Comparison

PixelBead vs Bean Pudding

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

Head to head
About

PixelBead

Features
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Transform your photos and images into ready-to-use fuse bead patterns in seconds! Whether you love Perler, Artkal, Hama, or Pin Dou, PixelBead makes it effortless to create custom pegboard templates from your camera roll or favorite graphics. KEY FEATURES 1. Image to Bead Grid: Convert any photo or visual into a 1:1 pixel art pattern tailored to your target grid size. 2. Exact Color Matching: Automatically map pixels to real-world bead palettes (Perler, Artkal, Hama, and more). 3. Smart Shopping List: Get precise bead counts by color ID before you start so you never run out mid-project. 4. Crafting Mode: Track your placement color-by-color so you never lose your spot. 5. Custom Boards: Support for single standard pegboards (29x29) or multi-board grid layouts for large masterpiece projects. Turn your favorite photos, anime characters, and designs into physical pixel art today with PixelBead!

About

Bean Pudding

Features
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Bean Pudding is a calm craft app for fuse-bead fans. Pattern generation from photos, camera, or sketches is free and unlimited; print and export credits are the only monthly limit. β€’ Play: place beads by color code, auto-advance colors, and use hints to find the next bead β€’ Create: turn a photo, camera shot, or sketch into a bead pattern for free β€’ Iron: rub the β€œpaper” after you finish, then shelve the piece in your cabinet β€’ Export: square-grid PNG / PDF for printing physical patterns You get 3 free print credits each calendar month. After they run out, you can watch a full optional rewarded ad from Google AdMob to receive 3 more. No account or in-app purchases. Your core creation data stays on your device and in your personal iCloud private database. To improve stability, Firebase Crashlytics processes necessary crash diagnostic data. Color names follow common bead-code conventions for matching real jars. Not affiliated with any bead brand.

Screenshots

PixelBead4 screens
Bean Pudding4 screens

Verdict

The call

PixelBead and Bean Pudding are too close to call on the numbers: across 5 compared parameters β€” price, ads, in-app purchases and device support among them β€” neither pulls far enough ahead to decide it. What separates them is feature set and interface, not measurable difference.

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

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

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ScorecardNo meaningful differences
PixelBead versus Bean Pudding: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPixelBeadBean Pudding
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyβ€”Every 2 weeks
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS17.6 β€” better18.0
Further details β€” not scored
Size13 MB15 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperεΈ† εΌ Yaoquan Li

In-app purchases

None

PixelBead

No in-app purchases

None

Bean Pudding

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is PixelBead free?
PixelBead is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Bean Pudding free?
Bean Pudding is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do PixelBead or Bean Pudding have ads?
Neither PixelBead nor Bean Pudding shows ads.

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