Comparison

Bead Master vs Beadalog

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

Head to head
About

Bead Master

Transform photos into custom templates for crafting projects like melty beads. Scale, crop, and choose colors to create personalized designs. Save, print, or export your templates for easy crafting.

Highlights
  • Photo to template conversion
  • Customizable scaling and cropping
  • Multiple color palettes (Hama, Artkal, Nabbi, Perler)
  • Save, print, and export templates
  • Transparent pegboard overlay
  • Dithering effect
Features
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Bead Master is an app that will allow you to create templates for melty beads. You can select any photo from your photo roll, scale and crop it to match your desire and choose from various sizes, color and border options in order to make the perfect template for your project. Afterwards you may save the template, print it or even place a transparent pegboard directly on top of your device. Features: - Dithering (Floyd-Steinberg based) - Palettes for Hama, Artkal, Nabbi & Perler - Save color chart with colors used - Export to pdf with color chart - Print with color chart - Pegboard sizes: 14x14, 28x28 and 56x56 Instructions: 1) Tap main area to choose an image to transform 2) Use pinch genstures to zoom and position your image 3) Tap the "gear"-icon in order to se the various options 4) Press the white button to create your template 5) (optionally) Tap the undo button on the lower left hand side if you are not completely happy with your template 6) Tap and hold the template to save, print or export your template The app is still primarily aimed towards melty beads, but have several other uses. Internally it has become a lot easier to add new palettes and board sizes, so please let me know if you think the app would benefit from new palettes (LEGO, Post-it, yarn etc) or board sizes (or other features for that matter). Please mail bugs, requests and suggestions etc to info@codeninja.dk. Credits for bead RGB colors to lordthanda Happy creativity :)

About

Beadalog

This app helps beaders organize their bead stash, track projects, and manage shopping lists. It allows users to journal their creative process and remember where they left off in each project, ensuring they don't buy duplicates or forget needed supplies.

Highlights
  • Track bead stash
  • Organize projects
  • Manage shopping lists
  • Journal project progress
  • Search and sort inventory
  • Backup and restore data
Features
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Keep track of your beads, stringing, and patterns for all your beading projects. Plan and journal your projects. Keep a shopping list. Beadalog is an inventory tracker and project organizer for beading and jewelry making. It is easy to use with lots of options for searching, sorting, and browsing your data. Remember where you left off in each project. Don't buy multiples or forget what you need. Stay organized and enjoy your beading! Spend more time crafting, and less time searching through your stash! Free Features: Keep track of your stash of Miyuki Delica beads, and create a shopping list of beads you need Beadalog Pro Features: - Access to the whole bead catalog including - Manually backup your data to iCloud and restore as needed. - Filter the list of beads to the set of brands/types you want to see - Browse the bead catalog. - Add notes to your bead stash amounts and to your shopping list - Track your stringing, patterns and projects Beadalog Pro is optional subscription that unlock extra features. If you purchase Beadalog Pro, payment will be charged to you iTunes account yearly. Auto-renewal may be turned off at any time by going to your settings in the App Store. Notes: 1. The bead and stringing colors displayed in Beadalog are approximate and may vary in real life, so always refer to actual bead samples for your final choice. 2. The Beadalog catalog is a work in progress. If you don't see a bead line or stringing brand you need, you can email me or fill out a survey in the app to request it. Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Beading related icons by Icons8.

Screenshots

Bead Master4 screens
Beadalog4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Beadalog at 4.6 against Bead Master's 3.5. Beadalog also leads on review sentiment (75% vs 40%) and update cadence (monthly vs every 9 months). Bead Master's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 2) and iOS requirement (9.0 vs 16.0). On price, ratings volume, ads 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. Beadalog sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $14.99 per year. Bead Master asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Beadalog holds the better App Store score, 4.6 against 3.5. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 4 and 10 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 40% of Bead Master's written reviews are positive against 75% of Beadalog's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Bead Master ships an update every 9 months, Beadalog monthly. The most recent releases landed on September 20, 2026 and September 27, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
Bead Master versus Beadalog: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterBead MasterBeadalog
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.5 (4 ratings)4.6 (10 ratings) — better
Positive reviews40.0% of reviews75.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings410 — better
Update frequencyEvery 9 monthsMonthly — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree — betterFreemium
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS9.0 — better16.0
Further details — not scored
Size1 MB19 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperJonatan YdeDeborah Glidden

Customer experience

Bead Master

All ratings4 ratings
Positive50.0%
Neutral25.0%
Negative25.0%
Written reviews5 reviews
Positive40.0%
Neutral20.0%
Negative40.0%

Beadalog

All ratings10 ratings
Positive90.0%
Neutral10.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews4 reviews
Positive75.0%
Neutral25.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

Bead Master

No in-app purchases

2 purchases

Beadalog

Subscriptions1
  • Beadalog Pro3 Days trial$14.991 Year
One-time1
  • Pro One-Time Purchase$44.99

Questions

Is Bead Master free?
Bead Master is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Beadalog free?
Beadalog is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Bead Master or Beadalog?
Beadalog is rated higher. Bead Master averages 3.5 out of 5 from 4 ratings, while Beadalog averages 4.6 from 10 ratings.
Do Bead Master or Beadalog have ads?
Neither Bead Master nor Beadalog shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Bead Master or Beadalog?
Bead Master ships an update every 9 months, and Beadalog monthly. Most recently, Bead Master was updated on September 20, 2026 and Beadalog on September 27, 2026.

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