FX Halftone Stencil vs Dot Art
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
FX Halftone Stencil
Easily create artistic images with halftone and stencil effects. This app helps you generate unique pictures for gifts or personal expression, transforming your photos into art.
- Halftone effects
- Stencil effects
- Artistic picture creation
- Easy to use
- Photo editing
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FX Halftone Stencil is a simple application which help you easily and fastly create pictures with halftone effects. Haftone combines with Stencil will generate great artistic pictures. You can use FX Halftone Stencil to make simple gift for family, relatives or friends... or even turn you into an artist. Have fun!
Dot Art
Create unique artistic images by controlling dot size and spacing. This tool offers a different visual experience and can be helpful for overcoming phobias.
- Adjustable dot size
- Control dot spacing
- Unique artistic effects
- Phobia overcoming tool
- Different visual experience
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Dot Art transforms your photos into gorgeous dot art, pixel art, and mosaic masterpieces. Control the size and spacing of every dot to craft your own pointillism, halftone, or stippling effects—from bold pixel blocks to delicate dotted textures. WHY YOU'LL LOVE IT • Photo to dot art in one tap—instant artistic transformation • Fully adjustable dot size & spacing for endless creative styles • New live camera effects: shoot directly through real-time dot & pixel filters • Import any image and apply effects instantly • Rich filters, black & white, and elegant wedding effects • A soothing cure for trypophobia—turn unsettling images into calm, ordered dot patterns Whether you're a designer, photographer, or just love creative play, Dot Art makes pixel and dot art effortless and fun. Download now and dot your world. Millva.com
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Dot Art at 5.0 against FX Halftone Stencil's 4.1. Dot Art also leads on review sentiment (100% vs 75%) and monetization model (free vs free with in-app purchases). FX Halftone Stencil's advantage is ads (none vs shown) and update cadence (every 3 weeks vs every 55 months). On price, in-app purchases and device support there is nothing between them.
Scored on Price · Rating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings · Update frequency · Ads · In-app purchases · Monetization · Best chart rank · Devices · Requires iOS
Both are free to download. FX Halftone Stencil sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and Dot Art sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Dot Art holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.1. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: FX Halftone Stencil has 22 ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 75% of FX Halftone Stencil's written reviews are positive against 100% of Dot Art's.
FX Halftone Stencil ships an update every 3 weeks, Dot Art every 55 months. The most recent releases landed on November 6, 2026 and November 7, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | FX Halftone Stencil | Dot Art |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.1 (22 ratings) | 5.0 (2 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 75.0% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 22 — better | 2 |
| Update frequency | Every 3 weeks — better | Every 55 months |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 7.0 — better | 17.6 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 7 MB | 13 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Tien Le | CHI HAO CHIU |
Customer experience
FX Halftone Stencil
Dot Art
In-app purchases
FX Halftone Stencil
- Remove Advertisement$1.99
Dot Art
- Dot Art Pro$2.99
