Popdot (Halftone Effect) vs Fx Stencil
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
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.
- Comic-book style illustrations
- Dot art effects
- Easy-to-use interface
- Share to social media
- Save to camera roll
- Print option
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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!!
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.
- Create stencils from photos
- Edit and customize stencils
- Gradient stencil effects
- Save and share stencils
- Simple drawing tools
- Invert stencil option
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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!
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Verdict
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
Both are free to download. Fx Stencil sells 4 one-off in-app purchases. Popdot (Halftone Effect) asks for nothing beyond the download.
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.
Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on June 6, 2026 and September 28, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Popdot (Halftone Effect) | Fx Stencil |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 2.7 (3 ratings) | 4.5 (1K ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 0.0% of reviews | 35.9% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 3 | 1K — better |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | Every 2 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free — better | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 7.1 — better | 17.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 12 MB | 9 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | nedis | Tien Le |
Customer experience
Popdot (Halftone Effect)
Fx Stencil
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
Popdot (Halftone Effect)
No in-app purchases
Fx Stencil
- 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?
Is Fx Stencil free?
Which has better reviews, Popdot (Halftone Effect) or Fx Stencil?
Do Popdot (Halftone Effect) or Fx Stencil have ads?
Which is updated more often, Popdot (Halftone Effect) or Fx Stencil?
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