Tie Dyer
Fold, bind, dye, then unfold
Free · Designed for iPad. Not verified for macOS.
Plan a real tie-dye before you touch the dye: fold or twist the cloth, place bands, squirt colours, and watch the unfolded pattern appear as the dye soaks through.
Tie Dyer is a tie-dye simulator. Fold or twist a piece of cloth, put on rubber bands, squirt dye where you want it, and watch the finished pattern appear on the unfolded cloth. It is a planning tool for real shirts, not a colouring game: the folds are real geometry and the dye really soaks through the layers.
FOLD OR TWIST
• Accordion pleats, zigzag and diagonal folds, or draw your own fold lines
• Spiral mode twists the cloth with a cloth simulation, the way you do it on a table
• Every layer is tracked, so you can see exactly which layers a squirt reaches
DYE THAT BEHAVES LIKE DYE
• Squirt from the top or the bottom of the bundle, with a soak depth in layers
• Dye wicks through the stack and along the cloth, then diffuses and fixes
• Rubber bands and clamps squeeze the layers and stop the dye front
SEE IT BOTH WAYS
• The folded bundle and the unfolded pattern update together
• Touch a point on the pattern to see where it sits in the bundle, and the other way round
• A true 3D view of the bundle you can orbit and pinch, with bands and squirts from any side
TAKE IT TO THE SINK
• Save a plan and reload it later
• Export the pattern as an image through the share sheet
• Everything runs on the device; no account, no network, nothing collected
Start from the built-in Kikko and Spiral demos, then change a fold, move a band, or pick a different colour and see what happens before you commit real cloth and real dye.
Ratings & Reviews
- This app hasn’t received enough ratings or reviews to display an overview.
The developer, Dan Newcome, indicated that the app’s privacy practices may include handling of data as described below. For more information, see the developer’s privacy policy .
Data Not Collected
The developer does not collect any data from this app.
Accessibility
The developer has not yet indicated which accessibility features this app supports. Learn More
Information
- Seller
- Dan Newcome
- Size
- 7.3 MB
- Category
- Graphics & Design
- Compatibility
Requires iOS 15.0 or later.
- iPhone
Requires iOS 15.0 or later. - iPad
Requires iPadOS 15.0 or later. - iPod touch
Requires iOS 15.0 or later. - Mac
Requires macOS 12.0 or later and a Mac with Apple M1 chip or later. - Apple Vision
Requires visionOS 1.0 or later.
- iPhone
- Languages
- English
- Age Rating
4+
- 4+
- Copyright
- © 2026 Dan Newcome