Gingham vs DotArt
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Gingham
This camera app offers a unique way to capture photos by applying pixelation effects. Adjust the level of pixellation with a simple swipe to achieve a distinct artistic style for your images.
- Pixelated photo capture
- Adjustable pixellation levels
- Automatic pixel-filter changes
- Unique artistic photo style
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Like a bit of mystery with your photos? Try Gingham! Gingham is a camera for pixelated photos. Gingham lets you take a pixelated photos with your iOS device! You can select the level of pixellation with the single swipe, automatically changing to a new pixel-filter! If the world is a little too clear, and the resolution is a little too high, Gingham is the app for you. Try Gingham today!
DotArt
Create trending "dot collage" photos that mimic Impressionist oil paintings. This app helps you achieve the popular hazy texture and artistic tension seen on social media.
- Create dot collage photos
- Mimic Impressionist oil painting style
- Achieve hazy texture
- Add artistic tension to images
- Follows current social media trends
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Scroll through Instagram or rednot, and you're bound to come across this image: an otherwise ordinary photo, covered in countless tiny, rounded dots, instantly gaining the hazy texture and artistic tension of an Impressionist oil painting. This "dot collage" trend is quietly taking over social platforms, becoming the most sought-after new direction in image creation among young people—following the waves of retro film and film simulation. And DotArt is your perfect companion to unlock this trend.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: DotArt at Free against Gingham's $9.99. DotArt also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 1) and update cadence (every 2 days vs every 57 months). On rating, 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
DotArt is free to download; Gingham costs $9.99 up front. Gingham sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. DotArt asks for nothing beyond the download.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for Gingham against 4.9 for DotArt. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: DotArt has 9 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.
Gingham ships an update every 57 months, DotArt every 2 days. The most recent releases landed on October 14, 2026 and October 25, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Gingham | DotArt |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $9.99 | Free — better |
| Rating | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better | 4.9 (9 ratings) |
| Number of ratings | 1 | 9 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 57 months | Every 2 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Paid | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 17.2 | 15 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 1 MB | 4 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Ivan Ramiscal | 才熹 郑 |
Customer experience
Gingham
DotArt
In-app purchases
Gingham
- Cloud$3.99
DotArt
No in-app purchases
