Comparison

BeadsDesign vs Filet Crochet Pattern Creator

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

Head to head
About

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.

Highlights
  • 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
Features
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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

About

Filet Crochet Pattern Creator

Design custom filet crochet patterns with a variety of tools and pre-made elements. Automatically generate written instructions, yarn estimates, and finished sizes. Save, print, and share your creations.

Highlights
  • Custom pattern editor
  • Over 400 stamps, inserts, and borders
  • Automatic written instructions
  • Yarn estimation
  • Finished size calculation
  • Save, print, and share patterns
Features
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Create your own Filet Crochet Patterns using File Crochet Creator. Over 400 Stamps, Inserts and Borders you can add to your pattern. Four free patterns included. To activate creation $2.99 Written filet crochet instructions are automatically generated for your filet crochet patterns. Included are the amount of thread/yarn needed and approximate finished sizes for your filet crochet pattern. To create a filet crochet pattern, select Create a Filet Crochet pattern button. The filet crochet pattern editor will appear. Fill in the squares or select a special stitch to add to your filet crochet pattern. You also can select from over 400 stamps, inserts and borders to apply to your filet crochet pattern. Icons from left to right in the icon bar are: Save icon - use to save your filet crochet pattern Pencil icon - use to (draw) fill-in squares on your filet crochet pattern Eraser icon - use to erase squares on your filet crochet pattern Fours square stitch icon - use to add the stitches displayed on the icon to your filet crochet pattern Two square stitch icon - use to add the stitches displayed on the icon to your filet crochet pattern Trim icon - completely remove squares from your filet crochet pattern. Allows you to change the shape of your filet crochet pattern. Stamps button - add little stamps (little designs) to add to your filet crochet pattern Inserts button - add filet crochet pattern inserts to your pattern (like roses) Borders button - add filet crochet borders to your pattern. Borders automatically wrap around your filet crochet pattern. Bucket button - fill-in adjacent squares. Undo button - undo each last change you made to the filet crochet pattern. Redo button - redo each changes you undid. Selection button - select area of filet crochet pattern to cut or copy Cut button - remove all filet crochet stitches under selected area. See Selection button. Copy button - copy all filet crochet stitches under selected area. See Selection button. Paste button - paste the cut or copied filet crochet stitches. See Selection icon, Cut icon and Copy buttons. Rotate button - rotate selected area of your pattern or whole pattern. See Selection button. Flip left/right button - flip vertically selected area of your pattern or whole pattern. See Selection button. Flip up/down button - flip horizontally selected area of your pattern or whole pattern. See Selection button. Resize button - resize your pattern by entering the new number of rows and cols for your pattern. Zoom in button - zoom in on your filet crochet pattern Zoom out button - zoom out on your filet crochet pattern Print button - print your pattern and finished product picture Share button - share a picture of your filet crochet pattern using email, text etc. Help button - get help on feature of Filet Crochet Pattern Creator Resize bars - resize bars are display at the bottom right corner of your filet crochet pattern. Drag them to resize your filet crochet pattern.

Screenshots

BeadsDesign4 screens
Filet Crochet Pattern Creator4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: BeadsDesign at 4.7 against Filet Crochet Pattern Creator's 3.0. BeadsDesign also leads on review sentiment (55% vs 20%) and in-app purchases (none vs 1). Filet Crochet Pattern Creator's advantage is ads (none vs shown). On price, 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Filet Crochet Pattern Creator sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. BeadsDesign asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

BeadsDesign holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 3.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: BeadsDesign has 61 ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 55% of BeadsDesign's written reviews are positive against 20% of Filet Crochet Pattern Creator's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

BeadsDesign ships an update every 3 weeks, Filet Crochet Pattern Creator every 7 months. The most recent releases landed on October 14, 2026 and September 28, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard7 real differences · 3 level
BeadsDesign versus Filet Crochet Pattern Creator: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterBeadsDesignFilet Crochet Pattern Creator
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.7 (61 ratings) — better3.0 (2 ratings)
Positive reviews55.1% of reviews — better20.0% of reviews
Number of ratings61 — better2
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeks — betterEvery 7 months
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationAd-supported — betterFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS13.013.0
Further details — not scored
Size13 MB12 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperHIDEHIKO NAGANOSand Castle Designs, Inc

Customer experience

BeadsDesign

All ratings61 ratings
Positive91.8%
Neutral4.9%
Negative3.3%
Written reviews49 reviews
Positive55.1%
Neutral20.4%
Negative24.5%

Filet Crochet Pattern Creator

All ratings2 ratings
Positive50.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative50.0%
Written reviews10 reviews
Positive20.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative80.0%

In-app purchases

None

BeadsDesign

No in-app purchases

1 purchases

Filet Crochet Pattern Creator

One-time1
  • Filet Crochet Pattern Activate$2.99

Questions

Is BeadsDesign free?
BeadsDesign is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Filet Crochet Pattern Creator free?
Filet Crochet Pattern Creator is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, BeadsDesign or Filet Crochet Pattern Creator?
BeadsDesign is rated higher. BeadsDesign averages 4.7 out of 5 from 61 ratings, while Filet Crochet Pattern Creator averages 3.0 from 2 ratings.
Do BeadsDesign or Filet Crochet Pattern Creator have ads?
BeadsDesign shows ads; Filet Crochet Pattern Creator does not.
Which is updated more often, BeadsDesign or Filet Crochet Pattern Creator?
BeadsDesign ships an update every 3 weeks, and Filet Crochet Pattern Creator every 7 months. Most recently, BeadsDesign was updated on October 14, 2026 and Filet Crochet Pattern Creator on September 28, 2026.

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