Comparison

CrossStitcher vs Cross Stitch Creations

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

Head to head
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

About

Cross Stitch Creations

Transform your photos into custom cross stitch patterns. Manage your thread colors, specify pattern dimensions, and track your progress directly within the app. Eliminate the need for paper charts with this digital solution.

Highlights
  • Create patterns from any picture
  • Crop and rotate images
  • Specify pattern size (stitches/inches)
  • Set Aida thread count
  • Limit thread colors
  • Track finished stitches
  • Manage DMC color stash
Features
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Create cross stitch patterns from pictures. You can manage your DMC color stash. You can choose: - Any picture - Crop and rotate it - Specify how big you want the pattern in stitches or inches - Aida thread count - Maximum number of thread colors - Minimum number of stitches per color Visually mark on the pattern what parts of project you've finished. Keep track of your parked threads. No need for paper.

Screenshots

CrossStitcher4 screens
Cross Stitch Creations3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: CrossStitcher at Free against Cross Stitch Creations's $4.99. CrossStitcher also leads on update cadence (every 3 weeks vs every 27 months) and review sentiment (23% vs 0%). Cross Stitch Creations's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 10). On ads and device support 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

CrossStitcher is free to download; Cross Stitch Creations costs $4.99 up front. CrossStitcher sells 10 in-app purchases, starting at $3.99 per month. Cross Stitch Creations asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

CrossStitcher ships an update every 3 weeks, Cross Stitch Creations every 27 months. The most recent releases landed on November 6, 2026 and November 3, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
CrossStitcher versus Cross Stitch Creations: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterCrossStitcherCross Stitch Creations
PriceFree — better$4.99
Rating4.6 (260 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews22.6% of reviews — better0.0% of reviews
Number of ratings260 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeks — betterEvery 27 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases — betterPaid
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, Apple Watch
Requires iOS15.6 — better26.0
Further details — not scored
Size19 MB4 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperWarners Group Publications PLCKevin Bowes

Customer experience

CrossStitcher

All ratings260 ratings
Positive91.2%
Neutral1.9%
Negative6.9%
Written reviews31 reviews
Positive22.6%
Neutral3.2%
Negative74.2%

Cross Stitch Creations

Written reviews1 reviews
Positive0.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative100.0%

Bugs and 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

Cross Stitch Creations

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

10 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-time6
  • February 2020 (id:785563)$5.99
  • November 2020 (id:785458)$5.99
  • October 2020 (id:785459)$5.99
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  • June 2020 (id:785464)$5.99
  • April 2020 (id:785466)$5.99
  • March 2020 (id:785467)$5.99
None

Cross Stitch Creations

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is CrossStitcher free?
CrossStitcher is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Cross Stitch Creations free?
Cross Stitch Creations costs $4.99, with no in-app purchases.
Do CrossStitcher or Cross Stitch Creations have ads?
Neither CrossStitcher nor Cross Stitch Creations shows ads.
Which is updated more often, CrossStitcher or Cross Stitch Creations?
CrossStitcher ships an update every 3 weeks, and Cross Stitch Creations every 27 months. Most recently, CrossStitcher was updated on November 6, 2026 and Cross Stitch Creations on November 3, 2026.

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