Comparison

Beadora vs Toonbead

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

Head to head
About

Beadora

Transform photos and text into bead art patterns. Design from scratch, use templates, and select your preferred bead brand and grid size. Save and export your creations for easy shopping and assembly.

Highlights
  • Convert photos to bead patterns
  • Generate patterns from text prompts
  • Manual drawing on blank boards
  • Customizable gallery templates
  • Support for multiple bead brands
  • Save and export pattern images
Features
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Beadora turns photos, text prompts, blank canvases, and Gallery templates into fuse-bead and diamond-painting patterns. Create a pattern from a photo with a separate one-time photo-conversion purchase, generate an original idea with one AI-generation purchase, draw freely on a blank canvas, or unlock locked Gallery content with either a single-pattern purchase or a whole-style purchase. A whole-style purchase permanently unlocks every current and future pattern in the selected style. Some Gallery patterns are free. Template reduction is free and unlimited. Key Features: - Convert one photo into a fuse-bead or diamond-painting grid on device - Generate one pattern from a text prompt with a separate AI purchase - Draw manually on a blank canvas - Browse, search, and customize Gallery patterns - Unlock locked Gallery patterns individually or by style; a style unlock includes future additions to that style - Reduce an existing template for free, with no usage limit - Use Universal 291, Perler, Universal 221, and Artkal S fuse-bead palettes - Use the complete DMC 447 palette for diamond painting - Choose preset or custom grid sizes - Preview numbered grids with color codes and piece counts - Preview patterns as rotatable, zoomable 3D finished pieces, keychains, desk decorations, or bag charms - Save projects and export or share pattern images Photo conversion and template reduction are processed on device. No account sign-in is required. Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

About

Toonbead

Features
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Turn a favorite photo into fuse bead art you can actually build. Toonbead converts your photo into a clear bead pattern directly on your device. Use the complete Basic flow privately and offline, or sign in and optionally simplify the photo into clean AI artwork first. Choose a practical project size and color count, review the boards and materials you will need, then follow the pattern bead by bead. CREATE FROM A PHOTO Start with a portrait, pet, gift idea, or another favorite image. Basic pattern creation runs locally with no account or upload required. OPTIONAL AI ARTWORK Sign in for 3 free AI generations and turn a busy photo into simpler, bead-friendly artwork before conversion. Choose Pet Icon, Cute Portrait, Clean Cartoon, Retro Pixel, Pop Poster, or describe a custom direction. A compressed copy is uploaded only after you tap the AI action; pattern building and material counts still run on your device. ADD GENERATIONS WHEN YOU NEED THEM Buy a one-time Apple In-App Purchase for 10, 30, or 100 AI generations. There is no subscription or automatic renewal. The signed-in account balance works on Toonbead for iPhone and on the web. PLAN BEFORE YOU BUILD See the grid size, board layout, total bead count, color breakdown, and material quantities before placing the first bead. BROWSE 649 OFFLINE PATTERNS Search and filter 649 exact templates, including 500 single-board patterns and 149 detailed nine-board designs. Open a full numbered map, review build tips, save the exact grid as a local project, and start Crafting Mode without regenerating the pattern. EXPLORE THE STUDIO GALLERY Switch to 20 original Toonbead Studio artworks and their finished 58 × 58 bead grids. Compare the artwork and pattern, filter by style, share a gallery link, or use any artwork as the starting point for a new local draft—even offline. CRAFT THE FULL PATTERN Open the complete pattern at once. Pinch to zoom, drag to pan, focus by color, and mark beads as you place them. Progress remains saved on your device for offline use. KEEP PROJECTS ON YOUR DEVICE Save drafts and in-progress crafts locally. Your source photo and project do not need to leave your device. EXPORT WHEN YOU ARE READY Share a printable multi-page PDF, pattern PNG, and counted materials CSV. PDFs include an overview, complete numbered map, board-by-board pages, and a material key. Toonbead is made for personal fuse bead crafts, pet portraits, keepsakes, and handmade gifts. It is an independent tool and is not affiliated with or endorsed by any bead manufacturer.

Screenshots

Beadora4 screens
Toonbead4 screens

Verdict

The call

Beadora and Toonbead are too close to call on the numbers: across 6 compared parameters — price, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases among them — neither pulls far enough ahead to decide it. What separates them is feature set and interface, not measurable difference.

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. Beadora sells 6 one-off in-app purchases and Toonbead sells 3 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly every 5 days. The most recent releases landed on November 5, 2026 and November 10, 2026 respectively.

ScorecardNo meaningful differences
Beadora versus Toonbead: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterBeadoraToonbead
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (1 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings1 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 5 daysEvery 5 days
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFreemium—
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS17.017.0
Further details — not scored
Size170 MB20 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperXU ZHAO恒 丛

In-app purchases

6 purchases

Beadora

One-time6
  • Up to 20 Gallery Patterns$0.99
  • 1 AI Pattern Generation$0.99
  • 1 Photo Conversion$0.99
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  • All Patterns in 1 Style$1.99
  • All Beginner Patterns$4.99
  • All Gallery Patterns Forever$10.00
3 purchases

Toonbead

One-time3
  • 10 AI Generations$1.99
  • 30 AI Generations$4.99
  • 100 AI Generations$12.99

Questions

Is Beadora free?
Beadora is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Toonbead free?
Toonbead is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Beadora or Toonbead have ads?
Neither Beadora nor Toonbead shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Beadora or Toonbead?
Beadora ships an update every 5 days, and Toonbead every 5 days. Most recently, Beadora was updated on November 5, 2026 and Toonbead on November 10, 2026.

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