Jacquie Lawson Ecards vs ThreadABead Pattern Reader
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Jacquie Lawson Ecards
Send beautiful, animated e-cards with personalized messages and virtual gift cards. Schedule greetings for any occasion and enjoy high-quality art and music. Membership offers unlimited sending and additional features.
- Animated e-cards for all occasions
- Personalized messages up to 1,500 characters
- Attach virtual gift cards
- Schedule e-cards for future delivery
- High-quality art and music
- Birthday reminders
- Address book
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Jacquie Lawson ecards are renowned for the quality of our art, animation and music. Download our greeting cards app for free today to start sending the classiest ecards on the web! —Find beautiful, animated ecards for every occasion— From anniversaries to Valentines, from congratulations and commiserations to Christmas and New Year, we’ve got it covered. We offer a range of digital greetings to suit every occasion and holiday, including: • Birthday cards • Thank you cards • Anniversary cards • Valentine’s Day cards • Easter cards • Mother’s Day cards • Father’s Day cards • Christmas cards —Personalised cards allow you to make the greetings your own— Choose from a range of captions, and add up to 1,500 characters of your own personal message to be displayed inside the greeting card. Choose to write as much or as little as you’d like, as long as it’s from the heart your recipient will appreciate your thoughtful note! —Attach a virtual gift card to your ecard— Sometimes just sending an ecard isn't quite enough, and you want to make a more generous gesture. The perfect solution is to attach a digital gift card along with your ecard. Purchase and send gift cards for retailers, restaurants, and more! —Send ecards quickly and easily— Our ecards are so easy to send by email, text, Facebook or other social media straight from the app. You can send an ecard immediately, no waiting for postal services, or you can schedule ecards to be sent in the future. And your in-app membership also gives you access to the full range of facilities on our website, including our birthday reminders. —Our ecards are unlike anything you’ll find in the greeting card aisle— We put time and care into every ecard we create. Each ecard features hand-painted artwork and specially composed music. We use traditional artistic techniques using paint and pencils on high quality paper, and then scan and animate the results, with music carefully selected and arranged to match the mood. —Become a member to send the classiest ecards on the web— Your subscription to Jacquie Lawson allows you to send an unlimited number of the classiest ecards in the world to your friends and family. As a member, you’ll enjoy: • Value for money: For the price of three or four paper cards, you can send unlimited ecards for a whole year. • A touch of class: Your friends and family will love the artistry and humour of Jacquie Lawson ecards. • Quality service: Everything you’d expect from a professionally-run ecard service, including an address book, birthday reminders, comprehensive helpline, and so on. Your payment will be charged to your account at confirmation of purchase. Your subscription will automatically renew 24-hours before the end of the current period, and your iTunes account will be charged unless auto-renew is turned off at least 24-hours before the end of the current period. You can turn off auto-renew at any time from your account settings. Privacy Policy: https://www.jacquielawson.com/privacy Terms of Service: https://www.jacquielawson.com/terms-of-use
ThreadABead Pattern Reader
This app is a secure PDF reader designed for bead patterns. It offers tools to easily follow designs, including adjustable markers and navigation aids. A subscription allows importing and reading your own PDF patterns.
- Secure PDF viewing
- Adjustable reading markers
- Focus Mode
- Per-pattern notes
- Page thumbnails
- Import personal PDF patterns
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The ThreadABead Pattern Reader is a secure, purpose-built PDF reader designed specifically for viewing ThreadABead bead patterns and your own personal PDF patterns. View your purchased ThreadABead patterns with tools that make reading and following designs easier, including adjustable reading markers, Focus Mode, per-pattern notes, and page thumbnails for quick navigation. You can also subscribe to Personal Library to import and read your own non-ThreadABead PDF patterns in the same reading environment. Features: • Secure PDF viewing • Access your purchased ThreadABead patterns after sign-in • Personal Library subscription for your own imported PDF patterns • Horizontal and vertical reading markers • Compact arrow, full-width marker, and Focus Mode • Per-pattern notes • Page thumbnails for quick navigation • Reading progress and marker preferences can sync across devices with iCloud Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
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Verdict
The clearest difference is monetization model: ThreadABead Pattern Reader at freemium against Jacquie Lawson Ecards's subscription. Jacquie Lawson Ecards's advantage is ratings volume (116K vs 2) and chart position (#140 vs unranked). On price, rating, 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. Jacquie Lawson Ecards sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $8.00 per month and ThreadABead Pattern Reader sells 1 in-app purchase, starting at $12.99 per year. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.9 for Jacquie Lawson Ecards against 5.0 for ThreadABead Pattern Reader. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Jacquie Lawson Ecards has 116K ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two.
Jacquie Lawson Ecards ships an update every 5 weeks, ThreadABead Pattern Reader every 4 weeks. The most recent releases landed on November 4, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Jacquie Lawson Ecards | ThreadABead Pattern Reader |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.9 (116K ratings) | 5.0 (2 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 91.1% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 116K — better | 2 |
| Update frequency | Every 5 weeks | Every 4 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Subscription | Freemium — better |
| Best chart rank | #140 — better | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 16.0 — better | 17.6 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 128 MB | 4 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Jacquielawson.com | ThreadABead Ltd |
Customer experience
Jacquie Lawson Ecards
ThreadABead Pattern Reader
Bugs and requests
Jacquie Lawson Ecards
Reported bugs
3 issues- Address book issues and data loss
- Persistent music playback after closing cards
- Compatibility problems on newer iOS versions
Requested features
6 requests- More diverse and inclusive card designs
- Ability to customize card headings
- Improved address book management
- Option to disable audio playback
- Scheduling for text message delivery
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- Expanded selection of card types and themes
ThreadABead Pattern Reader
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Jacquie Lawson Ecards
- Monthly Ecard Subscription$8.001 Month
- Jacquie Lawson Subscription$36.001 Year
ThreadABead Pattern Reader
- Personal PDF Library7 Days trial$12.991 Year
Questions
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