Comparison

DropStudio vs PureBeads

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

Head to head
About

DropStudio

Features
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You made the design. DropStudio makes everything you need to put it out. Bring in a PNG, place it on the garment, and generate twelve launch pictures: the shop listing, the tease, the countdown, the announcement, the story, and the post that says it is gone. They save straight to your camera roll at full size. The print sits on the fabric rather than on top of it. Folds bend it, the weave shows through, and the shading is measured from a real photograph rather than guessed at. WHAT YOU GET Five garments: an oversized tee, a hoodie, a crewneck sweatshirt, and two tees that print front and back. Eight colours and five rooms to shoot in. Twelve campaign pictures for every design, sized for the shop, the feed and the story. Your name and your colour on every one of them. 4K export, for print. SIX LANGUAGES The app is in English, Turkish, German, French, Spanish and Italian. So are the campaign pictures, and each pack can be printed in a different one from the app: run your shop in one language and sell in another. HOW IT IS PRICED Everything is free to make: every garment, every colour, every room, 4K and all twelve pictures, as often as you like — with a watermark. When a design is ready to go out, take it without the watermark. Unlock that one design, or every design for good. Each is a single payment. There is no subscription, and nothing renews. A design you unlock stays yours: export it again, change the garment, regenerate the pack, at no further cost. Nothing leaves your phone. No account, no sign-in, no upload. Terms of Use: https://aaliboyaci.github.io/dropstudio-site/terms/ Privacy Policy: https://aaliboyaci.github.io/dropstudio-site/privacy/

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PureBeads

Features
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Turn your photo into a bead picture you can build one bead at a time! Bead crafts are simple: put lots of tiny colorful beads on a board, iron them, and they stick together into something you made yourself. But which color goes where? That's the tricky part. PureBeads figures it out for you! HOW TO PLAY — JUST SIX STEPS 1. Pick a photo: one you took, drew or downloaded. 2. Crop it and zoom in or out. Want the background to disappear and keep only the star of the picture? You can do that too. 3. Choose how many beads wide to make it: more beads means more detail, fewer beads means you finish sooner. 4. See how it will look right away, and how big it will be when it's done. 5. Tap once to make your MANUAL: where every cell is and which color code every bead is. It's all written down. 6. Print it, or keep it on a tablet, and follow along! KIDS WILL LOVE • Change something and see the picture change, like magic • Every cell has coordinates, and there's a thicker line every 5 cells, so counting is easy • A heart, a star… try the demos first, no photo needed • Pick your own theme color to make the app yours GROWN-UPS WILL LIKE • The manual says how many beads of each color you need, so you buy just enough • Choose the color codes of different bead brands; the manual also lists similar codes from other brands to help you shop • Your projects are saved automatically, so you can make it again any time • Share or print the manual as a PDF and build together • No account, no photo upload, no ads, no subscription FEATURES • Photos or Files, then crop, zoom and rotate • Cut out: finds the main subject, tap to choose who stays • Resolution from 8 to 100 beads wide; standard 5 mm or mini 2.6 mm beads • Maximum number of colors, so there is less to prepare • Edit any cell by hand, with an eraser • Manual PDF: cover, color table and page-by-page grids with coordinates and codes • Notes: every manual you made is kept here • Chinese, English, Japanese and German; dark, light and your own theme color Turn a photo you love into a little handmade surprise!

Screenshots

DropStudio4 screens
PureBeads4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: PureBeads at none against DropStudio's 3. 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. DropStudio sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $7.99 per month. PureBeads asks for nothing beyond the download.

Scorecard1 real difference · 5 level
DropStudio versus PureBeads: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterDropStudioPureBeads
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyEvery 9 days—
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
DevicesiPhoneiPhone, iPad — better
Requires iOS17.017.0
Further details — not scored
Size123 MB1 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperAli BoyaciChien Yu Wang

In-app purchases

3 purchases

DropStudio

Subscriptions2
  • Monthly$7.991 Month
  • Yearly$39.991 Year
One-time1
  • 8 Designs$3.99
None

PureBeads

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is DropStudio free?
DropStudio is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is PureBeads free?
PureBeads is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do DropStudio or PureBeads have ads?
Neither DropStudio nor PureBeads shows ads.

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