Comparison

Pop Art vs Pop Dot Comics

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

Head to head
About

Pop Art

Transform photos and live video into Pop Art posters with various artistic themes. Features include automatic background removal, intelligent facial feature detection, and customizable color presets. Create unique artwork inspired by famous artists and share your creations easily.

Highlights
  • Pop Art poster creation from photos and video
  • Four distinct Pop Art themes (Warhol, HOPE, Posterize, Negged Out!)
  • Automatic background removal
  • Intelligent facial feature detection (Warhol filter)
  • Customizable color presets inspired by artists
  • Dynamic frame layouts (up to 3x3)
  • AI Image Generator from text input
Features
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'Pop Art' transforms live video from the built-in cameras, photo library or AI photos generated from text input into Pop Art posters utilizing four different available 'Pop Art Themes': Warhol, HOPE, Posterize or Negged Out!. All four filters utilize automatic background removal if enabled. The intelligent Warhol filter detects facial features, hair, skin and clothing for a colored bottom layer and overlays a screen layer on top via eight different 'blend modes.' Eight different 'Photo FX' modes can also be applied to the screen layer. The colors that are applied to the different regions are determined via one of 13 available 'Color Presets' corresponding to famous Pop Art artists and artwork. For each frame in the frame layout different sets of colors are used. So for the first frame the hair detected region will have a different color applied to it than the second frame for example. In live video the filter is applied directly as well as the frame layout from a single frame to 2X1, 1X2, 2X2, 3X2, 2X3 and up to 3X3 which can be dynamically changed on-the-fly and the change updates in real-time. When you are satisfied with your Pop Art creation simply tap the red button to capture it and delete, print or share it from the gallery detail view. You can create surprisingly authentic Warholesque artwork using this filter. The HOPE filter creates a Shepard Fairey-inspired HOPE poster with editable text and maps luminance values to the corresponding HOPE colors. Sliders enable you to alter the prevalence of darker tones and brighter tones. Solid colors or interpolated colors can be used and histogram equalization can be enabled to balance the colors more evenly. Like the HOPE filter the Posterize filter maps luminance values to poster colors using the currently selected Color Preset and also has interpolation and histogram equalization. The Posterize filter also uses the same frame layouts as the Warhol filter. The Negged Out! filter applies a negative filter and a poster filter with different levels that are set via a poster levels slider. It also applies a photo effect for intriguing images. 'Pop Art' is a similar app to 'Pop Art Lite' but has three additional Pop Art themes added to it that are currently in development: 'Pollock', 'Lichtenstein' and 'Mondrian' and once these themes become available new releases will be submitted for review and made available once they have passed muster with the review team. So while 'Pop Art Lite' only includes the four themes new themes will be continuously added to 'Pop Art' and available to app subscribers. - Warhol and Posterize filters transform live video and AI generated and library photos into pop art posters with color presets and dynamic frame layouts of either single frame, 2X1, 1X2, 2X2, 2X3, 3X2 all the way up to 3X3. - Use the 'AI Image Generator' to create crazy AI images from custom text input. Then crop the AI images and use in any of the four filters. - HOPE filter creates Shepard Fairey-inspired poster with editable text. - Posterize and HOPE filters include interpolate mode which interpolates from darker to brighter tones if enabled vs. solid colors otherwise. - Posterize and HOPE filters also have histogram equalization feature which can be enabled to more evenly distribute the colors. - For Warhol and Posterize filters choose from 13 different presets based on famous works and artists for five different colors per frame for each frame in the frame layout. Join the facebook group https://www.facebook.com/groups/PopArtApp to check out other's work and share your creations (either from the app or otherwise) with others. Privacy policy: https://pop-art-lite.flycricket.io/privacy.html Terms of Service: https://pop-art-lite.flycricket.io/terms.html Data Deletion: https://doc-hosting.flycricket.io/data-deletion/e152471e-e6d3-48da-a023-02bf5b2c44ea/other

About

Pop Dot Comics

Transform your photos into vintage comic book illustrations with bold outlines, vibrant colors, and classic halftone dots. Add speech bubbles and sound effects to create fun, newspaper-worthy art.

Highlights
  • Create comic book style illustrations
  • Apply thick outlines and bold colors
  • Add benday dots and halftone effects
  • Include speech bubbles and sound effects
  • Choose from 5 comic styles
  • Adjust outlines, color, and borders
  • Save and share creations
Features
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Create a comic worthy of the Sunday newspaper or your favorite pulp-fiction cover. Pop Dot Comic is a fun way to create comic-book style illustrations from your snapshot or ones taken of your friends and family. Pop Dot Comic applies thick outlines, bold colors, and plenty of benday dots to newsprint or pulp papers to give every creation the look of one that’s been printed or published. In the past, halftones were tediously inked in by cartoon artists or created in darkrooms. With Pop Dot Comic you can easily and quickly convert your photo into a comic book drawing that’s worthy enough for the Sunday newspaper or your favorite pulp-fiction cover. With a library of included “Fun Stuff”, custom messages can be added to speech bubbles and sound effects will give your creation “POW”. When your finished creating a comic book photo save it to your library or post them to your friends and family for funny moments. 

COMIC STYLES
 • Sunday Comics — Creates a Cartoon Photo 
 • Halftone — Transforms a photo into a Halftone Newspaper Photo
 • Pop Comics — Converts photos into a bright Pop Art Lichtenstein-style Cartoon
 • Pulp Comics — Renders a Cartoon with Vintage Color on Aged Pulp Paper
 • Noir Comics — Creates a contrasted toned or blk/white Comic with selective color like those used in the Sin City series Pop Dot Comics is a professional cartoon effect that can be done directly on your iPhone, iPad and Mac. •Convert all your images and pictures into cartoon-style effect quickly •Choose a preset for a quick start •Use large photos for a high-end result! •Crop your photo to remove unwanted parts of an image •Choose between 5 comic styles: Sunday Comics, Halftone, Noir Comics, Pop Comics, Pulp Comics •Make adjustments to outlines, color, border width, border inset and pulp papers •Choose between Dots, Lines and Halftones •Edit and resize “Fun Stuff” and “Bubbles” with an easy one-finger gesture •Share via Email, Facebook, Twitter and Tumblr •Save to Camera Roll Easy to Use •Tap to edit type in speech & thought bubbles •Long Press to delete fun stuff and bubbles •Pull edges of fun stuff and speech bubbles to resize •Touch and hold center to move FEATURES
 Benday Dots — like those used in the traditional printing process. Benday Dots are two (or more) different small, colored dots combined to create a third color. Back in the day, pulp comic books used Benday Dots in primary colors to inexpensively create the secondary colors such as flesh tone.

 Fully adjustable control on all aspects of the process: Dot or Line size, Outline size, Color variation, Border: Width, Inset, Color & Corner Radius. 

INCLUDES
 Newsprint and Pulp Papers

 UNIVERSAL FEATURES 
All JixiPix Apps come with: Superior Customer Service, Support for High-Resolution Images & Output, Undo/Redo, Randomize Button, Quick Presets and the ability to create Custom Presets, Cropping with the ability to specify aspect ratio, Quick Preview, Email, Print, and the ability to post directly to Facebook, Instagram, Twitter, and Tumblr. We also have an online art gallery and invite our user’s to display their artistic creations on it: http://www.flickr.com/groups/jixipixcreations/

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 “JixiPix turns any photo into a masterpiece. All that is required of you is the appreciation — we’ll take care of the rest!” JixiPix.com “Creative Tools for Creative People" Photography | Artistic | Graphic Apps
 MAC • iPad • iPhone

Screenshots

Pop Art4 screens
Pop Dot Comics4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Pop Art at Free against Pop Dot Comics's $2.99. Pop Art also leads on update cadence (every 3 weeks vs every 4 months) and ratings volume (572 vs 177). Pop Dot Comics's advantage is review sentiment (78% vs 33%) and in-app purchases (none vs 4). On ads 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

Pop Art is free to download; Pop Dot Comics costs $2.99 up front. Pop Art sells 4 in-app purchases, starting at $3.99 per month. Pop Dot Comics asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Pop Dot Comics holds the better App Store score, 4.9 against 4.5. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 572 and 177 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 33% of Pop Art's written reviews are positive against 78% of Pop Dot Comics's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Pop Art ships an update every 3 weeks, Pop Dot Comics every 4 months. The most recent releases landed on June 10, 2026 and September 24, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard8 real differences · 2 level
Pop Art versus Pop Dot Comics: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPop ArtPop Dot Comics
PriceFree — better$2.99
Rating4.5 (572 ratings)4.9 (177 ratings) — better
Positive reviews33.3% of reviews77.7% of reviews — better
Number of ratings572 — better177
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeks — betterEvery 4 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS17.015.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size127 MB68 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperAdam FreemanJixiPix, LLC

Customer experience

Pop Art

All ratings572 ratings
Positive88.6%
Neutral3.3%
Negative8.0%
Written reviews36 reviews
Positive33.3%
Neutral5.6%
Negative61.1%

Pop Dot Comics

All ratings177 ratings
Positive97.7%
Neutral1.1%
Negative1.1%
Written reviews269 reviews
Positive77.7%
Neutral8.2%
Negative14.1%

User reviews

Pop Art

From 572 App Store ratings

What we love

  • 🎨 Fun and creative pop art effects
  • 👍 Easy to use interface
  • 🎯 Good results for artwork purposes
  • 🌈 Color customization options
  • 💰 Affordable price point

Room to improve

  • 🐛 Frequent app crashes when uploading photos
  • ❌ Limited features and customization options
  • 😕 False advertising - misleading preview images
  • 🔧 Poor face recognition for non-human subjects
  • ⚠️ Inconsistent quality and results

Pop Dot Comics

From 177 App Store ratings

What we love

  • 👍 Easy to use and intuitive interface
  • 🎨 Wide variety of artistic filters and effects
  • ✨ High-quality output results
  • 🎭 Great for pop art and comic-style transformations
  • ⚙️ Highly customizable with many adjustment options

Room to improve

  • 🐛 Frequent crashes, especially when editing text
  • ⏱️ Slow processing times between effect previews
  • 📉 Quality degradation when saving to camera roll
  • 🖼️ Results don't always match preview thumbnails
  • 💾 Loss of work when app crashes before saving

Bugs and requests

Pop Art

Reported bugs

8 issues
  • App crashes when uploading photos
  • App crashes when opening saved images
  • Color picker doesn't function and closes app
  • Camera feature doesn't work from within app
  • Exiting camera/cancel button returns to homepage instead of app
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  • App sticks and requires deletion/reinstall
  • Subscription status not recognized despite active payment
  • Color adjustment features unavailable

Requested features

7 requests
  • Multiple frame options (6 or 8 poses instead of 4)
  • More color choices and presets
  • Advanced slider controls with more granular adjustments
  • Better face recognition for animals and non-human subjects
  • macOS version
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  • Randomize color selection option
  • Multiple pop art styles instead of single style

Pop Dot Comics

Reported bugs

12 issues
  • App crashes frequently during text editing
  • App crashes when saving or rendering images
  • Photos fail to load from gallery on some devices
  • High-resolution export produces pixelated images
  • Saved images appear different from in-app preview
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  • App crashes when adding and moving text elements
  • Rendering hangs or gets stuck
  • Crashes on iPhone 5 and older devices
  • Text editing causes app to close unexpectedly
  • Stability issues on iPhone 4S
  • Gallery import functionality broken on some devices
  • Occasional freezing during effect application

Requested features

17 requests
  • More speech bubble and caption options
  • Ability to adjust colors in specific areas (e.g., faces, lips)
  • Multi-cell page layouts and storyboard creation
  • Vaporwave aesthetic filter option
  • Text without word bubbles option
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  • Ability to rotate paper textures
  • Easier text size and rotation controls
  • Zoom capabilities
  • Brightness, saturation, and contrast user controls
  • Ability to import custom elements
  • Double dialogue bubbles
  • Direction control for speech bubbles
  • Larger halftone dot options
  • More varied caption directions
  • Simultaneous editing of multiple photos
  • Storyboard functionality
  • Better style preview with consistent sample images

In-app purchases

4 purchases

Pop Art

Subscriptions2
  • Four New Pop Art Filters$3.991 Month
  • Four New Pop Art Filters$17.991 Year
One-time2
  • Refill 20 AI Image Generations$2.99
  • Upgrade to enhanced AI Images$4.99
None

Pop Dot Comics

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Pop Art free?
Pop Art is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Pop Dot Comics free?
Pop Dot Comics costs $2.99, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Pop Art or Pop Dot Comics?
Pop Dot Comics is rated higher. Pop Art averages 4.5 out of 5 from 572 ratings, while Pop Dot Comics averages 4.9 from 177 ratings.
Do Pop Art or Pop Dot Comics have ads?
Neither Pop Art nor Pop Dot Comics shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Pop Art or Pop Dot Comics?
Pop Art ships an update every 3 weeks, and Pop Dot Comics every 4 months. Most recently, Pop Art was updated on June 10, 2026 and Pop Dot Comics on September 24, 2026.

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