Diamond Painting vs ThreadABead Pattern Reader
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Diamond Painting
Experience the calming art of diamond painting digitally. This app offers a realistic and creative coloring experience with interactive diamond placement and a vast library of artwork. Unlock more content through gameplay or a subscription for exclusive bonuses and ad-free enjoyment.
- Realistic diamond sparkle effect
- Interactive finger or Apple Pencil painting
- Color highlighting for easy placement
- Daily new artwork added
- Unlock content through gameplay
- Subscription for exclusive bonuses
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Bring the joy of diamond coloring into your daily unwind! Antistress Diamond Painting brings you the most realistic and soothing digital experience while staying creative! Top-notch handcrafted content created in line with the DMC palette, will help you become a more relaxed and creative person! WHY USE ANTISTRESS DIAMOND PAINTING ● Tilt your phone or tablet and watch the diamonds sparkle - just like real ones! ● Use your finger to paint, or enhance your experience with the Apple Pencil. It becomes your diamond applicator! Double-tap to switch between placing one diamond endlessly or tapping with a multi-diamond tip. ● No more guessing! Tap a color on the palette to highlight exactly where it goes. Or tap any spot on the canvas to see all matching areas instantly. You can also use Apple Pencil double tap for that! ● Almost everything is free! Unlock more by painting, earning stars, leveling up, or collecting coins. ● New daily artwork is added every day - claim it while it’s fresh! Missed a day? Only subscribers can access past daily content. ● Subscribe to get tons of bonuses: exclusive paintings, access to all daily content, and no more ads! People all over the world are already enjoying our unique way of colouring – with over 1 000 000 paintings painted each month! Join them! If you see anything we can improve, please, let us know! New reviews and support emails are really helpful to make our app better and smarter! Contact us via diamond@crimsonpine.com ___________________ SUBSCRIPTION INFO By subscribing, you get unlimited access to all premium (marked with diamond) and locked (marked with padlock) paintings. GOOD TO KNOW ● You can subscribe to a monthly plan (starting at $14.99, billed once a month). Availability and pricing of subscription plans may vary. ● The payment will be charged to your iTunes Account when you confirm the purchase. ● The subscription automatically renews for the same price and duration period as the original plan unless canceled at least 24-hours before the end of the current period. ● Free trial automatically converts to a paid subscription unless canceled at least 24-hours before the end of the trial period. From that point onwards, subscription automatically renews unless canceled at least 24-hours before the end of the current period. ● You can cancel the subscription or the free trial anytime via the subscription setting through your iTunes account (go to your device settings and tap iTunes & App Store > Apple ID > View Apple ID > enter the password > Subscriptions > Assembly > Cancel Subscription button at the bottom). Do it at least 24 hours before the end of the free trial or subscription period to avoid being charged. Learn more: http://support.apple.com/kb/ht4098 ● Any unused portion of a free trial period will be forfeited when the user purchases subscription. Terms of Service: https://www.crimsonpine.com/terms-of-service Privacy Policy: https://www.crimsonpine.com/privacy-policy
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 ads: ThreadABead Pattern Reader at none against Diamond Painting's shown. ThreadABead Pattern Reader also leads on rating (5.0 vs 4.8). Diamond Painting's advantage is ratings volume (875 vs 2) and iOS requirement (15.0 vs 17.6). On price, update cadence, in-app purchases and monetization model 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. Diamond Painting sells 11 in-app purchases, starting at $14.99 per month and ThreadABead Pattern Reader sells 1 in-app purchase, starting at $12.99 per year. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
ThreadABead Pattern Reader holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.8. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Diamond Painting has 875 ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two.
Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly every 4 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 16, 2026 and October 17, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Diamond Painting | ThreadABead Pattern Reader |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.8 (875 ratings) | 5.0 (2 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 58.6% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 875 — better | 2 |
| Update frequency | Every 4 weeks | Every 4 weeks |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Freemium |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 — better | 17.6 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 378 MB | 4 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Crimson Pine Games | ThreadABead Ltd |
Customer experience
Diamond Painting
ThreadABead Pattern Reader
Bugs and requests
Diamond Painting
Reported bugs
3 issues- App crashes when opening in-progress paintings
- App quits when trying to open current painting after update
- Apple Pencil not working after update
Requested features
3 requests- Smaller and quicker pictures to complete
- Option to turn off motion glare effect
- Ability to see image fill in when complete
ThreadABead Pattern Reader
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Diamond Painting
- Premium7 Days trial$14.991 Month
- Quarterly Premium7 Days trial$29.993 Months
- Annual Premium7 Days trial$89.991 Year
- Small Stack of Coins SALE$1.49
- Small Stack of Coins$2.99
- Medium Stack of Coins SALE$4.99
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- Medium Stack of Coins$9.99
- Large Pile of Coins$19.99
- Huge Pile of Coins$49.99
- Royal Hoard of Coins SALE$49.99
- Royal Hoard of Coins$99.99
ThreadABead Pattern Reader
- Personal PDF Library7 Days trial$12.991 Year
Questions
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