PerlerBead Pattern Maker vs Kigen
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
PerlerBead Pattern Maker
This AI-powered tool transforms photos into fuse bead patterns with accurate color matching for major brands. It offers various art styles, a pixel editor, and export options for DIY crafts and pixel art.
- AI photo to pattern conversion
- Brand color matching
- Multiple pixel art styles
- Pixel editor
- PDF pattern export
- Free pattern library
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AI Fuse Bead Pattern Generator Recommended by multiple Xiaohongshu creators, this AI-powered fuse bead pattern generator is designed for bead art lovers of all levels. It combines photo-to-pattern conversion, AI pixel art generation, brand color matching, and professional grid pattern export, helping beginners and experienced makers quickly create high-quality fuse bead designs. Accurate Color Matching for Major Bead Brands The tool supports popular fuse bead brands such as MARD, Artkal S/R, Perler, Hama, Manman, Panpan, Coco, Mixiaowo, Nabbi, IKEA Pyssla, and more. Built-in brand color charts allow designs to be automatically matched with accurate bead color codes. Users can switch between different brand palettes with one click, reducing the need for manual color comparison. It also supports special creative effects such as fantasy-color and iridescent-style bead designs. AI Pixel Art Generation in Multiple Styles Upload a portrait or any real-life photo, and the AI will turn it into a fuse bead pattern instantly. Multiple styles are available, including pixel art, retro 8-bit, line art, Big Face style, chibi style, flat-color design, cartoon illustration, and more. The tool also supports background removal, custom canvas sizes, adjustable color counts, grid patterns, color codes, and bead quantity statistics. In addition to fuse bead patterns, it can also generate cross-stitch patterns, making it useful for different types of handmade crafts. Professional Pattern Editing The built-in pixel editor allows users to adjust beads, merge colors, and fine-tune every detail at pixel level. Whether creating a simple outline design or a complex colorful artwork, users can easily edit and polish their patterns. Templates, PDF Export, and Crafting Tools The app includes a free pattern library covering pets, anime, games, food, holidays, avatars, charms, and other popular themes. It can generate material lists, printable PDF patterns, and high-resolution previews. Patterns can also be zoomed in during crafting to help avoid reading the wrong row or counting the wrong grid. One-Stop Tool for Creative Handmade Projects This tool is ideal for fuse bead beginners, advanced crafters, pixel art creators, parent-child craft users, and anyone making DIY gifts, accessories, or creative handmade products. With AI generation, accurate brand color matching, and easy pattern editing, every idea can quickly become a ready-to-make fuse bead design. Privacy Policy: https://pindou.bilishiguang.top/docs/en/privacy-policy.html User Agreement: https://pindou.bilishiguang.top/docs/en/user-agreement.html Paid Service Terms: https://pindou.bilishiguang.top/docs/en/paid-service-agreement.html
Kigen
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Kigen keeps the expiry dates of the food in your kitchen and the supplies in your emergency kit in one list, and tells you before they run out. ■ From the second time, just scan the barcode Type a product name in once and the app ties it to that barcode on your device. Buy the same thing again and scanning fills the name in for you. Food and emergency supplies are things you buy over and over, so from the second time there is almost nothing left to type. On a first scan the app can also look the barcode up online. Plenty of products are not in the database, so if nothing comes back, type the name yourself — it will be there next time. ■ Read the printed date with the camera Point the camera at the date printed on the pack, or pick a photo of it. Recognition runs entirely on your iPhone: no image and no text leaves the device. Dates on food packs are often dot-printed, low contrast, or on a curved film, so the app does not fill the date in on its own. It lists the dates it read and you tap the right one. If none of them look right, type it in. ■ Emergency supplies get an early warning ・Emergency supplies … 60 days before the date ・Medicine … 30 days before ・Food and household items … the number of days you choose (3 by default) Restocking an emergency kit takes longer than a trip to the shop, so those items are flagged earlier. Notifications arrive at 9 in the morning. ■ Use one, replace one Swipe an item to record "used one". When the count reaches zero it drops off the list, so what is left on screen is what you need to buy. The Stock tab shows what you have by category, so you can work through the older packs and replace them before anything runs out — the oldest goes first. ■ Sorted so you can read it at a glance Items sit in four bands: expired, due today, coming up, and plenty of time. The number of expired and nearly expired items is summed up at the top of the screen. ■ Everything stays on your device, except one thing Product names, dates, counts and notes are all stored on your iPhone and are never sent anywhere. The one exception is the online product lookup: it sends the digits of the barcode and nothing else — no device identifier, none of your saved items — and you can switch it off in Settings. With it off, the app makes no network requests for lookups at all. The camera is used only for reading; nothing is recorded or uploaded. ■ Premium, bought once Up to 20 items can be saved without Premium. Premium lifts the limit on the number of items and removes the ads. It is a one-time purchase, not a subscription. Please note: this app records dates and reminds you about them. Whether something is still fit to eat or use is your own call — the app does not judge food safety.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is ads: PerlerBead Pattern Maker at none against Kigen's shown. PerlerBead Pattern Maker also leads on device support (3 vs 1) and iOS requirement (15.0 vs 17.0). On price and in-app purchases there is nothing between them.
Scored on Price · Rating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings · Update frequency · Ads · In-app purchases · Monetization · Best chart rank · Devices · Requires iOS
Both are free to download. PerlerBead Pattern Maker sells 6 in-app purchases, starting at $1.90 per 7 days and Kigen sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
| Parameter | PerlerBead Pattern Maker | Kigen |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.0 (2 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 41.2% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 2 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 6 days | — |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 — better | 17.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 45 MB | 7 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | 广西哔哩时光网络科技有限公司 | Kusama Yoshiki |
In-app purchases
PerlerBead Pattern Maker
- Weekly$1.907 Days
- Weekly VIP$1.997 Days
- Monthly VIP$2.991 Month
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- 月会员$2.991 Month
- 年会员$7.991 Year
- Lifetime$12.99
Kigen
- Premium (unlimited, no ads)$2.99









