Comparison

BeadPatternCreator vs Hexagon Place

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

Head to head
About

BeadPatternCreator

Design intricate bead patterns for various stitching techniques. This app offers a comprehensive editor with tools for adding, removing, and manipulating beads, along with a library of stamps, borders, and color options. You can also convert images into patterns and share your creations.

Highlights
  • Create patterns for Square Stitch, Brick Stitch, Peyote Stitch, and more
  • Full-featured bead pattern editor
  • Over 150 stamps and borders
  • Image to pattern conversion
  • Save, print, and share patterns
  • Undo/Redo functionality
Features
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Bead Pattern Creator for your mobile device. Comes with 5 free bead patterns. Download is free. To activate creation is $2.99. Create bead patterns for Square Stitch, Brick Stitch, Peyote Stitch, 2 drop Peyote Stitch and Right Angle Weave. To create bead patterns, select Create a Beading Pattern button. The Bead 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 pattern. Use the Eraser to remove beads from your bead pattern. You also can select from over 150 stamps and borders to apply to your bead pattern. Icons from left to right in the icon bar are: Color button - Use to add new beads with different colors to your bead list. Save button - Use to save your bead pattern. Pencil button - Use to add beads to your bead pattern. Eraser button - Use to remove beads from your bead pattern. Trim button- Remove squares from your bead pattern. Stamps button - Selectable little stamps (little bead designs) to add to your bead pattern. Borders button - Selectable borders to add to your pattern. Borders automatically wrap around your bead pattern. Dropper button -Lets you extract a bead color from your pattern and add more of that bead to your bead pattern. Bucket button- Use to fill selected area with beads of the current color. Bucket+ button - Used to change the color of all beads of the same color to a different color. Undo button- Undo each last change you made to the bead pattern. Redo button- Redo each change you undid. Selection button - Select an area of the pattern, you want to Cut, Copy, Paste. Cut button- Remove some beads from the pattern. Copy button- Copy some beads from the pattern. Paste button- Paste copied beads to the pattern. Resize button - Resize your pattern. Rotate button - Rotated a select area of the bead pattern. Flip right/left button - Flip a selected area of the bead pattern. Flip top/bottom button - Flip a selected area of the bead pattern. Zoom in button- Magnify the bead pattern. Zoom out button- Minify the bead pattern. Print button - Print your bead pattern. Symbols button- Display a unique symbol on the bead to indicate its color value. Picture button- Select a picture from your device and convert to a pattern. Social media button- Use social media to share your pattern (email, text etc.). Help button- Learn how to use all the tools in the button bar. Resize bars - Resize bars are display at the bottom right corner of your pattern. Drag them to resize your bead pattern.

About

Hexagon Place

Create and share digital art linked to real-world locations. Turn the world into your personal digital canvas and express your artistic vision anywhere.

Highlights
  • Create digital artworks
  • Share art tied to locations
  • Express creativity digitally
  • World as a canvas
  • Location-based art sharing
Features
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Digital Arts: Express your creativity by creating and sharing digital artworks tied to specific locations.

Screenshots

BeadPatternCreator4 screens
Hexagon Place4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Hexagon Place at none against BeadPatternCreator's 1. Hexagon Place also leads on update cadence (fortnightly vs every 2 months). BeadPatternCreator's advantage is iOS requirement (13.0 vs 17.6). On price, ads 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. BeadPatternCreator sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Hexagon Place asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

BeadPatternCreator ships an update every 2 months, Hexagon Place fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on October 7, 2026 and October 13, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
BeadPatternCreator versus Hexagon Place: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterBeadPatternCreatorHexagon Place
PriceFreeFree
Rating—5.0 (2 ratings) — better
Positive reviews0.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings—2 — better
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsFortnightly — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS13.0 — better17.6
Further details — not scored
Size13 MB39 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperSand Castle Designs, IncHexagon Place, Inc.

Customer experience

BeadPatternCreator

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews3 reviews
Positive0.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative100.0%

Hexagon Place

All ratings2 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

1 purchases

BeadPatternCreator

One-time1
  • Bead Pattern Creator$2.99
None

Hexagon Place

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is BeadPatternCreator free?
BeadPatternCreator is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Hexagon Place free?
Hexagon Place is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do BeadPatternCreator or Hexagon Place have ads?
Neither BeadPatternCreator nor Hexagon Place shows ads.
Which is updated more often, BeadPatternCreator or Hexagon Place?
BeadPatternCreator ships an update every 2 months, and Hexagon Place fortnightly. Most recently, BeadPatternCreator was updated on October 7, 2026 and Hexagon Place on October 13, 2026.

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