BeadsDesign vs Dot Marker
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
Dot Marker
Create pixel art with a wide variety of marks, including symbols, numbers, and alphabets. Utilize tools like pen, eraser, and selection to edit imported images and export your creations in various formats. Offers both free and premium features for enhanced functionality.
- 86 types of marks (symbols, alphabets, numbers)
- Pen, eraser, bucket, eyedropper tools
- Color picker with RGB/HSB conversion
- Selection tool for moving, copying, and rotating
- Image import and export with display options
- Undo functionality (up to 10 times)
- Canvas size up to 160x160
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/// Standard Features /// Marks (86 types) / Includes large symbols, small symbols, knitting symbols, numbers, alphabets, and patterns. Pen, Eraser, Bucket, Eyedropper / Double-tap the button to switch to mark-specific functions. Color Picker / Supports RGB/HSB conversion and saving color palettes separately for each canvas. Selection Tool / Move, copy, flip, rotate, or delete selected areas. Image Import / Convert imported images into pixel data or pattern marks. Image Export / Includes display options for transparency, grid, marks, and fill. Undo / Undo up to 10 times. Other Features / Save up to 5 files, toggle display settings (transparency, grid, marks, fill), clear all marks, clear all fills, duplicate. Canvas Size / Up to 160×160. /// Premium Features /// Ad-Free / Removes all ads within the app. Unlimited Saves / Removes the 5-file save limit. PDF Export / Export vector-based PDFs for pattern output. iCloud Save & Sync / Save and sync edited data via iCloud Drive across multiple devices.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: BeadsDesign at 55% against Dot Marker's 0%. BeadsDesign also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 1) and ratings volume (65 vs 1). Dot Marker's advantage is rating (5.0 vs 4.7). On price, ads 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. Dot Marker sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. BeadsDesign asks for nothing beyond the download.
Dot Marker holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.7. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: BeadsDesign has 65 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 55% of BeadsDesign's written reviews are positive against 0% of Dot Marker's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.
BeadsDesign ships an update every 3 weeks, Dot Marker every 6 weeks. The most recent releases landed on November 1, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | BeadsDesign | Dot Marker |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.7 (65 ratings) | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 55.1% of reviews — better | 0.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 65 — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Every 3 weeks — better | Every 6 weeks |
| Ads | Yes | Yes |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Ad-supported — better | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 13.0 — better | 15.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 13 MB | 29 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | HIDEHIKO NAGANO | Chizuru Kondo |
Customer experience
BeadsDesign
Dot Marker
In-app purchases
BeadsDesign
No in-app purchases
Dot Marker
- Premium$6.99
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