Comparison

Hologramm vs DotMatrix Studio

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

Head to head
About

Hologramm

Features
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Transform any photo into an immersive 3D memory you can explore. Hologramm uses on-device machine learning to create stunning 3D point clouds from your photos. Watch as flat images come alive with depth, then drift through your memories with smooth, cinematic camera tours. Available on iPhone and Mac as a universal purchase. FEATURES β€’ Instant 3D Transformation Select any photo from your library and watch it transform into a living 3D scene in seconds. No special camera or depth sensor required. β€’ Cinematic Camera Tours Experience your memories with beautiful, choreographed camera movements β€” dolly, orbit, truck, and boom β€” that glide through your 3D scenes. β€’ Free-Look Exploration Take control and explore your memories from any angle. Pan, zoom, and orbit to discover hidden depths in your photos. β€’ Gyroscope Parallax (iPhone) Tilt your device to shift the 3D perspective in real-time. Feel the depth of your memories as you move. β€’ 36+ Creative Filters Apply artistic effects like VHS, Neon, Hologram, Film Burn, Watercolor, Oil Paint, Anaglyph 3D, and more. Fine-tune exposure, contrast, saturation, and color grading. β€’ Share as GIF Export your animated 3D camera tours as shareable GIFs to send to friends and family. β€’ Batch Processing Select up to 20 photos at once and transform them all into 3D memories. β€’ Mac Companion Mode Use your Mac to accelerate iPhone processing. Your Mac receives photos over the local network, runs ML inference with its powerful hardware, and sends refined 3D scenes back to your iPhone. β€’ Drag & Drop (Mac) Drop images directly into the Mac app to create 3D memories. Export PLY point cloud files for use in other 3D tools. β€’ Privacy First All processing happens on your device. Your photos never leave your iPhone or Mac. β€’ Completely Free No subscriptions, no in-app purchases, no ads. PERFECT FOR β€’ Rediscovering old photos in a new way β€’ Creating immersive memories of special moments β€’ Exploring the hidden depth in your favorite shots β€’ Sharing living photos with friends and family β€’ Anyone who loves photography and 3D art Hologramm works best with photos that have clear subjects and natural depth β€” landscapes, portraits, architecture, and street scenes create the most stunning results. iPhone requires A14 Bionic chip or later. Mac requires macOS 14 Sonoma or later.

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DotMatrix Studio

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Your photos, run through a monitoring terminal. DotMatrix Studio turns anything you shoot or import into a 1-bit artifact β€” 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 β€” Floyd–Steinberg error diffusion, the fine scattered grain of a printed photograph. MATRIX β€” Bayer 8x8 ordered dithering, the regular weave of a hardware display. HALFTONE β€” 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 β€” ACQUIRED, STATION, SPECIMEN, REC, or none β€” 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

Hologramm4 screens
DotMatrix Studio4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is device support: DotMatrix Studio at 3 against Hologramm's 1. DotMatrix Studio also leads on iOS requirement (15.0 vs 17.0). On price, ads and in-app purchases 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

Scorecard2 real differences Β· 3 level
Hologramm versus DotMatrix Studio: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterHologrammDotMatrix Studio
PriceFreeFree
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
DevicesiPhoneiPhone, iPad, iPod β€” better
Requires iOS17.015.0 β€” better
Further details β€” not scored
Size2.5 GB24 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperKevin TangJohn Darkwa

In-app purchases

None

Hologramm

No in-app purchases

None

DotMatrix Studio

No in-app purchases

Questions

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

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