My Pretty Posh Princess vs Sam's Bead Shop
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
My Pretty Posh Princess
Discover a vast selection of silicone and acrylic beads, findings, teethers, and pendants for all your crafting needs. Enjoy top-quality materials and a wide variety of new items added regularly. Get your crafting supplies with fast shipping.
- Silicone and acrylic beads
- Craft findings
- Teethers and pendants
- Wide variety of crafting items
- Same/next day shipping
- New items added regularly
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Welcome to Chunky Bubblegum Bead Paradise! Here at My Pretty Posh Princess we specialize in providing top quality silicone & acrylic beads, findings, teethers, pendants, and everything in between for the ultimate crafting experience! We have been a leader in our market in the United States since 2013 with over 2 million orders shipped!! We provide same/next day shipping on most orders- and constantly work to give you new and fresh items to choose from! Don't forget, we have a TON of fun at My Pretty Posh Princess! Lets get crafty!
Sam's Bead Shop
Shop the latest arrivals and promotions from a popular bead store. Easily place orders, manage waitlisted items, and receive email notifications for order fulfillment and shipping.
- Browse new arrivals and promotions
- Easy ordering and checkout
- Waitlist items
- Back-in-stock notifications
- Order fulfillment and shipping emails
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Welcome to the Sam's Bead Shop App! The best way to shop with Sam's Bead Shop on iOS! About Us: Features: - Browse all of our most recent arrivals and promotions - Easy ordering and checkout - Waitlist items and purchase them when they are back in stock - Email notification for order fulfillment and shipping
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: Sam's Bead Shop at monthly against My Pretty Posh Princess's every 3 months. My Pretty Posh Princess's advantage is ratings volume (259 vs 12) and iOS requirement (13.0 vs 15.1). On price, rating, review sentiment 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.9 for My Pretty Posh Princess against 5.0 for Sam's Bead Shop. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: My Pretty Posh Princess has 259 ratings behind it against 12, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews split almost evenly too, at 100% and 100% positive.
My Pretty Posh Princess ships an update every 3 months, Sam's Bead Shop monthly. The most recent releases landed on July 5, 2026 and September 9, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | My Pretty Posh Princess | Sam's Bead Shop |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.9 (259 ratings) | 5.0 (12 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 259 — better | 12 |
| Update frequency | Every 3 months | Monthly — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 13.0 — better | 15.1 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 180 MB | 69 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 9+ |
| Developer | My Pretty Posh Princess LLP | CommentSold Apps SIII |
Customer experience
My Pretty Posh Princess
Sam's Bead Shop
In-app purchases
My Pretty Posh Princess
No in-app purchases
Sam's Bead Shop
No in-app purchases
Questions
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