Pointillist vs PuppyCam
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
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!
PuppyCam
This app provides a specialized camera interface designed to help you take better photos of your dog. It includes a built-in noise maker to get your pet's attention and saves all captured images directly to your device's camera roll for easy editing and sharing.
- Specialized camera interface
- Noise maker to attract pets
- Save photos to camera roll
- Practice with animated puppy
- Easy sharing of photos
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Capturing a great photo of your dog can be difficult without help. PuppyCam offers a unique camera interface complete with a noise maker to help you capture great photos of your dog. All of the photos taken with PuppyCam are saved to your device's camera roll where you can edit them with your favorite App or share them with your friends. Use James the animated test puppy to practice your photo skills, you can find James in the help section of the app.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: PuppyCam at Free against Pointillist's $0.99. PuppyCam also leads on rating (4.3 vs 3.2) and review sentiment (100% vs 63%). Pointillist's advantage is ads (none vs shown) and device support (3 vs 1). On ratings volume and in-app purchases 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
PuppyCam is free to download; Pointillist costs $0.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
PuppyCam holds the better App Store score, 4.3 against 3.2. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 13 and 10 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 63% of Pointillist's written reviews are positive against 100% of PuppyCam's.
Pointillist ships an update every 7 months, PuppyCam every 3 months. The most recent releases landed on October 22, 2026 and October 29, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Pointillist | PuppyCam |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $0.99 | Free — better |
| Rating | 3.2 (13 ratings) | 4.3 (10 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 62.8% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 13 — better | 10 |
| Update frequency | Every 7 months | Every 3 months — better |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free — better | Paid |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 12.0 — better | 16.6 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 1 MB | 71 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | 志明 丁 | OurBigAdventure, LLC |
Customer experience
Pointillist
PuppyCam
In-app purchases
Pointillist
No in-app purchases
PuppyCam
No in-app purchases
