Comparison

Pixel art editor vs BeadApp

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

Head to head
About

Pixel art editor

Easily create pixel art with a range of professional tools, including layer editing, custom color creation, and various painting brushes. Export your creations as animated GIFs or PNG files. Load images for tracing or convert them directly into pixel art.

Highlights
  • Layer editing (add, delete, copy, display)
  • Various painting tools (pen, syringe, rectangle)
  • Animated GIF export
  • Custom color creation and saving
  • Load images for tracing
  • Convert pictures to pixel art
Features
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BE CREATIVE in your spare time!! This app enables you to make a pixel art easily. Although the operation is simple, it has layer editing, color making and other professional tools. Wanna make your original work during your spare time or before going to bed? To prevent a crash, creating a new project needs more than 300MB free space of your device. Sorry for the inconvenience. The app’s main functions are below. - Layer editing You can add, delete and copy layers. You can also choose the layer display or non-display and change the order of layers. - Various tools The app has basic tools to paint. (Pen, Syringe, blotting out, rectangle, circle, transfer... etc) - Animated GIF export Each layer is going to be one frame. - Undo, Redo You can cancel the line you draw. - Color making You can make your favorite color easily. It is also able to choose a color you would like to change to transparent. You can save 20 colors in maximum by a work. - Zoom-in, Zoom-out You can paint details by the Zoom-in, Zoom-out function. - Saving several works You can save several project files of your favorite works, so you can edit you work other day. - Setting canvas size You can set any canvas size from 5*5〜120*120. - Setting the dot size of exportation You can choose the dot size of exportation. The work will be saved as a png file in you r camera roll. - Rotate function You can rotate a work horizontally and vertically. - Selection area You can edit, transfer and copy only the area you selected. - Loading a picture for trace You can load a picture in forefront or back. You can set a rate of transparency, a position and a rate of magnification. - Conversion function of a picture to pixel art. It is able to convert a picture in camera roll to pixel art. After conversion, the pixel art will be loaded in new layer, so you can edit it.

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

Pixel art editor4 screens
BeadApp4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Pixel art editor at 81% against BeadApp's 0%. Pixel art editor also leads on rating (4.6 vs 2.0) and ratings volume (1.5K vs 27). BeadApp's advantage is ads (none vs shown) and iOS requirement (10.0 vs 14.0). 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. Pixel art editor 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

Pixel art editor holds the better App Store score, 4.6 against 2.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Pixel art editor has 1.5K ratings behind it against 27, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 81% of Pixel art editor's written reviews are positive against 0% of BeadApp's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Pixel art editor ships an update every 2 months, BeadApp every 5 weeks. The most recent releases landed on September 28, 2026 and June 1, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
Pixel art editor versus BeadApp: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPixel art editorBeadApp
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.6 (1.5K ratings) — better2.0 (27 ratings)
Positive reviews80.8% of reviews — better0.0% of reviews
Number of ratings1.5K — better27
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsEvery 5 weeks — better
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFreemium
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS14.010.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size9 MB93 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperYosuke SekiJakub Tomes

Customer experience

Pixel art editor

All ratings1,505 ratings
Positive92.0%
Neutral3.6%
Negative4.4%
Written reviews343 reviews
Positive80.8%
Neutral7.3%
Negative12.0%

BeadApp

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

Bugs and requests

Pixel art editor

Reported bugs

4 issues
  • Crashes when trying to select custom colors
  • Deletes unsaved work when exiting the app
  • Ads interrupt music playback
  • Transparent GIFs not exporting correctly

Requested features

5 requests
  • Add palm rejection to prevent accidental drawing
  • Increase maximum canvas size
  • Add ability to rename/organize artworks
  • Implement auto-color option for imported images
  • Add line tool and more advanced drawing tools

BeadApp

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Pixel art editor

One-time1
  • Removing ads, and increasing project storage limit$2.99
2 purchases

BeadApp

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

Questions

Is Pixel art editor free?
Pixel art editor 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, Pixel art editor or BeadApp?
Pixel art editor is rated higher. Pixel art editor averages 4.6 out of 5 from 1.5K ratings, while BeadApp averages 2.0 from 27 ratings.
Do Pixel art editor or BeadApp have ads?
Pixel art editor shows ads; BeadApp does not.
Which is updated more often, Pixel art editor or BeadApp?
Pixel art editor ships an update every 2 months, and BeadApp every 5 weeks. Most recently, Pixel art editor was updated on September 28, 2026 and BeadApp on June 1, 2026.

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