The cozy bead art studio
in your pocket.
Place colorful beads on a pegboard, then iron the finished piece into a tiny work of art. No timers, no pressure — just the quiet joy of making something with your hands.
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The craft
What is bead art?
Bead art (you might know it as perler beads, hama beads, or fuse beads) is a craft where you arrange tiny plastic beads on a pegboard to build a picture, then melt them together with a hot iron. What starts as a handful of loose plastic dots becomes a solid, keepable object.
PixBead brings that whole process to your phone: the same pegboard, the same bead-by-bead rhythm, the same iron-on finish. The difference is you never run out of beads, and every finished page can be exported as a true 4K PNG.
How it plays
Three steps. No pressure.
The same hand-meditative feel of a real bead kit — but you always know where every bead goes, so you can stay in the flow.
Pick a palette
Choose a color in the bottom bar — every empty dot of that color softly glows so you can see exactly where it goes.
Tap, or drag to chain
Tap a single dot, or press and drag across a run of matching dots. Combo sounds, gentle haptics, and a little combo glow at the edges.
Iron & collect
When the picture is full, the iron-on finish plays: a quiet ASMR sweep, then the work lifts off the board into your Collection Room.
Who it's for
Made for quiet moments
No leaderboards, no lives, no countdown. Just you, a pegboard, and the small satisfaction of finishing a page.
Cozy evenings
Wind down with a small page after work. One 8×8 kitten takes about ten minutes and leaves a real sense of having made something.
Kids & families
There are no fails, so a child can't lose. The iron-on finish is gentle and quiet, and finishing a page together is a nice way to end a screen session.
Gifts & keepsakes
A finished page exports at 4096px with a transparent background. Print it, frame it, or use it as a wallpaper for the person who likes pixel art.
Art therapy & mindfulness
The loop is deliberately simple: pick a color, place beads where they go. It keeps the hands busy and the comparison brain quiet, which is most of the way to a meditative state.
Commutes & waiting rooms
Works fully offline. On the train, in a queue, anywhere without signal, a page is always ready and your progress stays on the device.
Rainy afternoons
The classic. A world map of 250+ countries gives you a library big enough that a single rainy day barely makes a dent.
World Atlas
Travel the world, bead by bead
Every country is a playable board. Light up a nation, and the whole continent glows — right down to its last pixel.
Pick a country, light it up
Hover a country — its real in-game region glows on the map.
Play a country's board and its region fills in on the continent — light the whole Europe to unlock the master piece.
The Gallery
Every page is a tiny pixel painting
From a 5×5 heart to a 22×22 supernova — 66 hand-made pages across six chapters, built one bead at a time.
Heart
3 colorsDuckling
4 colorsKitten
5 colorsPenguin
6 colorsBunny
5 colorsPanda
5 colorsCastle
7 colorsMermaid Tail
6 colorsPeacock
8 colorsAstronaut
6 colorsGalaxy
6 colorsSupernova
10 colorsEvery thumbnail is the real level data — same colors, same beads as in the game.
Take it further
From your screen to the real world
Every finished page can leave the phone. Make it a wallpaper, print it, or follow it with real beads.
Every page exports as real 4K artwork
When a page is finished, one tap renders it again at full resolution — a transparent-background PNG at a long edge of roughly 4096 px. No card frame, no text, no badge. Just the pure bead grid.
- Transparent-background PNG, long edge ≈ 4096 px — wallpaper- or print-ready
- No card frame, text or badge in the 4K image — just the pure bead grid
- Generated on-device, moments after you finish — nothing uploaded
Your photo, turned into beads
Take a photo or pick one from your library, and PixBead turns it into a playable bead pattern — on your device, in seconds. Your pictures never leave the phone.
- Snap or pick any photo — grid size and color count are yours to choose
- Quantized on-device to the game palette, instantly ready to play
- Every pattern you generate lives in My Works, next to the pages you finished
A page worth showing off
Every finished piece becomes a tidy share card with your progress baked in — a whole continent, a favorite page, or a single masterpiece. Post it, gift it, or keep it.
A small studio of ways to play
All built around the same calm loop — fill, iron, collect.
Daily Bead
One little page a day, bonus coins for streaks. A two-minute breather that adds up to a real gallery.
Mega Mural
A giant pixel painting (think 48×48) split into 16 connected pages. Complete the full piece for a rare reward.
Co-op Studio
Phase 3Two players, one iPad, one shared bead tray. Parent + kid, partners, friends — the tray runs out, so you have to talk.
Photo → Pattern
Phase 3Pick a photo, pick a grid size, get a real bead pattern. All on-device — your photos never leave your phone.
Collection Room
A 3D shelf of every page you have finished. Decorate, rearrange, revisit. Some pieces quietly change with the time of day.
Widgets & Live Activity
A little page on your Home Screen, a daily bead on your Lock Screen. One tap and you are back in flow.
A few quiet promises
Built to be played forever, not for one weekend
No fail state
You can only place a bead where it belongs. There is nothing to lose — only a picture to finish.
No dark patterns
Soft hearts, optional ad-rewards, Pro is a fair unlock — never a paywall on a single page.
Built for sharing, not for addiction
Designed to be put down. The finish ritual is the reward, not a streak that punishes you for skipping a day.
FAQ
Questions, answered
What is bead art?
It's the craft of arranging tiny plastic beads (often called perler, hama, or fuse beads) on a pegboard to build a pixel-style picture, then ironing them until they melt together into one solid object. PixBead recreates that process on your phone.
Is PixBead available now?
Yes! PixBead is available now on the App Store for iPhone and iPad — tap any download button on this page to grab it.
Does PixBead need an internet connection?
No. Everything runs on your device. There's no account, no cloud upload, and nothing leaves your phone.
Can kids play PixBead?
Yes. There are no timers, no lives, and no fail states, so a child can't lose or get stuck. The drag-to-place controls are forgiving on purpose.
Is there a timer or a score to beat?
No timer and no fail. A combo counter quietly acknowledges longer drags, but nothing punishes you for going slow. It's a hobby, not a score attack.
Can I export my finished pieces?
Yes. Each finished page exports as a 4K (4096px) PNG with a transparent background, so it's ready to print, frame, or use as a wallpaper.
Can I turn my own photos into bead patterns?
That's on the roadmap as a later phase. You'll pick a photo from your camera roll and the app will turn it into a playable bead board, all on-device.
How big is the world atlas?
Five continents and 250+ countries and regions. Every country is its own board, sized from real geographic data, so the shapes are recognizable rather than random.
Which devices does PixBead support?
iPhone and iPad running iOS 18 or later.
Make something small, today.
Five continents, 250+ countries and regions, and a tiny iron at the ready — PixBead is coming to the App Store soon.
iOS 18+ · iPhone & iPad · Free with optional Pro