Comparison

SnapDot vs Imaengine

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

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.

Highlights
  • 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
Features
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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.

About

Imaengine

Transform photos and videos into stylized vector art with various filters and editing tools. Create pop-art effects, remove backgrounds with black and white vectorization, and generate rotoscope-style videos from imported footage.

Highlights
  • Color vectorization
  • Pop-art style filters
  • Black and white vectorization
  • Video and movie import
  • Rotoscope-style videos
  • User-friendly editor
Features
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Color vectorization, pop-art style filters, black and white for background removing. Video and movie import to get rotoscope-style videos. User-friendly editor with selection tools, brush and eraser. Now we have 3 different vector apps, you can choose the one fit your necessities: - 'Imaengine': filter section with all the vectorization capabilities, with smart controls and clean interface, editor section with only the essential tools. - 'Vector Q': the most powerful, full control over vectorizing with advanced parameters and a complete vector editor. - 'Vinilo': the simpler, only black and white vectorization and single-tool editor.

Screenshots

SnapDot1 screens
Imaengine4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: SnapDot at 4.6 against Imaengine's 3.1. SnapDot also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 1) and review sentiment (82% vs 58%). Imaengine's advantage is update cadence (every 3 weeks vs every 2 months). On price, ratings volume, ads 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Imaengine sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. SnapDot asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

SnapDot holds the better App Store score, 4.6 against 3.1. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 39 and 35 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 82% of SnapDot's written reviews are positive against 58% of Imaengine's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

SnapDot ships an update every 2 months, Imaengine every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on September 28, 2026 and October 11, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
SnapDot versus Imaengine: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSnapDotImaengine
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.6 (39 ratings) — better3.1 (35 ratings)
Positive reviews82.3% of reviews — better58.1% of reviews
Number of ratings39 — better35
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsEvery 3 weeks — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree — betterFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS8.0 — better15.6
Further details — not scored
Size3 MB18 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperDotwerxLuis Rivas

Customer experience

SnapDot

All ratings39 ratings
Positive87.2%
Neutral7.7%
Negative5.1%
Written reviews62 reviews
Positive82.3%
Neutral8.1%
Negative9.7%

Imaengine

All ratings35 ratings
Positive51.4%
Neutral8.6%
Negative40.0%
Written reviews31 reviews
Positive58.1%
Neutral12.9%
Negative29.0%

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
Show 3 more
  • Reset feature
  • Stop auto-hiding adjustment popovers
  • Full size saving to camera roll

Imaengine

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

SnapDot

No in-app purchases

1 purchases

Imaengine

One-time1
  • Unlimited Sharing$5.99

Questions

Is SnapDot free?
SnapDot is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Imaengine free?
Imaengine is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, SnapDot or Imaengine?
SnapDot is rated higher. SnapDot averages 4.6 out of 5 from 39 ratings, while Imaengine averages 3.1 from 35 ratings.
Do SnapDot or Imaengine have ads?
Neither SnapDot nor Imaengine shows ads.
Which is updated more often, SnapDot or Imaengine?
SnapDot ships an update every 2 months, and Imaengine every 3 weeks. Most recently, SnapDot was updated on September 28, 2026 and Imaengine on October 11, 2026.

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