Comparison

dotpict vs BeadApp

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

Head to head
About

dotpict

Create and share pixel art with an intuitive drawing tool. Features include animation creation, autosave, and daily drawing challenges. Connect with a vibrant community of artists, browse thousands of daily artworks, and participate in events.

Highlights
  • Pixel art creation
  • Animation creation
  • Daily themes and events
  • Community posting and interaction
  • Autosave
  • Mesh pens, borders, and previews
Features
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More than 4 million downloads! "dotpict" is an application specialized to drawing pixel art! "dotpict" has a community function that allows you to post pixelart drawn with dotpict as well as those drawn with other applications! We recommend it to anyone like this. - Like pixelart! - Want to draw pixelart quickly and easily on a phone! - Want to show pixelart many users! - Want to communicate with pixelart creators! --------------------- What can you do with dotpict? --------------------- ◆Features specifically designed to create pixelart! - You can also create animations! - You can use most of the features for free, such as mesh pens, borders and previews. - Autosave your pixelart during creation, so you can create pixelart without worry. ◆Participate in daily themes and events! - If you are having trouble finding something to draw or an idea, try the daily challenges! - Event provides a palette of colors that are easy to draw, and templates making it easy! - You can also create your own events and other people to join in! ◆Browse, communicate and have fun with everyone's pixelart! - More than 2,000 artworks are posted on dotpict every day! - You can "like" your favorite pixelart and comment. - You can follow users you like and meet your favorite pixelart more and more! ◆You can also post your artwork created outside of dotpict! - About 99% of the artworks poosted have received a response.

About

BeadApp

Easily design intricate jewelry patterns digitally, eliminating the need for graph paper. Arrange beads with popular shapes and colors, clone sections, and export your creations. Automatically generates material lists for your projects.

Highlights
  • Digital bead pattern creation
  • Arrange, rotate, and flip beads
  • Clone design elements
  • Automatic material list generation
  • Export patterns as images
  • Supports popular bead shapes and colors
Features
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BeadApp lets you create intricate jewelry patterns quickly and easily. No need to get your pencils and graph paper anymore. You can arrange the beads in app using all the popular shapes and colors. Select your beads, move them around the canvas, rotate or flip them in any way to suit your creative intent. You can select multiple beads and clone parts of your design to quickly multiply modular parts of your pattern. Unlike pen&paper, all the beads will always be to scale in out beading app, helping you fit them together realistically. Your finished patterns can be exported as a picture and shared on social media. Shopping for beads or making a list of materials for your project? Count no more, because BeadApp will do it for you. A handy list of all colors and shapes with numbers appears at the tap of your finger. You can use BeadApp for free. The free version is limited to 10 bead shapes only and does not support layers. To get all the variety of beads, subscribe using a monthly or discounted yearly subscription. This will help us continue developing BeadApp indefinitely. BeadApp is being regularly updated with more features and more bead shapes and colors. All new content will be free for subscribers. We appreciate your support and welcome your ideas and comments. Thank you for helping us create a digital tool the beading and jewelry making community needs. Terms and Conditions: https://www.websitepolicies.com/policies/view/8GDHWFRA

Screenshots

dotpict4 screens
BeadApp4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: dotpict at 77% against BeadApp's 0%. dotpict also leads on rating (4.6 vs 2.0) and update cadence (every 4 days vs every 5 weeks). BeadApp's advantage is ads (none vs shown) and iOS requirement (10.0 vs 16.7). On price, in-app purchases, monetization model 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. dotpict sells 1 in-app purchase, starting at $3.99 per month and BeadApp sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $3.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

dotpict holds the better App Store score, 4.6 against 2.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: dotpict has 787 ratings behind it against 27, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 77% of dotpict's written reviews are positive against 0% of BeadApp's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

dotpict ships an update every 4 days, BeadApp every 5 weeks. The most recent releases landed on September 29, 2026 and June 1, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
dotpict versus BeadApp: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterdotpictBeadApp
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.6 (787 ratings) — better2.0 (27 ratings)
Positive reviews77.1% of reviews — better0.0% of reviews
Number of ratings787 — better27
Update frequencyEvery 4 days — betterEvery 5 weeks
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFreemium
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS16.710.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size59 MB93 MB
Age rating12+4+
DeveloperDOT PICTO LIMITED LIABILITY CO.Jakub Tomes

Customer experience

dotpict

All ratings787 ratings
Positive90.7%
Neutral3.3%
Negative6.0%
Written reviews420 reviews
Positive77.1%
Neutral10.7%
Negative12.1%

BeadApp

All ratings27 ratings
Positive22.2%
Neutral3.7%
Negative74.1%
Written reviews12 reviews
Positive0.0%
Neutral16.7%
Negative83.3%

Bugs and requests

dotpict

Reported bugs

4 issues
  • Frequent crashes and login issues
  • Drawing tools and cursor glitching
  • Inability to save or transfer canvases between devices
  • Inconsistent performance on older devices

Requested features

6 requests
  • Add layers and ability to rearrange them
  • Implement onion skinning for animations
  • Allow custom canvas sizes
  • Introduce a premium version to remove ads
  • Add a reference window for drawing
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  • Implement a color wheel and numerical color values

BeadApp

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

1 purchases

dotpict

Subscriptions1
  • dotpict Premium7 Days trial$3.991 Month
2 purchases

BeadApp

Subscriptions1
  • Monthly subscription$3.991 Month
One-time1
  • Yearly subscription$39.99

Questions

Is dotpict free?
dotpict is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is BeadApp free?
BeadApp is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, dotpict or BeadApp?
dotpict is rated higher. dotpict averages 4.6 out of 5 from 787 ratings, while BeadApp averages 2.0 from 27 ratings.
Do dotpict or BeadApp have ads?
dotpict shows ads; BeadApp does not.
Which is updated more often, dotpict or BeadApp?
dotpict ships an update every 4 days, and BeadApp every 5 weeks. Most recently, dotpict was updated on September 29, 2026 and BeadApp on June 1, 2026.

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