Dot Art vs Glyphiz
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side β with what reviewers say about each.
Dot Art
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Turn any photo into bold halftone art with Dot Art β the simplest way to create pop-art prints, posters, framed pieces, and gifts straight from your camera roll. WHAT IT DOES Pick a photo, choose a color palette, and watch it transform into a halftone-dot rendering you can export at high resolution and print on anything: t-shirts, posters, postcards, framed prints, social posts, or just your lock screen. FEATURES β’ 30+ curated color palettes β Duotone, Black & White, vivid pop-art combos, and the unique Color In palette that renders outlined hollow rings perfect for hand-coloring printed sheets β’ Real-time slider tuning β drag density, contrast, and dot size to dial in the exact look in milliseconds β’ High-resolution PNG export at 2520Γ2520 (Pro) or 1260Γ1260 (free) β’ Live, on-device preview β no waiting, no upload, no compression artifacts β’ In-app Gallery for saving and reloading projects with your exact settings β’ Auto-save mode that quietly archives every export so you can revisit later HOW IT WORKS 1. Pick a photo from your library 2. Tune palette, density, and contrast with live sliders 3. Save to Photos at high resolution, or save the project for later PRIVACY-FIRST Your photos never leave your device. Dot Art renders everything locally using on-device graphics β no upload, no cloud, no account required. DOT ART PRO ($4.99, one-time) Unlock unlimited exports, all 30+ palettes, high-resolution downloads, and early access to upcoming filter modes. One-time purchase, no subscription, lifetime access. GREAT FOR Designers, photographers, art teachers, parents printing coloring sheets for kids, gift-givers, social-media creators, and anyone making birthday cards, posters, or t-shirt designs. Made under the StayBoba brand. Run and managed by Register Inc., Cary, North Carolina USA. Support: arul@stayboba.com Privacy: https://stayboba.com/privacy-dotart Terms: https://stayboba.com/terms-dotart
Glyphiz
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Glyphiz is a glyph editor for iPhone and iPad that treats the text you type as individual glyphs and lets you edit and deform the font outlines as vector paths. Beyond ordinary text entry, converting letters to outlines turns the letterforms themselves into free-form vector objects. It's built for design work where the shape of the type is the point β logos, headlines, posters, and title art for social media. β Text and Glyph, kept separate Every character in a string is managed as its own object. Adjust font, size, tracking and vertical writing, then convert to outlines to get vector "Glyphs." From that point on the artwork no longer depends on the original font β it is rebuilt from the stored paths. β Edit BΓ©zier paths directly Drag anchor points and control handles to reshape a letter's outline. Add and remove anchors, and marquee-select a run of anchors to move them together. β Non-destructive deforms Wave, Arc and Random deforms are stored as parameters you can re-tune at any time. Random keeps its seed, so reopening a project reproduces exactly the same result. Move, scale, rotate and angle are non-destructive too. β Layers, canvas, background Add, delete, duplicate, reorder, show/hide and lock layers. Canvas presets cover A0βA7, B0βB7, circular, and a free size in millimetres. Backgrounds can be transparent, solid, gradient or image; transparent shows a checkerboard in the editor and exports as genuinely transparent PNG. β Color Solid fills plus Linear, Radial and Angular gradients, with editable colors, positions and angle. β Placing images Import a photo from your library and place it on the canvas. Move, scale and rotate it (Glyphiz does not edit the image itself β no color correction, cropping, and so on). β Export - PNG (1x / 2x / 3x, transparency supported) - JPG (1x / 2x / 3x) - Vector PDF (glyphs are exported as paths, not rasterized β ideal for high-resolution print) Projects are saved on device in the app's own ".glyphiz" format (JSON-based) and stay fully re-editable. β Gestures One-finger drag to select and move, two-finger drag to pan the canvas, pinch to zoom, two-finger rotate to rotate, tap to select, long-press for a context menu. Undo / Redo included. β Privacy No sign-in, no account. All project data is stored on your device and is never sent to an external server. The core editing features work offline. Note: this app displays ads.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Glyphiz at none against Dot Art's 1. Glyphiz also leads on update cadence (daily vs every 3 days). Dot Art's advantage is iOS requirement (15.1 vs 17.0). On price, ads 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
Both are free to download. Dot Art sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Glyphiz asks for nothing beyond the download.
Dot Art ships an update every 3 days, Glyphiz daily. The most recent releases landed on October 25, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Dot Art | Glyphiz |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Update frequency | Every 3 days | Daily β better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No β better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod β better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 15.1 β better | 17.0 |
| Further details β not scored | ||
| Size | 55 MB | 7 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Arul Prakash | kenta isomi |
In-app purchases
Dot Art
- Dot Art Pro$3.49
Glyphiz
No in-app purchases









