VerticalChinese vs Beadify

Vertical Chinese is a calm, beautiful place to read classical Chinese (文言) — and a built-in dictionary that helps you understand every character. Read the Daodejing, the Analects, Mencius, Zhuangzi, Tang poetry, Records of the Grand Historian, and more — 250+ foundational texts, laid out vertically and character by character, the way they were written. READ • Vertical, character-by-character layout with a steady pinyin gutter • Toggle Traditional 繁 / Simplified 简, pinyin 拼, and English 英 • 聽書 read-aloud (audiobook) mode, plus per-word pronunciation • Warm rice-paper design, with light & dark themes UNDERSTAND — a dictionary built in • Tap any character for pinyin, meaning, and animated stroke order • Full CC-CEDICT word lookup — search by character, pinyin, or English • Radical index to find characters you can't type • Example sentences with pinyin and English REMEMBER • Save any character or word with a tap • Spaced-repetition flashcards (練習) to review what you save • Track your progress from carp to dragon — 鯉躍龍門

Beadify turns any photo or emoji into a pixel bead pattern you can physically build. Import a photo from your library, snap one with your camera, or choose from over 1,900 emoji. Beadify maps every pixel to the nearest bead color using perceptually accurate Oklab color matching. PATTERN LIBRARY Save and organize unlimited patterns — rename, duplicate, or delete anytime. BEAD PALETTES • MARD — 213 colors • Artkal M — 220 colors (same codes as MARD) • Artkal C — 174 colors • Artkal S — 176 colors • Perler — 95 colors • Hama / IKEA PYSSLA — 92 colors Palettes are grouped by brand for faster browsing. Or build a custom palette with exactly the bead colors you own, or skip palettes entirely for free-form pixel art. SHOPPING LIST Generate a buy list for any pattern — exact bead counts per color, with a 10% spare margin built in. Export as CSV for easy ordering. PALETTE CONVERSION Switch between bead brands and see exactly how well each color matches — exact, close, or approximate — before you commit. Export the conversion table as CSV. DITHERING Floyd-Steinberg, Atkinson, Burkes, or Stucki error diffusion, plus 4×4 or 8×8 Bayer ordered dithering — smooth gradients and clean, buildable transitions. GRID & ZOOM • Pinch to zoom, pan freely • Rulers and major gridlines every 5 cells • Tap any cell to see the exact bead code and color name • Multi-board support for bigger designs, with board navigation and seam guides • New board size presets: 30×30, 40×40, 48×48, and 57×57 (2.6mm mini beads), alongside 29×29 and 50×50 BUILD MODE • Step through your pattern row by row, with the current row highlighted • Tap beads as you place them and track your progress at a glance • Color legend showing how many of each bead you need • Bead codes displayed inside each cell at high zoom • Designed for physical bead crafts — counts, not just pixels PATTERN EDITOR Touch up your pattern after converting — paint, fill, replace colors, or erase, with full undo/redo. EXPORT & PRINT Print your chart to any AirPrint printer, export as PDF, or save a PNG for reference while you build. BEADIFY PRO Every feature above is free. Beadify Pro is an optional one-time purchase that adds tools for bigger projects: • Board-by-board PDF — one printable page per pegboard, with bead codes in every cell and a bead list for each board, plus an overview page showing where each board goes • No banner ad on iPhone and iPad • New Pro features as they arrive, in the same purchase No subscription. Bought Remove Ads or Beadify 1.7? You already have Pro. Perfect for bead artists, pixel art fans, and anyone who loves hands-on crafts.