id:785535)$5.99
  • December 2024 (pp:1039974)$5.99
  • October 2015 (id:795747)$5.99
  • November 2024 (pp:1039979)$5.99
  • July 2016 (id:785529)$5.99
  • October 2024 (pp:1039984)$5.99
  • October 2017 (id:785545)$5.99
  • September 2020 (id:785460)$5.99
  • September 2024 (pp:1039989)$5.99
  • December 2017 (id:785547)$5.99
  • October 2019 (id:785567)$5.99
  • May 2020 (id:785465)$5.99
  • July 2024 (pp:1039999)$5.99
  • August 2020 (id:785461)$5.99
  • Complete Your C... (id:817685)$229.99

Questions

Is New Idea free?
New Idea is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is CrossStitcher free?
CrossStitcher is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, New Idea or CrossStitcher?
CrossStitcher is rated higher. New Idea averages 2.0 out of 5 from 1 ratings, while CrossStitcher averages 4.6 from 258 ratings.
Do New Idea or CrossStitcher have ads?
New Idea shows ads; CrossStitcher does not.
Which is updated more often, New Idea or CrossStitcher?
New Idea ships an update every 5 months, and CrossStitcher fortnightly. Most recently, New Idea was updated on September 19, 2026 and CrossStitcher on September 21, 2026.

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