# Dotterly: Diamond painting

> Diamond art pattern maker

Canonical page: [https://chrome-stats.com/d/id6446167461](https://chrome-stats.com/d/id6446167461)

## Overview

- **ID:** `id6446167461`
- **Platform:** Apple
- **Type:** Apple app
- **Status:** Available
- **Publisher:** Subtlabs
- **Category:** Lifestyle
- **Rating:** 4.70 / 5 (89 ratings)
- **Version:** 3.0
- **Last updated:** 2026-09-09
- **First published:** 2023-03-29
- **Size:** 48 MB
- **Data as of:** 2026-09-19
- **Store listing:** [Apple App Store](https://apps.apple.com/us/app/dotterly-diamond-painting/id6446167461)
- **Website:** [https://dotterly.com/](https://dotterly.com/)
- **Privacy policy:** [https://dotterly.com/privacy/](https://dotterly.com/privacy/)

## Description

**Dotterly** is a diamond art pattern maker for iPhone, iPad, and Mac. Convert your photos into diamond painting patterns or create original designs by drawing and tracing over reference images. Customize projects for Diamond Dotz, Artdot, and DiamondDrillsUSA drills, then preview your results as you work.

Export finished designs as printable PDFs and make DIY diamond painting kits at home using adhesive sheets and drills. The app processes data locally on your device, supports Family Sharing, and uses a one-time purchase with no subscription. You can also add store details to PDF exports when selling your patterns.

## Rankings

- #140,609 — Overall

## Review summary

Overall, users praise Dotterly for being easy to use and feature-rich, with strong photo-to-pattern capabilities, extensive palettes, and flexible design tools. The top drawbacks are color mapping limitations (too few colors relative to available options) that affect quality, reliability issues (bugs like file renaming overwriting, color-picker prompts, and clipboard errors), and pricing concerns tied to perceived value and price hikes. Some request improvements like zoom-in previews, layers, better printing options. Despite these, many consider it a game changer for diamond painting pattern creation.

### Pros

- Easy to use with a powerful pattern creation flow, including photo-to-pattern conversion, editing tools, and a helpful wizard.
- Rich color/palette management with multiple brands and custom palettes, color counts, and color swaps.
- Comprehensive design tools and pattern options (grid types, drill types, cropping, text, copy/paste, print-ready color numbers/symbols).
- Described by users as a game changer for pattern creation and diamond painting.

### Cons

- Color mapping is limited to around 276 colors, leading to poorer pattern quality despite more colors being available.
- Bugs and reliability issues reported (renaming overwriting files, repeated color-picker prompts, and paste/clipboard errors).
- Pricing concerns due to price increases and perceived value.
- Preview/UX limitations such as lack of zoom before pattern generation and intrusive hints.

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Source: [Chrome-Stats](https://chrome-stats.com/d/id6446167461)