Comparison

Dots on Faces vs Strobfy

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

Head to head
About

Dots on Faces

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The App does literally what its title claims: take a picture containing faces, and it will place a brightly colored dot over each one. Which by the way, is a direct and pretty literal interpretation of a quote by the Artist himself: I will be remembered as "the artist who put dots over people's faces" Features: "Instant Artification" Snap a selfie, lose your face. Add a dot, become art. Who needs identity when you can have abstraction? Make your friends ask, 'Is this art?' and answer with a smug 'Meeh..'” "Dot Your Selfies" Because why not? Capture your essence, then cover it with a bright circle. Transform ordinary moments into confusing masterpieces. Feel sophisticated, even if it’s just a Tuesday morning. "The Art of Disguise" Why show real faces when you can hide them with a dot? Create enigmatic portraits with a single tap. Because true art is all about giving up your ego, one dot at a time. "This App Will Change Your Life" Not really. It's just another way to pass the time, to distract from the existential dread, to connect with strangers and to share pictures of your lunch. Tap, swipe, and pretend it means something. John Baldessari (1931-2020) Artist, provacateur, and the person who made text art cool. Known for merging painting, photography, and words into something that made people say, 'Is this art?' and then, 'Hell Yes, it is.' He spent over fifty years turning the mundane into the extraordinary, proving that sometimes, art is just a 'dot on a face'.

About

Strobfy

Transform your photos into dynamic, pulsing videos with a variety of effects. Easily create high-contrast, flickering visuals for social media without a steep learning curve. Customize every aspect of the strobe and visual effects, and add graphic text overlays.

Highlights
  • Create strobe and pulsing video effects from photos
  • Customizable frame interval and flash rates
  • Raw visual controls for jitter, contrast, and overlays
  • Add and customize graphic text layers
  • Export in various aspect ratios for social media
  • On-device processing with no account required
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Stills are dead. Strobfy doesn't edit your photos. It breaks them — into pulsing, flickering, high-contrast video you can post anywhere. Pick a few shots from your camera roll, tap a recipe or set the tempo yourself, and export. No timeline, no learning curve. RECIPES Ready-made looks like STROBE, PULSE and BREAK set every slider in one tap. Tweak them, save your own and get them back on all your devices via iCloud. CONTROL THE PULSE Frame interval, double-blink frequency, white flash rate and blank shutter rate — set exactly how your shots cut and flash. RAW VISUAL CONTROLS Kinetic jitter, black-and-white contrast, film grain, scanline and VHS overlay, pixelation bursts, slice glitch. Every slider is on one screen. Nothing buried in menus. Edit the VHS text: turn PLAY and the date on or off, or set your own date. GRAPHIC TEXT Add text layers and control rotation, scale and font weight. Pick Arial or one of five extra fonts: Space Mono, Instrument Serif, VT323, Syne and Anton. BUILT FOR POSTING Export 15-second clips, or up to 60 seconds with Pro, as 9:16 Story/Reel, 1:1 square, 4:5 portrait or 16:9 landscape. Saved straight to your photo library. ON-DEVICE Everything happens on your iPhone. Your photos are never uploaded anywhere. No account, no sign-up, no tracking. STROBFY PRO Strobfy is free to use, and you can try every feature in the preview. One purchase unlocks STROBFY Pro for good: no watermark (or your own text instead), all recipes plus up to 10 of your own, 5 extra fonts, videos up to 60 seconds and Edit VHS text. No subscription. Bought "Remove Watermark" before? You already have Pro. PHOTOSENSITIVITY WARNING Strobfy creates rapid flashing and high-contrast strobing effects. A small number of people may experience seizures when exposed to flashing lights, even with no prior history. Do not use this app if you are sensitive to flashing lights. Terms of Use: https://strobfy.com/terms.html Privacy Policy: https://strobfy.com/privacy.html

Screenshots

Dots on Faces4 screens
Strobfy4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Dots on Faces at none against Strobfy's 1. On price, update cadence, ads and 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

Both are free to download. Strobfy sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Dots on Faces asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly every 2 days. The most recent releases landed on November 4, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard1 real difference · 8 level
Dots on Faces versus Strobfy: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterDots on FacesStrobfy
PriceFreeFree
Rating—5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Number of ratings—1 — better
Update frequencyEvery 2 daysEvery 2 days
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
Monetization—Free with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhoneiPhone
Requires iOS16.0 — better17
Further details — not scored
Size1 MB2 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperImaginary Institute s.r.l.Stefan Schuster

In-app purchases

None

Dots on Faces

No in-app purchases

1 purchases

Strobfy

One-time1
  • STROBFY Pro$3.99

Questions

Is Dots on Faces free?
Dots on Faces is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Strobfy free?
Strobfy is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Dots on Faces or Strobfy have ads?
Neither Dots on Faces nor Strobfy shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Dots on Faces or Strobfy?
Dots on Faces ships an update every 2 days, and Strobfy every 2 days. Most recently, Dots on Faces was updated on November 4, 2026 and Strobfy on October 31, 2026.

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