Lightning(ライトニング) vs CrossStitcher
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Lightning(ライトニング)
This lifestyle magazine app offers curated content on American culture, including fashion, cars, and hobbies. It provides a digital reading experience with subscription options and automatic downloads for new issues.
- American culture focus
- Fashion and car content
- Hobby and leisure features
- Digital magazine format
- Subscription options
- Automatic download of new issues
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ファッション、クルマ、趣味や遊びなど、アメリカンカルチャーをベースに縦横無尽なアンテナで拾った情報を、遊び心たっぷりの誌面で紹介する、こだわりの大人たちに向けたライフスタイルマガジンです。 *本誌発売日は毎月30日で、電子版発売日は翌月4日の予定です。 *祝日他の理由で発売日が前後する場合がございますので、ご了承ください。 *電子版では、紙の雑誌と内容が一部異なる場合や、掲載されないページがある場合がございます。 本アプリケーションはNewsstandに対応しています。 アプリは無料でダウンロードできますが、コンテンツの購入は有料です。 コンテンツのダウンロードは、WiFi環境での接続を推奨いたします。 ■定期購読の期間と料金 1ヶ月(自動更新):600円 2ヶ月(自動更新):1200円 3ヶ月(自動更新):1800円 6ヶ月(自動更新):3600円 1年 (自動更新):6800円 お支払いは、お客様のApple IDにて行われます。 ■新刊の自動ダウンロード機能について iOSの設定の「通知」と「Appのバックグラウンド更新」をオンに設定すると、ライセンス期間中に新しいコンテンツが発行された際に自動的に端末(本棚)にダウンロードされます。 ■定期購読の自動更新と課金について 購読は「自動継続更新」となります。購読期間が終了する24時間以内に、購読が自動更新され、お客様のApple IDに課金されます。 ■定期購読の設定の確認と自動更新の停止について ライセンス期間終了の24時間以上前に、お客様のアカウント設定画面から、自動更新をオフにしていただくことで、ライセンスの自動更新を停止することができます。 自動更新の設定は、「設定」 > 「Store」 > 「Apple IDタップ」 > 「Apple IDを表示からパスワードを入力」 > 購読の「管理」から行うことができます。 ■定期購読のキャンセルについて 定期購読期間中は、期間の変更やキャンセルをすることができません。 プライバシーポリシー及び利用規約:http://www.magastore.jp/inapp/newsstand/privacypolicy/lightning.html
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.
- Contemporary designs
- Lifestyle inspiration
- Creative techniques
- Trend-led projects
- Technical advice
- Gift and homestyle ideas
- Expert-led technique demonstrations
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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
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: CrossStitcher at fortnightly against Lightning(ライトニング)'s every 44 months. CrossStitcher also leads on ratings volume (258 vs 2). Lightning(ライトニング)'s advantage is rating (5.0 vs 4.6) and iOS requirement (8.0 vs 13.0). On price, ads, 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
Both are free to download. Lightning(ライトニング) sells 10 in-app purchases, starting at $6.99 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.
Lightning(ライトニング) holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.6. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: CrossStitcher has 258 ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two.
Lightning(ライトニング) ships an update every 44 months, CrossStitcher fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on September 22, 2026 and September 25, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Lightning(ライトニング) | CrossStitcher |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (2 ratings) — better | 4.6 (258 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | — | 19.4% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 2 | 258 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 44 months | Fortnightly — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 8.0 — better | 13.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 30 MB | 20 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | DENTSU INC. | Warners Group Publications PLC |
Customer experience
Lightning(ライトニング)
CrossStitcher
Bugs and requests
Lightning(ライトニング)
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
Lightning(ライトニング)
- Lightning(ライトニング)$6.991 Month
- Lightning(ライトニング)$19.993 Months
- Lightning(ライトニング)$39.996 Months
- Lightning(ライトニング) 2015年5月号 Vol.253$3.99
- Lightning(ライトニング) 2015年7月号 Vol.255$3.99
- Lightning(ライトニング) 2016年3月号 Vol.263$3.99
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- Lightning 2018年8月号 Vol.292$4.99
- Lightning 2018年9月号 Vol.293$4.99
- Lightning 2018年10月号 Vol.294$4.99
- Lightning 2018年11月号 Vol.295$4.99
CrossStitcher
- 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
- July 2019 (id:785570)$5.99
- February 2020 (id:785563)$5.99
- November 2020 (id:785458)$5.99
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- 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 Lightning(ライトニング) free?
Is CrossStitcher free?
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