Pick the stitch for this tear
Each patch shows its own tear and a pattern of points. Read that pattern before the stroke starts. The layout changes from patch to patch.
Casual puzzle · Free · Designed for iPad
Close the tear in one steady stroke.
Thread & Needle is a quiet mending puzzle for iPhone and iPad. Every patch has a tear. You get one needle, one thread, and a single stroke to close it. Choose a stitch pattern, then drag through every point without lifting your finger. Smooth curves keep the thread loose. A hard yank around a corner climbs the tension bar, and at 100% the thread snaps.
Patch 01 · linen
How a mend is made
There is no timer and no rush. The whole round is the path of one finger, the knots in the way, and whether the thread is still in one piece at the end.
Drag through every point
Guide the needle in one continuous stroke. Lifting your finger ends the attempt. The thread only counts if it visits the points in a single pass.
Keep the tension bar low
Curves leave the thread loose. Sharp corners push the bar up. The goal is to finish under the target, not to race the clock.
Steer around the knots
Knots add tension when the thread crosses them. A clean route goes through the points and leaves those knots alone.
Earn a Clean Stitch
Land the stroke under the tension target and the tear closes. Hit 100% and the thread snaps. That spool is gone.
Twenty patches, three spools each
The App Store listing describes a small set of hand-stitched cloth, portrait controls, and a short ad only when a patch has you stuck.
A tear of its own
Twenty handcrafted patches, each with a different tear and point layout. Warm linen, wood, and thread art set the table.
A snap spends thread
Every patch gives you three spools. A snapped thread is not a hint you can ignore. When the spools run out, that mend is over.
One finger, portrait
Controls are built for portrait play. You hold the device and draw the stitch. Nothing else has to be tapped mid-stroke.
An ad, if you are stuck
The listing says a short ad can skip a patch you cannot close. The download is free, and the store marks the game as containing advertising.
Steady hands, not a stopwatch
Move smoothly and the thread stays loose. Yank it around a corner and tension climbs until it snaps. The better solve is the quieter line: every point, no knots, still under the mark.
Questions about the game, including privacy, go through the support options on the App Store listing.
On the App Store
Listed as ThreadandNeedle. Free, in English, rated 4+, and designed for iPad. The Mac build is marked not verified for macOS.
- Category
- Casual
- Price
- Free
- Size
- 110.5 MB
- Language
- English
- Age
- 4+
- System
- iOS 15 or later
iPhone and iPod touch need iOS 15 or later. iPad needs iPadOS 15 or later. Mac needs macOS 12 or later and Apple silicon.
Download on the App Store