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DailyArt vs Magic Cross-Stitch

DailyArt 4.8★ · Free + IAP 70
Winner DailyArt
Magic Cross-Stitch 4.8★ · Free + IAP 65

DailyArt is better for those seeking educational content and a daily dose of culture, while Magic Cross-Stitch is a relaxing pastime for digital crafting, but both are heavily criticized for intrusive ads in their free versions.

Full reviews: DailyArt · Magic Cross-Stitch

DailyArt offers educational content about art history and daily art pieces, valued for its cultural enrichment, but faces significant user frustration due to excessive ads and paywalls. Magic Cross-Stitch provides a relaxing digital cross-stitching experience, praised for its stress-relief, but is also plagued by frequent ads and occasional technical issues and content scarcity.

Head to head

Features & Content edge: DailyArtR2R5R8R14
DailyArt DailyArt users appreciate the daily art pieces, educational descriptions, artist biographies, and historical context, finding it a great way to learn about art R2R5R8R26. Some users desire more modern/postmodern art, sculptures, photography, and a wider global selection beyond American artists R14R27. The app also offers quizzes and a search function R14.
Magic Cross-Stitch Magic Cross-Stitch is praised for being a relaxing and addictive digital cross-stitching game with beautiful finished pictures R74. However, many users report a lack of new material, stories, and daily pictures, with some having completed all available puzzles R69. Some find the gameplay dull and lacking thought or creativity .
Ease of Use & User Experience tieR1R3R4R6
DailyArt DailyArt is generally seen as easy to use for learning about art, with a simple interface for daily entries . However, the free version is heavily criticized for being almost unusable due to overwhelming, frequent, and intrusive ads that interrupt reading and block content R1R3R4R6. Some users also report glitches with subscriptions and the app being difficult to maneuver without paying R9R18.
Magic Cross-Stitch Magic Cross-Stitch is described as easy to use and relaxing . However, the app is severely hampered by an excessive number of ads, with some users experiencing ads every few seconds or multiple times within a single puzzle . Technical issues like freezing, crashing, and not loading are also common, leading to lost progress and frustration R85R91.
Reliability & Performance edge: DailyArtR9R18R21R69
DailyArt DailyArt users report issues with the subscription model, where paying users still see ads R9R21. The app is also described as glitchy for some users R18. Recent updates have led to constant frustration with ads interrupting reading even in the paid version R21.
Magic Cross-Stitch Magic Cross-Stitch suffers from significant reliability issues, with users frequently reporting the app freezing, crashing, or failing to load R85. These issues often result in lost progress, forcing users to restart pictures . Some users also experienced issues with daily photos disappearing or the app getting stuck on a loading screen R69.
Price & Value tieR1R3R4R6
DailyArt DailyArt is a free app with in-app purchases, but the free experience is severely degraded by excessive, intrusive, and sometimes questionable ads R1R3R4R6. Many users feel forced to pay to remove ads or access basic features like bookmarking and exploring genres, which they believe should be free . The subscription model is a deterrent for some who prefer a one-time purchase .
Magic Cross-Stitch Magic Cross-Stitch is also a free app with in-app purchases. The free version is heavily criticized for an overwhelming number of ads . The subscription option to remove ads is deemed unreasonably expensive by users, with one citing $7.99 a week as insane R64. Some users who paid for no ads still experienced other intrusive elements like star pop-ups .
Support & Updates edge: DailyArtR21R55R85R90
DailyArt DailyArt reviews do not provide specific feedback on customer support. However, some users mention issues with recent updates introducing more ads and frustrating changes, even for paid users R21. There's also a concern about the potential use of AI to write blurbs R55.
Magic Cross-Stitch Magic Cross-Stitch users report poor customer support, describing assistants as rude, unhelpful, and uncaring . Developers are criticized for abandoning the app by not adding new pictures and for updates that introduced more ads and bugs R90R91. Some users have contacted support about freezing issues without resolution or feedback R85.
Pick DailyArt if

you want a daily dose of art education and cultural enrichment, are willing to tolerate ads in the free version, or are prepared to pay for a premium experience to remove them R2R5R8R26.

Pick Magic Cross-Stitch if

you are looking for a relaxing digital cross-stitching game to pass the time and can either tolerate frequent ads or are willing to pay a premium to remove them, despite concerns about content updates and technical issues .

Evidence note: Both apps have a significant number of negative reviews related to ads and pricing, which skews recent ratings. For Magic Cross-Stitch, the evidence for customer support and content updates is more one-sided, with multiple negative reports and no positive counterpoints.

Frequently asked

Are DailyArt and Magic Cross-Stitch truly free?
Both DailyArt and Magic Cross-Stitch are free to download and use, but their free versions are heavily criticized for an overwhelming number of ads that significantly disrupt the user experience (R1, R4, R22, R59 for DailyArt; , , R88, R91 for Magic Cross-Stitch).
Can I remove ads in Magic Cross-Stitch?
Yes, Magic Cross-Stitch offers a 'no ads' option, which also includes unlimited search for colors, but users find the subscription price, such as $7.99 a week, to be unreasonably expensive R64R74.
Does DailyArt offer diverse art content?
DailyArt is praised for its diversity of art and artists, covering abstract, neoclassical, impressionist styles, and including Asian, European, African, North and South American artists, as well as women R26. However, some users wish for more modern/postmodern art, sculptures, photography, and a wider global selection R14R27.
Why is Magic Cross-Stitch getting negative reviews recently?
Recent negative reviews for Magic Cross-Stitch primarily cite an increase in ad frequency, technical issues like freezing and crashing after updates, and a lack of new content or puzzles R85R88R90R91.

What reviewers actually said

Built only from these 120 real reviews (foreign ones translated). Superscripts jump to the quote here. Apple has no per-review links, so [ref] opens that app's reviews on the App Store.

  1. [R2] DailyArt 5/5 · US Inspirational: I have been using that app for a while and it’s been a blast. Every day I take a short break from my usual routine to discover and read about new art pieces. My city lacks art galleries so for me this is the best way to connect with beauty and messages each piece provides.
  2. [R5] DailyArt 5/5 · US Unbelievably Educational: Solid educational app. I really didn’t know anything about art but daily viewing reading the piece of the of day has taught me how to identifying realism vs Impressionism and baroque vs modern styles. It’s become one of the highlights of my day and it certainly beats doom scrolling.
  3. [R8] DailyArt 5/5 · US A lovely little app: Everyday is a joyful discovery of a new and beautiful art piece, along with a brief description of its artist and meaning.
  4. [R14] DailyArt 4/5 · US A good way to causally learn about art! Would like more tho: This app is a great way for people to casually connect with art and learn about its context and history. Including the quizzes. Not a burden to subscribe for the extra stuff as you can find art online for free so I didn’t pay for that I’m giving four stars only because I wish to see more modern/postmodern art included in here. Like inst
  5. [R1] DailyArt 1/5 · US Cool app but ads ruin it: Shouldn’t have to pay to enjoy an app. Can’t pay for every single app invented, ads make the app unenjoyable and less usable.
  6. [R3] DailyArt 3/5 · US It has ADDS?: This is not a game app.. but adds for games suddenly started to yell across my reading about a Canadian artist born out of the constitution act. Damn it
  7. [R4] DailyArt 1/5 · US It’s not usable anymore: 90% of the time you spend using the app is spent watching ads. Don’t download.
  8. [R6] DailyArt 3/5 · US It has ads: I deleted it because the ads make the experience uncomfortable.
  9. [R9] DailyArt 3/5 · US Low tech high quality product: The art is great, I appreciate the care they put into it. But the subscription is so glitchy, I am subscribed but still see ads. Incredibly frustrating.
  10. [R18] DailyArt 3/5 · US A surf through museum websites might be better: The app has been super glitchy for me. The art is great. Maybe it’s my VPN, but Im growing more and more tired with having to share all of my information to ad companies in order to get an app to work properly.
  11. [R21] DailyArt 3/5 · US Not all change is good...: I so enjoyed this app until the new version was introduced. Now it is constant frustration. You begin to read and then it immediately goes to an ad. You click off the ad and begin to read again and then there’s another ad. And this is for the "paid for" version of this app. I no longer recommend this and find I turn to it less and less. To bad they changed a good thing.
  12. [R69] Magic Cross-Stitch 3/5 · US How to start over?: I have colored all pictures and I want to start over. I deleted the app and redownloaded it but it saved all my data and all the pictures are still colored. I have also lost the daily photos, not sure how that happened.
  13. [R55] DailyArt 1/5 · US Loved the app for years, stop using AI to write the blurbs: You disrespect the artistic traditions you claim to celebrate by utilizing immoral technology. Please rectify this.
  14. [R85] Magic Cross-Stitch 1/5 · GB Cross stitch: I loved playing this game but for over a week have been unable to open as it freezes and doesn’t load. I am disappointed that, despite contacting app support this has not be sorted out and I have received no feedback. Normally would have given 5 stars😞😞
  15. [R90] Magic Cross-Stitch 3/5 · GB Could be 5stars, but developers abandoned the app……: I completed all the pictures in this app some time ago and when I noticed that no new ones were appearing, I asked the developers, to which they responded, we will not be adding any further pictures to the app, but if I wanted I can restart any picture I wanted! Not the response I was expecting! Zimad had a great app with Magic Cross stitch, e
  16. [R22] DailyArt 2/5 · US Too many adds: I can’t look at any of the content because there are too many ads
  17. [R59] DailyArt 1/5 · GB SO MANY ADS!!: This is a nice app idea and I understand needing ads but it’s literally every ten seconds a new ad pops up I can barely read the art description or admire it because boom an ad shows up in my face every time I try to look . Please can you consider dialling down the heavy ad content
  18. [R64] Magic Cross-Stitch 1/5 · US Needs reasonable subscription options other than $8/week!!!: I would gladly pay a reasonable subscription price for this app, but $7.99 a week as the only option is INSANE. I don’t pay $32/month for streaming services much less for one app. Until you can offer something better this app is being deleted.
  19. [R74] Magic Cross-Stitch 5/5 · US Relaxing. Addictive.: This game is very relaxing. I can’t stay away. There is one thing that I recommend paying for and that is the no ads option, along with no ads you get unlimited search for the color you’re using. Wow, that make things so much easier.
  20. [R26] DailyArt 5/5 · US Great addition to my day: I love this app! I have discovered so many new artists and learned so much about them and ones I already knew. I appreciate art but I'm no connoisseur, nor am I educated in it. This app is fully accessible to me. And I especially love the diversity of the art and artists, from abstract to neoclassical to impressionist, from Asian to European to African to North and South
  21. [R27] DailyArt 3/5 · GB A Curate’s Egg: There is much of interest, but as an Englishman, I would like to see less American artists and more global.
  22. [R88] Magic Cross-Stitch 1/5 · GB What is going on with the ads: This game was great until the latest update where you end up having ads 4 times within one game. There is a balance between revenue and annoying players to the point of them leaving the app
  23. [R91] Magic Cross-Stitch 1/5 · GB Was great, but not any more.: This was a fun, and relaxing game to start with. Now after last update, it’s frustrating, to the point I want to throw my iPad through the window. The amount of adverts now is insane. I refuse to pay for no ads, so I assume that’s why they’ve trebled in frequency. I’ll give it another couple of days, and will probably delete it. Shame, because it’s a great app.

Synthesized from 120 recent App Store reviews · updated July 2026 · View on the App Store