# Mikey Beads: Pixel Art — Draw, trace & turn photos

> Draw, trace & turn photos (iPhone/iPad app by 吉慧 姜.)

- Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/mikey-beads-pixel-art/id6812570255 (this page in markdown: same URL + `.md`)
- Developer: [吉慧 姜](https://appshunter.io/developer/1422170637)
- Category: Education, Entertainment
- Price: Free with in-app purchases
- Age rating: 4+
- Requires: iOS 17.0 · 6 MB
- Languages: American English, French (France), German (Germany), Japanese, Korean, Brazilian Portuguese, Chinese (Simplified, China), European Spanish, Chinese (Traditional, Taiwan)
- Released: 2026-10-18
- Data updated: 2026-10-20

## What is Mikey Beads?

A photo of a favorite toy. A little dinosaur. A world made one colorful bead at a time.

Mikey Beads is a playful pixel-art studio with round, hollow beads. Tap to place a bead and drag to draw. Pick an original pattern, create freely, or turn a photo into something you can make.

PHOTO TO BEADS
Take a photo or choose one from your library. Crop around the subject, choose detail and color count, and adjust background and canvas size. Conversion happens on your device. Edit the result or trace it one bead at a time.

THREE SIMPLE WAYS TO CREATE
• Free Draw, with custom canvas sizes from 4 to 96 beads per side.
• Trace with a full, faint, outline or hidden reference.
• Color by number, following one color at a time.
Undo, redo, erase, zoom and move. On iPad, use the larger canvas and side tools.

KEEP WHAT YOU MAKE
Artwork saves automatically. Continue editing, duplicate, start again or export an image and backup. Completed iCloud Drive sync can restore artwork and individual ad-unlocked patterns using the same Apple Account. Export unsynced work before uninstalling.

20 starter patterns, free drawing, photo conversion and saving are free. Pattern Playground adds 16 original designs; the first in each collection is ready to play. When available, one optional ad permanently unlocks only the selected pattern. Interstitial ads may appear after completed creations when returning to the studio.

One Remove All Ads purchase removes every ad and opens all Pattern Playground designs. No subscriptions. Restore Purchases is supported.

No sign-in or age question. Photos and artwork are not shared with ad services. Declining tracking does not block creating or saving. Ad availability depends on region and privacy requirements.

## Pricing and in-app purchases

Base price: Free.

**One-time purchases**

| Purchase | Price | Type |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Ad-free Studio | $2.99 | one-time |


## Is Mikey Beads safe?

Not enough ratings yet to assess Mikey Beads.

## Is Mikey Beads legit?

Mikey Beads: Pixel Art appears legitimate, with a few gaps. The AppsHunter Legitimacy Score for Mikey Beads is 75 out of 100 points across 7 verification signals from App Store and developer data.


## Version history (last 1 release)

### 1.2 — 2026-10-18

No release notes.

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