ThreadABead vs Photo to Bead Pattern
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.
Photo to Bead Pattern
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Photo to Bead Pattern turns photos and emojis into fuse bead patterns for a standard 29×29 pegboard. Pick an image to get a clean grid with matching bead colors. Use Colors mode to highlight a color and see bead counts. Watch the pattern animate color by color. Build mode guides you line by line with progress tracking. Save and manage your patterns in a simple library.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: ThreadABead at Free against Photo to Bead Pattern's $1.99. ThreadABead also leads on iOS requirement (13.0 vs 18.5). On update cadence, ads, in-app purchases 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
ThreadABead is free to download; Photo to Bead Pattern costs $1.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
ThreadABead ships an update every 5 months, Photo to Bead Pattern every 6 months. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 9, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | ThreadABead | Photo to Bead Pattern |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free — better | $1.99 |
| Rating | 2.3 (3 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 50.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 3 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 5 months — better | Every 6 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 13.0 — better | 18.5 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 2 MB | 4 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | David Greenfield | Bo Kalvslund |
In-app purchases
ThreadABead
No in-app purchases
Photo to Bead Pattern
No in-app purchases
Questions
Is ThreadABead free?
Is Photo to Bead Pattern free?
Do ThreadABead or Photo to Bead Pattern have ads?
Which is updated more often, ThreadABead or Photo to Bead Pattern?
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