Comparison

Bead patterns vs The Magical Colouring Book

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

Bead patterns

Create and share colorful bead patterns with a variety of designs. Features include pattern masking for row-by-row creation and magnification for detailed viewing. Save your own creations to your personal gallery.

Highlights
  • Create colorful bead patterns
  • Mask patterns for row-by-row creation
  • Magnify patterns for detail
  • Save your own creations
  • Includes various animal and character patterns
Features
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Bead patterns - full of awesome patterns for your creativity. Make great, fun and colourful bead patterns. Patterns of animals, princesses and mermaids. Mask the pattern to make one row at a time. Touch the pattern to magnify. The patterns are 15 x 15 cm (30 x 30 rows of beads) equal to 900 beads. Video showing the making of the Panda. Patterns included in the app: -Dinosaur. Green, beige, pink and black beads. -Panda. White, black and pink colors. -Cat. White, gray, black and pink colors. -Dog. Dark brown, light brown, red, white, pink and black colors. -Dolphin. White and light blue colors. -Elephant. Black, gray, white and pink colors. -Mouse. Black, gray, white and pink colors. -Teddy bear. Dark brown, light brown, white and black colors. -Owl. Dark brown, light brown, beige, orange, white and black colors. -Princess. Yellow, orange, pink, pink, pink, violet and black colors. -Squirrel. Dark brown, light brown, black and white colors. -Mermaid. Orange, pink, pink, light blue, green, white and black colors. -Puppy. Black, light blue, white, purple colors. -Robot. Black, grey, red, orange, white and three shades of blue colors. -Easter Chicken. Black, yellow, orange, red and white beads. "Your site" is a feature where you can save pictures of your creations. Once the your pattern is created – and every bead is beside another – the design is then fused together using bakery release paper and an iron.

About

The Magical Colouring Book

Features
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In the magical lands there are only colors when you use your imagination, otherwise it's all black and white. Use your imagination and color - and then use the app to see what happens! In The Magic Coloring Book, you can color the pictures - and then scan them with your smartphone, where they are animated with colours!

Screenshots

Bead patterns4 screens
The Magical Colouring Book4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: The Magical Colouring Book at Free against Bead patterns's $1.99. Bead patterns's advantage is update cadence (every 4 weeks vs every 5 months). On ads, in-app purchases, device support and iOS requirement 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

The Magical Colouring Book is free to download; Bead patterns costs $1.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Bead patterns ships an update every 4 weeks, The Magical Colouring Book every 5 months. The most recent releases landed on November 2, 2026 and October 30, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
Bead patterns versus The Magical Colouring Book: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterBead patternsThe Magical Colouring Book
Price$1.99Free — better
Rating5.0 (2 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews0.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings2 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 4 weeks — betterEvery 5 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationPaid—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS13.013.0
Further details — not scored
Size58 MB310 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperBo KalvslundPeasoup ApS

In-app purchases

None

Bead patterns

No in-app purchases

None

The Magical Colouring Book

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Bead patterns free?
Bead patterns costs $1.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is The Magical Colouring Book free?
The Magical Colouring Book is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Bead patterns or The Magical Colouring Book have ads?
Neither Bead patterns nor The Magical Colouring Book shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Bead patterns or The Magical Colouring Book?
Bead patterns ships an update every 4 weeks, and The Magical Colouring Book every 5 months. Most recently, Bead patterns was updated on November 2, 2026 and The Magical Colouring Book on October 30, 2026.

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