Comparison

Cubism Cat vs DotMatrix Studio

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

Head to head
About

Cubism Cat

Transform your cat's photos into unique Cubism art using AI. Simply snap a picture, use an in-app purchase to generate a cubist version, and share your artistic feline with friends.

Highlights
  • AI-powered cubism art generation
  • Generate unique cat art from photos
  • Multiple art shapes available
  • Share creations with others
  • In-app purchases for generation credits
Features
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The Cubism Cat app uses AI to turn your cat’s photo into a Cubism Cat. It’s simple and fur-tastic: 1. Snap a picture of your cat 2. Use a 'Treat' to generate a unique Cubism Cat (Treats are available via in-app purchase) 3. Share it with your fellow cat lovers Each Cubism Cat is created from your photo and comes in one of 10 unique shapes. Who knew your cat was so artistic? Meow!

About

DotMatrix Studio

Features
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Your photos, run through a monitoring terminal. DotMatrix Studio turns anything you shoot or import into a 1-bit artifact — the dot-matrix look of VFD displays, old newsprint and station monitors. There is no preset carousel to scroll past: you dial the look in yourself and watch it render live. SHOOT IN 1-BIT A live dithered viewfinder shows you the look before the shutter, not after. Toggle between DOTMATRIX and NORMAL if you would rather frame with the plain camera first, adjust pixel size and palette on the rail, and flip between front and back cameras. THREE FILM STOCKS NEWSPRINT — Floyd–Steinberg error diffusion, the fine scattered grain of a printed photograph. MATRIX — Bayer 8x8 ordered dithering, the regular weave of a hardware display. HALFTONE — real circular dots on a grid, with an adjustable cell size. All three are written by hand for this app and tuned by eye, not borrowed from a library. FOUR PALETTES OXBLOOD, PAPER, PHOSPHOR and AMBER. Each is a two-colour stock with its own accent, from warm terminal red to green phosphor glow. THE DIALS Virtual resolution, 80 to 480 pixels wide, is the chunkiness itself: drop it and the image breaks into big honest dots, raise it and the detail creeps back. Contrast runs -50 to +50. Halftone cell size is adjustable. Scanlines darken every third row. Press and hold the preview to peek at the original underneath. TELEMETRY FRAMES Five frames — ACQUIRED, STATION, SPECIMEN, REC, or none — stamp your artifact with instrument chrome: dates, dither codes, resolution readouts, and a caption of your own. Frame text is drawn at full export resolution, so it is never a pixel-doubled smear. WALLPAPERS Render your artifact at your device's exact pixel size as a lock and home pair, then set it from the Photos app. A LIBRARY THAT STAYS EDITABLE Saved artifacts are parametric: the source photo and every setting are stored together, so reopening one restores the whole editing session. Change your mind about a palette a month later and nothing is lost. EXPORT PNG at 2048px on the long edge. Save to Photos, share anywhere, save as a wallpaper, or keep it in the library. Saving and sharing record the artifact automatically, so an exported image is never a dead end. COMPLETELY OFFLINE There is no network permission in this app at all. No account, no sign-in, no analytics, no ads, no location. Your photos never leave your device, because there is nowhere for them to go.

Screenshots

Cubism Cat3 screens
DotMatrix Studio4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: DotMatrix Studio at none against Cubism Cat's 3. DotMatrix Studio also leads on device support (3 vs 1) and iOS requirement (15.0 vs 26.0). On price and ads 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. Cubism Cat sells 3 one-off in-app purchases. DotMatrix Studio asks for nothing beyond the download.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Cubism Cat versus DotMatrix Studio: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterCubism CatDotMatrix Studio
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.4 (7 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews80.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings7 — better—
Update frequencyMonthly—
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhoneiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS26.015.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size99 MB24 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperDo Something GoodJohn Darkwa

In-app purchases

3 purchases

Cubism Cat

One-time3
  • 1 Treat$0.99
  • 5 Treats$4.99
  • 10 Treats$6.99
None

DotMatrix Studio

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Cubism Cat free?
Cubism Cat is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is DotMatrix Studio free?
DotMatrix Studio is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Cubism Cat or DotMatrix Studio have ads?
Neither Cubism Cat nor DotMatrix Studio shows ads.

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