Comparison

Pointillist vs Ghost Picture Camera

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

Head to head
About

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.

Highlights
  • 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
Features
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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!

About

Ghost Picture Camera

Add realistic ghost stickers to your photos with over 60 designs. Easily resize and rotate them to fit any image, then share your spooky creations with friends.

Highlights
  • Over 60 ghost stickers
  • Realistic ghost designs
  • Resize and rotate stickers
  • Use existing or new photos
  • Share to social media and email
  • Save to photo library
Features
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Bring ghosts to your photos and surprise your friends! Enjoy more than 60 ghost stickers. Just a few taps, super-realistic ghosts are displayed on your photos. All the ghost stickers are designed to blend well into photo backgrounds and objects. By resizing and rotating the sticker, it nicely fit into any picture. The app includes many ghosts and monsters such as Phantom, Death, Skeleton, Zombie, bat, Mummy, Vampire etc. Of course, you can share photos on Facebook, Twitter or Instagram. And also you can send photos to your friends by email. How to use: Step1. Capture or import a photo Step2. Choose ghosts Step3. Rotate and resize ghosts to fit Step4. Save or share! Features: -> Professionally designed ghosts -> Rotate -> Resize -> More than 60 ghosts -> Use existing photo or take a new shot -> Share your photos -> Save to photo library HAVE A FUN!!

Screenshots

Pointillist4 screens
Ghost Picture Camera4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Pointillist at 63% against Ghost Picture Camera's 0%. Pointillist also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 2) and ads (none vs shown). Ghost Picture Camera's advantage is price (Free vs $0.99) and rating (3.7 vs 3.2). On ratings volume, update cadence 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

Ghost Picture Camera is free to download; Pointillist costs $0.99 up front. Ghost Picture Camera sells 2 one-off in-app purchases. Pointillist asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Ghost Picture Camera holds the better App Store score, 3.7 against 3.2. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 13 and 27 respectively. Written reviews complicate that: 63% of Pointillist's written reviews are positive against 0% of Ghost Picture Camera's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Pointillist ships an update every 7 months, Ghost Picture Camera every 11 months. The most recent releases landed on September 12, 2026 and July 6, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard7 real differences · 3 level
Pointillist versus Ghost Picture Camera: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPointillistGhost Picture Camera
Price$0.99Free — better
Rating3.2 (13 ratings)3.7 (27 ratings) — better
Positive reviews62.8% of reviews — better0.0% of reviews
Number of ratings1327 — better
Update frequencyEvery 7 months — betterEvery 11 months
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree — betterFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS12.09.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size1 MB106 MB
Age rating4+12+
Developer志明 丁Quantis, Inc.

Customer experience

Pointillist

All ratings13 ratings
Positive53.8%
Neutral0.0%
Negative46.2%
Written reviews43 reviews
Positive62.8%
Neutral16.3%
Negative20.9%

Ghost Picture Camera

All ratings27 ratings
Positive70.4%
Neutral0.0%
Negative29.6%
Written reviews3 reviews
Positive0.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative100.0%

In-app purchases

None

Pointillist

No in-app purchases

2 purchases

Ghost Picture Camera

One-time2
  • Remove Ads$3.99
  • Buy more items$4.99

Questions

Is Pointillist free?
Pointillist costs $0.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is Ghost Picture Camera free?
Ghost Picture Camera is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Pointillist or Ghost Picture Camera?
Ghost Picture Camera is rated higher. Pointillist averages 3.2 out of 5 from 13 ratings, while Ghost Picture Camera averages 3.7 from 27 ratings.
Do Pointillist or Ghost Picture Camera have ads?
Ghost Picture Camera shows ads; Pointillist does not.
Which is updated more often, Pointillist or Ghost Picture Camera?
Pointillist ships an update every 7 months, and Ghost Picture Camera every 11 months. Most recently, Pointillist was updated on September 12, 2026 and Ghost Picture Camera on July 6, 2026.

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