Comparison

BeadsDesign vs DiamondPaintCreator

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

DiamondPaintCreator

Create custom diamond painting patterns with a versatile editor. Choose from a wide range of tools, including color selection, stamps, borders, and transformation options. Convert your own images into patterns and print them with detailed instructions.

Highlights
  • Create custom diamond painting patterns
  • Fill squares with DMC or custom colors
  • Add stamps and borders
  • Convert images to patterns
  • Print patterns with instructions
  • Undo/redo functionality
  • Resize and transform patterns
Features
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Diamond Painting Pattern Creator Comes with 4 sample diamond patterns. Download is free. To activate is $2.99. Highly recommended to use a tablet because of Diamond Painting pattern size. Create your own Diamond Painting patterns. To create Diamond Painting patterns, select Create a Diamond Paint Pattern button. The Diamond Painting Pattern Editor will appear. Fill in the squares with DMS diamond colors. You can even add your own colors if you want. To get started - Use the pencil to fill in squares to your pattern. Use the Eraser to clear filled squares from your diamond painting pattern. You also can select from over 80 stamps and borders to apply to your diamond painting pattern. Icons from left to right in the icon bar are: DMC Diamond Color icon - use to select the Diamond Drill color you want to use. Save icon - use to save your pattern. Pencil icon - use to fill in squares on your diamond painting pattern. Eraser icon - use to erase filled squares from your diamond painting pattern. Stamps icon - selectable little stamps (little diamond pattern designs) to add to your diamond painting pattern. Borders icon - selectable borders to add to your pattern. Borders automatically wrap around your diamond painting pattern. Dropper icon - lets you extract a color from your pattern and add more of that color to your diamond painting pattern. Bucket icon - use to fill selected area with the currently selected color. Bucket+ icon - used to replace a color with the currently selected color. Undo icon - undo each last change you made to your diamond painting pattern. Redo icon - redo each change you undid. Cut icon - remove select area of your diamond painting pattern. Copy icon - copy selected area of your diamond painting pattern. Paste icon - paste copied area to your pattern. Rotate - rotated selection of pattern or whole pattern. Flip right/left - flip selection of your pattern. Flip top/bottom - flip selection of your pattern. Resize icon - change the number of rows/cols of your diamond painting pattern. Zoom in icon - magnify your diamond painting pattern. Zoom out icon - minify your diamond painting pattern. Zoom 1:1 - zoom pattern to Diamond drill actual size. Symbols icon - display a unique symbol on each color to indicate its color value. Picture icon - select a picture from your device and convert to a pattern. Print icon - print your pattern. You will have options to create a print of your pattern and instructions using actual diamond drill sizes. Social media icon - use social media to share your pattern (email, text etc.) When you share your pattern, you will have options to create a picture of your pattern and instructions using actual diamond drill sizes. Resize bars - resize bars are display at the bottom right corner of your pattern. Drag them to resize your diamond painting pattern. Option settings - change the grid color, change diamond shapes (squares or circle), select not to display the row/column counter. Instruction page - displays the DMC Diamond colors used and finished size. Finished Product page - displays what your pattern looks like after completed.

Screenshots

BeadsDesign4 screens
DiamondPaintCreator4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: BeadsDesign at 55% against DiamondPaintCreator's 0%. BeadsDesign also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 1) and update cadence (every 3 weeks vs every 4 months). DiamondPaintCreator'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. DiamondPaintCreator sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. BeadsDesign asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

BeadsDesign ships an update every 3 weeks, DiamondPaintCreator every 4 months. The most recent releases landed on October 14, 2026 and September 17, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
BeadsDesign versus DiamondPaintCreator: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterBeadsDesignDiamondPaintCreator
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.7 (61 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews55.1% of reviews — better0.0% of reviews
Number of ratings61 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeks — betterEvery 4 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 MB16 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%

DiamondPaintCreator

Written reviews2 reviews
Positive0.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative100.0%

In-app purchases

None

BeadsDesign

No in-app purchases

1 purchases

DiamondPaintCreator

One-time1
  • Diamond Paint Creator Activate$2.99

Questions

Is BeadsDesign free?
BeadsDesign is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is DiamondPaintCreator free?
DiamondPaintCreator is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do BeadsDesign or DiamondPaintCreator have ads?
BeadsDesign shows ads; DiamondPaintCreator does not.
Which is updated more often, BeadsDesign or DiamondPaintCreator?
BeadsDesign ships an update every 3 weeks, and DiamondPaintCreator every 4 months. Most recently, BeadsDesign was updated on October 14, 2026 and DiamondPaintCreator on September 17, 2026.

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