# Pärla – Bead Pattern Studio — Design, build & iron bead art

> Design, build & iron bead art (iPhone/iPad app by Markus Wallgren.)

- Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/parla-bead-pattern-studio/id6756548273 (this page in markdown: same URL + `.md`)
- Developer: [Markus Wallgren](https://appshunter.io/developer/1805115284)
- Category: Education, Graphics & Design
- Price: $0.99
- Age rating: 4+
- Requires: iOS 17.6 · 21 MB
- Languages: American English, Swedish
- Released: 2025-12-18
- Data updated: 2026-10-27

## What is Pärla?

Bead art that looks real – without a single bead on the floor.

Pärla lets you design fuse bead art with beads that shine, cast shadows and snap onto the pegs just like the real thing. When your design is ready, the app helps you build it for real, row by row.

CREATE EXACTLY WHAT YOU WANT
• Draw freely with brush, fill, symmetry and eyedropper
• Select, move, mirror and duplicate parts of your design
• Swap a color across the whole design in one tap
• Grow beyond the board – add more boards when your idea gets bigger

FROM PHOTO TO BEAD PATTERN
• Turn any photo into a pattern with your chosen palette
• Choose the number of colors and level of detail
• Use only the colors – and the number of beads – you have at home

BUILD IT FOR REAL
• The build guide shows exactly which beads go where, row by row
• Bead count tells you how many beads of each color you need
• The connection check warns about loose parts before you iron
• Preview your design in 3D, on the board or ironed

100+ READY-MADE TEMPLATES
Animals, characters and new seasonal designs – right now 50 Halloween designs and plenty for Christmas.

SHARE AND SAVE
• Create a build movie showing how your art came to life
• Keep all your boards in the gallery and continue where you left off

Pärla is a paid app with no ads or in-app purchases. No user account is required.

## Is Pärla safe?

Not enough ratings yet to assess Pärla.

## Is Pärla legit?

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


## Version history (last 5 releases)

### 1.8.1 — 2026-10-27

You can now create bead art on iPhone too!

• A layout designed for iPhone in portrait and landscape.
• Freer 3D rotation with three views: on the board, off the board and ironed.
• Flatter, more fused-looking beads in the ironed view.
• Pinch to zoom with any drawing tool and move around with two fingers.
• Improved tapping on pegs and controls for adding more boards.
• More reliable build movies and clearer controls on smaller screens.
• Clearer options after ironing so you can easily keep beading.

### 1.8 — 2026-10-14

More room for creativity!
• New Halloween and Christmas designs
• Build bigger: add boards in any direction
• See your art in 3D and create a build movie
• Bead count: exactly how many beads you need
• Select & move, swap colors across your design
• Beads now press onto the pegs – even more real

### 1.7 — 2026-09-15

Bug fixes and general improvements.

### 1.5 — 2026-03-30

New Features & Improvements

Smart Auto-Zoom: When scanning an image or photo, the app now mathematically calculates the precise pixel size of a single bead in the image and automatically scales the motif to perfectly fit the digital grid cells. No more manual pinch-to-zoom!
Smart Auto-Centering: Added an intelligent centering algorithm that analyzes the visual density of the image (where the actual beads are located) while ignoring complex backgrounds like cutting mats. The motif is now automatically placed dead-center on your canvas, even if the original design was drawn in a corner.
Smooth Panning (Snapping Removed): The magnetic "snap" feature that previously jerked the image into place when dragging has been completely removed. You now have 100% fluid, pixel-perfect control when fine-tuning the pattern layout using the magnifying glass.

### 1.0 — 2025-12-18

No release notes.

## More apps by Markus Wallgren

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All apps by Markus Wallgren: https://appshunter.io/developer/1805115284

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