BeadsDesign vs Stitcher Pixel Art
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
BeadsDesign
Create pixel art designs for iron beads and bead weaving. Import photos, scan them into a canvas, and use various tools to edit and export your creations. Supports multiple panel shapes and color manipulation.
- Photo import and editing
- Photo scanning onto canvas
- Multiple panel shapes
- Zoom, pan, and color selection tools
- Flood fill and undo/redo functionality
- Color replacement and grayscale conversion
- Export designs to photo library
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BeadsDesign is an application to create pixel art for iron-on beads, beads stitching. You can load photo and scan it into the pixel art canvas which size is from 8x8 to 128x128. You can use circle, hexagon, brick shape panel for iron-on beads or beads stithing. [main facilities] - import and edit photos with 128x128 and less - scan photos on the canvas of the favorite size - stick a photo to the rough sketch view as a model. - output the photo image into the photo library. - zoom in, zoom out - move the canvas with 2 fingers swipe - long press to pick color - flood fill - undo,redo - color selection by RGB slider - selected color history - replace all pixels of specified color to other color - decrease color - convert canvas to grayscale - Display the canvas with numbers expressing colors
Stitcher Pixel Art
Create pixel art and cross-stitch patterns on a digital canvas. Easily draw, fill, and trace images, with tools like a palette selector and eraser. Export your designs as images for sharing or further use.
- Pixel art canvas
- Cross-stitch pattern design
- Palette selection
- Drawing and filling tools
- Image tracing
- Export designs as images
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Simple utility for pixel art and cross-stitching patterns. Features include: • Palette selection • Eraser • Drag or tap to draw • Long press to fill • Image trace • Gridline toggle • Export as image Also available in the Mac App Store for cross-platform creation.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: BeadsDesign at 4.7 against Stitcher Pixel Art's 4.1. BeadsDesign also leads on update cadence (every 3 weeks vs every 4 months) and review sentiment (54% vs 43%). Stitcher Pixel Art's advantage is ads (none vs shown) and monetization model (free vs ad-supported). On price, ratings volume, 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
BeadsDesign holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 4.1. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 61 and 125 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 54% of BeadsDesign's written reviews are positive against 43% of Stitcher Pixel Art's.
BeadsDesign ships an update every 3 weeks, Stitcher Pixel Art every 4 months. Both last shipped on September 22, 2026.
| Parameter | BeadsDesign | Stitcher Pixel Art |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.7 (61 ratings) — better | 4.1 (125 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 54.2% of reviews — better | 43.3% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 61 | 125 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 3 weeks — better | Every 4 months |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Ad-supported | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, Mac, Vision Pro — better |
| Requires iOS | 13.0 — better | 26.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 13 MB | 12 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | HIDEHIKO NAGANO | Harry Shamansky |
Customer experience
BeadsDesign
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In-app purchases
BeadsDesign
No in-app purchases
Stitcher Pixel Art
No in-app purchases
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