Cross Stitch Journal
Blitstitch Labs LLC Lifestyle iPhoneiPadiPod touchApple Watch
Cross Stitch Journal is a free Lifestyle app for iPhone and iPad by Blitstitch Labs LLC. Rated 4.8/5 from 25 ratings. Requires iOS 17.6.
- Rating
- 4.8
- 25 ratings
- Price
- Free
- on the App Store
- Size
- 27 MB
- Age 4+
- Updated
- Aug 29
- 2026 · v5.0
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About Cross Stitch Journal
Cross Stitch Journal is the best app for tracking your cross stitch projects from start to finish. When you find a design that you would like to stitch, create a project in the Wishlist. From there the project can be moved from the Wishlist through the Have Chart, Ready to Start, Started, and Finished stages as you collect supplies and stitch your project. The list of Finished projects can be used to documents all your stitching accomplishments. Features - Track projects from start to finish - Record date, time and stitches every time that you stitch a project - Use the built-in timer to record times when you start and stop stitching - Started project summary shows completed stitches, percentage complete, and number of remaining stitching days to completion - Project charts show project progress over time - Project status charts show percentage complete for each started project - Summary charts show projects stitched over a certain time period. - Dashboard view shows the number of projects in each stage - List projects in each stage (I think this belongs at the top of the list along with other general uses like track projects and record stitching days) - Project logs show when a project was stitched - Fabric calculator can be used to easily calculate fabric size for any fabric count - Pause projects to remove them from project lists. - Archived projects are permanently removed from project lists. - Deleted projects also remove logs for that project. - Previous data tracked using the Cross Stitch Journal spreadsheet can be imported into the app. Cross Stitch Journal can be used for free to track up to three projects. Unlocking the app will allow you to track an unlimited number of projects. Unlocking will also allow you to import data from the Cross Stitch Journal spreadsheet. Download Cross Stitch Journal and start tracking your cross stitching today.
Ratings & reviews
4.8
25 ratings
What’s new
Version 5.0 · Updated August 29, 2026
New Features - Introduced the Cross Stitch Journal Apple Watch app! View your started projects, choose which photo appears on each project card, and start, pause, resume, \ or stop a stitching session right from your wrist. - Added two watch complications: a live timer for your active stitching session, and a project progress gauge you can configure to track any started project. - Added Siri and Shortcuts support for starting, pausing, resuming, and stopping a stitching session — on both iPhone and Apple Watch. - The stitching Live Activity now stays on your Lock Screen for 5 minutes after you end a session, instead of disappearing immediately, and shows a dedicated, \ streamlined layout when mirrored to your Apple Watch. - Your projects are now indexed in Spotlight, so you can search for them from anywhere on your device and jump straight back in. - Added a Contact Support link in Settings for quick access to help. Bug Fixes - Fixed "Choose Random Project" not selecting a project when only one eligible project remained. - Fixed an issue that could allow a duplicate active stitching session to be created. - Import, restore, and "Delete All Data" failures now show an alert describing what went wrong, instead of failing silently. - Photo picker failures now show an alert instead of failing silently. - Fixed an issue where a pause being added to an active log could show an end time equal to the log start time. Other Changes - Behind the scenes work to make code more efficient and maintainable. - Bug fixes and performance improvements.
App privacy
The developer, Blitstitch Labs LLC, reported these privacy practices to Apple.
Data Not Linked to You
The following data, which may be collected but is not linked to your identity, may be used for the following purposes:
- Diagnostics: Crash Data, Performance Data
Used for: App Functionality
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| App | Rating | Price | Last updated |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cross Stitch Journal | 4.8 / 5 (25 ratings) | Free | August 29, 2026 |
| StitchPal | 4.7 / 5 (18) | Free | Aug 14, 2026 |
| XStitch Plus | 4.8 / 5 (1,040) | Free | Jul 3, 2025 |
| Cross Stitch Calculators | 4.7 / 5 (322) | Free | Jun 25, 2026 |
| Threadalog: Embroidery, Sewing | 4.8 / 5 (189) | Free | Sep 22, 2026 |
| StitchedView | – | Free | Feb 8, 2024 |
| Needlentory | 3.9 / 5 (123) | Free | Sep 3, 2026 |