Comparison

BeadChick vs Fuse Beads

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

Head to head
About

BeadChick

Features
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Turn a photo into a fuse bead pattern you can actually build. BeadChick converts pets, portraits, characters, and everyday snapshots into clean pixel-style patterns. Choose the subject or use the full photo, then adjust the pattern size, palette, and number of colors to fit your pegboard and the beads you have on hand. MADE FOR REAL-WORLD BEADING • Create a pattern from any photo • Isolate the main subject for a cleaner result • Choose from built-in bead palettes or create your own • View a zoomable grid with coordinates and color codes • See exact bead counts for every color • Erase, restore, or recolor individual cells • Undo and redo edits without losing your work • Save projects and export a high-resolution pattern image PRIVATE BY DESIGN Your photos and patterns are processed on your device. No account is required, and your images are not uploaded to our servers. Whether you are recreating a pet, planning a gift, or turning pixel art into a pegboard project, BeadChick takes the guesswork out of colors and quantities so you can spend more time making. Some advanced features, including custom palettes and iCloud sync and backup, require BeadChick Pro.

About

Fuse Beads

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Fuse Beads helps you turn a photo into a fuse-bead pattern you can actually iron. Pick a picture from Photos, the camera, or Files, generate a pattern on this iPhone, then edit beads, count materials, and follow along color by color. What you can do: - Start from a photo or one of 24 original built-in designs - Board sizes 15×15, 21×21, 29×29, 40×40, 58×58, plus 20×30, 29×40, and custom sizes - Crop with a live preview before you generate - Three detail modes and careful on-device color matching - Optional background cleanup that keeps the subject - Perler common names, Hama Midi numbers, and Artkal S-5mm numbers as on-screen references - Edit bead by bead, undo, zoom, and jump by row or column - See material totals, tick colors you already have, estimate packs, and copy a shopping list - Highlight one color, mark progress, and see what to place next - Search, sort, rename, duplicate, and delete projects - Export high-resolution PNG or PDF with coordinates; large boards split into section pages - Keep a local backup you can export and merge later - 13 interface languages, including Arabic (right to left). Follow the system or lock a language in Settings Privacy first: No account, ads, analytics SDKs, or tracking. Photos, patterns, and progress stay on your device. The camera is used only if you choose to take a photo. Files leave the app only when you save a PNG to Photos or pick a destination in the system share sheet. Screen colors may differ from physical beads. Check the brand’s latest physical color card before buying in quantity. Perler, Hama, and Artkal are trademarks of their respective owners. This app is not affiliated with, sponsored by, or officially authorized by those brands.

Screenshots

BeadChick4 screens
Fuse Beads4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Fuse Beads at none against BeadChick's 2. BeadChick's advantage is update cadence (every 4 days vs every 2 weeks). 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. BeadChick sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $5.99 per year. Fuse Beads asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

BeadChick ships an update every 4 days, Fuse Beads every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 7, 2026 and October 12, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 4 level
BeadChick versus Fuse Beads: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterBeadChickFuse Beads
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyEvery 4 days — betterEvery 2 weeks
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad — betteriPhone
Requires iOS18.017.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size6 MB11 MB
Age rating4+4+
Developer江宾 武Shanghai Qishan Cultural Communication Co., Ltd.

In-app purchases

2 purchases

BeadChick

Subscriptions1
  • Pro Annual$5.991 Year
One-time1
  • Pro Lifetime$9.99
None

Fuse Beads

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is BeadChick free?
BeadChick is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Fuse Beads free?
Fuse Beads is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do BeadChick or Fuse Beads have ads?
Neither BeadChick nor Fuse Beads shows ads.
Which is updated more often, BeadChick or Fuse Beads?
BeadChick ships an update every 4 days, and Fuse Beads every 2 weeks. Most recently, BeadChick was updated on October 7, 2026 and Fuse Beads on October 12, 2026.

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