Planner for iPad vs Virtual Bead Board
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Planner for iPad
This app offers a digital planner experience on your iPad, allowing you to write directly on your calendar with Apple Pencil. Personalize your planner with various decorative materials and choose from different style sheets. Your data is safely stored in the cloud.
- Handwriting on calendar with Apple Pencil
- Monthly, weekly, and daily calendar views
- Personalize with stamps, to-do lists, and more
- Sync with other calendars like Google Calendar
- Cloud storage for data backup
- Customizable style sheets
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"Make the app adjust to your style." Planner app is almost like a paper planner on iPad, but is designed to be more flexible to use than papers. - Calendar Planner has monthly, weekly (vertical and horizontal) and daily views. You can set the starting day of the week and also beginning/ending time of the day as you like. This calendar allows you to display schedules from other calendars, too, such as Google Calendar. - Write by hand You can directly write on the calendar with Apple pencil. - Arrange and decorate It's easy to personalize your calendar and improve the visibility by using our materials, such as stamps, refills, masking tapes, to-do lists and so on. - Choose your style In addition to the pre-installed white/black style sheet, you can buy a new sheet at our online stationery store. - Cloud storage service Your data including photos and other items will be automatically stored in our cloud storage; 5GB for the basic plan and 10GB for the plus. *Storage service will be automatically renewed every month and user fees will be billed on your iTunes account. *If you don't want to renew it, go to the subscription management page on iTunes and cancel your subscription, or turn off the automatic renewal, at least 24 hours before the auto-renewal period. *You can change your storage plan on the subscription management page, or on Planner app settings. Please feel free to contact us through the inquiry form on Planner app or on twitter. Terms of service https://www.notion.so/kokonotsu/Terms-Of-Use-5c5aa0a7476343fa865513f641ffec17 Privacy policy https://www.notion.so/kokonotsu/Privacy-Policy-70833f6976f94a649413008f11acdc41
Virtual Bead Board
Design and visualize jewelry creations on a virtual bead board. Organize your inventory, preview designs with AR try-on, and enhance product photos with automatic background removal. Sync your work across devices for seamless crafting.
- Virtual bead board design
- AR try-on preview
- Inventory management with PDF export
- Automatic photo background removal
- iCloud sync across devices
- Drawing canvas with 3D effect
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Virtual Bead Board - Design Your Perfect Jewelry Create stunning jewelry designs on your iPhone or iPad with Virtual Bead Board. Whether you are a jewelry maker, crafter, artist, bead store owner, or design student, this app gives you a full set of tools to design, organize, and preview your work, all in one place. DESIGN ON A VIRTUAL BEAD BOARD Drag, drop, and arrange beads, clasps, and findings on a realistic bead board. Choose from multiple board styles and backgrounds. Position and resize elements with precision. Use the drawing canvas to sketch with pen, marker, paint, or eraser, including a 3D effect option. Visualize connection points so your designs are buildable in real life. MANAGE YOUR JEWELRY INVENTORY Add items with photos, names, categories, quantities, and notes. Track costs and see your inventory at a glance. Organize by category such as beads, clasps, pendants, and more. Export inventory reports as PDF for ordering or sharing. SEE DESIGNS IN AR TRY-ON Use your device camera to try on necklaces and jewelry virtually. Preview how a design will look before you make it. Works in portrait and landscape on both iPhone and iPad. PROFESSIONAL PHOTO TOOLS Remove backgrounds from jewelry photos automatically. Save cleaned-up images for inventory or listings. Save designs and images to your photo library. SYNC ACROSS YOUR DEVICES Your designs and inventory sync via iCloud across iPhone and iPad. Pick up where you left off on any device. Your data stays in your control. Perfect for jewelry makers, crafters, bead store owners, jewelry design students, and anyone who loves creating beautiful accessories. No account required to start. Download and begin designing today. Requires iOS 16.2 or later. Works on iPhone and iPad. AR try-on uses the device camera.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: Planner for iPad at Free against Virtual Bead Board's $9.99. Planner for iPad also leads on ratings volume (501 vs 2). Virtual Bead Board's advantage is rating (5.0 vs 4.5) and in-app purchases (none vs 9). On device support there is nothing between them.
Scored on Price · Rating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings · Update frequency · Ads · In-app purchases · Monetization · Best chart rank · Devices · Requires iOS
Planner for iPad is free to download; Virtual Bead Board costs $9.99 up front. Planner for iPad sells 9 in-app purchases, starting at $3.49 per month. Virtual Bead Board asks for nothing beyond the download.
Virtual Bead Board holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.5. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Planner for iPad has 501 ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two.
Planner for iPad ships an update every 2 months, Virtual Bead Board weekly. The most recent releases landed on October 21, 2026 and September 30, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Planner for iPad | Virtual Bead Board |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free — better | $9.99 |
| Rating | 4.5 (501 ratings) | 5.0 (2 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 70.9% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 501 — better | 2 |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | Weekly — better |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases — better | Paid |
| Devices | iPad | iPhone, iPad — better |
| Requires iOS | 26.6 | 16.2 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 59 MB | 200 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Craft LLC | Kimberly Beeler |
Customer experience
Planner for iPad
Virtual Bead Board
Bugs and requests
Planner for iPad
Reported bugs
3 issues- Occasional app freezes when using certain features
- Handwritten notes not syncing correctly between views
- Date/time display issues after software updates
Requested features
5 requests- Copy and paste functionality
- Ability to resize and rotate stickers/stamps
- One-time purchase option for premium features
- Improved palm rejection and pressure sensitivity
- Integration with Google Calendar
Virtual Bead Board
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Planner for iPad
- Basic$3.491 Month
- Plus$5.491 Month
- 50 (+0)$1.00
- 100 (+0)$2.00
- 150 (+0)$3.00
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- 200 (+0)$4.00
- 500 (+100)$8.00
- 800 (+200)$12.00
- 1600 (+400)$24.00
Virtual Bead Board
No in-app purchases
Questions
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