PieceWork Magazine vs Creative Beading Magazine
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
PieceWork Magazine
Explore the personal stories and handwork of traditional makers worldwide. Each issue features in-depth how-to techniques and step-by-step projects for knitters, embroiderers, lacemakers, crocheters, and quilters.
- Traditional maker stories
- In-depth how-to techniques
- Step-by-step projects
- Full-color photographs
- Well-researched articles
- Focus on needlework traditions
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PieceWork magazine explores the personal stories and handwork of traditional makers from around the world, and investigates how specific objects were crafted and the stories behind them. Each issue includes beautiful full-color photographs, well-researched articles, and a wide range of in-depth how-to techniques and step-by-step projects, making needlework traditions come alive for today’s knitters, embroiderers, lacemakers, crocheters, and quilters. By downloading PieceWork Magazine, you can either purchase single issues OR subscribe to the below offer(s): • Single issue: US$6.99 • 1 year subscription (4 issues per year): US$29.99, automatically renewed until cancelled When purchasing through iTunes your account will be charged at confirmation of purchase. Your subscription will auto-renew unless you turn this off 24 hours before the subscription runs out. You can turn off auto-renewal at any time from your iTunes account settings. You can manage your subscription through your account settings after purchase on your device. No cancellation of the current subscription is allowed during active subscription period. Privacy Policy: https://longthreadmedia.com/privacy-policy/ Terms of Use: https://longthreadmedia.com/terms-of-use/
Creative Beading Magazine
Discover beading inspiration with projects for all skill levels from top designers. Explore expert trends, tips, and tricks to elevate your jewelry-making.
- Beading projects for beginners and beyond
- Projects from top jewelry designers
- Expert trends, tips, and tricks
- Inspiration for jewelry making
- 7 issues per year
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Be inspired by Australia's favorite beading magazine, containing projects for beginners and beyond from Australia’s top jewellery designers and expert trends, tips & tricks. Pricing for subscriptions available: • 1 year subscription = ($46.99 AUD), automatically renewed until cancelled The magazine offers 7 issues per year. When purchasing through iTunes your account will be charged at confirmation of purchase. Your subscription will auto-renew unless you turn this off 24 hours before the subscription runs out. You can turn off auto-renewal at any time from your iTunes account settings. You can manage your subscription through your account settings after purchase on your device. No cancellation of the current subscription is allowed during active subscription period. Terms of Service & Privacy Policy: https://sunraydirect.com/privacy-policy/
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Creative Beading Magazine at 5.0 against PieceWork Magazine's 4.5. PieceWork Magazine's advantage is ratings volume (69 vs 1). On price, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases 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. PieceWork Magazine sells 11 in-app purchases, starting at $29.99 per year and Creative Beading Magazine sells 11 in-app purchases, starting at $17.99 per 6 months. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Creative Beading Magazine holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.5. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: PieceWork Magazine has 69 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.
Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly every 7 months. Both last shipped on September 23, 2026.
| Parameter | PieceWork Magazine | Creative Beading Magazine |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.5 (69 ratings) | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 18.8% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 69 — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Every 7 months | Every 7 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 13.0 | 13.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 84 MB | 97 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Long Thread Media LLC | Zinio Pro |
Customer experience
PieceWork Magazine
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In-app purchases
PieceWork Magazine
- Piecework Subscription$29.991 Year
- Subscription 1 year$34.991 Year
- Piecework May-June 2012$6.99
- PieceWork July/August 2012$6.99
- PieceWork September/October 2012$6.99
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- PieceWork November/December 2012$6.99
- PieceWork January/February 2013$6.99
- PieceWork - March/April 2013$6.99
- PieceWork May/June 2013$6.99
- January/February 2014$6.99
- PieceWork Magazine May/June 2014$6.99
Creative Beading Magazine
- 6 months subscription$17.996 Months
- 1 year subscription$29.491 Year
- Volume 10-6$4.99
- Volume 11-4$4.99
- Volume 13 Issue 3$4.99
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- Volume 14 Issue 5$4.99
- Volume 15 issue 1$4.99
- Volume 14 issue 6$4.99
- Volume 15 issue 6$4.99
- Volume 16 Issue 5$4.99
- Volume 21 Issue 4$4.99
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