DotIt! vs YouTrend
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
DotIt!
Unleash your creativity by easily adding photos as backgrounds and then drawing or writing on them. Save and share your unique creations with friends. Simple touch controls make it accessible for all.
- Add photos as backgrounds
- Easy touch controls
- Save creations
- Share creations
- Creative expression
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DotIt! is a playful, easy-to-use canvas for making dot art on iPhone, iPad, Apple Watch, and Apple TV. Just touch the screen and start placing dots. Pick a color, choose a size, and watch your creation come together. Add a photo as a background to trace, decorate, or just have fun with. Designed with kids in mind: • No accounts, no ads, no tracking • Simple touch controls anyone can pick up • Save your artwork to the photo library and share it with family Features: • Multiple dot sizes and rotation • Photo backgrounds — turn any picture into a canvas • Save and share to Photos, Messages, and more • Apple Watch companion app to sketch on the go • Native Apple TV support — paint on the big screen with the Siri Remote
YouTrend
Discover the most popular videos across a wide range of categories, from cinema and sports to music and technology. Easily browse, view, and share trending content with friends.
- Trending video discovery
- Categorized content
- Easy sharing
- Wide variety of topics
- View most viewed videos
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Using YouTrend you will discover the most trending videos of this moment categorized! Cinema, sports, entertainment, games, Vlogs, engine, music, pets, travel, events, comedy, advice, style, training, science, technology and much more! All the most viewed videos in each category sorted so you can easily view and share them with your friends! Do not hesitate and download it now!
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: DotIt! at 4.4 against YouTrend's 3.7. DotIt! also leads on review sentiment (100% vs 67%) and ratings volume (57 vs 9). YouTrend's advantage is update cadence (every 2 months vs every 16 months) and iOS requirement (15.6 vs 26.0). On price, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
DotIt! holds the better App Store score, 4.4 against 3.7. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: DotIt! has 57 ratings behind it against 9, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 100% of DotIt!'s written reviews are positive against 67% of YouTrend's.
DotIt! ships an update every 16 months, YouTrend every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on September 9, 2026 and August 26, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | DotIt! | YouTrend |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.4 (57 ratings) — better | 3.7 (9 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better | 66.7% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 57 — better | 9 |
| Update frequency | Every 16 months | Every 2 months — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, Apple TV, Apple Watch | iPhone, iPad, iPod, Apple TV |
| Requires iOS | 26.0 | 15.6 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 9 MB | 5 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 12+ |
| Developer | ritterfeld.com | Devinet |
Customer experience
DotIt!
YouTrend
In-app purchases
DotIt!
No in-app purchases
YouTrend
No in-app purchases
