Comparison

8bit Painter vs BeadApp

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

Head to head
About

8bit Painter

Create fun and easy pixel art with intuitive controls. Perfect for beginners, this app lets you design SNS icons, game assets, or craft patterns. Import photos to pixelize them and export your creations as transparent PNGs.

Highlights
  • Beginner-friendly interface
  • Essential pixel drawing tools
  • Photo to pixel art conversion
  • Customizable color palettes
  • Transparent PNG export
  • Multiple canvas sizes
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Over 6 million downloads! An easy-to-use app for creating pixel art and 8-bit style artwork. 8bit Painter is a simple pixel art drawing app that beginners can start enjoying right away. With intuitive controls, you can easily create pixel art for social media icons, game skins, illustrations, patterns, and more. It is also great for making designs for Perler beads, cross-stitch, knitting, and other handmade projects. Key Features - Simple controls that are easy for anyone to use - Clear, focused tools for creating pixel art - Perfect for beginners - Great for making social media icons and game skins - Import photos and convert them into pixel art - Choose colors intuitively with a color wheel, sliders, and palettes - Export transparent images in PNG format - Export and import your artwork data Canvas Sizes 16x16 / 24x24 / 32x32 / 48x48 / 64x64 / 96x96 / 128x128 / 160x160 / 192x192 Choose the right canvas size for your project, from small social media icons to detailed pixel art and craft patterns. Image Import Import your favorite photos and automatically convert them into pixel art. It is also useful for creating social media icons, game skins, and pixel art assets. Color Selection Choose a base color with the color wheel, then fine-tune it with sliders or HEX input. You can also pick colors quickly from preset palettes, or save frequently used colors to your custom color palette for reuse. Artwork Data Management Export artwork data saved in your Gallery from the Settings screen, and import it again when needed. This is helpful for keeping your pixel art safe, preparing for a device change, or reinstalling the app. Artwork Storage - The initial artwork storage limit is 30 artworks - Expand the limit up to 600 artworks by watching rewarded video ads or purchasing the Remove Ads add-on Image Export - Choose from 3 export sizes - Supports transparent PNG images - Useful for social media posts, game skins, and exporting assets Remove Ads Add-On - Hides all ads - Expands the artwork storage limit to 600 artworks - Can be restored after reinstalling the app - One-time purchase How to Expand Your Storage Limit - Each rewarded video ad you watch increases your artwork storage limit by 5 artworks, up to 600 - Purchasing the Remove Ads add-on expands your artwork storage limit to 600 artworks Recommended For - Anyone who wants to start creating pixel art - People who want to make their own social media icons - Anyone who wants to create game skins easily - People making designs for Perler beads or cross-stitch - People designing knitting patterns or handmade projects - Anyone who wants to turn photos into pixel art - People looking for a simple pixel art editor - Anyone who wants to manage their artwork data and keep using the app over time Enjoy creating pixel art and 8-bit style artwork with 8bit Painter!

About

BeadApp

Easily design intricate jewelry patterns digitally, eliminating the need for graph paper. Arrange beads with popular shapes and colors, clone sections, and export your creations. Automatically generates material lists for your projects.

Highlights
  • Digital bead pattern creation
  • Arrange, rotate, and flip beads
  • Clone design elements
  • Automatic material list generation
  • Export patterns as images
  • Supports popular bead shapes and colors
Features
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BeadApp lets you create intricate jewelry patterns quickly and easily. No need to get your pencils and graph paper anymore. You can arrange the beads in app using all the popular shapes and colors. Select your beads, move them around the canvas, rotate or flip them in any way to suit your creative intent. You can select multiple beads and clone parts of your design to quickly multiply modular parts of your pattern. Unlike pen&paper, all the beads will always be to scale in out beading app, helping you fit them together realistically. Your finished patterns can be exported as a picture and shared on social media. Shopping for beads or making a list of materials for your project? Count no more, because BeadApp will do it for you. A handy list of all colors and shapes with numbers appears at the tap of your finger. You can use BeadApp for free. The free version is limited to 10 bead shapes only and does not support layers. To get all the variety of beads, subscribe using a monthly or discounted yearly subscription. This will help us continue developing BeadApp indefinitely. BeadApp is being regularly updated with more features and more bead shapes and colors. All new content will be free for subscribers. We appreciate your support and welcome your ideas and comments. Thank you for helping us create a digital tool the beading and jewelry making community needs. Terms and Conditions: https://www.websitepolicies.com/policies/view/8GDHWFRA

Screenshots

8bit Painter4 screens
BeadApp4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: 8bit Painter at 85% against BeadApp's 0%. 8bit Painter also leads on rating (4.6 vs 2.0) and ratings volume (6.5K vs 27). BeadApp's advantage is ads (none vs shown) and iOS requirement (10.0 vs 17.6). On price, update cadence, in-app purchases and monetization model 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. 8bit Painter sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and BeadApp sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $3.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

8bit Painter holds the better App Store score, 4.6 against 2.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: 8bit Painter has 6.5K ratings behind it against 27, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 85% of 8bit Painter's written reviews are positive against 0% of BeadApp's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly every 5 weeks. The most recent releases landed on September 28, 2026 and June 1, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
8bit Painter versus BeadApp: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
Parameter8bit PainterBeadApp
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.6 (6.5K ratings) — better2.0 (27 ratings)
Positive reviews85.4% of reviews — better0.0% of reviews
Number of ratings6.5K — better27
Update frequencyEvery 5 weeksEvery 5 weeks
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFreemium
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS17.610.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size29 MB93 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperTakayuki MiyagawaJakub Tomes

Customer experience

8bit Painter

All ratings6,545 ratings
Positive91.4%
Neutral4.0%
Negative4.6%
Written reviews328 reviews
Positive85.4%
Neutral6.7%
Negative7.9%

BeadApp

All ratings27 ratings
Positive22.2%
Neutral3.7%
Negative74.1%
Written reviews12 reviews
Positive0.0%
Neutral16.7%
Negative83.3%

Bugs and requests

8bit Painter

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • Freezing and crashing issues
  • Distortion when importing images
  • Inability to delete saved artworks

Requested features

5 requests
  • Custom canvas sizes
  • More color options and palettes
  • Ability to delete or rearrange colors
  • Layers and animation support
  • Copy/paste and selection tools

BeadApp

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

1 purchases

8bit Painter

One-time1
  • Remove Ads$5.99
2 purchases

BeadApp

Subscriptions1
  • Monthly subscription$3.991 Month
One-time1
  • Yearly subscription$39.99

Questions

Is 8bit Painter free?
8bit Painter is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is BeadApp free?
BeadApp is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, 8bit Painter or BeadApp?
8bit Painter is rated higher. 8bit Painter averages 4.6 out of 5 from 6.5K ratings, while BeadApp averages 2.0 from 27 ratings.
Do 8bit Painter or BeadApp have ads?
8bit Painter shows ads; BeadApp does not.
Which is updated more often, 8bit Painter or BeadApp?
8bit Painter ships an update every 5 weeks, and BeadApp every 5 weeks. Most recently, 8bit Painter was updated on September 28, 2026 and BeadApp on June 1, 2026.

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