Ask Ya Dad vs DotIt!
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Ask Ya Dad
This free soundboard app helps expectant and new fathers learn common "Dad Speak" phrases. It offers a fun way to prepare for parenthood with a collection of classic dad sayings.
- Dad Speak soundboard
- Learn parenting phrases
- Free to use
- Fun for expectant fathers
- Classic dad sayings
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Ask Ya Dad Dad! Ahhh bless him. It's only when you have kids and become a dad that the stock phrases come into play. "Ass.. bed... now!!!" and "Ask ya mother!" to name a few. But there are others... Maybe your are planning to have kids or you have just had one. You'll need to brush up on your Dad Speak A nice little fun soundboard for Dads to be to learn the ropes. A great FREE fun soundboard for all. *************** Designed and created by voiceoverguy.co.uk & App Style *************** Needing a voiceover? www.VoiceoverGuy.co.uk Follow us on twitter www.twitter.com/appstyleuk Like us on facebook www.facebook.com/appstyleuk
DotIt!
Unleash your creativity by easily adding photos as backgrounds and then drawing or writing on them. Save and share your unique creations with friends. Simple touch controls make it accessible for all.
- Add photos as backgrounds
- Easy touch controls
- Save creations
- Share creations
- Creative expression
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DotIt! is a playful, easy-to-use canvas for making dot art on iPhone, iPad, Apple Watch, and Apple TV. Just touch the screen and start placing dots. Pick a color, choose a size, and watch your creation come together. Add a photo as a background to trace, decorate, or just have fun with. Designed with kids in mind: • No accounts, no ads, no tracking • Simple touch controls anyone can pick up • Save your artwork to the photo library and share it with family Features: • Multiple dot sizes and rotation • Photo backgrounds — turn any picture into a canvas • Save and share to Photos, Messages, and more • Apple Watch companion app to sketch on the go • Native Apple TV support — paint on the big screen with the Siri Remote
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: DotIt! at 4.4 against Ask Ya Dad's 3.0. DotIt! also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 1) and review sentiment (100% vs 67%). Ask Ya Dad's advantage is update cadence (every 6 weeks vs every 13 months) and iOS requirement (7.0 vs 26.0). On price, 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
Both are free to download. Ask Ya Dad sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. DotIt! asks for nothing beyond the download.
DotIt! holds the better App Store score, 4.4 against 3.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: DotIt! has 57 ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 67% of Ask Ya Dad's written reviews are positive against 100% of DotIt!'s.
Ask Ya Dad ships an update every 6 weeks, DotIt! every 13 months. The most recent releases landed on November 13, 2026 and November 1, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Ask Ya Dad | DotIt! |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.0 (2 ratings) | 4.4 (57 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 66.7% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 2 | 57 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 6 weeks — better | Every 13 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod, Apple TV, Apple Watch — better | iPhone, iPad, Apple TV, Apple Watch |
| Requires iOS | 7.0 — better | 26.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 42 MB | 9 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Duncan Cuthbertson | Thom Ritterfeld |
Customer experience
Ask Ya Dad
DotIt!
In-app purchases
Ask Ya Dad
- Remove the adverts$2.99
DotIt!
No in-app purchases
