PinD Pixel Beads vs BeadChick
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
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.
- 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
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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.
BeadChick
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Turn a photo into a fuse bead pattern you can actually build. BeadChick converts pets, portraits, characters, and everyday snapshots into clean pixel-style patterns. Choose the subject or use the full photo, then adjust the pattern size, palette, and number of colors to fit your pegboard and the beads you have on hand. MADE FOR REAL-WORLD BEADING • Create a pattern from any photo • Isolate the main subject for a cleaner result • Choose from built-in bead palettes or create your own • View a zoomable grid with coordinates and color codes • See exact bead counts for every color • Erase, restore, or recolor individual cells • Undo and redo edits without losing your work • Save projects and export a high-resolution pattern image PRIVATE BY DESIGN Your photos and patterns are processed on your device. No account is required, and your images are not uploaded to our servers. Whether you are recreating a pet, planning a gift, or turning pixel art into a pegboard project, BeadChick takes the guesswork out of colors and quantities so you can spend more time making. Some advanced features, including custom palettes and iCloud sync and backup, require BeadChick Pro.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: PinD Pixel Beads at none against BeadChick's 2. PinD Pixel Beads also leads on iOS requirement (16.4 vs 18.0). BeadChick's advantage is ads (none vs shown) and update cadence (every 4 days vs every 3 weeks). On price and device support 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. BeadChick sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $5.99 per year. PinD Pixel Beads asks for nothing beyond the download.
PinD Pixel Beads ships an update every 3 weeks, BeadChick every 4 days. The most recent releases landed on October 8, 2026 and October 7, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | PinD Pixel Beads | BeadChick |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better | — |
| Number of ratings | 1 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 3 weeks | Every 4 days — better |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Ad-supported | — |
| Devices | iPhone | iPhone, iPad — better |
| Requires iOS | 16.4 — better | 18.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 55 MB | 6 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | 叶祺 顾 | 江宾 武 |
In-app purchases
PinD Pixel Beads
No in-app purchases
BeadChick
- Pro Annual$5.991 Year
- Pro Lifetime$9.99








