Feature Comparision
| Product Features | ||
|---|---|---|
| StitchBuddy Mac | StitchBuddy HD | |
| Requirements | ||
| Hardware | Apple computer with Apple Silicon or Intel processor | iPhone / iPod Touch / iPad |
| Software | macOS 10.14 or higher | iOS 15.0 or higher |
| Import / Export / Printing | ||
| File Formats (read) | JEF, JEF+, JPX, SEW, PES, PEC, EXP, DST, VP3, KSM, PCS, PCQ, PCD | |
| File Formats (write) | JEF, PES v1.0 (max. 130 x 180 mm / 5" x 7"), PEC, EXP, DST, PCS | |
| Import from | From / to all locations accessible in the Finder, e.g. USB sticks, compact flash cards | All locations accessible in Apple's "Files" app (incl. USB sticks); "Open in…" from other iOS apps; iTunes File Sharing; AirDrop; mail attachments (import) |
| Export to | ||
| Print color sheet / real-size template | ✓ / ✓ | ✓ / - (via AirPrint) |
| PDF Export | ✓ (via printing and Automator action) | ✓ |
| Others | Export design graphics / description via clipboard or drag'n'drop to other applications | |
| Color Management | ||
| Change thread colors / thread charts | ✓ / ✓ | ✓ / ✓ |
| Highlight selected threads | ✓ | ✓ |
| Thread charts | Ackermann Isacord, Brildor PB40, Brother, Brother Country, Coats Rayon, Coats Trilobal, Durak Poly-Soft, Floriani Polyester, Fufu Rayon, Gunold Poly, Janome, Madeira PolyNeon, Madeira Rayon, Marathon Rayon, Poly-X40 Polyester, Robison-Anton Poly, Sulky Rayon, WonderFil Splendor | |
| Thread chart auto conversion | ✓ | - |
| Thread reordering | ✓ | ✓ |
| Thread splitting / combining | ✓ / ✓ | - / ✓ |
| Select Stitches | ||
| Selection modes: block, thread, rectangle, single stitch | ✓ / ✓ / ✓ / ✓ | ✓ / ✓ / ✓ / ✓ |
| Adjust selection: all, none, invert | ✓ / ✓ / ✓ | ✓ / ✓ / ✓ |
| Add / remove stitches from selection | ✓ / ✓ | ✓ / ✓ |
| Editing | ||
| Move selected stitches | ✓ | ✓ |
| Delete selected stitches | ✓ | ✓ |
| Rotate selected stitches by 45°, variable | ✓ / ✓ | ✓ / ✓ |
| Flip selected stitches horizontically, vertically | ✓ / ✓ | ✓ / ✓ |
| Resize selected stitches (no stitch count adjustment) | ✓ | ✓ |
| Convert selected stitches (regular vs. jumps) | ✓ | - |
| Reverse stitch order of selected stitches | ✓ | - |
| Center design | ✓ | ✓ |
| Add rectangular basting | ✓ | ✓ |
| Outline simple shapes: Run, Triple-Run, Zigzag | ✓ / ✓ / ✓ | - |
| Fill simple shapes: Tatami (¼), Tatami (custom) | ✓ / ✓ | - |
| Add shapes from typed text, from SVG imports | ✓ / ✓ (requires In-App purchase) | - |
| Add lock stitches to shapes, selected stitches | ✓ / ✓ | - |
| Change hoop sizes | JEF, PCS, PES (only for alignment) | |
| Merging | ||
| Copy / cut and paste selected stitches into a new, the same or different designs | ✓ | ✓ |
| Merge designs by drag & drop files from the Finder | ✓ | - |
| Inspection | ||
| Display underlay | ✓ | ✓ |
| Measure distances | ✓ | - |
| Stitch simulator | ✓ | - |
| Background images | ✓ | - |
| Other view / print options | First stitch, last stitch, jump stitches, 3D, grid, stitch area, design center | |
| Extras | ||
| Measurement units | Millimeters, inches (decimals or fractions) | Millimeters |
| Undo levels | Unlimited | Last 10 actions |
| Gallery with thumbnails | ✓ (via Finder plugin) | ✓ |
| Gallery searchable (incl. subfolders) | ✓ (via Finder plugin) | ✓ |
| System integration | iCloud Drive, Quick Look plugin (preview), Spotlight plugin (search), Automator actions | iCloud Drive, Open to and from other iOS apps ("Open in Place"), Quick Look (previews and thumbnails) |
| Integrated help | ✓ | ✓ |
| Languages | English, German | |
| Purchase | ||
| Trial version | Free app in Apple's Mac App Store Restrictions: Designs with max. 1,000 stitches can be saved, font support is limited to Helvetica and Times New Roman, and only the first path of an SVG file is imported | Free app in Apple's App Store Restrictions: Designs with max. 1,000 stitches can be saved |
| Price (one-time costs, no subscription) | StitchBuddy Pro via In-App purchase removes saving limitation to 1,000 stitches (USD 49.99) StitchBuddy Creator via In-App purchase to use all installed fonts and import all SVG paths for shapes (USD 29.99 ) | StitchBuddy Pro via In-App purchase removes saving limitation to 1,000 stitches (USD 19.99 ) |