Comparison

Bead patterns vs Indigenous Music Summit

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

Indigenous Music Summit

Features
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The International Indigenous Music Summit (IIMS) is a global event dedicated to celebrating, creating awareness, sharing resources, and building opportunities for the Indigenous music community. IMS provides a unique space for Indigenous artists to discuss, exchange, and share and connect with one another, in a culturally sensitive and appropriate space directed at building long-term, mutually beneficial relationships between artists and industry professionals. Download the IIMS app to see the full artist lineup, schedule and connect with community.

Screenshots

Bead patterns4 screens
Indigenous Music Summit4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Indigenous Music Summit at Free against Bead patterns's $1.99. Bead patterns's advantage is ads (none vs shown) and update cadence (every 4 weeks vs every 2 months). On in-app purchases 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

Indigenous Music Summit 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, Indigenous Music Summit every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on September 23, 2026 and May 16, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
Bead patterns versus Indigenous Music Summit: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterBead patternsIndigenous Music Summit
Price$1.99Free — better
Rating5.0 (2 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews0.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings2 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 4 weeks — betterEvery 2 months
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationPaid—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone
Requires iOS13.0 — better16.0
Further details — not scored
Size58 MB141 MB
Age rating4+17+
DeveloperBo KalvslundIndigenous Music Alliance

In-app purchases

None

Bead patterns

No in-app purchases

None

Indigenous Music Summit

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Bead patterns free?
Bead patterns costs $1.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is Indigenous Music Summit free?
Indigenous Music Summit is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Bead patterns or Indigenous Music Summit have ads?
Indigenous Music Summit shows ads; Bead patterns does not.
Which is updated more often, Bead patterns or Indigenous Music Summit?
Bead patterns ships an update every 4 weeks, and Indigenous Music Summit every 2 months. Most recently, Bead patterns was updated on September 23, 2026 and Indigenous Music Summit on May 16, 2026.

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