# Pop Dot Comics vs Borderize

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.

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.

## The numbers

| Metric | Pop Dot Comics | Borderize |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Price | $2.99 | **Free** |
| Rating | **[4.9 (179 ratings)](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/pop-dot-comics/id544828277/reviews)** | — |
| Number of ratings | **179** | — |
| Positive reviews | 77.7% of reviews | — |
| In-app purchases | **No** | Yes |
| Ads | **No** | Yes |
| Update frequency | Every 4 months | — |
| Monetization | Free | — |
| Best chart rank | **#95** | — |
| Size | 68 MB | 33 MB |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 | **13.0** |
| Devices | **iPhone, iPad, iPod** | iPhone, iPod |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | [JixiPix, LLC](https://appshunter.io/developer/380605671) | [NileshKumar Rathod](https://appshunter.io/developer/977297771) |

## What reviewers say

### Pop Dot Comics

[App page](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/pop-dot-comics/id544828277)

**Currently charting:** #95 Top Paid · Photo & Video (US App Store)

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:** Vision Pro support

**In-app purchases:** none

**What reviewers like**

- 👍 Easy to use and intuitive interface
- 🎨 Wide variety of artistic filters and effects
- ✨ High-quality output results
- 🎭 Great for pop art and comic-style transformations
- ⚙️ Highly customizable with many adjustment options

**What reviewers complain about**

- 🐛 Frequent crashes, especially when editing text
- ⏱️ Slow processing times between effect previews
- 📉 Quality degradation when saving to camera roll
- 🖼️ Results don't always match preview thumbnails
- 💾 Loss of work when app crashes before saving

**Reported bugs**

- 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

**Requested features**

- 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


### Borderize

[App page](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/borderize-wallpaper-maker/id6449551751)

**Features:** macOS Compatibility

**In-app purchases (1)**

| Purchase | Price | Billing |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Remove All Ads | $2.99 | one-time |


## Frequently asked questions

### Is Pop Dot Comics free?

Pop Dot Comics costs $2.99, with no in-app purchases.

### Is Borderize free?

Borderize is free to download, with in-app purchases available.

### Do Pop Dot Comics or Borderize have ads?

Borderize shows ads; Pop Dot Comics does not.

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*Compared by [AppsHunter](https://appshunter.io/) from daily US App Store data. Review summaries are generated from verbatim App Store reviews.*