Comparison

Shopping Help vs Bead Inspired

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

Head to head
About

Shopping Help

Features
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How Shop Helper can be useful for you? - Link your purchases to the dates - Attach photos and bar-codes of your purchases - Control your money due to showing total amount of your purchases - Send reports via socials. Enjoy shopping and manage your purchases!

About

Bead Inspired

Discover a creative hub for jewelry making with thousands of products, free video tutorials, and printable patterns. Save your favorite online resources and connect with a community of fellow crafters. Get inspired and start creating unique handmade jewelry today.

Highlights
  • Browse thousands of jewelry making products
  • Access hundreds of free video tutorials
  • Save free patterns for printing
  • Bookmark favorite online resources
  • Submit designs for community sharing
  • Get advice from experienced makers
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Spoilt Rotten Beads are the UK's most loved bead and jewellery making store. Bead Inspired is the brand new app offering people a creative one-stop to make jewellery, no matter their skill level. Browse thousands of products, watch 100's of free videos, save our free patterns to keep and print, save all your favourite online resources and more! We can't wait to join you on your creative journey. App features include: Easy to use resource area, save your favourite creative links from around the web and make it completely your own. Access 100's of free video tutorials and pattern downloads, no matter your skill level, we have plenty for you! Submit photos of your designs for us to share with our audience of over 100,000 beaders, or get advice from our team of seasoned beaders and jewellery makers. Browse our online shop which offers over 7000 products at great prices, shipped all over the globe. And much more, only inside the brand new Bead Inspired app. Download today and join us on your creative journey into handmade jewellery.

Screenshots

Shopping Help3 screens
Bead Inspired4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: Bead Inspired at every 2 months against Shopping Help's every 34 months. Bead Inspired also leads on iOS requirement (10.0 vs 15.6). On price, ads, in-app purchases and device support there is nothing between them.

Scored on Price ยท Rating ยท Positive reviews ยท Number of ratings ยท Update frequency ยท Ads ยท In-app purchases ยท Monetization ยท Best chart rank ยท Devices ยท Requires iOS

CostPrice ยท In-app purchases ยท Ads ยท Monetization

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Shopping Help ships an update every 34 months, Bead Inspired every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on October 20, 2026 and October 5, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences ยท 6 level
Shopping Help versus Bead Inspired: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterShopping HelpBead Inspired
PriceFreeFree
Positive reviewsโ€”100.0% of reviews
Update frequencyEvery 34 monthsEvery 2 months โ€” better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
Monetizationโ€”Free
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod โ€” betteriPhone, iPod
Requires iOS15.610.0 โ€” better
Further details โ€” not scored
Size28 MB42 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperSharkSW OUDesign Monkey Media Ltd

In-app purchases

None

Shopping Help

No in-app purchases

None

Bead Inspired

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Shopping Help free?
Shopping Help is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Bead Inspired free?
Bead Inspired is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Shopping Help or Bead Inspired have ads?
Neither Shopping Help nor Bead Inspired shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Shopping Help or Bead Inspired?
Shopping Help ships an update every 34 months, and Bead Inspired every 2 months. Most recently, Shopping Help was updated on October 20, 2026 and Bead Inspired on October 5, 2026.

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