Popdot (Halftone Effect) vs dot ART
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!!
dot ART
Transform photos and videos into unique mosaic, dot art, halftone, and pop art styles. Easily adjust effects with sliders and save your creations. Offers both free and paid features for enhanced artistic expression.
- Mosaic art effects
- Dot art creation
- Halftone style effects
- Pop art style filters
- Adjustable sliders for effects
- Save edited images and videos
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"dot ART" is Art Photo / Movie Editor application that allows you to create "Dot Image / Video", "Mosaic Picture" and "Pop Art" Effects Image and Movie from camera, photographs ,illustrations and videos easily. You will be able to create "Dot Art Illustration and Movie" that made of round colorful dots, and "Pop Art Effects Illustration and Movie" from your photo, illustration and video by using Art Editor app "dot ART". If you enjoyed by this App, I'm glad. ■Illustration / Movie list that you can create and edit by using "dot ART". 1.Mosaic Art Create and edit "Mosaic Art Effects Pictures and Movies", and save it. you can also create 8 bit game style by reducing color level. 2.Dot Art Create and edit "Dot Art Effects Images and Movies" that made of round colorful dots, and save it. You can choose background color from black and white. ＊Add-on is required in order to save white background. 3.Halftone Style Create and edit "Halftone Effects Images and Movies" that dot size is changed by hue, and save it. You can choose background color from black and white. ＊Add-on is required in order to save "halftone effects". 4.Pop Art Style Create and edit "Pop Art Effects Illustrations and Videos", and save it. You can create "Pop Art Effects Illustration and Videos" by reducing color level. ＊Add-on is required in order to save "Pop Art Effects". ■How to Edit 1. Select image or video you want to edit from "Camera" Button. 2. When Image or video was displayed, select type and adjust to the desired by Sliders. ＊If you want to save type "3〜9" , you need to purchase Add-on. 3. When you touch "Save" Button, current image or video will be saved in "Camera Roll". ■About In-app Advertising Banner Advertising is displayed in Home Screen. Full Screen Advertising will be displayed, after you have saved the picture. You can hide these Advertising by purchasing "Additional Function Add-on".
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Popdot (Halftone Effect) at 2.7 against dot ART's 2.0. Popdot (Halftone Effect) also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 1) and ads (none vs shown). dot ART's advantage is review sentiment (33% vs 0%). On price, ratings volume, update cadence 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. dot ART sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Popdot (Halftone Effect) asks for nothing beyond the download.
Popdot (Halftone Effect) holds the better App Store score, 2.7 against 2.0. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 3 and 6 respectively. Written reviews complicate that: 0% of Popdot (Halftone Effect)'s written reviews are positive against 33% of dot ART's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.
Popdot (Halftone Effect) ships an update every 2 months, dot ART every 3 months. The most recent releases landed on June 6, 2026 and August 26, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Popdot (Halftone Effect) | dot ART |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 2.7 (3 ratings) — better | 2.0 (6 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 0.0% of reviews | 33.3% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 3 | 6 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months — better | Every 3 months |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free — better | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 7.1 — better | 18.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 12 MB | 4 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | nedis | TAIKI HIRATA |
Customer experience
Popdot (Halftone Effect)
dot ART
In-app purchases
Popdot (Halftone Effect)
No in-app purchases
dot ART
- Additional Functions$0.99
Questions
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