Pop Dot Comics vs Borderize
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
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.
- 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
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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/ *************** “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
Borderize
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Borderize is a powerful iOS app that allows you to unleash your creativity and transform your ordinary photos into stunning bordered wallpapers. With a wide selection of inbuilt borders and themes, you can effortlessly add a touch of elegance, fun, or uniqueness to your images. Whether you're looking to personalise your home screen or lock screen, Borderize provides a seamless and intuitive user experience to make your wallpapers truly stand out. Enhance your device's aesthetics with Borderize! Customise your wallpapers like never before. Choose from an extensive collection of themes, including "Blast," "Army," "Black," "Bricks," "Fruits," "Flowers," "Dots," "Animals," "Metals," "Colours," "Chevron," and many more. Immerse yourself in a world of creativity and elevate your wallpapers to the next level. Adjust border width, create circular-shaped angles, and even add a touch of blur to your borders. Download Borderize today and make your device uniquely yours! Key Features: - Vast collection of inbuilt borders and themes to choose from. - Seamlessly change photos and apply different themes to create visually captivating wallpapers. - Customise border width to suit your style and preferences. - Add circular shapes or angles to your images for a unique look. - Increase or decrease blur to create stunning and immersive borders. - Intuitive and user-friendly interface for a smooth editing experience. - Save and share your personalised wallpapers directly from the app. - Enhance your device's home screen and lock screen with your own touch of artistry. Unlock a world of creativity with Borderize and bring your wallpapers to life!
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: Borderize at Free against Pop Dot Comics's $2.99. Borderize also leads on iOS requirement (13.0 vs 15.0). Pop Dot Comics's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 1) 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
Borderize is free to download; Pop Dot Comics costs $2.99 up front. Borderize sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Pop Dot Comics asks for nothing beyond the download.
| Parameter | Pop Dot Comics | Borderize |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $2.99 | Free — better |
| Rating | 4.9 (179 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 77.7% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 179 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 4 months | — |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free | — |
| Best chart rank | #95 — better | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 | 13.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 68 MB | 33 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | JixiPix, LLC | NileshKumar Rathod |
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
Borderize
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Pop Dot Comics
No in-app purchases
Borderize
- Remove All Ads$2.99









