DotPress vs PixelCamera
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
DotPress
This app offers a suite of powerful image editing tools for designers, enabling quick structural edits and graphic effects. Transform images with halftones, outlines, distortions, and metadata editing, all processed directly on your device.
- Halftone generation
- Outline detection
- Image distortion tools
- ASCII art generator
- EXIF metadata editor
- Favorite tools toolbar
- Perspective correction
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Dot Press is a simple, powerful image utility for designers. It gives you fast tools for transforming images in ways the iPhone Photos app doesn’t allow — from quick structural edits to graphic effects. Create halftones, extract outlines, distort images, generate ASCII art, edit metadata, and experiment with graphic transformations in seconds. No accounts. No subscriptions. Just useful image tools. Quick Image Tools Fast adjustments for everyday image work: • invert colors • flip horizontal & vertical • rotate by exact degrees • quick crop • grayscale • hue/saturation • exposure • pixelate Simple tools that make everyday image work faster. Explore the structure of your images: • halftone (circles, squares, plus) • threshold • outline detection • dither • noise • scanlines • ASCII generator Perfect for posters, textures, and graphic experiments. Transform Tools Reshape images quickly: • perspective correction • lens distortion • pinch & bulge • wave distort • mirror canvas Image Utilities Includes practical tools: • EXIF metadata editor • remove metadata • quick export options Favorite Tools Toolbar Build your own quick-access workflow. Save your favorite tools and keep the ones you use most always within reach. Fast & Simple Open an image. Choose a tool. Adjust. Export. Everything runs directly on your device for fast previews and saves.
PixelCamera
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PixelCamera is a unique camera app that transforms your everyday scenery into nostalgic pixel art, reminiscent of classic retro games. With a real-time preview, you can intuitively adjust the pixel size (blockiness) and color quantization level (number of colors) using simple sliders. Enjoy a retro 8-bit world right through your viewfinder! [Key Features] Real-time pixel art camera preview Pixel size adjustment: From fine details to chunky retro blocks Color reduction level: Recreate authentic limited-color aesthetics Front / Rear camera switching *This app is completely free to use. After taking a certain number of photos (every 5 shots), watching a short video ad will unlock further shooting.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: PixelCamera at Free against DotPress's $1.99. DotPress's advantage is device support and iOS requirement (15.1 vs 17.0). On in-app purchases 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
PixelCamera is free to download; DotPress costs $1.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
| Parameter | DotPress | PixelCamera |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $1.99 | Free — better |
| Rating | 5.0 (2 ratings) — better | — |
| Number of ratings | 2 — better | — |
| Ads | No | — |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Paid | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod — better | — |
| Requires iOS | 15.1 — better | 17.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 49 MB | 6 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Inner Circle | Hayato Uemura |
In-app purchases
DotPress
No in-app purchases
PixelCamera
No in-app purchases
