Pixel to Beads vs Doumen

Pixel Beads is the ultimate companion app for bead art enthusiasts. Whether you're a beginner placing your first beads or an experienced creator designing intricate patterns, Pixel Beads gives you the tools to design, count, manage, and share your pixel bead projects with ease. --- ### Pixel Canvas & Drawing Design stunning bead patterns on a fully customizable pixel canvas — up to 280x280 cells. - **Multiple drawing modes**: Single-cell fill, rectangle batch draw, flood fill, eraser, color picker, and move tool - **Mirror modes**: Left-right and top-bottom symmetry drawing — create symmetric patterns in half the time - **Multi-select mode**: Select multiple cells at once for batch fill or erase - **Auto Draw**: Import a reference image and automatically convert it into a pixel bead pattern - **Noise optimization**: Intelligently detect and merge similar colors to reduce bead variety and simplify your project - **Layer management**: Stack multiple layers for complex pattern design - **Undo / Redo**: Unlimited undo steps — create freely without worry - **Coordinate system**: Display row and column coordinates to precisely locate every bead - **Grid customization**: Set bold grid intervals for easy bead counting ### Charts & Symbol System - **Knitting & Crochet Symbol Handbook**: 500+ professional symbols with Chinese/Japanese/English trilingual reference - **Custom symbols**: Combine base symbols and decorators to create your own unique symbols - **Text charts**: Add text annotations directly on the canvas - **Crochet chart creation**: Supports circle, square, ellipse, spiral, and other shape elements - **Shared charts**: Browse and use chart templates shared by other users (rabbit, tiger, dragon, snowflake, and more) ### Bead Counter A smart counting tool designed specifically for the bead-placing process — never lose count again. - **Row & bead dual-axis counting**: Track both current row number and bead count per row simultaneously - **Change mode**: Set initial bead count, trigger rows, bead change amount, and repeat times — get automatic prompts for increase/decrease operations - **Stable mode**: Fixed bead count mode, ideal for regular patterns - **Auto count**: Set a countdown interval to trigger counting automatically — hands-free operation - **Chart sync**: When the row count changes, the chart automatically scrolls to the corresponding row — what you count is what you see - **Operation log**: Full record of every add/subtract action, with one-tap clear - **Vibration alerts**: Subtle phone vibration when a row goal is reached or a bead change is needed ### Project Management & Analytics - **Full project lifecycle**: Track every project from preparation through in-progress to completion - **Multiple charts per project**: Link multiple bead charts to a single project for complex creations ### Data Management - **iCloud backup & sync**: One-tap upload to iCloud, seamless sync across all your devices - **CSV bulk import/export**: Import and export bead data in bulk for easy data migration - **Project file sharing**: Export `.pxproj` project files to share with friends or continue on another device ### Membership Benefits - Monthly / Annual / Lifetime membership options - Unlimited bulk import and export - Unlimited iCloud sync - Create unlimited projects - Create canvases larger than 16x16 - Full counter feature unlock - Advanced features: rectangle batch draw, copy & paste between projects, and more --- **What if the app doesn't meet your needs?** > Option 1: Use the in-app Technical Support feedback — we review feedback regularly and release updates accordingly. > Option 2: Leave your request in the App Store review section — we actively monitor and respond to all comments. Your subscription supports the developer and helps ensure continuous stable updates and feature improvements. ===EULA=== [Standard Apple Terms of Use (EULA)](https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/)

Doumen is a free, ad-free bead pattern recognition, editing, and making assistant that requires no registration and no internet connection. Advanced features (all free): - AI pattern import: Import your pattern and let the dedicated AI model recognize it with over 99.9% accuracy, while easily removing watermarks and backgrounds; - Unlimited large patterns: Effortlessly import patterns with up to 10,000 cells — no limits on size or quantity. Files stay on your device to protect your privacy; - One-tap import from shared links: Automatically download high-resolution, watermark-free images from shared links and save them locally after recognition; - Advanced export: Export mirrored views and mock-ups in one tap, with customizable mock-up backgrounds and sizes for beautiful covers, plus custom watermarks; - Image to pattern: Convert photos and illustrations into bead patterns in one tap, with no limits on quantity or image size, and easy editing; - Rich editing tools: Crop, rotate, mirror, adjust grid density, replace colors, draw manually — all advanced features unlocked for free; - Inventory management: Easily track your bead stock, set low-stock reminders, and automatically deduct beads used in making sessions. - Making assist: Coordinate guides, count bubbles, timers, and progress records help you move from pattern to real creation. - Offline and privacy-first: Almost all core features work without internet; AI recognition runs locally on your device and never uploads your private patterns; - iPhone / iPad sync: Sync projects across your devices via iCloud, so you can continue editing and making anywhere.