BeadsDesign vs Blackwork Pattern Creator
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
Blackwork Pattern Creator
Create intricate blackwork embroidery patterns on your mobile device. Draw directly on a grid, add pre-made stamps, inserts, and borders, and utilize a variety of editing tools. Share your finished designs easily.
- Draw patterns on a grid
- Add stamps, inserts, and borders
- Color selection and manipulation
- Cut, copy, paste, and rotate designs
- Undo/redo functionality
- Zoom and resize patterns
- Share designs via email/text
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Blackwork Embroidery Creator for your mobile device. Comes with free patterns. Download is free. One time only activation for creation is $2.99. To create a Blackwork pattern, select "Create a Blackwork Pattern" button. The Blackwork Pattern Editor will appear. Using the pencil draw your pattern on the grid. You can also select from over 200 stamps, inserts and borders to apply to your Blackwork pattern. Features - buttons in button bar left to right 1. Color button - select any color 2. Save button - save your Blackwork pattern 3. Pencil button - draw stitches 4. Eraser button - erase stitches 5. Move button - move stitches 6. Resize button - resize a stitch 7. Inserts button - add pattern inserts to your pattern (like birds) 8. Stamps button - add little stamps (little designs) to add to your pattern 9. Borders button - add borders to your pattern. Borders automatically wrap around your pattern. 10. Dropper button - select a stitch color from your pattern to use for drawing more stitches 11. Bucket button - change the color of a stitch 12. Bucket+ button - change all stitches of the same color to a different color 13. Bucket++ button - change all stitches to a different color 14. Undo button - undo last things you did 15. Redo button - redo the things you undid 16. Selection button - select area of Blackwork pattern to cut or copy 17. Cut button - remove all stitches under selected area. See item 16. 18. Copy button - copy all stitches under selected area. See item 16. 19. Paste button - paste the cut or copied stitches. See item 16,17 and 18. 20. Rotate button - rotate selected area (see item 16) or whole pattern 21. Zoom in button - zoom in on your pattern 22. Zoom out button - zoom out on your pattern 23. Share button - share a picture of your Blackwork pattern using email, text etc. 24. Help button - learn how to use all the buttons 25. Resize bars - resize bars are display at the bottom right corner of your Blackwork pattern. Drag them to resize your Blackwork pattern.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: BeadsDesign at 4.7 against Blackwork Pattern Creator's 1.0. BeadsDesign also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 1) and update cadence (every 3 weeks vs every 4 months). Blackwork 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
Both are free to download. Blackwork Pattern Creator sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. BeadsDesign asks for nothing beyond the download.
BeadsDesign holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 1.0. 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 point the same way: 55% of BeadsDesign's written reviews are positive against 33% of Blackwork Pattern Creator's.
BeadsDesign ships an update every 3 weeks, Blackwork Pattern Creator every 4 months. The most recent releases landed on October 29, 2026 and October 13, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | BeadsDesign | Blackwork Pattern Creator |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.7 (65 ratings) — better | 1.0 (1 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 55.1% of reviews — better | 33.3% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 65 — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Every 3 weeks — better | Every 4 months |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| 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 | 13.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 13 MB | 13 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | HIDEHIKO NAGANO | Sand Castle Designs, Inc |
Customer experience
BeadsDesign
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In-app purchases
BeadsDesign
No in-app purchases
Blackwork Pattern Creator
- Blackwork Creator Activate$2.99
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