Comparison

Polka Dot Collage Maker vs Boxpop

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

Head to head
About

Polka Dot Collage Maker

Transform your photos into unique dot art collages. Customize colors, shapes, and backgrounds to create eye-catching graphic designs. Export your creations as images or animated videos.

Highlights
  • Import photos from library
  • Customize dot art collage layouts
  • Adjust image position, colors, and backgrounds
  • Choose from various dot shapes
  • Fine-tune dot size and density
  • Preview motion effects
  • Export as PNG or MP4
Features
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Polka Dot Collage Maker turns everyday photos into graphic dot collage artwork. Import a photo, choose where the main image sits, then customize the surrounding collage with colors, stripes, background images, dot shapes, dot sizes, dot counts, and text dots. Preview motion effects and export your finished work as PNG or MP4 for saving and sharing. Key features: Import photos from your library Create polished polka dot collage layouts Adjust image position, color blocks, stripes, and backgrounds Choose circle, square, star, drop, snowflake, music note, or text dots Fine-tune dot size, density, randomness, and placement Preview simple dot motion effects Export works as PNG images or MP4 videos Use as a guest or bind an account for continuity Polka Dot Collage Maker is designed for quick social posts, decorative image edits, playful portraits, mood boards, and lightweight design experiments.

About

Boxpop

Create stunning photo collages and add unique visual effects like a swirling star tunnel. Easily edit photos, text, and layers with intuitive tools for a seamless design experience.

Highlights
  • Star Tunnel effect
  • Redesigned collage editor
  • Faster photo and text placement
  • Double-tap for reframe/edit
  • Multi-item selection and grouping
  • Layer reordering and visibility
Features
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Smoother collages, plus a tunnel of stars. • New Star Tunnel effect: stars swirl around the person in your photo, who always stays in front. Change the star shape, color, rings and speed, tap Multicolor for a new color mix, and export as a Live Photo. • A redesigned collage editor: a bigger canvas, and the tools you need right next to the photo, text or sticker you select. • Add things faster: tap a recent photo to drop it in, and drag text or shapes right where you want them. • Double-tap a photo to reframe it, or double-tap text to edit it on the canvas. • Long-press to select several items, then align, distribute, group or duplicate them together. Drag layers to reorder them, and show or hide each one.

Screenshots

Polka Dot Collage Maker4 screens
Boxpop4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Polka Dot Collage Maker at none against Boxpop's 4. Polka Dot Collage Maker also leads on device support (3 vs 1) and iOS requirement (13.0 vs 17.0). On price, review sentiment 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. Boxpop sells 4 in-app purchases, starting at $0.99 per 7 days. Polka Dot Collage Maker asks for nothing beyond the download.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Polka Dot Collage Maker versus Boxpop: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPolka Dot Collage MakerBoxpop
PriceFreeFree
Rating—5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews100.0% of reviews
Number of ratings—1 — better
Update frequency—Every 3 days
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree — betterFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone
Requires iOS13.0 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size23 MB260 MB
Age rating4+4+
Developer广西哔哩时光网络科技有限公司泽龙 赵

Customer experience

Polka Dot Collage Maker

Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Boxpop

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews2 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

Polka Dot Collage Maker

No in-app purchases

4 purchases

Boxpop

Subscriptions3
  • VIP周度会员7 Days trial$0.997 Days
  • VIP月度会员$0.991 Month
  • 年度会员7 Days trial$4.991 Year
One-time1
  • 永久会员$14.99

Questions

Is Polka Dot Collage Maker free?
Polka Dot Collage Maker is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Boxpop free?
Boxpop is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Polka Dot Collage Maker or Boxpop have ads?
Neither Polka Dot Collage Maker nor Boxpop shows ads.

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