Comparison

Bead patterns vs BeadShare

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

BeadShare

Features
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BeadShare — Bead Pattern Creator & Building Guide Make bead patterns, follow a color-by-color building guide, preview the ironed result, and share what you make. 10+ Powerful Editing Tools - Auto remove backgrounds, auto crop, auto strip outlines, flip canvas, swap colors, auto remove colors, match reference images' colors. Undo goes back 50 steps. Building Guide - Pick a pattern, and the app walks you through it one color at a time. It tracks what you've placed, shows how many beads of each color you need, and tells you which board you're on. Closest thing to a recipe for bead art. Ironing Preview - Before you iron, check what the finished piece will look like. Switch between three styles: smooth side, towel side, and baking mat. Bead Brand Color Matching - Colors aren't generic hex codes. They map to real bead brand numbers, so you can buy exactly what you need. Display Board & Charm Jar Two ways to show your work on your profile: - Display Board: pin patterns onto a felt board layout, drag them where you want - Charm Jar: your patterns float around in a glass jar that reacts to tilting your phone. It's a toy and a portfolio at the same time. Community - Browse other people's patterns, sort by new or popular, save to collections, follow creators. Share any pattern with a short code. Ways to Create - Blank canvas for drawing - Import a photo and convert it - Trace over a reference image - Type a description and generate one Offline Patterns, drafts, and building progress stay on your device. No connection needed. Free - All editing tools - Pattern creation and reference import - Building guide - Ironing preview - Community and sharing - Display board and charm jar Premium - Photo and text-to-pattern generation - Unlimited building sessions - All generation models and styles - 100 generations/month Payment is charged to your Apple ID at confirmation of purchase. Subscriptions automatically renew unless cancelled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. Manage or cancel anytime in your Apple ID account settings. Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://zidaneymar.github.io/BeadShare/privacy.html

Screenshots

Bead patterns4 screens
BeadShare4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: BeadShare at Free against Bead patterns's $1.99. BeadShare also leads on update cadence (every 5 days vs every 4 weeks). Bead patterns's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 3) and iOS requirement (13.0 vs 15.1). On ads and 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

BeadShare is free to download; Bead patterns costs $1.99 up front. BeadShare sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per month. Bead patterns asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Bead patterns ships an update every 4 weeks, BeadShare every 5 days. The most recent releases landed on September 23, 2026 and September 8, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Bead patterns versus BeadShare: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterBead patternsBeadShare
Price$1.99Free — better
Rating5.0 (2 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews0.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings2 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 4 weeksEvery 5 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationPaid—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS13.0 — better15.1
Further details — not scored
Size58 MB59 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperBo Kalvslund旗 康

In-app purchases

None

Bead patterns

No in-app purchases

3 purchases

BeadShare

Subscriptions2
  • BeadShare Premium Monthly$4.991 Month
  • Annual Subscription$34.991 Year
One-time1
  • 3 AI Generations$1.99

Questions

Is Bead patterns free?
Bead patterns costs $1.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is BeadShare free?
BeadShare is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Bead patterns or BeadShare have ads?
Neither Bead patterns nor BeadShare shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Bead patterns or BeadShare?
Bead patterns ships an update every 4 weeks, and BeadShare every 5 days. Most recently, Bead patterns was updated on September 23, 2026 and BeadShare on September 8, 2026.

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