Comparison

Air Pixels vs Bead Devil

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

Head to head
About

Air Pixels

Create pixel art in augmented reality by moving your device as a brush. Customize your drawing tools, manage layers, and export your creations.

Highlights
  • Augmented reality drawing board
  • Customizable 9x9 brush canvas
  • Undo/redo functionality
  • Fill color tool
  • Layer management
  • Area selection and transfer
  • Canvas size adjustment
  • Export pixel data and screenshots
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This APP uses ARKit to locate devices and show a drawing board in real world . The device can be moved as a brush to drawing pixels . Functions: - Customize brush on a 9x9 canvas - A regular polygon used for drawing lines - Undo and redo - Fill color - Choose different colors - Add or delete layers - Choose a color from the layer - Transfer the selected area on the layer - Set the width and height of the canvas respectively (1-256) - Exporting all the pixels in the canvas or screenshots

About

Bead Devil

Features
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Tiny beads. Big smiles! Step into Bead Devil's neon-lit monster arcade and turn colorful beads into a pumpkin ghost, a witch cat, a one-eyed monster, and more. Explore 9 character patterns, preview each design, and save your favorites. On iPhone, choose a color and tap or drag to place matching beads. Hints, undo, bead removal, and reset tools let you create at your own pace. On iPhone, try a daily challenge drawn from the included patterns, collect a daily gift, and exchange in-game rewards for extra hints. Progress saves automatically on your device, ready for you to pick up where you left off. Bring the fun to your wrist: on Apple Watch, turn the Digital Crown to select a space, choose a color, and tap to place a bead. A close-up board helps you work on the little details. Play offline with no account required. iPhone and Apple Watch keep separate local saves; cross-device sync is not available in this version. Coins and gems are earned and spent only within the game, with no real-money in-app purchases. The app interface is currently in Simplified Chinese. Create your own little world of lovable monsters!

Screenshots

Air Pixels4 screens
Bead Devil3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: Bead Devil at every 3 weeks against Air Pixels's every 2 months. Air Pixels's advantage is iOS requirement (13.0 vs 16.0). On price, ads, in-app purchases 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Air Pixels ships an update every 2 months, Bead Devil every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 7, 2026 and October 26, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 7 level
Air Pixels versus Bead Devil: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterAir PixelsBead Devil
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (1 ratings) — better—
Number of ratings1 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsEvery 3 weeks — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPad, Apple Watch — better
Requires iOS13.0 — better16.0
Further details — not scored
Size62 MB12 MB
Age rating4+9+
Developer驰 王Ningyue

In-app purchases

None

Air Pixels

No in-app purchases

None

Bead Devil

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Air Pixels free?
Air Pixels is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Bead Devil free?
Bead Devil is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Air Pixels or Bead Devil have ads?
Neither Air Pixels nor Bead Devil shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Air Pixels or Bead Devil?
Air Pixels ships an update every 2 months, and Bead Devil every 3 weeks. Most recently, Air Pixels was updated on October 7, 2026 and Bead Devil on October 26, 2026.

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