Paper Bloom vs iBeads
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Paper Bloom
Experience the art of papercutting digitally. Create intricate designs with intuitive tools, then unfold them to reveal magical patterns. Bring your creations to life in your own space using augmented reality.
- Realistic papercutting simulation
- Finger and Apple Pencil support
- Magical unfolding animations
- Augmented reality placement
- Create and share designs
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Paper Bloom brings the traditional Chinese art of papercutting to your fingertips. -Realistic Papercutting Experience: Craft beautiful designs effortlessly with your finger or Apple Pencil, recreating the authentic feel of traditional papercutting. -Magical Unfolding Moment: Unfold your paper cuts to reveal stunning patterns—enjoy a moment of surprise and delight. -AR Placement: Bring your creations into the real world using AR. Simply scan your environment, detect walls or windows, and place your papercuts seamlessly into your surroundings. Enjoy creating and sharing the beauty of traditional art with Paper Bloom.
iBeads
Effortlessly transform photos into pixel art bead drawings with intelligent color scheme identification. Offers adjustable canvas sizes, precise bead count calculations, and advanced editing tools for pixel-level modification. Export high-definition patterns with color labels for various crafting projects.
- Photo to bead drawing conversion
- Automatic color scheme identification
- Adjustable canvas size (16x16 to 256x256)
- Accurate bead color statistics
- Manual pixel editing
- Swatch management
- High-definition drawing export (PNG/PDF)
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[One-click to generate professional beads drawings] - Intelligently convert photos into beads pixel paintings, automatically identify the best color scheme - Adjustable canvas size (16x16 to 256x256 free zoom) - Accurate color number statistics function, automatically calculate the number of beads required for each color 【Advanced Editing Artifact】 - Multiple references to scaling canvas details, supports manual modification of each pixel point - Swatch management function: merge similar colors/delete redundant colors/replace the entire color scheme - Real-time original image comparison mode, refer to original images at any time when creating 【Exclusive tool for handicraft enthusiasts】 - Export high-definition drawings (supports PNG/PDF format, including color number labels) - Built-in popular bead brand color library 【Applicable scenarios】 - Handmade experts quickly make personalized beads patterns - Creative material generation of parent-child DIY activities - Pixel Art lovers’ creation tools - Auxiliary design for cross stitch/diamond painting and other handmade projects "From a newbie to a master, use iBeads to unleash your creativity!"
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Paper Bloom at 96% against iBeads's 42%. Paper Bloom also leads on rating (4.8 vs 3.7) and in-app purchases (none vs 5). iBeads's advantage is update cadence (every 3 days vs every 2 weeks) and iOS requirement (15.5 vs 17.0). On price 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
Both are free to download. iBeads sells 5 one-off in-app purchases. Paper Bloom asks for nothing beyond the download.
Paper Bloom holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 3.7. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 30 and 10 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 96% of Paper Bloom's written reviews are positive against 42% of iBeads's.
Paper Bloom ships an update every 2 weeks, iBeads every 3 days. The most recent releases landed on September 28, 2026 and September 27, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Paper Bloom | iBeads |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.8 (30 ratings) — better | 3.7 (10 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 96.0% of reviews — better | 42.4% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 30 — better | 10 |
| Update frequency | Every 2 weeks | Every 3 days — better |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free — better | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 17.0 | 15.5 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 14 MB | 244 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Mingkun Hong | 杭州百塑科技有限公司 |
Customer experience
Paper Bloom
iBeads
In-app purchases
Paper Bloom
No in-app purchases
iBeads
- 42 Coins$0.99
- 14 Coins$0.99
- 224 Coins$4.99
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