Cross-Stitch World 4+

This game is so unique and fun! There’s a million color by number apps that have a billion ads and eventually get boring, but this is not that. It’s especially refreshing because of the variety of beautiful patterns, and of course, the embroidery part of it!
It’s so much fun compared to other apps like this because of all the different patterns they offer, and it just looks so cool when you’re actually coloring something. The end product is also satisfying.
The currency in this game is actually great to work with, you can buy packs of designs for a reasonable price (not actual money) and you get a good amount of cash when you finish a design. You also get daily rewards all the time, so you’re not stuck until you can buy something new.

The ONLY thing I would say that I don’t like about this game is the zoom. There’s really only one setting on the zoom and the other one is so close it’s basically useless in my opinion. So really it’s 2x zoom or zoom all the way out, but then you can only look at the picture and can’t work. This can cause lots of fatigue in my arms from moving the screen all the time and is sometimes so annoying I stop for the day. HOWEVER, I wouldn’t avoid this app because of this, as long as you position yourself comfortably, you will be okay.

I really enjoy a lot about this game. I really only have two things that I wish were different. But for now I’ll start with the pros.

1) I absolutely LOVE the patterns that you can create. They’re all beautiful.
2) I really like the fact that this game isn’t stingy with in-game money. You receive a decent amount for each puzzle you complete, and you also receive rewards daily! It gives you enough to buy the packs that you want!
3) There are hardly any ads! I don’t even think there are ads in this game! I honestly hate a game that throws an ad in your face every four seconds. This game is the exact opposite of that!! I can color in peace!
4) I like that you are allowed a range of sizes. I know with other, similar games, they’ll give you small patterns and you have to join premium and pay for the larger ones. This game offers you a lot of dofferent pattern options and sizes!!

The only bad things I have to say about this game are:
- I REALLY wish there was a better zoom option. It sometimes gets difficult only having the 2x zoom and 3x zoom. I really wish you could pinch your fingers to zoom in and out.
- I also wish you could drag with one finger and hold down on the box to start coloring. It puts a bit of strain on my arm needing to pull with the entire thing. That could be just me, though!!

I still give this game 5 stars! It’s really a great one!

I’ve used this app off and on for years, and was super excited now that I have a new iPad with Apple Pencil. But now there are ads! I never saw them before. Today I saw a button on the advert loading warning that said disable ads, and it said all I had to do was purchase a cash pack. So I bought one. I hope that gets rid of the ads because if they come back and say to buy another cash pack, I’m going to be mad.

Another thing is the option to stitch over previous stitches is acting up. I was having problems with making a bunch of mistakes, then I found that option and checked the box and it fixed the issue. Then a week later I was playing again and it wasn’t working. I was making a bunch of mistakes when going near previous stitches. I was going to turn it off and back on, but when I unchecked the box, the feature started working again and now I can go over previous stitches. Not sure what’s up with that.