Comparison

Circle Border Icon Maker vs Dotdotbird

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

Head to head
About

Circle Border Icon Maker

Features
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Circle Border Icon Maker is a simple and intuitive tool that lets you create clean circular profile icons with a stylish border. Perfect for Instagram, TikTok, X, YouTube, Snapchat, Discord, or any platform that uses round profile photos. β—† Features ● Clean Circular Cropping Drag to adjust the position, pinch to zoom in/outβ€” easy for anyone to get the perfect framing. ● Add a Beautiful Border Choose from simple, elegant border styles designed specifically for social media icons. ● One-Tap Save Save directly to your Photos app in circular form. ● Minimal & Beautiful UI Fast, simple, and easy to use without unnecessary features. β—† Recommended For Users who want better-looking profile icons Those who want clean, modern circular photos People who want simple tools without complexity Anyone updating their social media profile β—† How It Works Select a photo or take a new one Adjust it inside the circular frame Choose your border style Save to Photosβ€”that’s it

About

Dotdotbird

Features
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Dotdotbird is a pixel art maker for creating a bird of your own. Choose a bird, add accessories, adjust the colors, and refine individual pixels. Then place it on your Home Screen as a widget or save it for icons and sharing. Start from a ready-made bird such as a cockatiel, budgie, parrot, macaw, cockatoo, or owl. Then add hats, glasses, scarves, and other accessories to give the bird its own style. You can change the bird colors, accessory colors, and background, or touch up single pixels when you want more control. Bring a creation to your Home Screen as a Birds Only or Bird + Clock widget. Small and Medium sizes are supported, and a Medium Birds Only widget can show up to three birds together. Choose 12- or 24-hour time, four clock styles, adaptive colors, and background options. Save multiple widget setups to give different birds and looks their own place. What you can do: - Choose a bird and start editing quickly - Add hats, glasses, neckwear, and other accessories - Change palettes, bird colors, accessory colors, and backgrounds - Save your own colors and reuse them across designs - Draw and erase on a 24x24 pixel canvas - Save designs to Creations and edit them again later - Export PNG images to Photos or share them with other apps - Choose 24x24, 22x22, or 20x20 export areas and scale them up cleanly - Add Birds Only or Bird + Clock widgets to your Home Screen - Use Small and Medium widgets, with up to three birds together on Medium - Customize 12- or 24-hour time, four clock styles, adaptive colors, and backgrounds - Save multiple widget setups for different birds and looks Dotdotbird is designed around choosing and refining instead of drawing everything from scratch. It works well for profile images, chat icons, small stickers, and tiny bird characters. Additional accessories are available as optional paid packs. The free birds, free accessories, and editing tools can still be used to create and export designs.

Screenshots

Circle Border Icon Maker3 screens
Dotdotbird4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Circle Border Icon Maker at none against Dotdotbird's 2. Circle Border Icon Maker also leads on update cadence (every 9 days vs every 2 months) and iOS requirement (16.6 vs 26.0). Dotdotbird's advantage is ads (none vs shown). On price and device support there is nothing between them.

Scored on Price Β· Rating Β· Positive reviews Β· Number of ratings Β· Update frequency Β· Ads Β· In-app purchases Β· Monetization Β· Best chart rank Β· Devices Β· Requires iOS

CostPrice Β· In-app purchases Β· Ads Β· Monetization

Both are free to download. Dotdotbird sells 2 one-off in-app purchases. Circle Border Icon Maker asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Circle Border Icon Maker ships an update every 9 days, Dotdotbird every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on October 4, 2026 and October 7, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences Β· 2 level
Circle Border Icon Maker versus Dotdotbird: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterCircle Border Icon MakerDotdotbird
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyEvery 9 days β€” betterEvery 2 months
AdsYesNo β€” better
In-app purchasesNo β€” betterYes
DevicesiPhoneiPhone
Requires iOS16.6 β€” better26.0
Further details β€” not scored
Size5 MB23 MB
Age rating4+4+
Developerkohei yamanebirnimal APP

In-app purchases

None

Circle Border Icon Maker

No in-app purchases

2 purchases

Dotdotbird

One-time2
  • Music Accessory Pack$0.99
  • Party Accessory Pack$0.99

Questions

Is Circle Border Icon Maker free?
Circle Border Icon Maker is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Dotdotbird free?
Dotdotbird is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Circle Border Icon Maker or Dotdotbird have ads?
Circle Border Icon Maker shows ads; Dotdotbird does not.
Which is updated more often, Circle Border Icon Maker or Dotdotbird?
Circle Border Icon Maker ships an update every 9 days, and Dotdotbird every 2 months. Most recently, Circle Border Icon Maker was updated on October 4, 2026 and Dotdotbird on October 7, 2026.

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