Comparison

Pop Dot Comics vs piCompare

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

Head to head
About

Pop Dot Comics

Transform your photos into vintage comic book illustrations with bold outlines, vibrant colors, and classic halftone dots. Add speech bubbles and sound effects to create fun, newspaper-worthy art.

Highlights
  • Create comic book style illustrations
  • Apply thick outlines and bold colors
  • Add benday dots and halftone effects
  • Include speech bubbles and sound effects
  • Choose from 5 comic styles
  • Adjust outlines, color, and borders
  • Save and share creations
Features
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Create a comic worthy of the Sunday newspaper or your favorite pulp-fiction cover. Pop Dot Comic is a fun way to create comic-book style illustrations from your snapshot or ones taken of your friends and family. Pop Dot Comic applies thick outlines, bold colors, and plenty of benday dots to newsprint or pulp papers to give every creation the look of one that’s been printed or published. In the past, halftones were tediously inked in by cartoon artists or created in darkrooms. With Pop Dot Comic you can easily and quickly convert your photo into a comic book drawing that’s worthy enough for the Sunday newspaper or your favorite pulp-fiction cover. With a library of included “Fun Stuff”, custom messages can be added to speech bubbles and sound effects will give your creation “POW”. When your finished creating a comic book photo save it to your library or post them to your friends and family for funny moments. 

COMIC STYLES
 • Sunday Comics — Creates a Cartoon Photo 
 • Halftone — Transforms a photo into a Halftone Newspaper Photo
 • Pop Comics — Converts photos into a bright Pop Art Lichtenstein-style Cartoon
 • Pulp Comics — Renders a Cartoon with Vintage Color on Aged Pulp Paper
 • Noir Comics — Creates a contrasted toned or blk/white Comic with selective color like those used in the Sin City series Pop Dot Comics is a professional cartoon effect that can be done directly on your iPhone, iPad and Mac. •Convert all your images and pictures into cartoon-style effect quickly •Choose a preset for a quick start •Use large photos for a high-end result! •Crop your photo to remove unwanted parts of an image •Choose between 5 comic styles: Sunday Comics, Halftone, Noir Comics, Pop Comics, Pulp Comics •Make adjustments to outlines, color, border width, border inset and pulp papers •Choose between Dots, Lines and Halftones •Edit and resize “Fun Stuff” and “Bubbles” with an easy one-finger gesture •Share via Email, Facebook, Twitter and Tumblr •Save to Camera Roll Easy to Use •Tap to edit type in speech & thought bubbles •Long Press to delete fun stuff and bubbles •Pull edges of fun stuff and speech bubbles to resize •Touch and hold center to move FEATURES
 Benday Dots — like those used in the traditional printing process. Benday Dots are two (or more) different small, colored dots combined to create a third color. Back in the day, pulp comic books used Benday Dots in primary colors to inexpensively create the secondary colors such as flesh tone.

 Fully adjustable control on all aspects of the process: Dot or Line size, Outline size, Color variation, Border: Width, Inset, Color & Corner Radius. 

INCLUDES
 Newsprint and Pulp Papers

 UNIVERSAL FEATURES 
All JixiPix Apps come with: Superior Customer Service, Support for High-Resolution Images & Output, Undo/Redo, Randomize Button, Quick Presets and the ability to create Custom Presets, Cropping with the ability to specify aspect ratio, Quick Preview, Email, Print, and the ability to post directly to Facebook, Instagram, Twitter, and Tumblr. We also have an online art gallery and invite our user’s to display their artistic creations on it: http://www.flickr.com/groups/jixipixcreations/

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 “JixiPix turns any photo into a masterpiece. All that is required of you is the appreciation — we’ll take care of the rest!” JixiPix.com “Creative Tools for Creative People" Photography | Artistic | Graphic Apps
 MAC • iPad • iPhone

About

piCompare

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Discover piCompare, the app designed for professionals who need to visually document the progress of their work. Perfect for aesthetic doctors, dentists, architects, and many more, piCompare makes comparing Before and After photos simple, fast, and precise. REAL-TIME PHOTO OVERLAY Compare and capture Before and After photos with exceptional precision, directly from your iPhone or iPad. PHOTO MANAGEMENT Document the history of your interventions with notes, dates, categories, and more, for complete tracking over time. CLIENT/PATIENT MANAGEMENT [Premium] Categorize and manage Before and After photos for clients or patients, transforming piCompare into a complete management tool. ONLINE & OFFLINE Use piCompare seamlessly both online and offline. Photos sync automatically with the Cloud, saving storage on your device. MULTI-DEVICE Access piCompare on iOS and WebApp for unmatched flexibility, wherever you are. MULTILINGUAL Available in Italian and English for a tailored user experience. COLOR CUSTOMIZATION [Premium] Customize the app interface to match your brand or preferences with customizable color options. GUARANTEED SECURITY All photos and data are protected on secure servers, ensuring maximum confidentiality. EASY TO USE An intuitive interface makes piCompare accessible to everyone, with no technical expertise required. Need help? Check the manual available on every page or contact us through our official website: www.picompare.com. WHY CHOOSE piCompare? piCompare is the ultimate solution for visually documenting the progress of your interventions. With piCompare, you can: Clearly showcase treatment results. Build customer loyalty by sharing tangible evidence of your work. Improve communication and visual documentation of your interventions. Don’t miss the chance to discover how piCompare can revolutionize your work! Terms and Conditions: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Screenshots

Pop Dot Comics4 screens
piCompare4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: piCompare at Free against Pop Dot Comics's $2.99. piCompare also leads on update cadence (every 8 days vs every 4 months) and iOS requirement (13.0 vs 15.0). Pop Dot Comics's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 4) and ads (none vs shown). On 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

piCompare is free to download; Pop Dot Comics costs $2.99 up front. piCompare sells 4 in-app purchases, starting at $3.99 per month. Pop Dot Comics asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Pop Dot Comics ships an update every 4 months, piCompare every 8 days. The most recent releases landed on September 24, 2026 and September 7, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
Pop Dot Comics versus piCompare: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPop Dot ComicspiCompare
Price$2.99Free — better
Rating4.9 (177 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews77.7% of reviews—
Number of ratings177 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 4 monthsEvery 8 days — better
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.013.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size68 MB76 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperJixiPix, LLCFilippo Saretta

Bugs and requests

Pop Dot Comics

Reported bugs

12 issues
  • App crashes frequently during text editing
  • App crashes when saving or rendering images
  • Photos fail to load from gallery on some devices
  • High-resolution export produces pixelated images
  • Saved images appear different from in-app preview
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  • App crashes when adding and moving text elements
  • Rendering hangs or gets stuck
  • Crashes on iPhone 5 and older devices
  • Text editing causes app to close unexpectedly
  • Stability issues on iPhone 4S
  • Gallery import functionality broken on some devices
  • Occasional freezing during effect application

Requested features

17 requests
  • More speech bubble and caption options
  • Ability to adjust colors in specific areas (e.g., faces, lips)
  • Multi-cell page layouts and storyboard creation
  • Vaporwave aesthetic filter option
  • Text without word bubbles option
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  • Ability to rotate paper textures
  • Easier text size and rotation controls
  • Zoom capabilities
  • Brightness, saturation, and contrast user controls
  • Ability to import custom elements
  • Double dialogue bubbles
  • Direction control for speech bubbles
  • Larger halftone dot options
  • More varied caption directions
  • Simultaneous editing of multiple photos
  • Storyboard functionality
  • Better style preview with consistent sample images

piCompare

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

Pop Dot Comics

No in-app purchases

4 purchases

piCompare

Subscriptions4
  • Subscription Easy Monthly$3.991 Month
  • Monthly Pro Subscription$17.991 Month
  • Subscription Easy Yearly$24.991 Year
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  • Annual Pro Subscription$149.991 Year

Questions

Is Pop Dot Comics free?
Pop Dot Comics costs $2.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is piCompare free?
piCompare is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Pop Dot Comics or piCompare have ads?
piCompare shows ads; Pop Dot Comics does not.
Which is updated more often, Pop Dot Comics or piCompare?
Pop Dot Comics ships an update every 4 months, and piCompare every 8 days. Most recently, Pop Dot Comics was updated on September 24, 2026 and piCompare on September 7, 2026.

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