Comparison

Real Halftone 2 vs Dot It

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

Real Halftone 2

This app generates halftone dots for photomechanical printing. Users can select dot shapes and adjust CMYK color screen angles to create unique halftone photographs, faithfully reproducing moiré patterns.

Highlights
  • Generates halftone dots
  • Adjustable CMYK color screen angles
  • Faithful moiré pattern reproduction
  • Selectable dot shapes
  • Adjust CMY gray replacement with black
Features
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Real Halftone 2 is a full-fledged app that generates halftone dots for photomechanical printing. You can select a dot shape and adjust the screen angle of each CMYK color to create a wide variety of halftone photographs. Moiré patterns that appear depending on screen angle combinations are faithfully reproduced as well. [Features] - By adjusting the angle at which the halftone dot screens of each CMYK color are overlapped, the occurrence of moiré can be suppressed. - You can adjust the amount of CMY gray components replaced with black during color separation. - Detailed settings related to halftone dot printing are also available, such as dot shape and screen ruling.

About

Dot It

Features
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Dot It. turns any photo into a stunning dot art composition — a halftone effect tool built for people who see design in everything. Upload any image from your library and watch it transform into a grid of perfectly placed dots. Whether you want a clean monochrome print aesthetic, a vibrant pixel-sampled artwork, or a gradient-blended composition drawn from the photo's own palette — Dot It. gives you full creative control in seconds.

Screenshots

Real Halftone 24 screens
Dot It3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is iOS requirement: Real Halftone 2 at 17.0 against Dot It's 26.0. On price, ads, 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

Scorecard1 real difference · 8 level
Real Halftone 2 versus Dot It: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterReal Halftone 2Dot It
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.9 (23 ratings) — better—
Number of ratings23 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 3 months—
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhone, iPad — betteriPhone
Requires iOS17.0 — better26.0
Further details — not scored
Size15 MB3 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperTomoki KobayashiGennaro Liguori

In-app purchases

None

Real Halftone 2

No in-app purchases

None

Dot It

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Real Halftone 2 free?
Real Halftone 2 is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Dot It free?
Dot It is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Real Halftone 2 or Dot It have ads?
Neither Real Halftone 2 nor Dot It shows ads.

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