Bead Master Pro2.0 - App Store

Bead Master Pro is a helper app for your pixel-based creative projects - melty beads, LEGO, embroidery, cross stitch, Minecraft and anything else built one square at a time.

Pick any image from your photo library, then pinch to scale and position it exactly as you want it. Choose from a range of ready-made palettes, set the size that suits your project, and the app turns the photo into a pattern you can actually follow.

Before you start building, tap the list button to see precisely how many beads of each colour the pattern calls for. When you are happy with it, save the pattern, print it or export it - printouts and PDFs include the full colour chart.

Features:

Palettes for Hama, Artkal, Nabbi, Perler, LEGO, C64, DMC yarn, ZX Spectrum and Apple II
Import your own palettes as CSV files from the Files app
See the number of beads needed for every colour, on screen
Preview and save your pattern as pixels, dots or crosses
Dithering of photos, based on Floyd-Steinberg
Export to PDF with a colour chart
Export to the editable LMI format
Print with a colour chart
Boards up to 128 columns
Adjustable default settings
Undo, to step back or start over
Available in English, Danish, German, French, Spanish and Japanese

Instructions:

Tap the main area to choose an image
Pinch to zoom and position it
Tap the gear icon for palette, size and grid options - more are available in the app's settings
Press the white button to create your pattern
Tap the list button to see the beads you need, or the share button to save, print or export

Please mail bugs, requests and suggestions to info@codeninja.dk.

Credits for bead RGB colours to lordthanda.

Happy creativity :)

Version History Version 2.0 is a complete overhaul - the biggest update since Bead Master Pro first appeared.

• Bead counts on screen. Tap the list button to see how many beads of each colour a pattern needs, without exporting anything first.
• A new photo picker that opens straight away and needs no access to your photo library at all.
• Import your own palettes as CSV files from the Files app, instead of going through iTunes.
• Your settings are remembered between sessions.
• Patterns are now generated in the background with a progress indicator, so large boards no longer make the app appear frozen.
• Boards up to 128 columns.
• Now in English, Danish, German, French, Spanish and Japanese.
• Full VoiceOver support, and the layout follows rotation properly on iPad.
• Fixed a problem on iOS 26 where patterns came out using only a handful of the palette's colours, and a flat single colour with dithering switched on.

As always, bugs and suggestions are very welcome at info@codeninja.dk. 2.0 Sep 4 Fixed a critical error that would render any design useless if a custom palette is used 1.6.1 Aug 12 Major bug-fixing. Especially related to crashes on iPad when exporting designs and UI/UX on modern iOS. Other fixes count:
- Resizing
- PDF-export
- Sharing
- Keep alive after leaving app
- Spelling
- Palette

Stay tuned for the next update that contains major improvements and several new feature. 1.6 Aug 10 Fixed a bug that caused the app to crash when sharing/exporting designs. Tested on iPhone, iPad and Mac M1 1.5 06/14/2023 + Fixed a bug in the previous version that rendered the app useless on most modern iPhones.
+ Better resolution for exported designs/images
+ Support for larger designs
+ Minor bug fixes 1.4 06/13/2023 Updated for iOS 15
- Legacy support for old LMI versions
- Minor bug fixes 1.2 11/14/2021 Update:
- Replaced export feature with a share functionality
- Adjusted size of PDF-export
- Added an support for editable LMI-export (Lossless Matrix Image)
- Starts with default palettes
- Small improvements 1.1 12/23/2020 1.0 06/17/2020