Comparison

BeadsDesign vs Bead Loom

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

Bead Loom

Design intricate bead loom patterns with a comprehensive editor. Utilize a vast library of colors, stamps, inserts, and borders. Convert your own photos into bead patterns or trace existing images.

Highlights
  • Bead loom pattern editor
  • Extensive color palette
  • Over 400 stamps, inserts, and borders
  • Photo to pattern conversion
  • Image tracing functionality
  • Save, email, and print patterns
Features
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Bead Loom Pattern Creator for your mobile device. Comes with 4 free bead loom patterns. Download is free. To activate creation is $2.99 To create Bead Loom patterns, select Create a Bead Loom pattern button. The Bead Loom pattern editor will appear. Fill in the squares with beads of any color. To get started - Use the pencil to add beads to your bead loom pattern. Use the Eraser to remove beads from your pattern. You also can select from over 400 stamps, inserts and borders to apply to your bead loom pattern. Icons from left to right in the icon bar are: Color icon - use to add new beads with different colors to your bead list. Save icon - use to save your bead loom pattern. Pencil icon - use to add beads to your bead loom pattern. Eraser icon - use to remove beads from your bead loom pattern. Stamps icon - selectable little stamps (little bead designs) to add to your bead loom pattern. Patterns icon - selectable patterns to insert into your bead loom pattern. Inserts icon - selectable list of bead patterns to add to your pattern (like roses). Dropper icon - lets you extract a bead color from your pattern and add more of that bead to your bead loom pattern. Bucket icon - use to fill selected area with beads of the current color. Trim icon - remove squares from your bead loom pattern. Undo icon - undo each last change you made to the bead loom pattern. Redo icon - redo each change you undid. Cut icon - remove some beads from the pattern. Copy icon - copy some beads from the pattern. Paste icon - paste copied beads to the pattern. Zoom in icon - magnify the bead loom pattern. Zoom out icon - minify the bead loom pattern. Symbols icon - display a unique symbol on the bead to indicate it's color value. Picture icon - select a picture from your device and convert to a bead loom pattern. Social media icon - email etc. your pattern. Print icon - print your pattern. Trace icon - select a picture from your device and it displays over your bead loom pattern. Now you can trace it. Resize bars - resize bars are display at the bottom right corner of your bead loom pattern. Drag them to resize your bead loom pattern.

Screenshots

BeadsDesign4 screens
Bead Loom4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: BeadsDesign at none against Bead Loom's 1. BeadsDesign also leads on update cadence (every 3 weeks vs every 4 months) and review sentiment (54% vs 33%). Bead Loom's advantage is ads (none vs shown). On price 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Bead Loom sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. BeadsDesign asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

BeadsDesign ships an update every 3 weeks, Bead Loom every 4 months. The most recent releases landed on September 22, 2026 and August 15, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
BeadsDesign versus Bead Loom: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterBeadsDesignBead Loom
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.7 (61 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews54.2% of reviews — better33.3% 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 iOS13.0 — better15.6
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 reviews48 reviews
Positive54.2%
Neutral20.8%
Negative25.0%

Bead Loom

Written reviews6 reviews
Positive33.3%
Neutral0.0%
Negative66.7%

In-app purchases

None

BeadsDesign

No in-app purchases

1 purchases

Bead Loom

One-time1
  • Bead Loom Activation$2.99

Questions

Is BeadsDesign free?
BeadsDesign is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Bead Loom free?
Bead Loom is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do BeadsDesign or Bead Loom have ads?
BeadsDesign shows ads; Bead Loom does not.
Which is updated more often, BeadsDesign or Bead Loom?
BeadsDesign ships an update every 3 weeks, and Bead Loom every 4 months. Most recently, BeadsDesign was updated on September 22, 2026 and Bead Loom on August 15, 2026.

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