ThreadABead vs beadot
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.
beadot
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beadot converts your photos into fuse bead patterns with accurate color matching. Just take a photo or pick one from your library, and beadot will generate a precise bead pattern for Perler Beads, Nano Beads, or Hama Beads. --- KEY FEATURES --- - Auto-generate bead patterns from any photo - Perler Beads (57 colors) / Nano Beads (50 colors) / Hama Beads (52 colors) - CIEDE2000 color difference formula for accurate color matching - Floyd-Steinberg dithering for smooth gradients - Square / Hexagonal / Circle / Heart / Star plate shapes - S / L / 2L / 4L / Custom sizes - Color / Symbol / Number display modes - Shopping list (auto-calculated bead counts by color) - Actual-size PDF export (print and use immediately) - Gallery to save and manage your patterns - 100% local processing (data stays on your device) - Japanese / English / Chinese support --- FREE --- 1 pattern per day (S / L sizes) --- PREMIUM ($4.99 one-time purchase) --- - Unlimited pattern generation - Multi-plate sizes (2L / 4L) - Custom sizes (up to 128x128) - Actual-size PDF export - No watermark Privacy Policy: https://beadot.mamonis.studio/privacy_policy.html Terms of Use: https://beadot.mamonis.studio/terms_of_use.html
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: ThreadABead at none against beadot's 1. beadot's advantage is update cadence (every 2 months vs every 5 months). On price, ads, device support and iOS requirement 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
Both are free to download. beadot sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. ThreadABead asks for nothing beyond the download.
ThreadABead ships an update every 5 months, beadot every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 6, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | ThreadABead | beadot |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 2.3 (3 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 50.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 3 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 5 months | Every 2 months — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 13.0 | 13.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 2 MB | 22 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | David Greenfield | MAMORU TAKANAMI |
In-app purchases
ThreadABead
No in-app purchases
beadot
- Premium$2.99







