PureBeads: Bead Patterns

Make bead patterns from photos

Free · Designed for iPad. Not verified for macOS.

Now built for iPhone Duo! Unfolded: preview on the left, settings on the right, right- or left-handed. Limited-time free: photo to bead pattern, kids follow along. NEW: GREAT ON FOLDABLES (INCLUDING iPHONE DUO) • Unfolded: preview on the left, all settings and the color table on the right — tweak while you watch • Folded: a one-hand-friendly narrow layout with controls on the right edge • Unfolded, choose right-handed or left-handed: controls and settings sit on your side • Before the manual is made, confirm round beads or square color blocks, the brand palette and bead size — sensible defaults, just tap Create • The manual opens full screen, and on big screens shows two pages side by side for easy reading, sharing and printing NEW — PIXEL WIZARD MODE: round beads or square blocks, a color slider from black & white to full color, crisp outlines, swap any color with a tap, and freer cropping! Turn your photo into a bead picture you can build one bead at a time! Bead crafts are simple: put lots of tiny colorful beads on a board, iron them, and they stick together into something you made yourself. But which color goes where? That's the tricky part. PureBeads figures it out for you! HOW TO PLAY — JUST SIX STEPS 1. Pick a photo: one you took, drew or downloaded. 2. Crop it and zoom in or out. Want the background to disappear and keep only the star of the picture? You can do that too. 3. Choose how many beads wide to make it: more beads means more detail, fewer beads means you finish sooner. 4. See how it will look right away, and how big it will be when it's done. 5. Tap once to make your MANUAL: where every cell is and which color code every bead is. It's all written down. 6. Print it, or keep it on a tablet, and follow along! KIDS WILL LOVE • Change something and see the picture change, like magic • Every cell has coordinates, and there's a thicker line every 5 cells, so counting is easy • A heart, a star… try the demos first, no photo needed • Pick your own theme color to make the app yours GROWN-UPS WILL LIKE • The manual says how many beads of each color you need, so you buy just enough • Choose the color codes of different bead brands; the manual also lists similar codes from other brands to help you shop • Your projects are saved automatically, so you can make it again any time • Share or print the manual as a PDF and build together • No account, no photo upload, no ads, no subscription FEATURES • Photos or Files, then crop, zoom and rotate • Cut out: finds the main subject, tap to choose who stays • Resolution from 8 to 100 beads wide; standard 5 mm or mini 2.6 mm beads • Maximum number of colors, so there is less to prepare • Edit any cell by hand, with an eraser • Manual PDF: cover, color table and page-by-page grids with coordinates and codes • Notes: every manual you made is kept here • Chinese, English, Japanese and German; dark, light and your own theme color Turn a photo you love into a little handmade surprise!

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A more polished iPhone Duo experience! • Unfolded landscape: preview on the left, a Settings | Color Table tab on the right — no more crowding • Half-folded: layouts avoid the fold, preview and settings each get one half • Full-screen manual reading: zoom, page turning, single or two-page view, tap to hide the toolbar • Only large screens rotate; regular phones stay portrait

Version 1.10.08

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    Information

    Seller
    Chien Yu Wang
    Size
    1.4 MB
    Category
    Graphics & Design
    Compatibility
    Requires iOS 17.0 or later.
    • iPhone
      Requires iOS 17.0 or later.
    • iPad
      Requires iPadOS 17.0 or later.
    • Mac
      Requires macOS 14.0 or later and a Mac with Apple M1 chip or later.
    • Apple Vision
      Requires visionOS 1.0 or later.
    Languages
    Traditional Chinese
    Age Rating
    4+
    Copyright
    © 2026 Chien Yu Wang
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