Comparison

Pop Dot Comics vs Retro Pixel Camera

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

Retro Pixel Camera

Apply real-time retro pixel art effects to your camera feed. Adjust pixel size, use classic color palettes, or create your own. Capture and share unique pixelated photos and videos.

Highlights
  • Real-time pixelation
  • Adjustable pixel size
  • Classic retro color palettes
  • Custom palette editor
  • Photo and video recording
  • Built-in gallery
  • Seamless orientation support
Features
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Retro Pixel Camera applies real-time retro effects directly to your phone's camera feed. Adjust pixel size, apply palettes inspired by classic hardware, and edit your own custom palettes. Capture photos and videos in sweet pixel style, browse your gallery, and share your creations. Key Features: - Real-Time Pixelation: Watch your surroundings morph into pixel art live on your screen. What you see is what you capture! - Adjustable Pixel Size: Dial in the perfect look! Easily increase or decrease the pixel resolution on the fly to control the level of abstraction and detail. - Classic Retro Palettes: Instantly apply iconic color schemes inspired by legendary consoles and systems like the NES, SNES, EGA, and Game Boy. Give your creations an authentic vintage feel with a single tap. - Powerful Palette Editor: Unleash your inner artist! Modify the built-in palettes or create entirely new ones from scratch. Choose up to 16 colors, name your custom palette, and save it for later use. Your unique vision, your colors! - Photo and Video Recording: Capture stunning pixelated still photos or record full-length videos drenched in retro style. Perfect for unique social media content, artistic projects, or just having fun! - Built-In Gallery: Access all your creations directly within the app. Browse your saved images and videos, replay your pixelated movies, share your favorites with friends, or delete unwanted files easily. - Seamless Orientation Support: The app adapts to you, working in both portrait and landscape modes, with support for front and back cameras. - Easy Saving: Your pixelated photos and videos are backed up to your device's media library so you can always reach them. Unleash Your Creativity: Retro Pixel Camera isn't just a filter; it's a creative tool. Experiment with different resolutions and color palettes to find the perfect aesthetic. Capture mundane scenes and turn them into captivating, stylized art. Create unique video clips that stand out from the crowd. The possibilities are unlimited. Whether you're a retro gaming enthusiast, a digital artist, or just looking for a fun new way to capture memories, Retro Pixel Camera offers a unique and engaging experience. Reimagine Your World in 8-Bit!

Screenshots

Pop Dot Comics4 screens
Retro Pixel Camera4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is monetization model: Pop Dot Comics at free against Retro Pixel Camera's paid. Pop Dot Comics also leads on ratings volume (179 vs 4) and chart position (#191 vs unranked). Retro Pixel Camera's advantage is review sentiment (100% vs 78%) and iOS requirement (12.1 vs 15.0). On price, rating, ads and in-app purchases 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

Pop Dot Comics costs $2.99 and Retro Pixel Camera $2.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.9 for Pop Dot Comics against 5.0 for Retro Pixel Camera. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Pop Dot Comics has 179 ratings behind it against 4, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 78% of Pop Dot Comics's written reviews are positive against 100% of Retro Pixel Camera's.

Scorecard5 real differences · 6 level
Pop Dot Comics versus Retro Pixel Camera: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPop Dot ComicsRetro Pixel Camera
Price$2.99$2.99
Rating4.9 (179 ratings)5.0 (4 ratings) — better
Positive reviews77.7% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings179 — better4
Update frequencyEvery 4 months—
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree — betterPaid
Best chart rank#191 — better—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.012.1 — better
Further details — not scored
Size68 MB49 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperJixiPix, LLCCognichine

Customer experience

Pop Dot Comics

All ratings177 ratings
Positive97.7%
Neutral1.1%
Negative1.1%
Written reviews269 reviews
Positive77.7%
Neutral8.2%
Negative14.1%

Retro Pixel Camera

All ratings4 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews3 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

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

Retro Pixel Camera

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

Pop Dot Comics

No in-app purchases

None

Retro Pixel Camera

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Pop Dot Comics free?
Pop Dot Comics costs $2.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is Retro Pixel Camera free?
Retro Pixel Camera costs $2.99, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Pop Dot Comics or Retro Pixel Camera?
Retro Pixel Camera is rated higher. Pop Dot Comics averages 4.9 out of 5 from 179 ratings, while Retro Pixel Camera averages 5.0 from 4 ratings.
Do Pop Dot Comics or Retro Pixel Camera have ads?
Neither Pop Dot Comics nor Retro Pixel Camera shows ads.

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