Comparison

Pointillist vs Skin Tones !

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

Skin Tones !

Enhance your photos with a wide range of artistic and natural skin tone color adjustments. Apply various beauty and special effects to create stunning visuals. Easily save and share your edited images on social media.

Highlights
  • Skin color enhancement
  • Artistic effects (Beauty, Radiance, Scratch, etc.)
  • Natural skin color adjustments
  • Photo enhancer
  • Easy save and share
  • Color enhancement
Features
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Skin Tones! lets you change Skin Colors to something artistic or Natural Skin colors It is best photo enhancer app. Skin Tones! Features : Color enhancement Awesome Artistic effects: i) Beauty ii) Radiance ii) Scratch iv) Enamel v) Blemish vi) Grain vii) Incline viii)lightning ix) Rain Drop. Easy save and share on any social networking platforms. Privacy Policy: https://jaiparkashappstore.blogspot.com/2020/05/privacy-policy.html Terms of use: https://jaiparkashappstore.blogspot.com/2020/05/terms-of-use.html

Screenshots

Pointillist4 screens
Skin Tones !4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Pointillist at 63% against Skin Tones !'s 0%. Pointillist also leads on rating (3.2 vs 1.0) and in-app purchases (none vs 4). Skin Tones !'s advantage is price (Free vs $0.99). On update cadence, device support and iOS requirement 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

Skin Tones ! is free to download; Pointillist costs $0.99 up front. Skin Tones ! sells 4 in-app purchases, starting at $0.49 per 7 days. Pointillist asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Pointillist holds the better App Store score, 3.2 against 1.0. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 13 and 4 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 63% of Pointillist's written reviews are positive against 0% of Skin Tones !'s.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Pointillist ships an update every 7 months, Skin Tones ! every 12 months. Both last shipped on November 6, 2026.

Scorecard7 real differences · 3 level
Pointillist versus Skin Tones !: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPointillistSkin Tones !
Price$0.99Free — better
Rating3.2 (13 ratings) — better1.0 (4 ratings)
Positive reviews62.8% of reviews — better0.0% of reviews
Number of ratings13 — better4
Update frequencyEvery 7 months — betterEvery 12 months
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree — betterFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPod
Requires iOS12.012.0
Further details — not scored
Size1 MB29 MB
Age rating4+4+
Developer志明 丁Jai Parkash

Customer experience

Pointillist

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

Skin Tones !

All ratings4 ratings
Positive0.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative100.0%
Written reviews3 reviews
Positive0.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative100.0%

In-app purchases

None

Pointillist

No in-app purchases

4 purchases

Skin Tones !

Subscriptions3
  • Weekly Membership$0.497 Days
  • Monthly Membership$2.991 Month
  • Yearly Membership$4.991 Year
One-time1
  • Free Ads$3.99

Questions

Is Pointillist free?
Pointillist costs $0.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is Skin Tones ! free?
Skin Tones ! is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Pointillist or Skin Tones !?
Pointillist is rated higher. Pointillist averages 3.2 out of 5 from 13 ratings, while Skin Tones ! averages 1.0 from 4 ratings.
Do Pointillist or Skin Tones ! have ads?
Skin Tones ! shows ads; Pointillist does not.
Which is updated more often, Pointillist or Skin Tones !?
Pointillist ships an update every 7 months, and Skin Tones ! every 12 months. Most recently, Pointillist was updated on November 6, 2026 and Skin Tones ! on November 6, 2026.

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