# Bead — To-do list that doesn't nag

> To-do list that doesn't nag (iPhone/iPad app by Zone7 Studios.)

- Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/bead/id6800701328 (this page in markdown: same URL + `.md`)
- Developer: [Zone7 Studios](https://appshunter.io/developer/6800701331)
- Category: Productivity
- Price: Free with in-app purchases
- Age rating: 4+
- Requires: iOS 16.0 · 41 MB
- Languages: American English
- Released: 2026-10-01
- Data updated: 2026-10-02

## What is Bead?

Feeling bullied by your to-do list?

Bead is the to-do list that doesn't nag.

No notifications. Ever. No badge, no banner, no buzz at seven in the morning. It reminds you when you look, not when it wants.

HOW IT WORKS

Bead opens on Today. Beneath it sit the quieter lanes:

Today - what today is for, in electric blue.
Waiting - what you didn't get to. Muted amber, sitting below Today, still here when you're ready. No red, no exclamation marks, no counting how late you are.
Soon - the next seven days, faint.
Later - everything further out, and everything with no date at all. Collapsed until you want it.

Nothing moves because a timer fired. A lane is simply where a task sits today; tomorrow the answer is different and the list quietly redraws itself.

THE GESTURES

Swipe a task right to finish it - a small tick draws itself and the row comes off the thread.
Swipe left to move it to tomorrow.
Or park a finger on a row: a green fill sweeps across, and at the far edge the task completes. Same finish, no swipe.
Every one of those gets a few seconds of Undo before it settles.
Tap a task to open it: title, note, list, date, an optional time, and how it repeats.

REPEATS THAT DON'T PILE UP

Once. Every day. Weekdays. Every week. Every few days. Monthly on a date you choose.

A repeating task spawns the next one only when you finish it or tap Skip this one. Go away for a fortnight and you don't come home to fourteen copies of the same chore. Skipping is a neutral act, not a failure, and it's deliberately silent.

LISTS

Two lists are included; Bead Pro raises that to ten. Switch between them from the top bar, or open All lists to see everything at once. Rename a list whenever you want. Delete one and its tasks move rather than vanish. Quick add puts something on the thread in a couple of taps.

QUIET BY DESIGN

One dark theme, edge to edge. Near-black is the point.
Seven accent packs: Electric, Violet, Teal, Moss, Orchid, Frost and Cornflower. Electric is included; the other six come with Bead Pro, and a tap on one wears it for five seconds, once a day each. They re-colour the accents only; the dark ground never changes.
One small sound when a task is done: Bead, Chime, Pop, Pluck, Glass, Clay, or Silent. Bead and Silent are included; the others come with Bead Pro, and a tap on one plays it, once a day each. Nothing else in the app ever makes a noise, and the cue lays over your music instead of stopping it.
No streaks. No badges. No score. Nothing to keep up.

NOTES, PHOTOS AND FILES

A task can carry a note, and up to eight photos or documents you pick yourself. Bead keeps a copy in its own storage; the original stays where it was, and removing an attachment deletes only Bead's copy.

ON THE TV

Cast the board to a Chromecast or a Google TV on your own network and the day goes up on the wall in big type, in your own accent colour. The TV only displays; the phone stays the only authority. Titles only, so notes and attachments are never sent to the TV.

YOUR LISTS STAY YOURS

No ads. No accounts. No subscriptions. Your lists live on this device and travel in the device's own backup. Bead uses the network for the App Store's billing for the one-time purchase, and for casting to your TV if you use it. We receive anonymous usage stats.

At home on iPhone and iPad.

From Zone7 Studios.

## Pricing and in-app purchases

Base price: Free.

**One-time purchases**

| Purchase | Price | Type |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Bead Pro | $2.99 | one-time |


## Is Bead safe?

Not enough ratings yet to assess Bead.

## Is Bead legit?

Bead appears legitimate, with a few gaps. The AppsHunter Legitimacy Score for Bead is 65 out of 100 points across 7 verification signals from App Store and developer data.


## Version history (last 1 release)

### 1.4 — 2026-10-01

No release notes.

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