Comparison

Pointillist vs Skywall Pro

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

Skywall Pro

Discover and download exclusive, original wallpapers crafted by a dedicated team. Upload your own photos to secure cloud storage and enjoy a new featured wallpaper daily. The app boasts a stunning, Material Design-inspired interface and is updated daily with fresh content.

Highlights
  • Exclusive original wallpapers
  • Cloud photo storage
  • Wall of the Day feature
  • Stunning Material Design UI
  • Daily content updates
Features
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The only wallpaper app you'll ever need. Say hello to Skywall. Explore Sift through hundreds of original wallpapers hand crafted in house by the the Skywall team. Enjoy exclusive walls designed specifically for your devices. You won't find these backgrounds in any other app. Upload You can upload as many photos as you want and store them securely in Cloud for Free Wall of the Day Come back every day for a new treat. This is where we showcase newly created Skywall, or just some of our favorites. Contact us if you want your own original work in the spotlight. Stunning UI Fall in love with an app designed with Material in mind. Open up Skywall continually for some daily eye candy. Updated Daily We'll be constantly designing new Skywall for you. This means new high quality content within the app every day. If you like Skywall please take a moment to leave a review or visit our pages: https://www.facebook.com/iSkywall/ We’re always happy to help. Thank you for using Skywall!

Screenshots

Pointillist4 screens
Skywall Pro4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Skywall Pro at 4.7 against Pointillist's 3.2. Skywall Pro also leads on ratings volume (1.5K vs 13) and update cadence (every 2 months vs every 7 months). Pointillist's advantage is price ($0.99 vs $1.99). On review sentiment, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model 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

Pointillist costs $0.99 and Skywall Pro $1.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Skywall Pro holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 3.2. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Skywall Pro has 1.5K ratings behind it against 13, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 63% of Pointillist's written reviews are positive against 64% of Skywall Pro's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Pointillist ships an update every 7 months, Skywall Pro every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on October 22, 2026 and October 26, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Pointillist versus Skywall Pro: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPointillistSkywall Pro
Price$0.99 — better$1.99
Rating3.2 (13 ratings)4.7 (1.5K ratings) — better
Positive reviews62.8% of reviews63.9% of reviews — better
Number of ratings131.5K — better
Update frequencyEvery 7 monthsEvery 2 months — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS12.0 — better13.0
Further details — not scored
Size1 MB32 MB
Age rating4+4+
Developer志明 丁Roxwin Vietnam Technologies Company Limited

Customer experience

Pointillist

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

Skywall Pro

All ratings1,475 ratings
Positive93.5%
Neutral3.1%
Negative3.5%
Written reviews133 reviews
Positive63.9%
Neutral9.8%
Negative26.3%

Bugs and requests

Pointillist

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

Skywall Pro

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • Unable to exit edit mode
  • Incompatibility with newer OS versions
  • Crashes during downloads

Requested features

4 requests
  • Add save/edit functionality
  • Implement grid/thumbnail view
  • Introduce user accounts and upload options
  • Improve content moderation

In-app purchases

None

Pointillist

No in-app purchases

None

Skywall Pro

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Pointillist free?
Pointillist costs $0.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is Skywall Pro free?
Skywall Pro costs $1.99, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Pointillist or Skywall Pro?
Skywall Pro is rated higher. Pointillist averages 3.2 out of 5 from 13 ratings, while Skywall Pro averages 4.7 from 1.5K ratings.
Do Pointillist or Skywall Pro have ads?
Neither Pointillist nor Skywall Pro shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Pointillist or Skywall Pro?
Pointillist ships an update every 7 months, and Skywall Pro every 2 months. Most recently, Pointillist was updated on October 22, 2026 and Skywall Pro on October 26, 2026.

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