Comparison

Pixmaker vs PinD Pixel Beads

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

Pixmaker

Features
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PixMaker helps you create fuse bead and Perler bead art faster, easier, and with more confidence. Connect your PixMaker board to the app, choose or import a design, and follow the LED light guide step by step. Each light shows where to place your beads, so you can focus on creating instead of counting. PixMaker is designed for beginners, families, hobby makers, and advanced bead artists who want to create more detailed patterns with fewer mistakes. With the PixMaker app, you can: • Connect your PixMaker board by Bluetooth • Choose bead patterns and designs • Import your own images • Convert images into bead art patterns • Follow the LED guide directly on the board • Create larger and more detailed artwork faster • Access tutorials, updates, and product support PixMaker makes bead art more visual, more accurate, and more enjoyable. Follow the lights and start creating.

About

PinD Pixel Beads

Transform your photos into detailed pixel bead patterns. Easily edit, count, and export your designs with a variety of tools. Plan your materials with color statistics and shopping lists.

Highlights
  • Convert photos to pixel bead patterns
  • Adjustable grid size and pixel style
  • Color palette mapping
  • Brush, eraser, and fill tools
  • Color statistics and shopping lists
  • Export to PNG and CSV
Features
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Turn photos into bead-ready pixel patterns. PinD Pixel Beads helps makers convert portraits, pets, craft ideas, and everyday snapshots into clean fuse bead and pixel bead charts you can edit, count, save, and export. Create patterns from photos Choose the bead grid size, pixel style, and palette. Map colors to supported bead color-code palettes or your own custom inventory palette, so your design stays close to the beads you actually have. Edit every bead Zoom around the canvas and refine the pattern with brush, eraser, fill, eyedropper, and color replacement tools. Clean edges, simplify backgrounds, swap colors, and make the chart buildable before you start ironing. Plan materials See color statistics at a glance, manage a custom stock palette, and export a shopping list as PNG or CSV. Export and save locally Export PNG pattern charts, shopping-list PNGs, and CSV files for planning, printing, or sharing. Projects are saved locally on your device. Great for fuse bead projects, pixel bead art, photo-to-pattern craft planning, gifts, charms, wall art, and sprite-style designs.

Screenshots

Pixmaker4 screens
PinD Pixel Beads4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: Pixmaker at none against PinD Pixel Beads's shown. Pixmaker also leads on update cadence (every 3 days vs every 3 weeks) and device support (3 vs 1). On price, in-app purchases and iOS requirement 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Pixmaker ships an update every 3 days, PinD Pixel Beads every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on September 18, 2026 and September 21, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 6 level
Pixmaker versus PinD Pixel Beads: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPixmakerPinD Pixel Beads
PriceFreeFree
Rating—5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Number of ratings—1 — better
Update frequencyEvery 3 days — betterEvery 3 weeks
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesNoNo
Monetization—Ad-supported
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone
Requires iOS15.0 — better16.4
Further details — not scored
Size44 MB65 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperPixply LTD叶祺 顾

In-app purchases

None

Pixmaker

No in-app purchases

None

PinD Pixel Beads

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Pixmaker free?
Pixmaker is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is PinD Pixel Beads free?
PinD Pixel Beads is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Pixmaker or PinD Pixel Beads have ads?
PinD Pixel Beads shows ads; Pixmaker does not.
Which is updated more often, Pixmaker or PinD Pixel Beads?
Pixmaker ships an update every 3 days, and PinD Pixel Beads every 3 weeks. Most recently, Pixmaker was updated on September 18, 2026 and PinD Pixel Beads on September 21, 2026.

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