FlorianiT vs AcuSketch
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
FlorianiT
Explore detailed information on RNK Thread products and find the perfect match with a color conversion tool. Organize your thread collection and create shopping lists for your local dealer. Access dealer information and other helpful resources.
- RNK Thread product details
- Color matching tool
- Thread Organizer
- Shopping List
- Dealer locator
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This app is a comprehensive resource for all RNK Thread products. Detailed information is provided for each type of thread, as well as a color matching tool for converting from other brands. Keep track of your threads with the Thread Organizer and use the built-in Shopping List when you visit your Floriani thread dealer. Up-to-date dealer information is available, along with other resources.
AcuSketch
Easily create embroidery designs by tracing on your iPad. Transform freehand drawings into stitches for handmade-looking crafts. Compatible with select sewing machines or export designs as jef+ files.
- Trace drawings to create stitch patterns
- Freehand drawing for unique designs
- Export designs as jef+ files
- Connect to Wireless LAN sewing machines
- Insert images for tracing
- Stitch simulator
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The AcuSketch app allows you to create an embroidery design by tracing on the canvas displayed on the iPad screen with your finger or a stylus. You can send the embroidery design that you have created to Wireless LAN capable JANOME sewing machines or export the design to other applications as a jef+ file. AcuSketch Features: * Make handmade-looking work using stitches created from lines drawn freehand. * Make free-motion-quilting-like patterns and enjoy machine quilting. * As the lines drawn with your finger or a stylus become stitches, even people who are not good with computers or digitizing software can create designs and make embroidery data. * Simple to use and fun. Stitches: * Various stitch types. Basic stitch Single run stitches Line stitch pack (In-App Purchase) Triple stitch Zigzag stitch Stem stitch * Choose whether to add Locking stitches. * Adjust the length of the stitches. * Set the width of the stitches (only stitches with adjustable width). * Flip the stitches over (only stitches with adjustable width). * The stitches are sewn in order of drawing. Other Features: * Additional functionality when drawing lines. By starting to draw from the end of an existing line, you can extend lines. When you finish drawing a line, you can connect the end of the line with another one. * A function to insert images for tracing. * Save function for drawings. * Export function for embroidery designs. * Stitch simulator. Send embroidery design: * AcuSketch is compatible with the following sewing machine models: Please check the following web page: https://www7.janome.co.jp/global/softupdate/acusketch/ * Conditions: The iPad is connected to Wi-Fi. The sewing machine is connected to the same Wireless LAN access point as the iPad. * For iOS 14 or above, please allow the app access to find and connect to devices on your local network.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: FlorianiT at none against AcuSketch's 1. FlorianiT also leads on ratings volume (51 vs 10) and review sentiment (25% vs 17%). AcuSketch's advantage is iOS requirement (13.0 vs 16.1). On price, rating, update cadence and ads 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
Both are free to download. AcuSketch sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. FlorianiT asks for nothing beyond the download.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 2.7 for FlorianiT against 2.6 for AcuSketch. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: FlorianiT has 51 ratings behind it against 10, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 25% of FlorianiT's written reviews are positive against 17% of AcuSketch's.
FlorianiT ships an update every 2 months, AcuSketch every 4 months. The most recent releases landed on September 30, 2026 and October 1, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | FlorianiT | AcuSketch |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 2.7 (51 ratings) — better | 2.6 (10 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 25.4% of reviews — better | 16.7% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 51 — better | 10 |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months — better | Every 4 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free — better | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad — better | iPad |
| Requires iOS | 16.1 | 13.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 19 MB | 27 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | RNK Distributing | JANOME Corporation |
Customer experience
FlorianiT
AcuSketch
In-app purchases
FlorianiT
No in-app purchases
AcuSketch
- Line stitch pack$3.99








