NDOT vs Only Traits

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.

Create pixel art anywhere with Only Traits Artist. Start in Free Use—no account or wallet required. Build local projects directly on your iPhone or iPad, draw with touch controls, manage layers and frames, animate your artwork, and export PNG or GIF files. If you use the Only Traits website, you can optionally pair the app to your private workspace by scanning a one-time QR code. Pairing lets supported creators continue connected projects across the web and mobile workflow. You can disconnect at any time in Settings. Features: • Native pixel-art canvas built for touch • Local projects that stay on your device • Layers, frames, animation preview, and color tools • PNG and animated GIF export • Optional reference-image import • Optional private QR pairing with onlytraits.art • iPhone and iPad support Only Traits Artist is free to use. No account is required for the local studio.