Beader vs Planbead
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Beader
Design intricate bead patterns with customizable dimensions, bead types, and schemes. Collaborate with others and sync your creations across devices using iCloud.
- Create bead schemes
- Customizable dimensions
- Multiple bead types
- iCloud sync
- Share and collaborate
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Create bead schemes with different dimensions, different types and different bead types. iCloud sync and ability to share / collaborate.
Planbead
Design and create intricate beaded jewelry with a comprehensive set of free drawing tools. Manage your bead inventory, explore various beading stitches, and utilize a revolutionary weaving mode that guides you on-screen. Access weekly inspiration and an optional premium subscription for advanced features like 3D previews and cloud sync.
- Free drawing features
- Miyuki color palette
- Bead inventory management
- Multiple beading stitches
- On-screen weaving mode
- Weekly inspiration patterns
- 3D previews (premium)
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Welcome to PlanBead, the ultimate design studio for every beading artist! Design, weave, and create stunning beaded jewelry for free. All Drawing Features are FREE! We believe creativity shouldn't have a price tag. In PlanBead, all essential drawing features are available to everyone, completely free: Unlimited Designs: Create as many patterns as you want in your personal workspace for free. Full Miyuki Color Palette: Design with the industry-standard Miyuki Delica color library. Bead Inventory: Manage your stash of beads within the app, keep track of all your beads Loom, Pyeote & Brick: Easily switch between the most popular beading stitches to perfect your patterns. currently supporting: - Loom Bracelet - Folded Leaf Earring - R-Leaf Earring - Fringe Earring - Triangle Earring - Herringobne Earring, Bracelet - Peyote Earring, Bracelet, Ring - Brick Earring, Bracelet, Ring - more beaded jewelry Revolutionary Weaving Mode: Never print a pattern again! Our dynamic weaving mode is a game-changer. Follow Along On-Screen The app highlights your current row and beads, making it easy to keep your place. Word Chart Included Generate an instant word chart for any design, perfect for complex patterns. Eco-Friendly Beading Keep the environment healthy, one sheet of paper at a time. Ditch the printer and weave directly from your device. Inspiration Delivered Weekly Stay inspired with a constant stream of new ideas! Every week, we release beautiful, professional patterns for both free and premium users. Discover new techniques and challenge your skills. Go Premium for More! Unlock powerful features with a PlanBead subscription (auto-renewing): - Unlimited 3D previews: 1-click to convert your 2D pattern to a 3D realistic preview of you beaded jewelry - Cloud Sync: Never lose your patterns again, automatically back up and sync your entire design library across all your devices - Ad-Free Experience: Enjoy a focused, uninterrupted creative workflow - Premium Patterns: Made by professional beading artists - Image Tracing: Convert an image to a beading pattern - PDF Export: Export your patterns as a printable PDF with step by step tutorial Privacy Policy: https://www.planbead.com/privacy-policy Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula Download PlanBead now and bring your beading ideas to life!
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: Planbead at Free against Beader's $0.99. Planbead also leads on ads (none vs shown) and update cadence (every 4 days vs every 11 months). Beader's advantage is iOS requirement (14.1 vs 16.0). On rating, review sentiment, ratings volume and 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
Planbead is free to download; Beader costs $0.99 up front. Beader sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and Planbead sells 5 in-app purchases, starting at $9.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.7 for Beader against 4.7 for Planbead. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 19 and 14 respectively. Written reviews split almost evenly too, at 93% and 92% positive.
Beader ships an update every 11 months, Planbead every 4 days. The most recent releases landed on September 17, 2026 and September 22, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Beader | Planbead |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $0.99 | Free — better |
| Rating | 4.7 (19 ratings) | 4.7 (14 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 92.9% of reviews — better | 92.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 19 — better | 14 |
| Update frequency | Every 11 months | Every 4 days — better |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Freemium |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, Mac |
| Requires iOS | 14.1 — better | 16.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 1 MB | 90 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Viktor Gavrilov | Alexander Monneret |
Customer experience
Beader
Planbead
In-app purchases
Beader
- Remove ads$2.99
Planbead
- Gold Membership – 1 Month3 Days trial$9.991 Month
- Platinum Membership – 1 Year$49.991 Year
- Planbead 5 Gems$0.99
- Planbead 10 Gems$1.99
- Planbead 50 Gems$7.99
