Comparison

BeadsDesign vs Graphghan 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

Graphghan Pattern Creator

Design custom crochet graphghan patterns with a variety of tools. Automatically generate written instructions, yarn estimates, and finished sizes. Convert images into patterns or trace existing ones.

Highlights
  • Create custom graphghan patterns
  • Automatic written instruction generation
  • Yarn amount and size estimates
  • Image to pattern conversion
  • Over 400 stamps, inserts, and borders
  • Pattern editing and manipulation tools
  • Print and social media sharing
Features
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Crochet Graphghan Pattern Creator for your mobile device. Comes with 4 free Crochet Graphghan patterns. Download is free. A one time create activation is $2.99 Create Crochet Graphghan patterns on your mobile device. Written Graphghan crochet instructions are automatically generated for your Graphghan crochet patterns. Included are the amount of thread/yarn needed and approximate finished sizes for your graphghan crochet pattern. To create a Graphghan crochet pattern, select Create a Crochet Graphghan pattern button. The Graphghan crochet pattern editor will appear. Fill in the squares with any Graphghan color you want. You also can select from over 400 stamps, inserts and borders to apply to your Graphghan crochet pattern. Buttons left to right in the Button Bar. 1. Select color button - select any color to draw with 2. Save button- save your Graphghan crochet pattern 3. Pencil button- fill in square on your Graphghan crochet pattern using your selected color 4. Eraser button- erase filled in squares 5. Trim button- remove squares from your pattern 6. Stamps button- selectable display of small stamp patterns to add to your Graphghan crochet pattern 7. Borders button- selectable display of borders to add to your Graphghan crochet pattern. . Borders automatically wrap around your pattern. 8. Dropper button- lets you extract a color from your pattern and add more of that color to your pattern 9. Bucket button- use to fill selected area with your selected current color 10. Bucket+ button- use to change all filled squares of one color to another color. 11. Undo button- undo each last change you made to the pattern 12. Redo button- redo each change you undid 13. Selection button- select the area of the Graphghan crochet pattern you want to cut/copy and paste. 14. Cut button- clear the filled squares under the selected area (see option 13) 15. Copy button- copy the squares under the selected area (see option 13) 16. Past button- paste cut or copied squares to the Graphghan crochet pattern 17. Rotate button- rotate whole pattern or selected area of pattern (see option 13) 18. Flip Horizontally button - flip horizontally whole pattern or selected area of pattern (see option 13) 19. Flip Vertically button - flip vertically whole pattern or selected area of pattern (see option 13) 20. Zoom in button- magnify the Graphghan crochet pattern 21. Zoom out button- minify the Graphghan crochet pattern 22. Symbols button- display a unique symbol for each different color in your pattern. 23. Picture button- select a picture from your device and convert it to a pattern 24. Trace button- select a picture from your device to trace. 25. Print button - print your pattern to a printer. 26. Social media button- share your pattern using email, chat etc. 27. Help button- learn how to use the feature of this app. 28. Resize bars - resize bars are display at the bottom right corner of your pattern. Drag them to resize your pattern Happy Crocheting. From all of us at CrochetDesigns.com to all of you who love to crochet.

Screenshots

BeadsDesign4 screens
Graphghan Pattern Creator4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: BeadsDesign at 55% against Graphghan Pattern Creator's 0%. BeadsDesign also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 1) and update cadence (every 3 weeks vs every 3 months). Graphghan 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. Graphghan Pattern Creator sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. BeadsDesign asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

BeadsDesign ships an update every 3 weeks, Graphghan Pattern Creator every 3 months. The most recent releases landed on October 10, 2026 and September 29, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
BeadsDesign versus Graphghan Pattern Creator: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterBeadsDesignGraphghan Pattern Creator
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.7 (61 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews55.1% of reviews — better0.0% of reviews
Number of ratings61 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeks — betterEvery 3 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%

Graphghan Pattern Creator

Written reviews7 reviews
Positive0.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative100.0%

In-app purchases

None

BeadsDesign

No in-app purchases

1 purchases

Graphghan Pattern Creator

One-time1
  • Graphghan Creator Activate$2.99

Questions

Is BeadsDesign free?
BeadsDesign is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Graphghan Pattern Creator free?
Graphghan Pattern Creator is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do BeadsDesign or Graphghan Pattern Creator have ads?
BeadsDesign shows ads; Graphghan Pattern Creator does not.
Which is updated more often, BeadsDesign or Graphghan Pattern Creator?
BeadsDesign ships an update every 3 weeks, and Graphghan Pattern Creator every 3 months. Most recently, BeadsDesign was updated on October 10, 2026 and Graphghan Pattern Creator on September 29, 2026.

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