Comparison

Pointillize vs DitherCamApp ASCII

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

Head to head
About

Pointillize

Features
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Turn your photos into timeless masterpieces. Welcome to Pointillize, the ultimate photo editor designed to transform your everyday moments into breathtaking pointillism and stipple art. Whether you are capturing a live memory or breathing new life into your camera roll, Pointillize uses advanced rendering to recreate your images using thousands of vibrant, individual dotsβ€”just like the French masters. Don’t just apply a filter. Craft a painting. Pointillize gives you a digital canvas and complete creative control over every single speck of color. Capture & Convert Instantly Live Pointillism Camera: See the world through an Impressionist lens. Snap photos in real-time with an instant dot-art preview. Camera Roll Import: Bring in any portrait, landscape, or pet photo from your gallery and watch it instantly transform. Precision Fine-Tuning Tools Take control of the canvas with powerful, intuitive adjustment sliders tailored specifically for dot-art generation: -Point Size: Go from microscopic, ultra-fine dots for a classic look to large, bold spots for modern pop-art. -Density: Control how tightly packed the dots are. Create dense, rich paintings or airy, minimalist sketches. -Randomness: Add human imperfection. Keep your dots perfectly grid-aligned or scatter them organically for a natural, hand-painted feel. -Color Schemes: Experiment with vibrant palettes, monochromatic tones, sepia nostalgia, or custom color-matching. -Advanced Image Controls: Perfect your piece by adjusting Brightness, Contrast, and Clarity to make the colors pop and textures stand out. Share Your Masterpiece Export your creations in high resolution, perfect for printing, framing, or sharing on social media. Rediscover the harmony of light and color. Download Pointillize today and start creating.

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DitherCamApp ASCII

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The viewfinder doesn't show the scene. It already shows the result. DitherCam is a camera app. It redraws the live feed frame by frame, cell by cell, with the algorithms of halftone printing and 1-bit graphics, and saves what you see as a photo or a video. No waiting, no progress bar, no export step: what you frame is what you get. WHAT YOU GET β€’ 26 algorithms β€” halftone, ordered Bayer dithering, Floyd–Steinberg, Voronoi, hexagonal mosaic and more β€’ 37 cell shapes β€” circles, squares, crosses, ASCII characters, a page of code, your own text β€’ 19 colour palettes, plus the ones you build yourself β€’ 41 ready-made presets: one tap and the look is there β€’ 4 post effects β€” chromatic aberration, bloom, CRT, VHS β€’ Aura: coloured rings tracing the subject's outline PHOTO AND VIDEO Shoot up to 2160px, or record up to 60 seconds with the effect already baked in. You can also start from a photo or a clip already in your library β€” press and hold on the image to compare before and after. SHARE THE SETTINGS, NOT THE PICTURES A look you like becomes a short code β€” or a QR code β€” that carries numbers only: grid size, shape, colours, contrast. You send it however you like, the other person pastes it into their app and gets exactly your look. There is no feed, no profile, no server: nothing is published, and no image ever travels with the code. WHAT THE APP DOES WITH YOUR DATA Nothing leaves your iPhone. No account, no sign-up, no ads, no analytics, no third-party SDK, no tracking: there is nothing to collect, and nothing is collected. Every effect is computed on the device, and the whole app works in Airplane Mode. β€’ Camera: used only to draw the live viewfinder. Frames stay in memory and are never written anywhere unless you take a photo or start recording. β€’ Photo library: read only when you pick a photo or a clip to edit, written only when you save. β€’ Stats and achievements count what you have done on this iPhone, and those counters stay on this iPhone. β€’ iCloud sync is on by default and can be turned off in the menu. It carries your palettes, custom effects, favourites, theme and language between your own devices, inside your own private iCloud. Photos and videos are never uploaded. No subscription and no in-app purchases: the app is complete as it is.

Screenshots

Pointillize4 screens
DitherCamApp ASCII4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: DitherCamApp ASCII at Free against Pointillize's $0.99. DitherCamApp ASCII also leads on update cadence (every 4 days vs every 5 weeks). Pointillize's advantage is device support (3 vs 1). On ads, in-app purchases and iOS requirement 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

DitherCamApp ASCII is free to download; Pointillize costs $0.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Pointillize ships an update every 5 weeks, DitherCamApp ASCII every 4 days. The most recent releases landed on October 9, 2026 and October 4, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences Β· 3 level
Pointillize versus DitherCamApp ASCII: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPointillizeDitherCamApp ASCII
Price$0.99Free β€” better
Update frequencyEvery 5 weeksEvery 4 days β€” better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod β€” betteriPhone
Requires iOS15.1 β€” better16.0
Further details β€” not scored
Size189 MB7 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperMini LeviathanStefano Fois

In-app purchases

None

Pointillize

No in-app purchases

None

DitherCamApp ASCII

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Pointillize free?
Pointillize costs $0.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is DitherCamApp ASCII free?
DitherCamApp ASCII is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Pointillize or DitherCamApp ASCII have ads?
Neither Pointillize nor DitherCamApp ASCII shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Pointillize or DitherCamApp ASCII?
Pointillize ships an update every 5 weeks, and DitherCamApp ASCII every 4 days. Most recently, Pointillize was updated on October 9, 2026 and DitherCamApp ASCII on October 4, 2026.

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