Peyo vs PureBeads
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side β with what reviewers say about each.
Peyo
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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 β’ A staggered canvas designed for peyote stitch β’ Intuitive finger painting that keeps up with fast strokes β’ Two-finger pan and pinch-to-zoom controls β’ Automatic bead counts for each color β’ Eraser, undo, redo, and clear-all tools β’ An on-device gallery for saved designs β’ Export designs to Photos or share them as images β’ Share a project card with your pattern, title, colors, and bead counts Drawing, bead counts, 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, and you can draw over a reference image on your first pattern for free. Drawing with a reference image from your second pattern on requires Peyo Pro. Saving patterns to Designs in the app is free for the first two saves. After that, you can save once for each short ad you watch, or save without limits with Peyo Pro. Exporting images to Photos or sharing them is not limited by the save count. Terms of Use (Apple Standard EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
PureBeads
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NEW: GREAT ON FOLDABLES (INCLUDING iPHONE DUO) β’ Unfolded: preview on the left, all settings and the color table on the right β tweak while you watch β’ Folded: a one-hand-friendly narrow layout with controls on the right edge β’ Unfolded, choose right-handed or left-handed: controls and settings sit on your side β’ Before the manual is made, confirm round beads or square color blocks, the brand palette and bead size β sensible defaults, just tap Create β’ The manual opens full screen, and on big screens shows two pages side by side for easy reading, sharing and printing NEW β PIXEL WIZARD MODE: round beads or square blocks, a color slider from black & white to full color, crisp outlines, swap any color with a tap, and freer cropping! Turn your photo into a bead picture you can build one bead at a time! Bead crafts are simple: put lots of tiny colorful beads on a board, iron them, and they stick together into something you made yourself. But which color goes where? That's the tricky part. PureBeads figures it out for you! HOW TO PLAY β JUST SIX STEPS 1. Pick a photo: one you took, drew or downloaded. 2. Crop it and zoom in or out. Want the background to disappear and keep only the star of the picture? You can do that too. 3. Choose how many beads wide to make it: more beads means more detail, fewer beads means you finish sooner. 4. See how it will look right away, and how big it will be when it's done. 5. Tap once to make your MANUAL: where every cell is and which color code every bead is. It's all written down. 6. Print it, or keep it on a tablet, and follow along! KIDS WILL LOVE β’ Change something and see the picture change, like magic β’ Every cell has coordinates, and there's a thicker line every 5 cells, so counting is easy β’ A heart, a starβ¦ try the demos first, no photo needed β’ Pick your own theme color to make the app yours GROWN-UPS WILL LIKE β’ The manual says how many beads of each color you need, so you buy just enough β’ Choose the color codes of different bead brands; the manual also lists similar codes from other brands to help you shop β’ Your projects are saved automatically, so you can make it again any time β’ Share or print the manual as a PDF and build together β’ No account, no photo upload, no ads, no subscription FEATURES β’ Photos or Files, then crop, zoom and rotate β’ Cut out: finds the main subject, tap to choose who stays β’ Resolution from 8 to 100 beads wide; standard 5 mm or mini 2.6 mm beads β’ Maximum number of colors, so there is less to prepare β’ Edit any cell by hand, with an eraser β’ Manual PDF: cover, color table and page-by-page grids with coordinates and codes β’ Notes: every manual you made is kept here β’ Chinese, English, Japanese and German; dark, light and your own theme color Turn a photo you love into a little handmade surprise!
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: PureBeads at none against Peyo's 1. PureBeads also leads on ads (none vs shown) and update cadence (daily vs every 3 days). On price, device support and iOS requirement there is nothing between them.
Scored on Price Β· Rating Β· Positive reviews Β· Number of ratings Β· Update frequency Β· Ads Β· In-app purchases Β· Monetization Β· Best chart rank Β· Devices Β· Requires iOS
Both are free to download. Peyo sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. PureBeads asks for nothing beyond the download.
Peyo ships an update every 3 days, PureBeads daily. The most recent releases landed on October 19, 2026 and October 20, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Peyo | PureBeads |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Update frequency | Every 3 days | Daily β better |
| Ads | Yes | No β better |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No β better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 17.0 | 17.0 |
| Further details β not scored | ||
| Size | 43 MB | 1 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Akira Taniwaki | Chien Yu Wang |
In-app purchases
Peyo
- Remove Ads$1.99
PureBeads
No in-app purchases









