Comparison

Beadora vs Perler Bead Studio

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

Perler Bead Studio

Features
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Design pixel-perfect Perler bead patterns on your iPhone or iPad! CREATE • Draw with brush, eraser, bucket fill, eyedropper, line, rectangle & ellipse tools • 14/29/58/100 grid presets or custom sizes up to 100×100 • Import photos and convert them to bead patterns with color matching & dithering • Undo/redo with unlimited history, autosave drafts CRAFT • 120 bead colors across multiple brand systems (Perler, Hama, Artkal codes) • Color usage statistics & shopping list for real beads • Ironing simulation to preview the fused result • Export printable PDF patterns with color charts 3D & SHARE • Export your creations as STL / OBJ / 3MF files for 3D printing • Share patterns as compact template codes via chat apps • Record your creative process and share videos • Daily challenges & achievements Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Screenshots

Beadora4 screens
Perler Bead Studio4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is iOS requirement: Perler Bead Studio at 15.0 against Beadora's 17.0. On price, ads, in-app purchases 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Beadora sells 10 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per month and Perler Bead Studio sells 5 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

Scorecard1 real difference · 9 level
Beadora versus Perler Bead Studio: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterBeadoraPerler Bead Studio
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (1 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings1 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 4 days—
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFreemium—
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS17.015.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size146 MB4 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperXU ZHAOFuzhou Jiku Technology Co., Ltd.

In-app purchases

10 purchases

Beadora

Subscriptions4
  • Monthly Subscription$4.991 Month
  • Premium Plus Monthly$6.991 Month
  • Quarterly Subscription$12.993 Months
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  • Premium Plus Quarterly$17.993 Months
One-time6
  • 1 AI Pattern Generation$0.99
  • 1 Gallery Pattern$0.99
  • 1 Photo Conversion$0.99
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  • All Patterns in 1 Style$2.99
  • All Beginner Patterns$4.99
  • All Gallery Patterns Forever$24.99
5 purchases

Perler Bead Studio

One-time5
  • Transparent Color Pack$1.99
  • Glow & Neon Color Pack$1.99
  • Pearl Color Pack$1.99
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  • Classic Color Pack$2.99
  • Full Version$4.99

Questions

Is Beadora free?
Beadora is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Perler Bead Studio free?
Perler Bead Studio is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Beadora or Perler Bead Studio have ads?
Neither Beadora nor Perler Bead Studio shows ads.

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