Comparison

Fuse Bead Patterns vs Beadly

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

Head to head
About

Fuse Bead Patterns

Transform your photos into detailed bead patterns for handmade crafts. Easily convert images into editable, countable designs, with options to customize colors and export patterns. Perfect for creating personalized gifts and decor.

Highlights
  • Photo to bead pattern conversion
  • Customizable grid size and color count
  • Editable bead patterns
  • Bead count and material estimation
  • Exportable pattern packages (PNG, PDF)
  • Augmented Reality preview
Features
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At first, fuse beads may look like simple dots of color. But when one bead is placed on a grid, then another, then many more, something quiet begins to happen. Colors find direction. Lines become clearer. A photo, a portrait, a pet, or a memory slowly appears from tiny pieces. Fuse Bead Patterns is made for that moment between a digital image and a handmade object. It is not just a filter, and it is not only a pixel effect. It helps you turn images you care about into bead patterns that are readable, editable, countable, and ready to make by hand. Choose a photo from your library, crop it to the right shape, select a grid size, and control the number of colors. The app generates a bead preview and a grid pattern locally, so you can review the result before you start making it. If a color does not feel right, open the editor and replace it. If you are preparing materials, check how many beads each color needs. If you want to keep or share the plan, export a round bead preview, grid PNG, or PDF pattern package. You can also save the project and return later to continue editing or making it. Fuse Bead Patterns works well for many small creative plans: turning an avatar into a charm, making a pet portrait keepsake, creating room decor from a favorite image, or preparing a handmade gift with more personal meaning. It is also useful for family crafts, pixel art fans, beginners, and makers who want to bring screen images back into real life. Saved artwork can also be viewed in a gallery, and supported projects can be previewed on a wall through AR. This lets you see how a piece may feel in a real space before it becomes a finished craft. The charm of bead craft is not only the final image. It is the time you place into it: choosing a photo, adjusting colors, checking materials, and setting down each bead by hand. What remains is more than a picture. It is a memory you helped build, one bead at a time. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

About

Beadly

Features
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Turn any photo into a fuse-bead pegboard pattern you can actually make. Beadly takes a photo from your camera roll and maps it onto a pegboard grid — matching every pixel to a real bead color, so you get an exact chart to follow bead by bead. When you're done placing, you have a finished piece that looks just like your photo. No guessing. No subscription. Pay once and make as many patterns as you want. Here's how it works: pick a photo, choose your board size and how many colors to use, and Beadly builds the pattern. You get a color legend, a bead-by-bead grid, and the exact count of each color — so you know precisely how many beads to buy and where every one goes. Export a clean printable PDF to follow at your table, or keep it on your phone as you build. Great for kids, parents, and crafters — birthday projects, rainy-day crafts, gifts, or turning a favorite pet or family photo into pixel art you can hang up. WHY YOU'LL LIKE IT • PHOTO TO PATTERN — any photo becomes a ready-to-build pegboard chart in seconds. • REAL BEAD COLORS & COUNTS — every cell is matched to a bead color, with a full legend and a per-color count so you buy exactly what you need. • PICK YOUR BOARD & COLORS — choose the board size and color count to match your kit and your skill level. • PRINTABLE PDF — export a clean, printable chart to follow away from your screen. • 100% ON-DEVICE — your photos never leave your phone. No account, no cloud, no uploads. • PAY ONCE — one price, yours forever. No subscription, no ads. Pick a photo, choose your board, start beading.

Screenshots

Fuse Bead Patterns4 screens
Beadly4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: Beadly at every 9 days against Fuse Bead Patterns's every 2 months. 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. Fuse Bead Patterns sells 4 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per month and Beadly sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Fuse Bead Patterns ships an update every 2 months, Beadly every 9 days. The most recent releases landed on October 18, 2026 and October 6, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard1 real difference · 9 level
Fuse Bead Patterns versus Beadly: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterFuse Bead PatternsBeadly
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.0 (1 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews0.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings1 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsEvery 9 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhoneiPhone
Requires iOS16.016.0
Further details — not scored
Size16 MB1 MB
Age rating4++4
Developer杰 陈Jhomar Maravillas

In-app purchases

4 purchases

Fuse Bead Patterns

Subscriptions3
  • Monthly Premium$1.991 Month
  • Quarterly Premium$4.993 Months
  • Annual Premium$14.991 Year
One-time1
  • Lifetime Premium$34.99
1 purchases

Beadly

One-time1
  • Unlock Unlimited$4.99

Questions

Is Fuse Bead Patterns free?
Fuse Bead Patterns is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Beadly free?
Beadly is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Fuse Bead Patterns or Beadly have ads?
Neither Fuse Bead Patterns nor Beadly shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Fuse Bead Patterns or Beadly?
Fuse Bead Patterns ships an update every 2 months, and Beadly every 9 days. Most recently, Fuse Bead Patterns was updated on October 18, 2026 and Beadly on October 6, 2026.

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