Comparison

Bead Magazine vs Bead Master

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

Bead Magazine

Discover beautiful beadwork, wirework, and lampwork projects. This app offers stylish designs and tutorials for jewelry making enthusiasts. Explore new techniques and inspiration for your creative endeavors.

Highlights
  • Beadwork projects
  • Wirework tutorials
  • Lampwork designs
  • Stringing projects
  • Metal clay designs
  • Polymer clay designs
Features
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We love beading! If you love beading too then Bead is the magazine for you! Created by bead lovers, for bead lovers each issue of Bead is packed full of beautiful beadwork, wirework and stringing projects. Plus stylish and quality lampwork, metal clay, and polymer clay designs, and much more! ---------------------------------------------- This is a free app download. Within the app users can purchase the current issue and back issues. Subscriptions are also available within the application. A subscription will start from the latest regular issue at the time of purchase. -The subscription will renew automatically unless cancelled more than 24 hours before the end of the current period. You will be charged for renewal within 24 hours of the end of the current period, for the same duration and at the current subscription rate for the product. -You may turn off the auto-renewal of subscriptions through your Account Settings, however you are not able to cancel the current subscription during its active period. -Payment will be charged to your iTunes account at confirmation of purchase and any unused portion of a free trial period, if offered, will be forfeited when a subscription to that publication is purchased. -If a subscription offers a free trial, at the end of the trial period, you will be charged the full price of the subscription. You may cancel a subscription during its free trial period via the subscription settings on your iTunes account. This must be done 24 hours before the end of the subscription period to avoid being charged. Users can register for/ login to a pocketmags account in-app. This will protect their issues in the case of a lost device and allow browsing of purchases on multiple platforms. Existing pocketmags users can retrieve their purchases by logging into their account. We recommend loading the app for the first time in a wi-fi area so that all issue data is retrieved. If your app will not load past the splash page after a first install or an update, please delete and reinstall the app from the App Store Help and frequently asked questions can be accessed in-app and on pocketmags. If you have any problems at all please do not hesitate to contact us: help@pocketmags.com -------------------- You can find our privacy policy here: http://www.pocketmags.com/privacy.aspx You can find our terms and conditions here: http://www.pocketmags.com/terms.aspx

About

Bead Master

Transform photos into custom templates for crafting projects like melty beads. Scale, crop, and choose colors to create personalized designs. Save, print, or export your templates for easy crafting.

Highlights
  • Photo to template conversion
  • Customizable scaling and cropping
  • Multiple color palettes (Hama, Artkal, Nabbi, Perler)
  • Save, print, and export templates
  • Transparent pegboard overlay
  • Dithering effect
Features
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Bead Master is an app that will allow you to create templates for melty beads. You can select any photo from your photo roll, scale and crop it to match your desire and choose from various sizes, color and border options in order to make the perfect template for your project. Afterwards you may save the template, print it or even place a transparent pegboard directly on top of your device. Features: - Dithering (Floyd-Steinberg based) - Palettes for Hama, Artkal, Nabbi & Perler - Save color chart with colors used - Export to pdf with color chart - Print with color chart - Pegboard sizes: 14x14, 28x28 and 56x56 Instructions: 1) Tap main area to choose an image to transform 2) Use pinch genstures to zoom and position your image 3) Tap the "gear"-icon in order to se the various options 4) Press the white button to create your template 5) (optionally) Tap the undo button on the lower left hand side if you are not completely happy with your template 6) Tap and hold the template to save, print or export your template The app is still primarily aimed towards melty beads, but have several other uses. Internally it has become a lot easier to add new palettes and board sizes, so please let me know if you think the app would benefit from new palettes (LEGO, Post-it, yarn etc) or board sizes (or other features for that matter). Please mail bugs, requests and suggestions etc to info@codeninja.dk. Credits for bead RGB colors to lordthanda Happy creativity :)

Screenshots

Bead Magazine1 screens
Bead Master4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Bead Master at none against Bead Magazine's 23. Bead Master also leads on iOS requirement (9.0 vs 13.0). Bead Magazine's advantage is ratings volume (16 vs 4). On price, rating, review sentiment and update cadence 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 Magazine sells 23 in-app purchases, starting at $39.99 per year. Bead Master asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 3.4 for Bead Magazine against 3.5 for Bead Master. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 16 and 4 respectively. Written reviews are what separate them: 43% of Bead Magazine's written reviews are positive against 40% of Bead Master's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Bead Magazine ships an update every 14 months, Bead Master every 9 months. The most recent releases landed on September 21, 2026 and June 10, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Bead Magazine versus Bead Master: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterBead MagazineBead Master
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.4 (16 ratings)3.5 (4 ratings) — better
Positive reviews42.9% of reviews — better40.0% of reviews
Number of ratings16 — better4
Update frequencyEvery 14 monthsEvery 9 months — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS13.09.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size19 MB1 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperAshdown BroadcastingJonatan Yde

Customer experience

Bead Magazine

All ratings16 ratings
Positive56.3%
Neutral6.3%
Negative37.5%
Written reviews7 reviews
Positive42.9%
Neutral14.3%
Negative42.9%

Bead Master

All ratings4 ratings
Positive50.0%
Neutral25.0%
Negative25.0%
Written reviews5 reviews
Positive40.0%
Neutral20.0%
Negative40.0%

In-app purchases

23 purchases

Bead Magazine

Subscriptions1
  • Bead Magazine Auto-Renewable Subscription1 Month trial$39.991 Year
One-time22
  • Bead Issue 51$2.99
  • Bead Issue 53 (id:737062)$4.99
  • Bead Issue 50 (id:741773)$4.99
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  • Bead Issue 48 (id:739411)$4.99
  • Bead Issue 46 (id:741772)$4.99
  • Bead Issue 45 (id:738863)$4.99
  • Bead Issue 40 (id:740379)$4.99
  • Bead Issue 36 (id:740301)$4.99
  • Bead Issue 54 (id:738344)$4.99
  • Issue 126 (id:726372)$5.99
  • Issue 112 (id:782117)$5.99
  • Aug/Sep 20 (id:785123)$5.99
  • Issue 115 (id:780786)$5.99
  • Issue 117 (id:780782)$5.99
  • Issue 71 (id:798877)$6.99
  • Bead & Jewelle... (pp:1120060)$6.99
  • Issue 133 (pp:1083889)$6.99
  • Issue 129 (pp:1043386)$6.99
  • Issue 131 (pp:1043374)$6.99
  • Issue 132 (pp:1083898)$6.99
  • Bead Magazine 3 Back Issue Bundle$14.99
  • Bead & Jewellery CYC 50$89.99
None

Bead Master

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Bead Magazine free?
Bead Magazine is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Bead Master free?
Bead Master is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Bead Magazine or Bead Master?
Bead Master is rated higher. Bead Magazine averages 3.4 out of 5 from 16 ratings, while Bead Master averages 3.5 from 4 ratings.
Do Bead Magazine or Bead Master have ads?
Neither Bead Magazine nor Bead Master shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Bead Magazine or Bead Master?
Bead Magazine ships an update every 14 months, and Bead Master every 9 months. Most recently, Bead Magazine was updated on September 21, 2026 and Bead Master on June 10, 2026.

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