Crumb vs ThreadABead Pattern Reader
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Crumb
This app helps reunite lost pets with their owners by creating a community alert system. It allows users to manage pet profiles, report missing pets with local notifications, and view alerts for lost animals in their area. Users can also support local animal charities through referrals.
- Manage pet profiles
- Mark pets as missing
- Local missing pet alerts
- View nearby missing pets
- Support animal charities via referrals
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The Crumb app is here to help bring lost pets home. Losing a pet is every owner’s worst nightmare, and Crumb is designed to make sure no pet stays lost for long. Whether you're preparing just in case or actively searching, Crumb puts the tools in your pocket to act fast, stay informed, and rally your community. With Crumb, you can: Easily manage your pet's profile – Store essential details and photos of your pets so you're ready if they ever go missing. Mark your pet as missing – Send out a local alert with one tap, instantly notifying nearby users, vets and shelters to keep an eye out. See missing pets near you – Stay informed and help reunite lost pets with their families by browsing your community’s alerts. Support local animal charities for free – Refer friends and other pet owners to Crumb and unlock donations to nearby rescues at no cost to you. Crumb is more than an app... it’s a growing network of pet lovers committed to helping each other. Together, we can make a difference. Download Crumb today and help bring lost pets home.
ThreadABead Pattern Reader
This app is a secure PDF reader designed for bead patterns. It offers tools to easily follow designs, including adjustable markers and navigation aids. A subscription allows importing and reading your own PDF patterns.
- Secure PDF viewing
- Adjustable reading markers
- Focus Mode
- Per-pattern notes
- Page thumbnails
- Import personal PDF patterns
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The ThreadABead Pattern Reader is a secure, purpose-built PDF reader designed specifically for viewing ThreadABead bead patterns and your own personal PDF patterns. View your purchased ThreadABead patterns with tools that make reading and following designs easier, including adjustable reading markers, Focus Mode, per-pattern notes, and page thumbnails for quick navigation. You can also subscribe to Personal Library to import and read your own non-ThreadABead PDF patterns in the same reading environment. Features: • Secure PDF viewing • Access your purchased ThreadABead patterns after sign-in • Personal Library subscription for your own imported PDF patterns • Horizontal and vertical reading markers • Compact arrow, full-width marker, and Focus Mode • Per-pattern notes • Page thumbnails for quick navigation • Reading progress and marker preferences can sync across devices with iCloud Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Crumb at none against ThreadABead Pattern Reader's 1. Crumb also leads on ratings volume (4.3K vs 2) and update cadence (every 10 days vs every 4 weeks). ThreadABead Pattern Reader's advantage is rating (5.0 vs 4.8). 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. ThreadABead Pattern Reader sells 1 in-app purchase, starting at $12.99 per year. Crumb asks for nothing beyond the download.
ThreadABead Pattern Reader holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.8. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Crumb has 4.3K ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two.
Crumb ships an update every 10 days, ThreadABead Pattern Reader every 4 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 13, 2026 and October 1, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Crumb | ThreadABead Pattern Reader |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.8 (4.3K ratings) | 5.0 (2 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 76.2% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 4.3K — better | 2 |
| Update frequency | Every 10 days — better | Every 4 weeks |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Ad-supported — better | Freemium |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 16 — better | 17.6 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 141 MB | 4 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Crumb Pet Ltd | ThreadABead Ltd |
Customer experience
Crumb
ThreadABead Pattern Reader
Bugs and requests
Crumb
Reported bugs
3 issues- Login screen freezes
- Geofencing not working
- App crashing or not loading
Requested features
2 requests- Improve app stability and reliability
- Provide better customer support channels
ThreadABead Pattern Reader
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Crumb
No in-app purchases
ThreadABead Pattern Reader
- Personal PDF Library7 Days trial$12.991 Year
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