Comparison

DotPress vs Video Effects Camera

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

Head to head
About

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.

Highlights
  • Halftone generation
  • Outline detection
  • Image distortion tools
  • ASCII art generator
  • EXIF metadata editor
  • Favorite tools toolbar
  • Perspective correction
Features
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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.

About

Video Effects Camera

Features
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Turn movement into light. Pulse is a video-only effects camera that transforms motion into live echoes, trails, clones, flashes, and tunnels. See every effect while you shoot, then trim, save, or share the result in seconds. NEW IN PULSE 1.2 - Mercury turns skin into liquid metal that reflects the room - Opal lays soap-film color across the picture in pastel bands - Star Flare throws a long anamorphic streak off every highlight - Etched puts the lights out and keeps only the outlines, cut into dark glass - Projection finds you with a cold projector and dims everything else 25 LIVE EFFECTS - Light Echo and Motion Trail leave movement hanging in the frame - Rainbow Trail paints movement with rainbow light, and Time Stack leaves a row of afterimages - Neon Clone and Shadow Double split you into bold afterimages - Prism Delay and RGB Whip pull color channels through time - Neon Trace draws glowing outlines that slowly fade - Beat Strobe, Freeze Flash, Scan Pulse, and Solar Burn add rhythmic impact - Datamosh and VHS Rewind break the frame into glitch blocks and tape wobble - Feedback Tunnel, Kaleido Beat, Vortex Trail, Liquid Echo, and Slit Drift reshape the live frame - Mercury, Opal, Star Flare, Etched, and Projection work the surface itself STUDIO LIGHT AND DUAL CAM - Studio Light turns the edge of your screen into a neon light that lights your face in the dark. Six colors, three power levels, and the camera preview stays full screen. - Dual Cam records with the front and back cameras at once, picture-in-picture or split screen, with your effect on both. BUILT FOR VIDEO - Swipe left or right on the camera preview to change effects - Open the Effect Deck to see all 25 looks at once - Adjust effect intensity with one direct signal control - Switch between front and rear cameras, or use both at once with Dual Cam - The controls fold away while you record, so the frame stays clear - Record clips with sound, or silent clips when microphone access is off FINISH AND SHARE - Trim a recording to the moment you want - Preview at 0.5x, 1x, or 2x speed - Save to Photos or use the standard iOS share sheet - Send a video directly to Instagram Stories when Instagram is installed PULSE PRO Studio Light and Dual Cam are included for everyone. Light Echo, Motion Trail, and Beat Strobe are free to export. Everyone can preview, tune, record, and edit all 25 effects; exporting a clip made with any of the other 22 effects requires Pulse Pro. Free recordings can be up to 8 seconds and exported videos include a Pulse watermark. Pulse Pro unlocks export for 22 Pro effects, extends recordings to 15 seconds, and removes the Pulse watermark from exports. Choose an auto-renewing monthly or yearly subscription, or a one-time lifetime purchase. Available plans and prices are shown before purchase. Your Apple Account is charged at confirmation. Subscriptions renew automatically unless canceled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. Manage or cancel in your Apple Account subscription settings. YOUR VIDEO STAYS ON YOUR IPHONE Pulse processes camera frames, audio, effects, edits, and exports on your device. Pulse does not upload your camera feed or recorded clips. No account is required. Privacy Policy: https://pentarab.com/pulse/privacy Terms of Service: https://pentarab.com/pulse/terms Support: https://pentarab.com/pulse/support

Screenshots

DotPress4 screens
Video Effects Camera4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Video Effects Camera at Free against DotPress's $1.99. DotPress's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 2) and iOS requirement (15.1 vs 26.0). On ads 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Video Effects Camera is free to download; DotPress costs $1.99 up front. Video Effects Camera sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $3.99 per month. DotPress asks for nothing beyond the download.

Scorecard3 real differences · 6 level
DotPress versus Video Effects Camera: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterDotPressVideo Effects Camera
Price$1.99Free — better
Rating5.0 (2 ratings) — better—
Number of ratings2 — better—
Update frequency—Every 5 days
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationPaid—
DevicesiPhone, iPod — betteriPhone
Requires iOS15.1 — better26.0
Further details — not scored
Size49 MB13 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperInner CirclePentarab

In-app purchases

None

DotPress

No in-app purchases

2 purchases

Video Effects Camera

Subscriptions2
  • Pulse Pro Monthly$3.991 Month
  • Pulse Pro Yearly$19.991 Year

Questions

Is DotPress free?
DotPress costs $1.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is Video Effects Camera free?
Video Effects Camera is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do DotPress or Video Effects Camera have ads?
Neither DotPress nor Video Effects Camera shows ads.

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