ThreadABead vs PUTRE
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.
PUTRE
Consolidate all your streaming services into a single interface. Discover curated playlists from trusted sources and launch content directly into your existing subscriptions. Explore indie creators and personalized recommendations without app-hopping.
- All streaming apps on one screen
- Launch content directly into subscription apps
- Discover indie creators and stories
- Smart filters by genre and content type
- Follow real curators and their playlists
- Import and sync Letterboxd watch history
- Personalized recommendations
- Save and build watchlists
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All your streaming apps, one screen. Browse playlists hand-picked by real curators, then tap to launch in Netflix, Max, Hulu, Disney+, Apple TV+, Prime, or whatever you pay for. Plus shorts, standup, and indie stories from creatives who deserve to be seen. No app-hopping. Just better movie nights. WHAT'S INSIDE • Every App, One Screen Tap any title and Putre opens it in the app you already pay for: Netflix, Max, Hulu, Disney+, Apple TV+, Prime Video, Paramount+, Peacock, Crunchyroll, and more. No copying titles into five different search bars. • Indie Creators Welcome Putre isn't just for the big platforms. Shorts, standup specials, indie films, and online video sit right alongside major releases — stories from creatives who deserve to be seen. • Smart Filters Drill down by streaming service, genre, or content type (movies, TV, miniseries, documentaries, reality, talk, standup). Instant. • Real Curators, Not Algorithms Follow people whose taste you trust. Each curator builds public playlists around moods, decades, directors, genres. Browse by curator and skip the homepage churn. • Bring Your Letterboxd Import your watch history and ratings in one click. Putre marks what you've already seen, and brings in your list to share with friends. • Suggested For You A taste-aware row of recommendations tuned to your ratings: discover what matches you, not what matches the algorithm. • Save & Build Watchlists Heart any playlist to keep it close. Mark titles as Watched or Must Watch. Toggle watched titles in or out of view with one tap. • Become a Curator Anyone can request curator access. Build playlists with TMDB-powered metadata and auto-detected streaming links. Share publicly or keep private. • Send to TV Browse on your phone, send any title to your TV with one tap. Works with the Putre TV app. Apple TV, Google Store App and Roku coming soon. • Privacy First Anonymous analytics are off by default. No ads. No tracking. Account deletion built in. Your data is yours. WHAT PUTRE WON'T DO • No infinite scroll, you came to decide on something, not graze • No streaming credentials needed, we just hand off to the app you already use • No upcharge, Putre is free because you already pay for streaming REQUIREMENTS Most features assume you have your own subscriptions to the streaming services you want to launch into. Free services like Tubi, Pluto TV, and YouTube work without any subscription.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: PUTRE at 100% against ThreadABead's 50%. PUTRE also leads on rating (5.0 vs 2.3) and update cadence (monthly vs every 5 months). ThreadABead's advantage is iOS requirement (13.0 vs 15.0). On price, ratings volume, ads and in-app purchases 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
PUTRE holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 2.3. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 3 and 2 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 50% of ThreadABead's written reviews are positive against 100% of PUTRE's.
ThreadABead ships an update every 5 months, PUTRE monthly. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 11, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | ThreadABead | PUTRE |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 2.3 (3 ratings) | 5.0 (2 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 50.0% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 3 — better | 2 |
| Update frequency | Every 5 months | Monthly — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod, Apple TV — better |
| Requires iOS | 13.0 — better | 15.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 2 MB | 21 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 12+ |
| Developer | David Greenfield | MADISON TERESA WALSER |
Customer experience
ThreadABead
PUTRE
In-app purchases
ThreadABead
No in-app purchases
PUTRE
No in-app purchases









