Comparison

BeadsDesign vs Happy Beads

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

Happy Beads

Features
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Happy Beads is a mobile creative studio for water-activated craft beads. Choose a base board, draw motifs directly on the grid, and turn your own photos into clear bead templates. For quick projects, the app includes a broad template library: animals, comic-inspired motifs, buildings, vehicles, food, symbols, objects, and tools. Mix colors and bead shapes, switch between board sizes, and build each idea step by step. Features: - More than 20 board sizes for small charms, classic squares, large posters, and wide designs - Many bead colors including bold, bright, metallic, and translucent looks - Multiple bead styles such as round, jewel, polygon, star, metallic, and marble - Motif library with cat, dog, panda, fox, bunny, owl, turtle, dolphin, dino, castle, rocket, camera, controller, and more - Photo import as a drawing guide or as a bead-grid conversion - German and English with quick language switching - Mobile-first design with a central board and floating tool menu Happy Beads is made for creative craft ideas, family projects, template planning, and small pixel-art designs. It helps you test ideas digitally before recreating them with real beads. Note: Happy Beads is an independent creative app and is not affiliated with any craft bead manufacturer.

Screenshots

BeadsDesign4 screens
Happy Beads4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: Happy Beads at none against BeadsDesign's shown. Happy Beads also leads on update cadence (weekly vs every 3 weeks). On price, in-app purchases, 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

BeadsDesign ships an update every 3 weeks, Happy Beads weekly. The most recent releases landed on October 21, 2026 and October 8, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
BeadsDesign versus Happy Beads: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterBeadsDesignHappy Beads
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.7 (61 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews55.1% of reviews—
Number of ratings61 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeksWeekly — better
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationAd-supported—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS13.013.0
Further details — not scored
Size13 MB27 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperHIDEHIKO NAGANOMarkus Stadi

In-app purchases

None

BeadsDesign

No in-app purchases

None

Happy Beads

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is BeadsDesign free?
BeadsDesign is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Happy Beads free?
Happy Beads is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do BeadsDesign or Happy Beads have ads?
BeadsDesign shows ads; Happy Beads does not.
Which is updated more often, BeadsDesign or Happy Beads?
BeadsDesign ships an update every 3 weeks, and Happy Beads weekly. Most recently, BeadsDesign was updated on October 21, 2026 and Happy Beads on October 8, 2026.

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