Pointillist vs Disco Cam
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!
Disco Cam
Transform your photos with vibrant, fluorescent colors and neon effects. This app lets you create unique and spectacular images in seconds by blending colors. Explore 30 different color combinations to make your memories stand out.
- Fluorescent color blending
- Neon photo effects
- 30 color combinations
- Instant photo creation
- Creative camera transformation
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Turn your camera into a creative photo taker with Disco Cam! This App turns your device into an extraordinary photo taker by blending florescent colors into neon coolness! See the screen shots - snapshots like these can be created in seconds. Turn boring into spectacular with Disco Cam! You'll have 30 different awesome color combinations to choose from. Simply tap the screen for a new view, when you find the perfect color combination snap a photo for a unique lasting memory.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: Disco Cam at Free against Pointillist's $0.99. Disco Cam also leads on rating (4.1 vs 3.2) and update cadence (every 2 weeks vs every 7 months). On ads, in-app purchases, monetization model 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
Disco Cam is free to download; Pointillist costs $0.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Disco Cam holds the better App Store score, 4.1 against 3.2. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Disco Cam has 70 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 88% of Disco Cam's.
Pointillist ships an update every 7 months, Disco Cam every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on September 12, 2026 and September 19, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Pointillist | Disco Cam |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $0.99 | Free — better |
| Rating | 3.2 (13 ratings) | 4.1 (70 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 62.8% of reviews | 87.5% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 13 | 70 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 7 months | Every 2 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 12.0 | 6.1 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 1 MB | 5 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | 志明 丁 | Awesome Apps, LLC |
Customer experience
Pointillist
Disco Cam
In-app purchases
Pointillist
No in-app purchases
Disco Cam
No in-app purchases
