Bead Loom vs XY
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
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.
- 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
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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.
XY
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XY нь Монголын хувцас, хөнгөн үйлдвэрлэлийн захиалагч, үйлдвэрлэгч, үйлчилгээ үзүүлэгчдийг нэг дор холбох платформ юм. Та апп дотроос бүтээгдэхүүн, загваруудыг үзэж, хэрэгцээндээ тохирох хэмжээ, тоо ширхэгээ сонгон сагсанд нэмээд үйлдвэрлэгчдээс үнийн санал авах хүсэлт илгээх боломжтой. Үйлдвэрлэгчид таны хүсэлтэд хариу өгч, захиалгын явцыг илүү ойлгомжтой, хурдан болгоно. Гол боломжууд: - Бүтээгдэхүүн, загварын каталог үзэх - Олон зурагтай бүтээгдэхүүний дэлгэрэнгүй мэдээлэл харах - Хэмжээ, тоо ширхэг сонгон сагс үүсгэх - Үнийн санал авах хүсэлт илгээх - Хүлээгдэж буй хүсэлт, захиалгын явцыг хянах - Мэдэгдэл, чат, профайл хэсгээс мэдээллээ удирдах - Үйлдвэрлэгч, цехүүдтэй илүү шууд холбогдох XY нь хувцас үйлдвэрлэлийн захиалгыг илүү цэгцтэй болгох, захиалагч болон үйлдвэрлэгчийн харилцааг хялбаршуулах, Монголын хөнгөн үйлдвэрлэлийн дотоод экосистемийг дэмжих зорилготой. Бүртгэл, захиалга, үнийн санал болон хэрэглэгчийн мэдээлэлтэй холбоотой тохиргоог апп дотроос удирдах боломжтой.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: XY at none against Bead Loom's 1. XY also leads on update cadence (every 3 weeks vs every 4 months). On price, ads, 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
Both are free to download. Bead Loom sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. XY asks for nothing beyond the download.
Bead Loom ships an update every 4 months, XY every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 9, 2026 and October 6, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Bead Loom | XY |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Positive reviews | 33.3% of reviews | — |
| Update frequency | Every 4 months | Every 3 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.6 | 15.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 12 MB | 69 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Sand Castle Designs, Inc | Tsagaanbayar Mendbayar |
In-app purchases
Bead Loom
- Bead Loom Activation$2.99
XY
No in-app purchases









