Comparison

Bead Pattern Maker vs Pixel Design

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

Head to head
About

Bead Pattern Maker

Features
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Bead Pattern Maker turns your photos into fuse bead patterns you can actually build. From photo to pegboard-ready pattern—private, offline, and free. No account. No ads. No watermark. WHAT YOU CAN DO • Convert a photo into a clean bead grid with clear size and color controls • Import a pattern image, screenshot, or one PDF page as an editable project with grid alignment and color review • Browse 1008 official original patterns by theme and difficulty—holidays, camping, pets, space, mecha, cute pastel, traditions, and more • Use a catalog pattern as your own editable project • Match trusted midi color charts (Perler, Hama, and Artkal S style codes for reference) • Limit matching to My Colors—the beads you already own • Track My Beads inventory, reserved stock, shortages, and a shopping list • Edit with brush, fill, eyedropper, replace, undo, and a reference photo overlay • Draw with live symmetry and stamp reusable motifs into any pattern • Resize the canvas and keep the existing design pinned to the edge you choose • See bead counts, shopping-style lists, and board layout before you start • Follow a read-only Pattern guide with boards, focus-by-color, symbols, and stay-awake viewing • Track optional Build progress while you place beads offline • Mark a project complete and keep one finished photo • Share a pattern card or an editable copy from your device • Export shareable PNG or clearer reading PDFs, plus 1:1 print templates for A4 / Letter • Keep projects on your device with autosave and optional .pixelbeads backups BUILT FOR REAL BEADING Empty cells, white beads, and clear/transparent beads stay distinct. Color codes, symbols, and coordinates work together so patterns stay readable on screen and on paper. PRIVATE BY DESIGN Photo conversion, editing, counts, exports, and pattern viewing run on your device. We don’t require sign-in, and we don’t upload your art. Sharing and backup only happen when you choose. PRO Pro doesn’t cap how many projects you keep on this device, and unlocks Pro catalog patterns. One-time unlock, no subscription. We don’t host a cloud library. NOTES Screen colors and printed results can differ from physical beads and printers. Always check your bead brand’s instructions. This app is not affiliated with Perler, Hama, Artkal, or other bead manufacturers. Privacy Policy: https://beadhop.com/app/privacy/ Terms of Use: https://beadhop.com/app/terms/ Contact: service@huayuqixin.com

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Pixel Design

Features
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You already picked the photo. Turning it into a pattern was the hard part. pindou turns a photo into a fuse bead pattern. Colors are matched in a perceptual color space, so a small board still looks like your photo instead of a blob of color. Photo to pattern • Limit the palette to the set you actually own • Cap the number of colors • Optional error diffusion (dithering) • Drop a white background Real 29×29 pegboards The pattern is split along standard square boards, with seams marked and a suggested assembly order. You know how many boards it takes before you start. A bead count you can shop with Every color code with the number of beads it needs. Codes that are easy to mix up are flagged. Place beads in the app A transparent pegboard sits over the pattern. Drag or tap to place a bead. Tweezers, undo, and multiple boards. Then iron Lay down the ironing paper and move the iron with your finger. Beads melt and join. Stay too long and they scorch. Keep it Save to Photos, share it, or leave it on the shelf. Finished pieces collect in your gallery. Color charts Perler, Hama, Artkal. Photos are processed on your device and never uploaded. No account, no ads, no subscription, and nothing to buy inside.

Screenshots

Bead Pattern Maker4 screens
Pixel Design4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Pixel Design at none against Bead Pattern Maker's 1. Pixel Design also leads on iOS requirement (15.0 vs 17.0). On price, ads 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Bead Pattern Maker sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Pixel Design asks for nothing beyond the download.

Scorecard2 real differences · 4 level
Bead Pattern Maker versus Pixel Design: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterBead Pattern MakerPixel Design
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyEvery 9 days—
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS17.015.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size86 MB5 MB
Age rating4+4+
Developer启 孙Yeonni Lee

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Bead Pattern Maker

One-time1
  • Bead Pattern Pro Lifetime$9.99
None

Pixel Design

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Bead Pattern Maker free?
Bead Pattern Maker is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Pixel Design free?
Pixel Design is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Bead Pattern Maker or Pixel Design have ads?
Neither Bead Pattern Maker nor Pixel Design shows ads.

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