Blanks vs Beadify
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Blanks
Learn new English words with this interactive app. It presents definitions and multiple-choice answers, allowing you to drag and drop the correct word. Receive immediate feedback with visual cues for correct or incorrect selections.
- Learn new English words
- Word definitions provided
- Multiple-choice answers
- Drag-and-drop interaction
- Visual feedback (green check/red cross)
- Wordnet-based definitions
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Blanks shows you a definition and four words. Drag the right word into the hole in the paper. Get it right and a tick appears; get it wrong and you try again. After every right answer, Blanks shows what all four words mean, so the wrong choices teach you something too. Hold any of them to look it up in the dictionary on your iPhone or iPad. • Over 8,000 English words, with definitions from WordNet • No repeats until you have seen the whole list; words you miss come back sooner • Drag the words, or switch to tapping them • Your best streak is kept • No ads and no account; your progress stays on your device Want more practice with the words you get wrong? More Blanks adds a review mode for your mistakes, a list of your recent words, and your progress. Word definitions from WordNet 3.0, Princeton University. The developer is not associated with WordNet or Princeton.
Beadify
Transform photos and emojis into pixel bead art patterns. Easily create shopping lists, switch between bead brands, and track your building progress with detailed guides and export options.
- Photo to pixel bead conversion
- Multiple bead brand palettes
- Customizable bead palettes
- Shopping list generation
- Dithering options for gradients
- Build mode with progress tracking
- Pattern editor with undo/redo
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Beadify turns any photo or emoji into a pixel bead pattern you can physically build. Import a photo from your library, snap one with your camera, or choose from over 1,900 emoji. Beadify maps every pixel to the nearest bead color using perceptually accurate Oklab color matching. PATTERN LIBRARY Save and organize unlimited patterns — rename, duplicate, or delete anytime. BEAD PALETTES • MARD — 213 colors • Artkal C — 157 colors • Artkal S — 60 colors • Perler — 29 colors • Hama / IKEA PYSSLA — 23 colors Palettes are grouped by brand for faster browsing. Or build a custom palette with exactly the bead colors you own, or skip palettes entirely for free-form pixel art. SHOPPING LIST Generate a buy list for any pattern — exact bead counts per color, with a 10% spare margin built in. Export as CSV for easy ordering. PALETTE CONVERSION Switch between bead brands and see exactly how well each color matches — exact, close, or approximate — before you commit. Export the conversion table as CSV. DITHERING Floyd-Steinberg, Atkinson, Burkes, or Stucki error diffusion, plus 4×4 or 8×8 Bayer ordered dithering — smooth gradients and clean, buildable transitions. GRID & ZOOM • Pinch to zoom, pan freely • Rulers and major gridlines every 5 cells • Tap any cell to see the exact bead code and color name • Multi-board support for bigger designs, with board navigation and seam guides • New board size presets: 30×30, 40×40, 48×48, and 57×57 (2.6mm mini beads), alongside 29×29 and 50×50 BUILD MODE • Step through your pattern row by row, with the current row highlighted • Tap beads as you place them and track your progress at a glance • Color legend showing how many of each bead you need • Bead codes displayed inside each cell at high zoom • Designed for physical bead crafts — counts, not just pixels PATTERN EDITOR Touch up your pattern after converting — paint, fill, replace colors, or erase, with full undo/redo. EXPORT & PRINT Print your chart to any AirPrint printer, export as PDF, or save a PNG for reference while you build. Perfect for bead artists, pixel art fans, and anyone who loves hands-on crafts.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Blanks at 57% against Beadify's 0%. Blanks also leads on price (Free vs $4.99) and ratings volume (7 vs 1). Beadify's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 3) and rating (5.0 vs 4.6). On update cadence, ads, device support and iOS requirement 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
Blanks is free to download; Beadify costs $4.99 up front. Blanks sells 3 one-off in-app purchases. Beadify asks for nothing beyond the download.
Beadify holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.6. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Blanks has 7 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 57% of Blanks's written reviews are positive against 0% of Beadify's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.
Blanks ships an update every 10 days, Beadify fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on October 4, 2026 and October 6, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Blanks | Beadify |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free — better | $4.99 |
| Rating | 4.6 (7 ratings) | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 56.6% of reviews — better | 0.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 7 — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Every 10 days — better | Fortnightly |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad, Mac — better |
| Requires iOS | 18.0 | 18.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 3 MB | 5 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Kai Kunze | 翔宇 孙 |
Customer experience
Blanks
Beadify
Bugs and requests
Blanks
Reported bugs
9 issues- Correct word marked as incorrect
- Answer in definition/question
- Repeats words too often
- Starts on same word every time
- Word repetitions
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- Poor clues
- Doesn't show correct answer
- Definitions can be inaccurate
- Answer in the question
Requested features
24 requests- Tap to go to next definition
- See percentage of correct answers
- Ability to review mistakes
- Option to see correct answer
- Game modes (word count, time limit)
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- Review correct words/definitions after game
- Create own word bank/flashcard feature
- Shuffle words each time
- More challenging words/levels
- Leaderboard
- Track progress (saved scores)
- Use word in a sentence
- Different users
- Sync new words
- Remove words learned
- Tap instead of drag
- More extensive vocabulary
- Improve definitions
- Report stats (avg time, total correct/incorrect)
- Timed game option
- Combine with flashcard feature
- Different difficulty levels
- More similar alternate words
- Update app icon
Beadify
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Blanks
- Coffee$1.99
- Lunch$5.99
- Pizza$9.99
Beadify
No in-app purchases









