ABC Bead Supply vs Sam's Bead Shop
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
ABC Bead Supply
Discover a wide selection of bubblegum beads and beading supplies for all your crafting needs. Create unique jewelry, accessories, and more with fast shipping from the USA. Explore video tutorials for project inspiration.
- Bubblegum beads
- Beading supplies
- Fast shipping
- Video tutorials
- Crafting inspiration
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Bubblegum Beads & Beading Supplies Shipped fast from the USA! ABC Bead Supply is your one stop shop for making & creating with Bubblegum Beads (also known as Acrylic Beads, Gumball Beads, Chunky Beads, etc.) Create necklaces, bracelets, earrings, bookmarks, wine stoppers, pens and more with our supplies! We restock supplies a couple times a week, bring new supplies in regularly and ship FAST (same or next business day). Not sure where to start? Check out our Video Tutorials for project how to's!
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 ABC Bead Supply's every 7 months. ABC Bead Supply's advantage is ratings volume (847 vs 12). 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 ABC Bead Supply against 5.0 for Sam's Bead Shop. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: ABC Bead Supply has 847 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.
ABC Bead Supply ships an update every 7 months, Sam's Bead Shop monthly. The most recent releases landed on September 21, 2026 and September 9, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | ABC Bead Supply | Sam's Bead Shop |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.9 (847 ratings) | 5.0 (12 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 847 — better | 12 |
| Update frequency | Every 7 months | Monthly — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 14.0 — better | 15.1 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 52 MB | 69 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 9+ |
| Developer | MATKIT YAZILIM TEKNOLOJILERI ANONIM SIRKETI | CommentSold Apps SIII |
Customer experience
ABC Bead Supply
Sam's Bead Shop
In-app purchases
ABC Bead Supply
No in-app purchases
Sam's Bead Shop
No in-app purchases
Questions
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