• Every MARD color is now free. The complete 221-color palette is available on the free plan — no upgrade needed. • New patterns start on the full palette and a larger default board, so your first result carries far more shading and detail.

• New: share your build on social media, then submit the post link and a screenshot right in the app — one month of Pro is added automatically once we verify it. • The yearly plan now shows your savings and the equivalent monthly price, and supports introductory pricing. • The daily free-generation reset countdown now updates in real time, plus smaller fixes.

• Improved project recovery, purchase entitlement checks, and daily quota reliability. • Exported CSV, PNG, and PDF files now receive stricter validation and broader app compatibility. • Refined layouts, accessibility text sizing, announcements, localized screenshots, startup performance, and privacy declarations.

• Localized home titles now show the correct regional app name instead of always forcing the English wordmark. • Japanese wording is clearer across the app name, Photos permission copy, sharing footer, PDF title, and Perler color labels. • Cleaned up build and test configuration for a quieter, more reliable release.

• Better pattern quality: smoother gradients, and small details like eyes keep their colors. • PDF sheets now include build-by-color step pages — follow along one color at a time. • Faster launch and smoother drawing. Thanks for crafting with BeanCraft!

• Fixed several issues for a smoother, more reliable experience. • Polished wording and interface details throughout. Thanks for crafting with BeanCraft!

• New Activity tab: catch announcements and events right inside the app. • Report a bug you run into and you could earn a month of Pro. • Polish and small fixes throughout. Thanks for crafting with BeanCraft!

• Behind-the-scenes polish for a smoother, steadier experience. • Fixed a handful of small bugs. • Thanks for crafting with BeanCraft!

• A new Bead Box — log the beads you already have, and the shopping list will only flag what is missing. • A cleaner Settings screen with fewer overlapping labels. • Reduce Motion and Dynamic Type carry through the whole app.

Faster pattern generation — large boards now render in seconds. Smoother free-draw — strokes land instantly, gestures feel fluid. Polished interface throughout.

Final polish round: • Image generation a touch faster on dense photos. • Device clock can no longer be rolled back to bypass the free quota. • History and free-draw saves now live at a stable path so a future renamespacing won't orphan your patterns — existing saves migrate automatically. • The result workspace state moved to a single observable view model — invisible to you, but it cleans up a longstanding architectural debt and unlocks future tests. • Lab color cache and HSV color-family classifier covered by new unit tests.

More ways to go Pro: dip your toes for $0.99 a week, settle in with monthly or yearly, or pay $19.99 once and bead forever. Same unlimited boards, shapes, full palette, and free draw across every plan — pick whatever fits your craft pace.

The crop screen is reborn. Your photo stays put — you move the frame to choose what to keep. Heart, circle, hexagon, star and the other shapes are all draggable and pinchable now, so finding your composition feels effortless. Pro unlocks more room to play: • 26–52 bead boards for richer detail • 1×2, 2×1, 2×2 multi-board layouts for room-scale projects • The full 72+ color palette for true skin tones and smooth gradients New: a weekly Pro option for casual hands. Pay-once Lifetime is still here for those who want it done forever. Plus a handful of polish: redeem codes now work on more networks, and after each generation we'll quietly suggest where to go next.

Rewrote onboarding to lead with what BeanCraft does best: on-device pattern generation, shaped boards (heart / hexagon / free draw), and board-by-board build tracking. Crop and zoom gestures are rebuilt on UIScrollView, so pinch, pan, double-tap, and edge rubber-band now match iOS Photos. Settings has a new "I have a redeem code" entry for community activation codes. Plus: cleaner Pro card, tighter dialogs, and privacy-first activation flow.

Visual polish for iPad, and new Japanese / Korean / Traditional Chinese App Store pages.