Real Halftone 2 vs DotMaker Studio
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
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.
- Generates halftone dots
- Adjustable CMYK color screen angles
- Faithful moiré pattern reproduction
- Selectable dot shapes
- Adjust CMY gray replacement with black
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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.
DotMaker Studio
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DotMaker is a touch-first pixel art editor built for mobile. Features • Canvas sizes from 16x16 up to 512x512 • Pen, eraser, fill, and eyedropper tools • Selection, copy, paste, move, rotate, and flip tools • Project saving and gallery management • PNG export and save to the Photos app • Korean / English support DotMaker is designed for quick pixel work such as icons, characters, sketches, and small UI assets.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is iOS requirement: DotMaker Studio at 13.0 against Real Halftone 2's 17.0. On price, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly every 3 months. The most recent releases landed on September 29, 2026 and October 7, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Real Halftone 2 | DotMaker Studio |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.9 (15 ratings) — better | — |
| Number of ratings | 15 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 3 months | Every 3 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 17.0 | 13.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 15 MB | 21 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Tomoki Kobayashi | YOUNGSIK KIM |
In-app purchases
Real Halftone 2
No in-app purchases
DotMaker Studio
No in-app purchases
Questions
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