BeadDIY vs Pencil: Custom jewelry apps
Two Shopify apps, side by side: detected stores, momentum, reviews, plans, listed features and who runs each. Store counts as of Oct 13, 2026.
The short answer
- On the Shopify App Store: BeadDIY 5.0 from 1 reviews and Pencil 5.0 from 3 reviews.
- Paid plans start at $89/month for BeadDIY and $199/month for Pencil.
Head to head
Momentum
New reviews each month
Review pace is the clearest public read on how fast an app is winning new merchants.
Standard
- · AI-assisted design generation
- · Bead catalog management
- · Bead variants and pricing
- · Import and export tools
- · Paid design tracking
- · Saved customer designs
Pencil Shop Plus
Pencil Shop Pro
Coverage counts what each App Store listing names. Every feature, checked off app by app, is in Shoplist.
See every featureBeadDIY adds a visual bracelet customizer to your storefront. Merchants can organize beads into categories, set prices, stock, dimensions, materials, and variants, then let shoppers build and save personalized designs. Saved designs connect to Shopify checkout so you can review pending and paid designs in the app.
Pencil is an all-in-one custom jewelry design platform. Add multiple apps including a ring builder, custom design builder and pendant builder to your website. Turn anonymous website visitors into known leads with Pencil's lead capture tool. Create made-to-order designs by publishing them directly to your website as shoppable products.
- Build a shoppable bracelet customizer with your own bead catalog
- Manage bead categories, variants, prices, stock, images, and sizes
- Track saved designs, paid orders, sample designs, and clone counts
- Generate AI-assisted bracelet ideas customers can edit before saving
- Publish jewelry designs from Pencil to Shopify instantly with one-click
- Interactive custom jewelry builder on your website
- Custom pricing configuration dashboard
- Set up in minutes without digital agencies or web developers
All the numbers
Every figure, side by side
A green dot marks the app ahead on a measured figure. Estimates, gaps and apps that leave no storefront trace never take the lead.
Adoption
| Measure |  BeadDIY |  Pencil |
|---|---|---|
| Detected stores | Not published | Not published |
| Net store change, 28 days | 0 | 0 |
| Stores added, 28 days | Not enough data | Not enough data |
| Big-brand share | Not enough data | Not enough data |
| Top store categories | Not published | Not published |
| Top store countries | Not published | Not published |
Reviews
| Measure | BeadDIY | Pencil |
|---|---|---|
| App Store rating | 5.0 ★ | 5.0 ★ |
| App Store reviews | 1 | 3(ahead) |
| New reviews, 28 days | Not enough data | Not enough data |
| Reviewers a year or more in | Not enough data | Not enough data |
FAQ
BeadDIY and Pencil: common questions
- Is BeadDIY or Pencil cheaper?
- Paid plans start at $89/month for BeadDIY and $199/month for Pencil. Shoplist compares base prices only between monthly plans in the same currency; usage charges and annual plans vary, so check each plan’s limits.
- Which has better reviews, BeadDIY or Pencil?
- On the Shopify App Store: BeadDIY 5.0 from 1 reviews and Pencil 5.0 from 3 reviews.
- Where does this comparison’s data come from?
- Shoplist crawls Shopify storefronts to detect which apps each store runs, and reads each app’s Shopify App Store listing for reviews, pricing, features and integrations. Store counts are as of Oct 13, 2026; estimated figures are labeled.
How Shoplist compares apps
Store counts come from Shoplist’s crawl of Shopify storefronts, which detects the apps each store runs; they are as of Oct 13, 2026. Reviews, ratings, plans, features and integrations come from each app’s Shopify App Store listing. 28-day figures are labeled when estimated, and a figure that is missing or estimated never decides who leads. Read the methodology.