Pointillist vs Elasticam
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!
Elasticam
Transform ordinary photos into surreal art with powerful yet easy-to-use tools. Stretch, squeeze, and warp images to create magical effects, inspired by surrealist masterpieces or for fun. Offers professional-grade manipulation in the palm of your hand.
- Warp, melt, and liquify photo effects
- Multiple brush modes (smear, twirl, grow, shrink)
- Full resolution export
- Undo/redo functionality
- Load from photos or camera
- Save and email images
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Turn any photo into a surreal masterpiece with Elasticam. Stretch, squeeze, pinch and prod your prints to create magical effects with ease. Elasticam features a simple yet powerful toolset to take the ordinary and turn it into the extraordinary. Using the same image manipulation algorithm as professional editing software, Elasticam brings powerful image editing tools the palm of your hand. Whether you are inspired by Salvador Dali's surrealistic masterpieces or just want to give your friends crazy-eyes Elasticam is the app for you. See the video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mFtMKHE490c Features: - full resolution export - 5 brush modes: smear, twirl, twirl ccw, grow, shrink - eraser - pan and zoom canvas - 10 steps undo/redo - shake to reset - size and strength sliders - portrait and landscape interface support - load from photos or get from camera - save in photos, send by email * Photos are optimized for performance while editing. Saved photos are rendered at full resolution.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Elasticam at 4.3 against Pointillist's 3.2. Elasticam also leads on update cadence (every 2 weeks vs every 7 months) and review sentiment (82% vs 63%). Pointillist's advantage is price ($0.99 vs $1.99). On ads, in-app purchases 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
Pointillist costs $0.99 and Elasticam $1.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Elasticam holds the better App Store score, 4.3 against 3.2. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Elasticam has 114 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 82% of Elasticam's.
Pointillist ships an update every 7 months, Elasticam every 2 weeks. Both last shipped on September 25, 2026.
| Parameter | Pointillist | Elasticam |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $0.99 — better | $1.99 |
| Rating | 3.2 (13 ratings) | 4.3 (114 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 62.8% of reviews | 82.3% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 13 | 114 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 7 months | Every 2 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free — better | Paid |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 12.0 | 8.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 1 MB | 6 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | 志明 丁 | Lucky Clan |
Customer experience
Pointillist
Elasticam
Bugs and requests
Pointillist
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
Elasticam
Reported bugs
4 issues- App crashes when using certain tools or settings
- Distortion sliders not working as expected
- Blurry image quality after editing
- Compatibility issues on iPad devices
Requested features
4 requests- Add more editing tools (blur, pixelate, color effects)
- Implement a save/load feature to avoid losing progress
- Improve the user interface and make controls more accessible
- Optimize the app for newer devices and iOS versions
In-app purchases
Pointillist
No in-app purchases
Elasticam
No in-app purchases
Questions
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