FlorianiST vs AcuSetter
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
FlorianiST
This app provides a comprehensive guide to embroidery stabilizers, featuring written and video instructions for each product. It includes tools for selecting the right stabilizer, troubleshooting common issues, tracking supplies, and creating shopping lists. A dealer directory is also built-in.
- Product reference with written directions
- Video tutorials for product usage
- Stabilizer Advisor tool
- Troubleshooting guide
- Supply organizer
- Shopping list creator
- Dealer directory
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A complete reference for the entire line of Floriani stabilizers is contained in this app. You will find written directions for each product, as well as video direction on how to best use it. Use the Stabilizer Advisor to choose the best option for your projects and solve problems with the Troubleshooting tool. Track your supplies with our unique Organizer and use the Shopping List when visiting the dealer you found in the built-in dealer directory. If you sew, quilt or embroider you need this app!
AcuSetter
Adjust embroidery designs on your iPad before stitching. Preview designs on fabric, account for shifts, and send them to your sewing machine wirelessly. Compatible with specific sewing machine models.
- Wireless design adjustment
- Fabric condition preview
- Hoop calibration
- Design transfer to sewing machine
- Theme customization
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The AcuSetter app allows you to adjust the position of designs using your iPad and Wireless LAN before embroidering. Even if the fabric shifts a little when it is inserted in the hoop, reinserting it isn't necessary. By taking a photo of the embroidery hoop with the fabric inserted in it, the design can be easily arranged while checking various fabric conditions (shifting of the fabric's position, fabric patterns, embroidery already sewn, cross lines etc.). AcuSetter is compatible with the following sewing machine models: Please check the following web page : https://www7.janome.co.jp/global/softupdate/acusetter/ Link with Sewing Machine ・After receiving embroidery designs from the sewing machine's Ready to Sew mode, you can arrange the position of the designs. ・By sending the arranged embroidery designs to the sewing machine , you can embroider wherever you want. Hoop calibration Calibrate the app to match your machine in particular hoops. Set the combination of sewing machine, hoop, carriage, and tablet. Compatible embroidery hoops Please check the following web page : https://www7.janome.co.jp/global/softupdate/acusetter/ Other features By changing themes, you can switch to a screen display of your choice. Conditions ・The iPad is connected to Wireless LAN ・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
FlorianiST and AcuSetter both sit at 3.0 stars, but that hides the real split: 75% of AcuSetter's written reviews are positive against 29% of FlorianiST's. FlorianiST's advantage is device support (3 vs 1) and iOS requirement (8.1 vs 16.0). On price, rating, ratings volume and update cadence 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 3.0 for FlorianiST against 3.0 for AcuSetter. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 7 and 4 respectively. Written reviews are what separate them: 29% of FlorianiST's written reviews are positive against 75% of AcuSetter's.
FlorianiST ships an update every 9 months, AcuSetter every 16 months. Both last shipped on October 24, 2026.
| Parameter | FlorianiST | AcuSetter |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.0 (7 ratings) | 3.0 (4 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 28.6% of reviews | 75.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 7 — better | 4 |
| Update frequency | Every 9 months — better | Every 16 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPad |
| Requires iOS | 8.1 — better | 16.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 37 MB | 91 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | RNK Distributing | JANOME Corporation |
Customer experience
FlorianiST
AcuSetter
In-app purchases
FlorianiST
No in-app purchases
AcuSetter
No in-app purchases
