Comparison

dotpict vs Preplay

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

Head to head
About

dotpict

Create and share pixel art with an intuitive drawing tool. Features include animation creation, autosave, and daily drawing challenges. Connect with a vibrant community of artists, browse thousands of daily artworks, and participate in events.

Highlights
  • Pixel art creation
  • Animation creation
  • Daily themes and events
  • Community posting and interaction
  • Autosave
  • Mesh pens, borders, and previews
Features
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More than 4 million downloads! "dotpict" is an application specialized to drawing pixel art! "dotpict" has a community function that allows you to post pixelart drawn with dotpict as well as those drawn with other applications! We recommend it to anyone like this. - Like pixelart! - Want to draw pixelart quickly and easily on a phone! - Want to show pixelart many users! - Want to communicate with pixelart creators! --------------------- What can you do with dotpict? --------------------- ◆Features specifically designed to create pixelart! - You can also create animations! - You can use most of the features for free, such as mesh pens, borders and previews. - Autosave your pixelart during creation, so you can create pixelart without worry. ◆Participate in daily themes and events! - If you are having trouble finding something to draw or an idea, try the daily challenges! - Event provides a palette of colors that are easy to draw, and templates making it easy! - You can also create your own events and other people to join in! ◆Browse, communicate and have fun with everyone's pixelart! - More than 2,000 artworks are posted on dotpict every day! - You can "like" your favorite pixelart and comment. - You can follow users you like and meet your favorite pixelart more and more! ◆You can also post your artwork created outside of dotpict! - About 99% of the artworks poosted have received a response.

About

Preplay

Features
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「暇だ」を「楽しい」に変える、たった1つのボタン。 Preplayは、今いる場所・状況に合わせて「その場でできる遊び」をAIが提案してくれるアプリです。 電車の待ち時間、公園でのひまつぶし... ボタンを押すだけで、あなたの「今」にぴったりの遊びが見つかります。 主な機能 ・状況検知: 移動中?静か?騒がしい?を自動判断 ・40種類以上の遊び: しりとり、心理ゲーム、パーティーゲームなど ・AI生成: 無限にオリジナルの遊びを提案 ・お気に入り保存: いつでも遊べるようにストック ・みんなの遊び: ユーザー投稿の遊びを発見

Screenshots

dotpict4 screens
Preplay4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Preplay at none against dotpict's 1. Preplay also leads on ads (none vs shown) and iOS requirement (13.0 vs 16.7). On price 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

Both are free to download. dotpict sells 1 in-app purchase, starting at $3.99 per month. Preplay asks for nothing beyond the download.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
dotpict versus Preplay: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterdotpictPreplay
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.6 (787 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews77.2% of reviews—
Number of ratings787 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 4 days—
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS16.713.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size59 MB19 MB
Age rating12+4+
DeveloperDOT PICTO LIMITED LIABILITY CO.Ibuki Nagase

Bugs and requests

dotpict

Reported bugs

4 issues
  • Frequent crashes and login issues
  • Drawing tools and cursor glitching
  • Inability to save or transfer canvases between devices
  • Inconsistent performance on older devices

Requested features

6 requests
  • Add layers and ability to rearrange them
  • Implement onion skinning for animations
  • Allow custom canvas sizes
  • Introduce a premium version to remove ads
  • Add a reference window for drawing
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  • Implement a color wheel and numerical color values

Preplay

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

1 purchases

dotpict

Subscriptions1
  • dotpict Premium7 Days trial$3.991 Month
None

Preplay

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is dotpict free?
dotpict is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Preplay free?
Preplay is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do dotpict or Preplay have ads?
dotpict shows ads; Preplay does not.

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