Reviews of Perlypop: Perler beads

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List of user reviews and ratings for Perlypop: Perler beads

Total ratings

4.70 (Rating count: 444)

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Review summary

Users broadly praise Perlypop for its intuitive UI, deep customization, and powerful pattern planning, plus strong photo-to-pattern conversion and up-to-date bead color lists. The main drawbacks are cost and paywalls limiting features, along with some users feeling the app isn’t equally beginner-friendly. Overall, it’s a time-saving, capable tool that many bead artists find worth the investment, though some question the price.

Pros

Intuitive UI and easy to learn
Deep customization options including personalized palettes, per-bead color codes, and color isolation
Powerful pattern planning tools like grid counts, bead/distance counting, progress tracking, and a strong print/export feature
Excellent photo-to-pattern conversion and support for turning images into bead patterns, with cropping/scaling workflows
Up-to-date bead color lists and reliable performance for large, detailed designs

Cons

High price relative to perceived value (and some confusion over sale pricing)
Many features appear to be paywalled or require upgrades, which some users view as a barrier
Not universally beginner-friendly, with some users finding the learning curve steep or frustrating

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User Reviews

Recent rating average: 4.20

All time rating average: 4.70

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Date	Author	Comment
2026-06-13	Ma*****	Por mas que intento hacer algun patrón con una foto no me resulta sale un montón de colores regados por todas partes pérdida de dinero como hago para que me reembolsen mi dinero
Por mas que intento hacer algun patrón con una foto no me resulta sale un montón de colores regados por todas partes pérdida de dinero como hago para que me reembolsen mi dinero
2026-02-10	Sc*****	I never write reviews. This app is a dream to use
I never write reviews. This app is a dream to use
2025-12-02	da*****	I’ve been a bead artist for 10 years, this app has made beading so much easier and faster.
I’ve been a bead artist for 10 years, this app has made beading so much easier and faster.
2025-11-26	Ja*****	kandipad was down so i used this to make a pattern... every basic thing such as moving the pattern was paywalled and the beads are so unpleasing to look at and its hard to tell how many beads away something is because the background when you export it is a plain colour and not a checkered pattern like most pattern making apps/sites use kandi pad, its better, not paywalled and you can share your stuff
kandipad was down so i used this to make a pattern... every basic thing such as moving the pattern was paywalled and the beads are so unpleasing to look at and its hard to tell how many beads away something is because the background when you export it is a plain colour and not a checkered pattern like most pattern making apps/sites use kandi pad, its better, not paywalled and you can share your stuff
2025-11-15	An*****	Oh this app is instrumental. Gone are the days of me squinting at blurry pixelated images online and trying to carefully follow along and making tons of mistakes. While it takes a little extra work to create the bead pattern design, it truly makes life so much easier. You can map out everything, using what colors you have on hand, choose how you want it laid out, and have at it. I highly recommend!
Oh this app is instrumental. Gone are the days of me squinting at blurry pixelated images online and trying to carefully follow along and making tons of mistakes. While it takes a little extra work to create the bead pattern design, it truly makes life so much easier. You can map out everything, using what colors you have on hand, choose how you want it laid out, and have at it. I highly recommend!
2025-09-14	Ko*****	I absolutely love this app. I was very nervous to spend $20 dollars on it, but it’s definitely worth it. I do wish I could make folders to separate my pattern in instead of just tags, but other than that it’s perfect. The print feature is my absolute favorite!
I absolutely love this app. I was very nervous to spend $20 dollars on it, but it’s definitely worth it. I do wish I could make folders to separate my pattern in instead of just tags, but other than that it’s perfect. The print feature is my absolute favorite!
2025-07-29	Gr*****	The most useful app for creating custom perler projects. Very well thought out work flow and options. Worth every penny.
The most useful app for creating custom perler projects. Very well thought out work flow and options. Worth every penny.
2025-07-08	Sh*****	Loving this app even more after the vertical orientation update. This app helps me design perlers without having to struggle with pegboards and beads and the hazards of having cats (and clumsiness) that might knock over a work in progress. Even for just designing pixel art, the UI is simple and intuitive to pick up, and the constricted art pallets help plan out projects without having to guess the closest matching color.
Loving this app even more after the vertical orientation update. This app helps me design perlers without having to struggle with pegboards and beads and the hazards of having cats (and clumsiness) that might knock over a work in progress. Even for just designing pixel art, the UI is simple and intuitive to pick up, and the constricted art pallets help plan out projects without having to guess the closest matching color.
2025-04-28	aj*****	I’m normally leery to drop $20 on an app, but Perlypop is worth every penny!! It offers a TON of customization (I love the personalized palettes), the UI is really intuitive, and being able to isolate specific bead colors is incredibly helpful! Overall, if you’re interested in stepping up your beading game, this is the app for you!
I’m normally leery to drop $20 on an app, but Perlypop is worth every penny!! It offers a TON of customization (I love the personalized palettes), the UI is really intuitive, and being able to isolate specific bead colors is incredibly helpful! Overall, if you’re interested in stepping up your beading game, this is the app for you!
2025-04-19	Km*****	Love the app, up-to-date bead color list, easy to learn interface, editor, ability to zoom in and clearly see the color code per bead, bead/distance counting tool, and numerous other features. One suggestion for improvement is better support for converting sprites, where I would like to just have the app use the size of the image, in pixels, to determine boards (based on pips per board). Specifically, I enjoy converting game sprites to patterns, and sometimes need to cut a sprite from a sprite sheet. Having to select the number of boards often results in a resized image, especially when I try to crop out a portion of a source image or use the option to remove the background. The app is terrific as-is, but this one addition would make it absolutely perfect!
Love the app, up-to-date bead color list, easy to learn interface, editor, ability to zoom in and clearly see the color code per bead, bead/distance counting tool, and numerous other features. One suggestion for improvement is better support for converting sprites, where I would like to just have the app use the size of the image, in pixels, to determine boards (based on pips per board). Specifically, I enjoy converting game sprites to patterns, and sometimes need to cut a sprite from a sprite sheet. Having to select the number of boards often results in a resized image, especially when I try to crop out a portion of a source image or use the option to remove the background. The app is terrific as-is, but this one addition would make it absolutely perfect!