NDOT vs PixelPad

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.

PixelPad is a focused pixel art and sprite animation studio for iPad and iPhone. Draw precise pixels with Apple Pencil or touch, build frame-by-frame animations, and export assets without leaving your device. DRAW WITH PRECISION • Work on crisp 8×8 to 128×128 canvases • Use Pencil, Eraser, Fill, Eyedropper, and Selection tools • Pan and zoom without losing the pixel grid • Undo and redo complete strokes ANIMATE FRAME BY FRAME • Add, duplicate, delete, and reorder frames • Set a project frame rate or tune timing per frame • Compare neighboring frames with color-coded onion skins • Preview animation with the same timing used for GIF export BUILD YOUR PALETTE • Add, remove, and reorder colors • Start with built-in palettes • Save reusable custom palette presets EXPORT GAME-READY ASSETS • Export transparent or solid-background PNGs • Create animated GIFs • Arrange sprite sheets by rows and columns • Control frame spacing and 1×, 2×, or 4× scale PRIVATE BY DEFAULT PixelPad currently works offline, requires no account, and stores projects on your device. Export through the standard share sheet whenever you are ready. The app starts in English. Korean is available at any time in Settings.