Comparison

Popdot (Halftone Effect) vs Fx Stencil

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

Head to head
About

Popdot (Halftone Effect)

Transform your photos into comic-book style illustrations or dot art with various image effects. This app offers a simple interface for easy use and sharing to popular social media platforms.

Highlights
  • Comic-book style illustrations
  • Dot art effects
  • Easy-to-use interface
  • Share to social media
  • Save to camera roll
  • Print option
Features
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PopDot is simple, funny app that lets you convert your photos into comic-book style illustrations or beautiful dot art by applying different image effects. * PopDot can be applied to any image. * PopDot is very easy to use interface. * Share to Instagram, Twitter, Facebook, E-mail, Copy, Camera Roll and print. If you have comments, need help or found a bug, please help and send a email to nedisapp@gmail.com and we'll try to help you. Enjoy the PopDot!!

About

Fx Stencil

Transform your photos into unique stencil art. Easily edit, customize colors, and apply gradients to create personalized designs for printing on various materials or sharing with loved ones.

Highlights
  • Create stencils from photos
  • Edit and customize stencils
  • Gradient stencil effects
  • Save and share stencils
  • Simple drawing tools
  • Invert stencil option
Features
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Fx Stencil lets you make a stencil from photo you takes or from your photo album.Very simple and quick. You can edit, share on facebook, save to your album or mail it to your friends and family. With a stencil you can use to print on the wall, clothes, fabric or make amazing gifts that imbued with your own personality. New features with version 3.3.0 - Support Dark mode - New Design UI for app - New core processing - More color for stencil - New Gradient stencil - Save your stencil - Share stencil to social networks and some action for stencil - Crop Image - Custom color - More tool - A simple drawing tools to help you edit image stencil. - Invert Stencil Wish you have fun with Fx Stencil. Sincerely!

Screenshots

Popdot (Halftone Effect)2 screens
Fx Stencil4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Fx Stencil at 4.5 against Popdot (Halftone Effect)'s 2.7. Fx Stencil also leads on review sentiment (36% vs 0%) and ratings volume (1K vs 3). Popdot (Halftone Effect)'s advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 4) and iOS requirement (7.1 vs 17.0). 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. Fx Stencil sells 4 one-off in-app purchases. Popdot (Halftone Effect) asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Fx Stencil holds the better App Store score, 4.5 against 2.7. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Fx Stencil has 1K ratings behind it against 3, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 0% of Popdot (Halftone Effect)'s written reviews are positive against 36% of Fx Stencil's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on June 6, 2026 and September 28, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
Popdot (Halftone Effect) versus Fx Stencil: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPopdot (Halftone Effect)Fx Stencil
PriceFreeFree
Rating2.7 (3 ratings)4.5 (1K ratings) — better
Positive reviews0.0% of reviews35.9% of reviews — better
Number of ratings31K — better
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsEvery 2 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree — betterFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS7.1 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size12 MB9 MB
Age rating4+4+
DevelopernedisTien Le

Customer experience

Popdot (Halftone Effect)

All ratings3 ratings
Positive33.3%
Neutral0.0%
Negative66.7%
Written reviews3 reviews
Positive0.0%
Neutral33.3%
Negative66.7%

Fx Stencil

All ratings1,011 ratings
Positive86.4%
Neutral4.2%
Negative9.4%
Written reviews64 reviews
Positive35.9%
Neutral6.3%
Negative57.8%

Bugs and requests

Popdot (Halftone Effect)

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

Fx Stencil

Reported bugs

4 issues
  • Only lets you do one stencil
  • App closes when selecting photo
  • Zooms in to one corner
  • Doesn't display entire picture

Requested features

4 requests
  • Two-tone image options
  • Ability to add more photos
  • Bring back old invert option
  • Allow access to photo albums

In-app purchases

None

Popdot (Halftone Effect)

No in-app purchases

4 purchases

Fx Stencil

One-time4
  • Remove Watermark$0.99
  • Add Picker Color$0.99
  • Gradient Stencil$0.99
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  • Remove Advertisement$2.99

Questions

Is Popdot (Halftone Effect) free?
Popdot (Halftone Effect) is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Fx Stencil free?
Fx Stencil is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Popdot (Halftone Effect) or Fx Stencil?
Fx Stencil is rated higher. Popdot (Halftone Effect) averages 2.7 out of 5 from 3 ratings, while Fx Stencil averages 4.5 from 1K ratings.
Do Popdot (Halftone Effect) or Fx Stencil have ads?
Neither Popdot (Halftone Effect) nor Fx Stencil shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Popdot (Halftone Effect) or Fx Stencil?
Popdot (Halftone Effect) ships an update every 2 months, and Fx Stencil every 2 months. Most recently, Popdot (Halftone Effect) was updated on June 6, 2026 and Fx Stencil on September 28, 2026.

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