Dot Pic Creator vs DotIllustration
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Dot Pic Creator
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Create amazing pictures from dots using Dot Pics extensive tools. Tap a dot to change the color. Tap it again to remove color. Use your device's camera to take pictures of anything that inspires you or select a photo from your device's gallery and watch it transform into a Dot Pic. Use the fill button to fill any empty areas with the selected color. Use the switch color button to change an area of colors to the selected color. Did you just make a mistake? Use the Undo/Redo buttons to go back or forward. Pinch for zoom in and out to make fine grain edits. Can't find the color that you want? Hold any of the colors in the Color selector row and open the color picker. Did you just make the Mona Lisa? Save it using the button. Here you can save your work as a new item, continue working on a previous Dot Pic, or print the Dot Pic of your choice.
DotIllustration
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I wanted to make a dot game, so I made an app for drawing dots. Version 2.0 I implemented a zoom function. Version 2.1 Bug fixes Version 2.2 Minor fixes
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: DotIllustration at weekly against Dot Pic Creator's every 41 months. Dot Pic Creator's advantage is iOS requirement (14.0 vs 18.0). 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Dot Pic Creator ships an update every 41 months, DotIllustration weekly. The most recent releases landed on October 3, 2026 and October 5, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Dot Pic Creator | DotIllustration |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Update frequency | Every 41 months | Weekly — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 14.0 — better | 18.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 21 MB | 5 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Brian Marx | Tomohiro Adachi |
In-app purchases
Dot Pic Creator
No in-app purchases
DotIllustration
No in-app purchases
Questions
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