Bead Studio vs nemodot
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Bead Studio
Transform any photo into a fuse bead pattern with this intuitive tool. It automatically generates bead grids, charts, and material lists, requiring no design skills. Perfect for creating pixel art, gifts, or craft templates.
- One-step photo-to-pattern creation
- Automatic bead grid generation
- Material list with color counts
- Adjustable grid size
- Built-in bead palettes
- Save, share, and export patterns
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Bead Studio turns any photo into a build-ready fuse bead pattern in one simple step. Pick a photo from your library or camera, and Bead Studio automatically creates a clean bead grid, chart, and material list you can use right away. No complicated setup, no manual tracing, no design skills needed. Features: - One-step photo-to-pattern creation - Photo library and camera import - Automatic bead grid generation - Adjustable grid size for simple or detailed projects - Built-in palettes for common fuse bead brands - Bead preview, chart view, and original photo comparison - Material list with color counts and estimated bags - Save, share, or export patterns as images or PDFs - Save projects locally and restore deleted patterns from Trash - In-app language support for 13 languages Whether you are making pixel art, handmade gifts, or craft templates, Bead Studio makes it easy to go from photo to pattern in seconds.
nemodot
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nemodot is a pixel art editor for drawing and animating. From tiny icons to a game character's walk cycle, build it one dot at a time. Drawing - Pencil, eraser, paint bucket and eyedropper - Line, rectangle and ellipse - Brush size and mirror drawing - Pixel Perfect cleans up corner pixels so diagonal lines stay one pixel thin - Undo and redo Select and move - Rectangle select, lasso and magic wand - Painting stays inside the selection - Drag to move, or nudge with the arrow keys - Copy, cut and paste (even into another drawing), flip horizontally or vertically Colors and palettes - Color picker, recent colors and a secondary color - Add and remove palette colors - Import palettes (.gpl, .pal, .hex) and export them Layers - Add, duplicate, delete and merge down - Reorder, show or hide, and set opacity Animation - Add, duplicate, delete and reorder frames - Set the duration of each frame - Play it back instantly - Onion skin shows the previous and next frames so you can line up motion Export and import - Export PNG, animated GIF or a sprite sheet, scaled 1× to 20× with crisp pixels - Share straight to Photos, Files or your messaging apps - Import PNG or GIF and keep drawing (each GIF frame becomes a frame) - Save project files to move work between devices Made for touch, pencil and mouse - Pinch and drag with two fingers to zoom and pan - Two-finger tap to undo, three-finger tap to redo - Touch and hold to pick a color - Apple Pencil: draw only with Pencil, double-tap to switch to the eraser - Mac: full menus and keyboard shortcuts, right-click for the secondary color, trackpad zoom and pan Also - Your drawings save automatically - Light and dark mode - Korean and English - No ads and no account. Your drawings stay on your device and are never sent anywhere If something feels off or you'd like a feature, let us know through the support page.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is ads: nemodot at none against Bead Studio's shown. On price, in-app purchases, device support 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
| Parameter | Bead Studio | nemodot |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 1 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Fortnightly | — |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Ad-supported | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad, Mac — better |
| Requires iOS | 17.0 — better | 18.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 20 MB | 2 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Xiang Wang | changhwan lee |
In-app purchases
Bead Studio
No in-app purchases
nemodot
No in-app purchases









