Comparison

Peyo vs NDOT

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

Head to head
About

Peyo

Features
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Peyo is an iOS app for creating bead patterns for peyote stitch. Turn an idea into a pattern and count the beads you need, all with a few simple gestures. FEATURES • A staggered canvas designed for peyote stitch • Intuitive finger painting that keeps up with fast strokes • Two-finger pan and pinch-to-zoom controls • Automatic bead counts for each color • Eraser, undo, redo, and clear-all tools • An on-device gallery for saved designs • Export designs to Photos or share them as images • Share a project card with your pattern, title, colors, and bead counts Drawing, bead counts, saving patterns, and viewing or editing saved designs are free. Peyo Pro adds drawing over reference images and replacing colors throughout a pattern, and removes banner ads. Choose annual, lifetime, or monthly access. No account is required. Selecting and configuring a reference image is free to try. Applying it to the canvas and drawing over it requires Peyo Pro. Terms of Use (Apple Standard EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

About

NDOT

Features
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NDOT is an offline-first studio for fuse-bead patterns — from drawing a design dot by dot to placing real beads against the chart, in one app. DESIGN • A pro-grade editor: brush, eraser, fill, eyedropper, selection, line/rectangle/ellipse, mirror, layers • Real color codes from six brands: Perler, Hama, Artkal, MARD, CoCo, DoDo — 900+ colors in production • Custom palettes: build your own from the beads you actually own • Text tool with bitmap fonts, CJK included • Photo import: auto-matched to the nearest real bead colors, optional dithering • 6 built-in designs, ready to edit, build, or delete BUILD • Build mode: row by row, tap a cell for every bead you place — never lose your spot • Materials counted automatically: per-color totals and what's still missing • Bead inventory & shopping list: know what to buy, down to a bead • Board splitting: large patterns paginate per physical pegboard with alignment marks EXPORT • PNG at print-grade resolution, with optional grid and color codes • Vector PDF: crisp at any zoom; color or codes-only for B&W printing; optional materials page MADE FOR IPAD • Three-pane workspace: canvas, colors, layers and materials on one screen • Apple Pencil hover preview, palm rejection, drag-and-drop import PRIVACY & PURCHASE • Fully offline, collects no data; iCloud sync lives in your own iCloud Drive • The free version designs and exports PNG; Pro is a single one-time purchase — no subscription, Family Sharing supported Brand names are used solely to describe color-code compatibility; NDOT is not affiliated with these brands.

Screenshots

Peyo4 screens
NDOT4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: NDOT at none against Peyo's shown. On price, update cadence, in-app purchases and device support there is nothing between them.

Scored on Price Ā· Rating Ā· Positive reviews Ā· Number of ratings Ā· Update frequency Ā· Ads Ā· In-app purchases Ā· Monetization Ā· Best chart rank Ā· Devices Ā· Requires iOS

CostPrice Ā· In-app purchases Ā· Ads Ā· Monetization

Both are free to download. Peyo sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and NDOT sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly every 3 days. The most recent releases landed on October 3, 2026 and October 13, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard1 real difference Ā· 5 level
Peyo versus NDOT: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPeyoNDOT
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyEvery 3 daysEvery 3 days
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesYes
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS17.017.0
Further details — not scored
Size17 MB4 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperAkira TaniwakiNING LI

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Peyo

One-time1
  • Remove Ads$1.99
1 purchases

NDOT

One-time1
  • NDOT Pro$12.99

Questions

Is Peyo free?
Peyo is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is NDOT free?
NDOT is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Peyo or NDOT have ads?
Peyo shows ads; NDOT does not.
Which is updated more often, Peyo or NDOT?
Peyo ships an update every 3 days, and NDOT every 3 days. Most recently, Peyo was updated on October 3, 2026 and NDOT on October 13, 2026.

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