Reviews of Dotterly: Diamond painting

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List of user reviews and ratings for Dotterly: Diamond painting

Total ratings

4.70 (Rating count: 86)

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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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User Reviews

Recent rating average: 3.80

All time rating average: 4.70

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Date	Author	Comment
2025-12-30	St*****	I HATE that I cannot zoom into the generated image before creating patterns. I’m not able to see details when choosing size, brightness, contrast, color count, etc. I also hate all the annoying hints/tips that pop up while trying to use the software. Lastly, it keeps doing a poor job of mapping my photo, looking very pixelated (at 24”x26” size even) due to insisting on not using more than 276 colors even though there are over 440 DMC colors available. I paid to unlock the software’s advanced features, but they don’t help with creating a better pattern.
I HATE that I cannot zoom into the generated image before creating patterns. I’m not able to see details when choosing size, brightness, contrast, color count, etc. I also hate all the annoying hints/tips that pop up while trying to use the software. Lastly, it keeps doing a poor job of mapping my photo, looking very pixelated (at 24”x26” size even) due to insisting on not using more than 276 colors even though there are over 440 DMC colors available. I paid to unlock the software’s advanced features, but they don’t help with creating a better pattern.
2025-12-18	Ro*****	This app and its various features are great! What would really bring it to the next level would be the ability to work in layers. I hope to see this feature added in an update. :) Thank you for this great app!
This app and its various features are great! What would really bring it to the next level would be the ability to work in layers. I hope to see this feature added in an update. :) Thank you for this great app!
2025-03-05	CK*****	Love the app! Easy to use with fantastic features. 🙂 I have 3 issues: 1. I do not do social media so I have to use the review in App Store. Maybe provide an email address for questions not answered by FAQ. 2. Please consider a way to sort current colors by “symbol” order. 3. Please consider adding a way to include (color key) to margins for professional printing. Thank you for creating an amazing application for diamonds painting enthusiasts.
Love the app! Easy to use with fantastic features. 🙂 I have 3 issues: 1. I do not do social media so I have to use the review in App Store. Maybe provide an email address for questions not answered by FAQ. 2. Please consider a way to sort current colors by “symbol” order. 3. Please consider adding a way to include (color key) to margins for professional printing. Thank you for creating an amazing application for diamonds painting enthusiasts.
2024-11-29	ju*****	I would have given the app 5 stars except for it having a major bug that causes old dotterly files to overwrite newer dotterly files. The problem is with the rename file option in the app. This does not actually rename the file it gives the file a nickname that you see in the app as the file name. I'd advise users not to use the rename function because it doesn't work as expected and it's counterintuitive. The 2nd flaw with the app is minor. The ability to choose letters or symbols doesn't allow for individual colors to have a specific letter or symbol on the pattern which causes the pattern to sometimes have microscopic symbols for example A3 instead of allowing a symbol for a single digit like $ or * The other problem with the inability to give a color a specific symbol on the pattern is when the symbol the computer chooses is too similar to another color used or another symbol on the printed pattern. Otherwise the app is perfect. Just remember not to use the rename function! I lost an entire morning - several hours worth of work due to the glitch.
I would have given the app 5 stars except for it having a major bug that causes old dotterly files to overwrite newer dotterly files. The problem is with the rename file option in the app. This does not actually rename the file it gives the file a nickname that you see in the app as the file name. I'd advise users not to use the rename function because it doesn't work as expected and it's counterintuitive. The 2nd flaw with the app is minor. The ability to choose letters or symbols doesn't allow for individual colors to have a specific letter or symbol on the pattern which causes the pattern to sometimes have microscopic symbols for example A3 instead of allowing a symbol for a single digit like $ or * The other problem with the inability to give a color a specific symbol on the pattern is when the symbol the computer chooses is too similar to another color used or another symbol on the printed pattern. Otherwise the app is perfect. Just remember not to use the rename function! I lost an entire morning - several hours worth of work due to the glitch.
2024-11-08	Th*****	I normally don’t write reviews but this app is so great I just had to write a review. This app is easy to use and has great options of tools and brands. If your designing your own pattern it gives you editing tools like sharpness ,contrast, but also how many colors you would prefer to use. It will even changed the size if you decided that your project looks better larger. When you have a set of drills you can make an individual palette that you can switch to if needed. It will even let you pick a color from that palette while you are using a mainstream palette. This app is very worth it and it will be easier to make your own diamond painting pattern.
I normally don’t write reviews but this app is so great I just had to write a review. This app is easy to use and has great options of tools and brands. If your designing your own pattern it gives you editing tools like sharpness ,contrast, but also how many colors you would prefer to use. It will even changed the size if you decided that your project looks better larger. When you have a set of drills you can make an individual palette that you can switch to if needed. It will even let you pick a color from that palette while you are using a mainstream palette. This app is very worth it and it will be easier to make your own diamond painting pattern.
2024-10-29	ho*****	I just got the Dotterly app. This thing is incredible! I thought I was going to have to take a cross stitch pattern and do the diamond dot on a totally blank canvas just like counted cross stitch. NOT ANYMORE! The folks that came up with Dotterly are GENIUSES! Thank you!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
I just got the Dotterly app. This thing is incredible! I thought I was going to have to take a cross stitch pattern and do the diamond dot on a totally blank canvas just like counted cross stitch. NOT ANYMORE! The folks that came up with Dotterly are GENIUSES! Thank you!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
2024-10-16	Bu*****	My daughter and I absolutely LOVE this app. It is amazing. You did a wonderful job creating it.
My daughter and I absolutely LOVE this app. It is amazing. You did a wonderful job creating it.
2024-09-15	dd*****	Definitely not worth the money I paid. Colors are off even when using the wizard unless you use the max amount of colors and the largest size. Neither of which are good options or realistic choices. Of course you could make smaller sized poor quality pictures and spend hours editing the diamond colors. Disappointed in the app and that I wasted my money.
Definitely not worth the money I paid. Colors are off even when using the wizard unless you use the max amount of colors and the largest size. Neither of which are good options or realistic choices. Of course you could make smaller sized poor quality pictures and spend hours editing the diamond colors. Disappointed in the app and that I wasted my money.
2024-06-18	Ko*****	I’d been trying this and liking it for a little while and I went to buy it until I saw the price jumped from $19.00 to $29.00 so I decided not to get it just because of the huge price jump. And they’re calling that a special price. How is that a special price when it went up $10.00
I’d been trying this and liking it for a little while and I went to buy it until I saw the price jumped from $19.00 to $29.00 so I decided not to get it just because of the huge price jump. And they’re calling that a special price. How is that a special price when it went up $10.00
2024-06-11	Fl*****	Hello, I am a huge fan of Diamond Dotz and I really 💚 your App (because I can make pixel art of Ian Lightfoot and other of my favorite characters/objects by my choice), you don’t need to have a subscription to purchase full content, and it also has no pop-up ads. Unfortunately, this App has several glitches when I work on a project and they are annoying. One is when you are using the Color Picker tool and forget to pick a color, a message pops up and tells you the same thing over and over again. I would rather not have it appear unless if you are in a tutorial (this is only when you start to install this App). Second, if you copy a design into your clipboard and paste it outside of the canvas, it will show the Oops! error message. I wish I could easily drag it onto the canvas rather than continuously tap it to add my pasted design. As a suggestion, I also want a Change Language option (so we can change this and your other apps to foreign languages such as Spanish, French, Russian, Romanian, Norwegian, Japanese, or Korean) because my phone’s language is currently in Korean.
Hello, I am a huge fan of Diamond Dotz and I really 💚 your App (because I can make pixel art of Ian Lightfoot and other of my favorite characters/objects by my choice), you don’t need to have a subscription to purchase full content, and it also has no pop-up ads. Unfortunately, this App has several glitches when I work on a project and they are annoying. One is when you are using the Color Picker tool and forget to pick a color, a message pops up and tells you the same thing over and over again. I would rather not have it appear unless if you are in a tutorial (this is only when you start to install this App). Second, if you copy a design into your clipboard and paste it outside of the canvas, it will show the Oops! error message. I wish I could easily drag it onto the canvas rather than continuously tap it to add my pasted design. As a suggestion, I also want a Change Language option (so we can change this and your other apps to foreign languages such as Spanish, French, Russian, Romanian, Norwegian, Japanese, or Korean) because my phone’s language is currently in Korean.