MotifChart

Design colorwork charts from first pixel to final export.

Draw on a precise grid, build palettes from photos, preview repeats, and export images, PDFs, and timelapses from one focused iPhone and iPad app.

Download on the App Store Made for iPhone and iPad
MotifChart draw workspace showing a Pearl colorwork chart.MotifChart draw workspace showing a swan colorwork chart.MotifChart draw workspace showing a heart chart on a grid.MotifChart export image screen previewing a Sweet chart.MotifChart export image screen with a theater photo underlay.MotifChart palette screen extracting colors from a moon image.MotifChart palette screen extracting colors from a photo.

Timelapse and synesthesia.

Watch a chart take shape.

MotifChart can turn the drawing process into a shareable timelapse with synesthesia audio generated by what you draw. Turn on sound to hear it.

Made for grid-based making.

Keep the canvas honest.

MotifChart keeps cells, rulers, stitch shape, repeat tools, and palette controls close while you work.

  • Pixel drawing with move, select, stamp, shape, and fill tools.
  • Square cells for pixel art, crochet, beading, tapestry, and embroidery.
  • Wide cells for knitting charts with rectangular stitches.
  • Mirror and repeat controls for building motifs faster.
MotifChart draw workspace with a detailed Dino chart on the grid.

Start from a photo when it helps.

Turn source color into working swatches.

Pull a palette from an image, trace over a reference, or convert a photo into editable grid color.

  • Choose the color count.
  • Refine the swatches.
  • Keep the photo under the grid.
  • Save palettes for future projects.
MotifChart photo palette screen extracting colors from a chess photo.

See the pattern before you commit.

Check how the motif behaves in repeat.

Switch from Draw to Pattern, adjust the layout, compare variations, and keep working until the chart holds together.

MotifChart pattern view previewing a groovy repeat.

Export the chart, the image, or the process.

Output controls for how makers use their work.

Save the clean chart, print a PDF with context, keep transparent colors, or share the process as a timelapse.

  • Clean image exports.
  • Print-ready PDFs with row and column context.
  • Transparent colors and photo underlays.
  • Timelapses and Live Photos for process posts.
MotifChart export image screen previewing a repeated chart over a photo underlay.

Go further with MotifChart Pro.

Unlock the deeper chart workflow.

Pro adds photo palettes, auto-fill, project presets, Repeat Lab, version snapshots, clean exports, PDFs, timelapses, and planning tools for larger charts.

Photo palettesAuto-fillProject presetsRepeat LabVersion snapshotsClean exportsPDFsTimelapsesPlanning tools
MotifChart project menu showing Pro workflow options including Live Synesthesia and Version Snapshots.

Start your next chart in MotifChart.

Made for iPhone and iPad.

Download on the App Store