Instant Art Kit vs TrueStitch
Two Shopify apps, side by side: detected stores, momentum, reviews, plans, listed features and who runs each. Store counts as of Oct 13, 2026.
The short answer
- Only TrueStitch lists a free plan. Paid plans start at $9.95/month for Instant Art Kit and $29/month for TrueStitch.
Head to head
Starter
- · Adjustable print templates
- · Basic analytics dashboard
- · File upload
- · File uploader with 5 GB storage
- · Multilingual storefront widget
- · Print file creation
Growth
- · Everything in Starter
- · File uploader with 20 GB storage
- · Lower fee per generated file
- · Priority print processing
Scale
- · Dedicated onboarding
- · Everything in Scale
- · File uploader with 50 GB storage
- · Lower fee per generated file
Pro
- · Everything in Growth
- · File uploader with 150 GB storage
- · Lower fee per generated file
- · Priority support
Starter
- · 10 embroidered orders per month
- · PES machine files
Studio
- · 100 embroidered orders per month
- · All machine file formats
Pro
- · All machine file formats
- · Unlimited embroidered orders
Coverage counts what each App Store listing names. Every feature, checked off app by app, is in Shoplist.
See every featureCustomers upload a photo and see their personalized art kit preview in seconds. They know exactly what they're ordering before checkout. No guessing, no surprises. The preview and the print file are one and the same. One source of truth. No separate mockups. No mismatched expectations.
TrueStitch turns any product into personalized embroidery. Customers type their text and watch real stitches appear on your product photo — the preview and the machine file share one source, so what they see is what you sew. Every paid order arrives in your production queue with the customer's text, a stitch preview and a production-ready machine file. No manual digitizing, no back-and-forth e-mails.
- Customers see their personalized Diamond Painting preview in seconds
- Built-in file uploads with no third-party apps needed
- Auto-generated print and preview files with Shopify order sync
- Supports Diamond Painting
- Live stitch preview on your product photo — rendered from real stitch data
- Machine files (PES, DST, EXP, JEF, VP3, XXX) generated for every paid order
- Zones, fonts, sizes and thread colours you control per product
- Production queue: previews, machine files, sewn/not-sewn tracking
All the numbers
Every figure, side by side
A green dot marks the app ahead on a measured figure. Estimates, gaps and apps that leave no storefront trace never take the lead.
Adoption
| Measure |  Instant Art Kit |  TrueStitch |
|---|---|---|
| Detected stores | Not published | Not published |
| Net store change, 28 days | 0 | 0 |
| Stores added, 28 days | Not enough data | Not enough data |
| Big-brand share | Not enough data | Not enough data |
| Top store categories | Not published | Not published |
| Top store countries | Not published | Not published |
Reviews
| Measure | Instant Art Kit | TrueStitch |
|---|---|---|
| App Store rating | Not published | Not published |
| App Store reviews | Not published | Not published |
| New reviews, 28 days | Not enough data | Not enough data |
| Reviewers a year or more in | Not enough data | Not enough data |
Pricing
| Measure | Instant Art Kit | TrueStitch |
|---|---|---|
| Free plan | Not listed | Yes |
| Lowest paid monthly plan | $9.95/month(ahead) | $29/month |
| Longest free trial | 7 days | 14 days |
| Plans listed | 4 | 3 |
Listing
| Measure | Instant Art Kit | TrueStitch |
|---|---|---|
| Shopify category rank | #171 | #128(ahead) |
| Shopify App Charts | Not on this week’s charts | Not on this week’s charts |
| Built for Shopify | No | No |
| Launched | Mar 20, 2026 | Aug 26, 2026 |
| Languages | 1 | 1 |
| Developer | Innovexa | Profishot |
FAQ
Instant Art Kit and TrueStitch: common questions
- Is Instant Art Kit or TrueStitch cheaper?
- Only TrueStitch lists a free plan. Paid plans start at $9.95/month for Instant Art Kit and $29/month for TrueStitch. Shoplist compares base prices only between monthly plans in the same currency; usage charges and annual plans vary, so check each plan’s limits.
- Where does this comparison’s data come from?
- Shoplist crawls Shopify storefronts to detect which apps each store runs, and reads each app’s Shopify App Store listing for reviews, pricing, features and integrations. Store counts are as of Oct 13, 2026; estimated figures are labeled.
How Shoplist compares apps
Store counts come from Shoplist’s crawl of Shopify storefronts, which detects the apps each store runs; they are as of Oct 13, 2026. Reviews, ratings, plans, features and integrations come from each app’s Shopify App Store listing. 28-day figures are labeled when estimated, and a figure that is missing or estimated never decides who leads. Read the methodology.