Comparison

拼豆豆 vs Bead Library

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

Head to head
About

拼豆豆

Create and edit your own bead art designs with this intuitive pattern editor. Unleash your creativity by designing custom patterns and exporting them as images to share with others.

Highlights
  • Create custom bead patterns
  • Edit existing designs
  • Export patterns as images
  • Share designs with others
  • Intuitive design interface
Features
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拼豆豆是一款拼豆图案编辑器,diy自己的图案导出图片,随时随地释放自己的创意,并与他人分享。

About

Bead Library

Create pixel art and bead designs from your photos or choose from a library of templates. Customize your creations with editing tools and track your progress. Save and share your finished artwork locally.

Highlights
  • Generate patterns from photos
  • Library of 330+ bead patterns
  • Customizable grid and color palettes
  • Editing tools: brush, eraser, fill
  • Save and share designs
  • Local storage for all creations
Features
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Find a pattern you love, turn a photo into pixel art, or start with a blank grid. Bead Library helps you plan your next fuse bead project, one bead at a time. FIND YOUR NEXT PROJECT Browse 440 bead patterns across 11 themes, from food and flowers to animals, everyday objects and festive designs. Search the library and save favorites for later. TURN PHOTOS INTO PATTERNS Choose a photo, adjust the crop and grid size, and match the image to a bead palette. Image conversion and project editing happen on your device. MAKE IT YOUR OWN Create on a blank canvas or edit a copy of a library pattern. Draw, erase, fill areas and pick colors. Use undo, redo and symmetry tools to refine the details. PREPARE YOUR BEADS Explore supported brand palettes and color codes. Check how many beads each color needs before you begin. SAVE A CHART YOU CAN FOLLOW Preview your chart with grid lines, color codes and bead counts. Save it to Photos or share an exported chart. Photo permission is required when saving to Photos. LEARN AS YOU GO Follow animated tutorials for bead placement, tape transfer, ironing, peeling and other practical steps. YOUR CREATIONS STAY LOCAL No account is required. Photos and projects are processed locally; we do not upload your creations to our server. Purchases and membership verification use Apple and RevenueCat services and require a connection. FREE AND MEMBERSHIP PATTERNS The library includes free and membership patterns. A membership is required to edit copies of membership patterns and save their charts. Exporting your own creations and free patterns does not require membership. Available in English and Simplified Chinese on iPhone and iPad. Privacy Policy: https://www.doudousoftware.com/pindou_privacy_policy_english.html Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Membership purchases are charged to your Apple account. Subscriptions renew automatically unless canceled in your Apple subscription settings. Check the purchase screen for the current price and billing period.

Screenshots

拼豆豆2 screens
Bead Library4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: Bead Library at none against 拼豆豆's shown. Bead Library also leads on update cadence (weekly vs every 3 weeks). 拼豆豆's advantage is iOS requirement (13.0 vs 16.6). On price, in-app purchases, monetization model 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

Both are free to download. 拼豆豆 sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and Bead Library sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $0.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

拼豆豆 ships an update every 3 weeks, Bead Library weekly. The most recent releases landed on November 3, 2026 and November 5, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
拼豆豆 versus Bead Library: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
Parameter拼豆豆Bead Library
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (1 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews—100.0% of reviews
Number of ratings1 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeksWeekly — better
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFreemium
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS13.0 — better16.6
Further details — not scored
Size26 MB27 MB
Age rating17+4+
Developer思斌 刘Fujian Huian Fengqi Fuyao Software Development Co.

Customer experience

拼豆豆

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Bead Library

Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

1 purchases

拼豆豆

One-time1
  • 去除广告$1.99
3 purchases

Bead Library

Subscriptions2
  • 拼豆月度会员$0.991 Month
  • 拼豆年度会员$0.991 Year
One-time1
  • 永久会员$1.99

Questions

Is 拼豆豆 free?
拼豆豆 is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Bead Library free?
Bead Library is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do 拼豆豆 or Bead Library have ads?
拼豆豆 shows ads; Bead Library does not.
Which is updated more often, 拼豆豆 or Bead Library?
拼豆豆 ships an update every 3 weeks, and Bead Library weekly. Most recently, 拼豆豆 was updated on November 3, 2026 and Bead Library on November 5, 2026.

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