ThreadABead vs Draw with Beads
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
ThreadABead
Explore a vast collection of over 4,000 exclusive bead patterns for various jewelry and decorative items. Save your favorite designs to a personal wish list and discover new and popular patterns with an easy-to-use search function.
- Exclusive bead pattern collection
- Save to wish list
- Browse new and popular patterns
- Search extensive catalog
- Designs for jewelry and ornaments
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Since 2007, ThreadABead has rapidly amassed a large collection of 4,000+ exclusive Bead Patterns making it the largest UK Bead Pattern site. It has become a favourite site for many beaders due to its diverse range of patterns specialising in bead designs for Size 11 Miyuki Delica beads. With ThreadABead you can find a treasure trove of patterns for ornaments, bracelets, earrings, necklaces and trinkets on many different topics such as seasonal, sports, hobbies and pets to name a few. If you are looking for an unusual design we most likely have just the thing! Now for the first time ThreadABead is making its on-site Wish List feature available in an app to all customers of ThreadABead and newcomers to browse our patterns and save them to their Wish List easily. Additionally new patterns to the site, and our most popular patterns can be also viewed, along with a search facility to trawl through our extensive catalogue.
Draw with Beads
Create custom bead patterns by drawing with your finger or an Apple Pencil. Choose from various plate sizes, utilize zoom and pan features for detail, and save or share your designs. This app is suitable for both children and adults looking to develop creativity.
- Draw bead patterns with finger or Apple Pencil
- Multiple plate sizes (10x10 to 40x40)
- Zoom and pan for detailed drawing
- Save patterns to camera roll
- Share patterns with others
- Change color palettes
- Freehand drawing
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In this app you can make your own beadpatterns by drawing with your finger. Choose the size of your plate: - 10 x 10 beads - 20 x 20 - 30 x 30 - 40 x 40 Turn on the dots to make it easier to draw accurately. Zoom and pan for easy placement of details. Share your pattern with family and friends. Save image to camera roll. To draw, you can also use an Apple Pencil on an iPad Pro. It is not necessary to have either an Apple Pencil or an iPad Pro. The app also works on regular iPhone and iPad. * Change colorpalette * Draw freehand * Zoom and pan for better details * Works on iPhone and iPad You can use your bead pattern as a template to lay beads on a real bead plate. Drawing with beads and making beautiful bead patterns is a great way to spend time and develop your creativity. Drawing with Beads is an app for children as well as for adults.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: ThreadABead at 50% against Draw with Beads's 0%. ThreadABead also leads on price (Free vs $1.99). Draw with Beads's advantage is rating (3.8 vs 3.0) and update cadence (every 9 days vs every 5 months). On ads, in-app purchases, device support and iOS requirement there is nothing between them.
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ThreadABead is free to download; Draw with Beads costs $1.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Draw with Beads holds the better App Store score, 3.8 against 3.0. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 2 and 6 respectively. Written reviews complicate that: 50% of ThreadABead's written reviews are positive against 0% of Draw with Beads's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.
ThreadABead ships an update every 5 months, Draw with Beads every 9 days. The most recent releases landed on June 1, 2026 and September 23, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | ThreadABead | Draw with Beads |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free — better | $1.99 |
| Rating | 3.0 (2 ratings) | 3.8 (6 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 50.0% of reviews — better | 0.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 2 | 6 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 5 months | Every 9 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free — better | Paid |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 13.0 | 13.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 2 MB | 18 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | David Greenfield | Bo Kalvslund |
Customer experience
ThreadABead
Draw with Beads
In-app purchases
ThreadABead
No in-app purchases
Draw with Beads
No in-app purchases







