Comparison

FuseBeadMaker vs Binder Builder

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

Head to head
About

FuseBeadMaker

Features
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FuseBeadMaker turns photos and images into clear, buildable fuse bead patterns. Import a pet, portrait, illustration, or craft idea, choose the detected person or animal you want to keep, and preview the result before creating the grid. Start with your own photo or browse 236 ready-to-use templates. Seven pattern styles help preserve outlines, simplify colors, or highlight important details. With 3D Beads (Beta), a flat pattern can also become an editable layered bead form. Plan and finish each project: - Generate bead patterns from photos and images - Select detected people or pets before conversion - Choose from 7 pattern styles and 236 templates - Review color codes, color counts, and total beads - Check missing beads and suggested replacements - Edit the grid and individual cells manually - Import PDF patterns, recognize grids, legends, and color codes, and review uncertain cells - Save multiple PDF pages as separate projects - Check materials before starting, build by color or row, and keep timed session history - Manage material and inventory references - Preview and export high-resolution images - Export A4 PDFs and split-board references - Create and edit layered 3D bead projects (Beta) - Save projects locally and continue later Photo processing, projects, inventory, and pattern data stay on your device. No account is required. Great for pet portraits, handmade gifts, pixel art references, and larger projects that benefit from color-by-color guidance. Privacy Policy: https://fusebeadmaker.tardislabs.app/en/privacy Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

About

Binder Builder

Features
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Most collection apps hand you a spreadsheet. This one hands you a real 3D binder you can flip through. Pages turn under your finger and settle with weight. Tilt your device and the foil moves the way real foil does: golds glow, rainbow rares ripple with color, illustration rares shimmer edge to edge. Pull a card off the page, spin it, look at the back. When you're done, your binders go back on a walnut collector's shelf, each as thick as its page count, beside the favorites in your Display Case. It's a complete, unofficial, fan-made tracker for Pokémon TCG collectors, built by a collector and given away free. MADE FOR IPHONE DUO Open it out and your phone becomes the binder: one page on each panel, the rings on the fold. In tabletop mode the binder sits on the top half while the controls rest on the table. Scanning at a trade table? The outer display shows the person across from you the card's name, set and price. TRACK Search or browse every set, card by card. Log each copy with its own condition and grade. Watch set completion fill in, keep a wishlist with target prices, and follow your collection's value over time. ARRANGE Tap any pocket to place, swap or remove a card, or sort a whole binder by set, name, value or rarity. Prefer it flat? Grid view has a card size slider for as many pages side by side as you like. Export any binder as a PDF or images. SCAN Point the camera at a card and it's recognized on device in about a second, price included. Clear a stack fast, or photograph a whole binder page to add up to nine cards at once. Camera frames never leave your device. PRICES Market data from TCGdex, including TCGplayer market price and Cardmarket trend, plus a link to eBay sold listings on every card. TRADE List what you have for trade, rank your wants, and build a trade card by card while the fairness meter shows where the deal stands. The trade log keeps a running profit and loss of every swap. ALERTS AND RELEASES Set a price alert on any card and get notified when it crosses your target. Optional reminders tell you when a new set is coming, and the release calendar can find card shops near you. SIRI, SHORTCUTS AND SPOTLIGHT Ask Siri what your collection is worth or how complete a set is, open a binder, scan a card or add one to your wishlist. Your cards and binders show up in Spotlight too. BACKUP Export to a readable JSON file and import it back any time, or back up to your own private iCloud and restore on a new device. FREE, AND ACTUALLY FREE No account, no sign-up, no ads, no subscription, no paywalled features. No analytics, no tracking, no data collection of any kind. Available in 16 languages. Works with VoiceOver and Reduce Motion. iPhone and iPad, iOS 18 or later. Questions or ideas? Tap Support & Feedback in Settings. Card data from TCGdex (tcgdex.dev). Card images are copyright The Pokémon Company. Prices shown are estimates aggregated from third-party marketplace data. They are not offers to buy or sell, they may be delayed or inaccurate, and they should not be relied on as appraisals. Binder Builder is an unofficial fan app. Pokémon and Pokémon character names are trademarks of Nintendo, Creatures Inc., and GAME FREAK inc. This app is not affiliated with, endorsed, sponsored, or approved by Nintendo, Creatures, GAME FREAK, or The Pokémon Company.

Screenshots

FuseBeadMaker4 screens
Binder Builder4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Binder Builder at none against FuseBeadMaker's 4. FuseBeadMaker's advantage is update cadence (every 11 days vs monthly). 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. FuseBeadMaker sells 4 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per 7 days. Binder Builder asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

FuseBeadMaker ships an update every 11 days, Binder Builder monthly. Both last shipped on October 24, 2026.

Scorecard2 real differences · 4 level
FuseBeadMaker versus Binder Builder: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterFuseBeadMakerBinder Builder
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyEvery 11 days — betterMonthly
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS17.0 — better18
Further details — not scored
Size98 MB32 MB
Age rating4+4+
Developer原野 葛AJA Digital LLC

In-app purchases

4 purchases

FuseBeadMaker

Subscriptions3
  • FuseBeadMaker Pro Weekly$2.997 Days
  • FuseBeadMaker Pro Monthly$2.991 Month
  • FuseBeadMaker Pro Annual$3.991 Year
One-time1
  • FuseBeadMaker Pro Lifetime$4.99
None

Binder Builder

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is FuseBeadMaker free?
FuseBeadMaker is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Binder Builder free?
Binder Builder is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do FuseBeadMaker or Binder Builder have ads?
Neither FuseBeadMaker nor Binder Builder shows ads.
Which is updated more often, FuseBeadMaker or Binder Builder?
FuseBeadMaker ships an update every 11 days, and Binder Builder monthly. Most recently, FuseBeadMaker was updated on October 24, 2026 and Binder Builder on October 24, 2026.

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