Relief View vs Pointillist
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Relief View
Create unique photos and videos with a metallic relief effect. Apply this artistic filter to new captures or existing media from your camera roll.
- Metallic relief effect for photos
- Metallic relief effect for videos
- Use existing camera roll media
- Simple and intuitive interface
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You can take metal relief-looking photos and movies with very simple and intuitive interface. You can use pictures and movies in your camera roll as well. Screenshot materials: CC BY Rami.sun CC BY dherman1145
Pointillist
Transform your photos into pointillist art in seconds. Select an image from your device or camera, and the app will render it into a unique dot-patterned masterpiece. Adjust and share your creations easily.
- Photo to pointillism conversion
- Select photos from album or camera
- Zoom in/out to view artwork
- Adjust painting to taste
- Save, mail, print, and share creations
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As you may know, pointillism is a form of painting developed in the late 19th century branching from Impressionism, in which small dots are applied in patterns to form a picture. And a pointillist, who paints with pointillism, usually needs to spend months to paint the hundreds of thousands of tiny dots. But now with the Pointillist, you can "paint" your photo into a work of pointillism art just in seconds. With it, you can select a photo from the album or the camera, and the Pointillist will render the photo into pointillism for you. Zoom in/out to view your artwork and adjust the painting according to your flavor. When finished, you can save, mail, print, or share your masterpiece on Facebook and Twitter. Make your iPhone/iPad a pointillism art master!
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: Relief View at Free against Pointillist's $0.99. Relief View also leads on update cadence (monthly vs every 7 months) and iOS requirement (5.1.1 vs 12.0). Pointillist's advantage is rating (3.2 vs 1.7) and in-app purchases (none vs 1). 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
Relief View is free to download; Pointillist costs $0.99 up front. Relief View sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Pointillist asks for nothing beyond the download.
Pointillist holds the better App Store score, 3.2 against 1.7. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 3 and 13 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 33% of Relief View's written reviews are positive against 63% of Pointillist's.
Relief View ships an update monthly, Pointillist every 7 months. Both last shipped on November 6, 2026.
| Parameter | Relief View | Pointillist |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free — better | $0.99 |
| Rating | 1.7 (3 ratings) | 3.2 (13 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 33.3% of reviews | 62.8% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 3 | 13 — better |
| Update frequency | Monthly — better | Every 7 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 5.1.1 — better | 12.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 7 MB | 1 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Nature UX | 志明 丁 |
Customer experience
Relief View
Pointillist
In-app purchases
Relief View
- Remover Ads$0.99
Pointillist
No in-app purchases
