Halftone dot art vs Stencil Photo Effect
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Halftone dot art
Transform your photos into striking black and white dot art with over fifty unique dot formats. Customize your creations by setting gradient backgrounds or coloring the dots with gradient hues for an artistic touch, perfect for laser engraving.
- Black and white dot art processing
- Over 50 dot formats
- Gradient background options
- Color dot fill with gradients
- Suitable for laser engraving
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Process photos into black and white dots. There are more than fifty different dot formats, which can be used in laser engraving. You can set the background color of the gradient or paint the black and white dots with the gradient color, which is a pretty artistic picture.
Stencil Photo Effect
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Stencil Photo Effect turns one photo into a bold black-and-white poster cutout. Pick a photo, preview the stencil result, choose a simple look, adjust if needed, and export a clean JPG image. Designed as a focused one-tool app: • black-and-white stencil effect • local photo processing • Clean, Rough, and Print looks • Original / Stencil comparison • JPG export and share No account. No cloud. No ads. No tracking.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: Halftone dot art at Free against Stencil Photo Effect's $1.99. Stencil Photo Effect's advantage is ads (none vs shown). On in-app purchases, device support and iOS requirement 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
Halftone dot art is free to download; Stencil Photo Effect costs $1.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
| Parameter | Halftone dot art | Stencil Photo Effect |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free — better | $1.99 |
| Rating | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 1 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 22 months | — |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Ad-supported | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 12.0 — better | 13.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 13 MB | 19 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Yihang Huang | Dmytro Rastaturin |
In-app purchases
Halftone dot art
No in-app purchases
Stencil Photo Effect
No in-app purchases
Questions
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