SnapDot vs Dot Art
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
SnapDot
Transform your photos into unique stipple drawings with intuitive editing tools. Control dot density, contrast, and brightness to create professional-looking art for sharing or printing. Supports color, greyscale, and black-and-white outputs.
- Create stipple drawings from photos
- Control dot density, contrast, and brightness
- Color, greyscale, and black-and-white modes
- Optional canvas background
- Advanced PDF exporting
- Social media integration
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Automatically create one-of-kind professional stipple drawings! Create customized professional stipple drawings from photos with easy editing tools on the iPhone and iPad. The dots respond instantly to your artistic expression. The most compelling and innovative drawing app on the App Store. CHECK OUT SNAPDOT ON PINTEREST: http://pinterest.com/jccollier/snapdot-drawings/ SnapDot gives your iPhone and iPad the ability to draw professionally with stipples: dots! SnapDot applies your creativity to your favorite photos with intuitive controls. Each setting—whether it’s the number of dots, contrast, or brightness—turns your photo into a unique work of art to share with friends or to frame and hang on your wall. FEATURES: + Fine-level control over contrast, brightness, and number of dots. + Individual modes for color, greyscale and true black-and-white drawings. + Optional canvas background and advanced exporting to PDF. + Helpful on-screen reminders of buttons and icons. + Improved integration with Facebook and all your other apps. SUPPORTS: All iPhone and iPad devices running iOS 8.0+, including iOS 9. Have an issue? We can't respond to App Store reviews, so email us at support@dotwerx.com.
Dot Art
Create unique artistic images by controlling dot size and spacing. This tool offers a different visual experience and can be helpful for overcoming phobias.
- Adjustable dot size
- Control dot spacing
- Unique artistic effects
- Phobia overcoming tool
- Different visual experience
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Dot Art transforms your photos into gorgeous dot art, pixel art, and mosaic masterpieces. Control the size and spacing of every dot to craft your own pointillism, halftone, or stippling effects—from bold pixel blocks to delicate dotted textures. WHY YOU'LL LOVE IT • Photo to dot art in one tap—instant artistic transformation • Fully adjustable dot size & spacing for endless creative styles • New live camera effects: shoot directly through real-time dot & pixel filters • Import any image and apply effects instantly • Rich filters, black & white, and elegant wedding effects • A soothing cure for trypophobia—turn unsettling images into calm, ordered dot patterns Whether you're a designer, photographer, or just love creative play, Dot Art makes pixel and dot art effortless and fun. Download now and dot your world. Millva.com
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Verdict
The clearest difference is ads: SnapDot at none against Dot Art's shown. SnapDot also leads on update cadence (every 2 months vs every 55 months) and ratings volume (39 vs 2). Dot Art's advantage is rating (5.0 vs 4.6) and review sentiment (100% vs 82%). On price, 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Dot Art holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.6. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: SnapDot has 39 ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 82% of SnapDot's written reviews are positive against 100% of Dot Art's.
SnapDot ships an update every 2 months, Dot Art every 55 months. The most recent releases landed on October 14, 2026 and October 13, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | SnapDot | Dot Art |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.6 (39 ratings) | 5.0 (2 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 82.3% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 39 — better | 2 |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months — better | Every 55 months |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 8.0 — better | 17.6 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 3 MB | 13 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Dotwerx | CHI HAO CHIU |
Customer experience
SnapDot
Dot Art
Bugs and requests
SnapDot
Reported bugs
10 issues- Crashes when opened
- Crashes upon opening after iOS 6 update
- Sliders no longer visible
- App will not delete
- Background frame/paper button doesn't toggle background
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- Image resizing/resolution reduction
- Self-hiding adjustment popovers
- Manual adjustment brushes confusing
- Does not install on iPad (for one user)
- Saving to camera roll not full size
Requested features
8 requests- More dots
- Ability to crop image
- More updates
- Port to macOS
- Add squares & geometric shapes
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- Reset feature
- Stop auto-hiding adjustment popovers
- Full size saving to camera roll
Dot Art
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
SnapDot
No in-app purchases
Dot Art
No in-app purchases
