Where do these two actually overlap?
On catalogue creation, and not much else. QuickSell is a broader commerce layer — hosted catalogues, order capture, buyer tracking, a link customers open in a browser. StitchMagic builds the catalogue file and stops there.
That difference matters more than it sounds. A hosted catalogue lives on someone else's platform and stops working if you stop paying; a PDF sits on your phone and forwards forever.
Which is right depends on whether you want a system or an artefact. Sellers who take orders over chat and want no dependency generally prefer the file.
What does a free PDF catalogue miss?
Order capture, buyer analytics and live stock. A PDF cannot tell you who opened it, cannot take a payment and cannot grey out a sold piece. If you need those, a platform is the right answer and this is not it.
What it does instead is forward. A catalogue PDF gets sent from one customer to her sister and to a group of twelve, and every one of those forwards carries your shop name and number on the cover.
At 20 to 60 orders a month over WhatsApp, that reach beats the tracking a platform would add.
What does each cost you?
The catalogue maker is free — no signup, no cap. Bulk processing is a one-off ₹99 for 200 photos, about 50 paise each, when you want a whole drop done at once.
Subscription platforms charge monthly whether or not you sell that month, which is a genuinely different risk for a seasonal business. Festive months carry the year for many Indian sellers, and a subscription runs through the quiet ones too.
If your order volume is steady and high, that maths flips and a platform earns its fee. Below that, it usually does not.
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Frequently Asked Questions
What is QuickSell?
A WhatsApp-oriented commerce platform offering hosted catalogues, order capture and buyer tracking on a subscription. It is broader than catalogue creation alone.
Is there a free alternative to QuickSell?
For the catalogue itself, yes — StitchMagic builds a PDF catalogue free with no signup. It does not replace order capture or buyer analytics, which is what the subscription is buying.
What is the difference between a PDF catalogue and a hosted one?
A hosted catalogue lives on a platform and stops working if you stop paying. A PDF sits on your phone, forwards through WhatsApp indefinitely, and carries your shop name on every forward.
Does a PDF catalogue track who opened it?
No. It cannot show buyer analytics, take payment or mark a piece sold. If you need those, a platform is the right choice and this is not it.
Which suits a seasonal business better?
A one-off cost, usually. Subscriptions charge through the quiet months too, and for Indian sellers whose year is carried by the festive season that is a real difference in risk.
We make one of these tools, so read the concessions above as the honest part. Where QuickSell is the better fit, this page says so.