Stitchmate vs bukpress

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Stitchmate compared with bukpress
Detail	Stitchmate	bukpress
What it does	Free online cross stitch design tool — convert photos or design charts for cross stitch, needlepoint, diamond painting, crochet and fuse beads	Turn your Markdown into a typeset PDF and EPUB
Stage	Startup	Not given
Founded	2025	Not given
Based in	AM	Not given
Pricing model	Freemium	Freemium
Pricing	Free: Create and edit patterns, PNG exports. Unlock packs: $7.99 for 1 pattern, $12 for 5 patterns, $20 for 10 patterns (never expire). Personal Pass: $14.99 for 30 days, $59 for 1 year, $99 lifetime. Plus Pass: $24.99 for 30 days, $99 for 1 year, $149 lifetime.	Free: 20 exports per month, up to 40 pages per book, PDF export. Essentials: $9/month (or $90/year) with unlimited exports, up to 80 pages per book, one Brand Kit, Google Fonts import. Pro: $24/month (or $240/year) with everything in Essentials plus multiple Brand Kits, up to 300 pages, PDF and EPUB
Key features	Convert photos to cross stitch patterns with real-time preview FLOW Score to measure pattern stitchability Support for 60+ embroidery floss brands including DMC, Anchor, Cosmo and Madeira Text tool with 48 stitch-friendly fonts One-click confetti cleanup to reduce scattered single stitches Printable PDF export with symbols, thread legend and stitch counts Full, half, quarter and backstitch support with French knots and beads Multi-layer non-destructive editing with unlimited undo/redo Progress tracker to mark stitches as you work Desktop app for Mac and Windows with offline support	Live paginated preview Markdown support with formatting Multiple typeface control Brand Kits for design reuse Custom font uploads Google Fonts integration Custom covers and backgrounds Table header row repetition EPUB export No watermark on any plan
What makes it different	79% fewer confetti stitches than competing converters at default settings Runs in browser on any device with no download required One-time payments with no auto-renewing subscriptions Made by one independent developer, not a company Fair pricing adjusted by country using purchasing power parity	Real-time page preview matches the export exactly Server-side rendering with no watermark Design reusable across multiple books Automatic font embedding in exports Full ownership of exported content
Community votes	0	0
DR (Domain Rating by Ahrefs)	18 +1 (up) since last check	14 −3 (down) since last check
Trust Flow (Majestic)	3	7
Citation Flow (Majestic)	24	20
Referring domains (Majestic)	19	21

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