SimpleBackgrounds vs Beadalog
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
SimpleBackgrounds
Discover a collection of 48 beautiful, flat-colored backgrounds designed to give your phone a clean and simplistic look. Save wallpapers perfectly sized for your device, with more colors and features planned for future updates.
- 48 flat (matte) colors
- Normal and darker color versions
- Device-dimensioned saves
- Feedback option
- Future custom color option
- Future Apple Watch app
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Introducing...SimpleBackgrounds! If you're like me and are into more simplistic things in life and you want your phone to reflect that, SimpleBackgrounds is the app for you! It features 48 flat (matte) colors to choose from and more to come! Features: • 24 normal flat colors • 24 darker versions of the normal colors • Feedback option in the settings page • Save backgrounds as the height and width of the device you're on so no matter if you're on an iPad or an iPhone it'll always be dimensioned correctly Features to Come: • Custom color option • Apple Watch app or a place in iOS app for a watch background • Preview mode - shows what the background will look like behind apps or on the lock screen • Many more colors • Different color combination designs There may be a version to come out just for Macs also so stay tuned for that! Enjoy! - Eric Walker, Head Developer
Beadalog
This app helps beaders organize their bead stash, track projects, and manage shopping lists. It allows users to journal their creative process and remember where they left off in each project, ensuring they don't buy duplicates or forget needed supplies.
- Track bead stash
- Organize projects
- Manage shopping lists
- Journal project progress
- Search and sort inventory
- Backup and restore data
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Keep track of your beads, stringing, and patterns for all your beading projects. Plan and journal your projects. Keep a shopping list. Beadalog is an inventory tracker and project organizer for beading and jewelry making. It is easy to use with lots of options for searching, sorting, and browsing your data. Remember where you left off in each project. Don't buy multiples or forget what you need. Stay organized and enjoy your beading! Spend more time crafting, and less time searching through your stash! Free Features: Keep track of your stash of Miyuki Delica beads, and create a shopping list of beads you need Beadalog Pro Features: - Access to the whole bead catalog including - Manually backup your data to iCloud and restore as needed. - Filter the list of beads to the set of brands/types you want to see - Browse the bead catalog. - Add notes to your bead stash amounts and to your shopping list - Track your stringing, patterns and projects Beadalog Pro is optional subscription that unlock extra features. If you purchase Beadalog Pro, payment will be charged to you iTunes account yearly. Auto-renewal may be turned off at any time by going to your settings in the App Store. Notes: 1. The bead and stringing colors displayed in Beadalog are approximate and may vary in real life, so always refer to actual bead samples for your final choice. 2. The Beadalog catalog is a work in progress. If you don't see a bead line or stringing brand you need, you can email me or fill out a survey in the app to request it. Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Beading related icons by Icons8.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: SimpleBackgrounds at 5.0 against Beadalog's 4.6. SimpleBackgrounds also leads on review sentiment (100% vs 75%) and monetization model (free vs freemium). Beadalog's advantage is iOS requirement (16.0 vs 18.6). On price, ratings volume, update cadence and ads 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
Both are free to download. SimpleBackgrounds sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and Beadalog sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $14.99 per year. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
SimpleBackgrounds holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.6. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 10 and 10 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 100% of SimpleBackgrounds's written reviews are positive against 75% of Beadalog's.
SimpleBackgrounds ships an update every 4 weeks, Beadalog monthly. The most recent releases landed on October 8, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | SimpleBackgrounds | Beadalog |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (10 ratings) — better | 4.6 (10 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better | 75.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 10 | 10 |
| Update frequency | Every 4 weeks — better | Monthly |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free — better | Freemium |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, Mac — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 18.6 | 16.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 1 MB | 19 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Richard Walker | Deborah Glidden |
Customer experience
SimpleBackgrounds
Beadalog
In-app purchases
SimpleBackgrounds
- SimpleBackgrounds Pro Features$0.99
Beadalog
- Beadalog Pro3 Days trial$14.991 Year
- Pro One-Time Purchase$44.99
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