Comparison

Cross Stitch Creator vs StitchPal

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

Head to head
About

Cross Stitch Creator

Transform your photos into custom cross stitch patterns. Generate designs from images or create them from scratch, track your progress, and save patterns as printable PDFs. Offers extensive color options and editing tools for a personalized crafting experience.

Highlights
  • Generate patterns from photos
  • Create patterns from scratch
  • Up to 800x800 stitch patterns
  • Hundreds of thread colors
  • Track stitching progress
  • Edit patterns
  • Save and share as PDF
Features
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Turn pictures of your favorite moments into beautiful cross stitch tapestries of almost any size! Cross Stitch Creator is an embroidery app that allows you to generate cross stitch patterns from pictures (or create them from scratch) and track your progress on them. You can also save patterns as PDFs to print or share with your friends! There are no subscriptions or in app purchases - after the initial app purchase you can create as many patterns and PDFs as you want. Features: • Generate cross stitch patterns from pictures or from scratch up to 800 x 800 stitches • Use hundreds of different colors in a single pattern • 489 different DMC thread colors to choose from • Create your own color palettes to use for generating (such as colors you already own) • Several generation parameters such as maximum number of colors allowed and dithering • Track your progress on patterns (details below) • Edit your patterns after generating to perfect them or build one from scratch (details below) • See a preview of what your pattern will look like when it's fully stitched • Print patterns from directly within the app • Share patterns as PDFs via Email, iMessage, and more • Help popups to guide you through using the app Progress tracking: • Colorize individual stitches to mark progress • Quick and easy symbol/color lookup • Lockable stitches • Sortable key • Pattern metadata such as size, date created, number of colors, percent complete... Pattern editor: • Clean up generated patterns or create patterns from scratch • Tools include draw, erase, fill, and undo/redo • Effects such as reducing the number of colors used, conforming to a given palette, and resizing/cropping • Note: Only full stitches and backstitches are supported. Half stitches, quarter stitches, french knots, etc. are not. Disclaimer: Although we try our best, thread colors may not appear to be completely accurate. Perception of thread color depends on multiple factors including, but not limited to, display settings such as brightness and night shift, ambient light conditions, and neighboring colors in the pattern. Please use your best judgement in determining which colors to actually use when stitching the pattern.

About

StitchPal

This app helps cross-stitchers manage their projects. Users can add patterns, track progress with photos, and share their work with friends. It aims to make the crafting experience more enjoyable and organized.

Highlights
  • Add cross-stitch patterns
  • Track project progress
  • Take progress photos
  • Share projects with friends
  • Easy-to-use interface
Features
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StitchPal is the cross stitcher's ultimate companion! Add your patterns, track your progress, share with your friends! StitchPal is a fun, easy way to track your cross stitching. Take photos of your progress, follow along as you complete your pattern. Make your projects more fun with StitchPal!

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Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: StitchPal at Free against Cross Stitch Creator's $9.99. StitchPal also leads on update cadence (every 3 weeks vs every 3 months) and device support (3 vs 1). Cross Stitch Creator's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 2) and ratings volume (178 vs 18). On rating, review sentiment, ads and iOS requirement 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

StitchPal is free to download; Cross Stitch Creator costs $9.99 up front. StitchPal sells 2 one-off in-app purchases. Cross Stitch Creator asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.6 for Cross Stitch Creator against 4.7 for StitchPal. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Cross Stitch Creator has 178 ratings behind it against 18, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 64% of Cross Stitch Creator's written reviews are positive against 71% of StitchPal's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Cross Stitch Creator ships an update every 3 months, StitchPal every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 23, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
Cross Stitch Creator versus StitchPal: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterCross Stitch CreatorStitchPal
Price$9.99Free — better
Rating4.6 (178 ratings)4.7 (18 ratings) — better
Positive reviews63.8% of reviews71.4% of reviews — better
Number of ratings178 — better18
Update frequencyEvery 3 monthsEvery 3 weeks — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationPaidFree — better
DevicesiPadiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS14.113.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size7 MB63 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperAdam EvansMark Davis

Customer experience

Cross Stitch Creator

All ratings169 ratings
Positive89.9%
Neutral4.1%
Negative5.9%
Written reviews47 reviews
Positive63.8%
Neutral10.6%
Negative25.5%

StitchPal

All ratings17 ratings
Positive94.1%
Neutral0.0%
Negative5.9%
Written reviews7 reviews
Positive71.4%
Neutral0.0%
Negative28.6%

In-app purchases

None

Cross Stitch Creator

No in-app purchases

2 purchases

StitchPal

One-time2
  • Remove banner ads$0.99
  • StitchPal Premium$2.99

Questions

Is Cross Stitch Creator free?
Cross Stitch Creator costs $9.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is StitchPal free?
StitchPal is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Cross Stitch Creator or StitchPal?
StitchPal is rated higher. Cross Stitch Creator averages 4.6 out of 5 from 178 ratings, while StitchPal averages 4.7 from 18 ratings.
Do Cross Stitch Creator or StitchPal have ads?
Neither Cross Stitch Creator nor StitchPal shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Cross Stitch Creator or StitchPal?
Cross Stitch Creator ships an update every 3 months, and StitchPal every 3 weeks. Most recently, Cross Stitch Creator was updated on October 23, 2026 and StitchPal on October 24, 2026.

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