MoNo vs Diamond Artist
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
MoNo
Transform your color photos into monochrome images with a retro, Game Boy Pocket Camera aesthetic. This application offers a unique visual style for your pictures.
- Color to monochrome conversion
- Retro Game Boy Pocket Camera style
- Image transformation
- Unique visual filters
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This app converts color images to monochrome. It transforms your photos to look like they were taken with the Game Boy Pocket Camera.
Diamond Artist
Transform your photos and artwork into unique diamond art charts. Easily convert images into patterns using a wide range of global diamond colors. Export your creations as PDFs at your desired size for home printing or professional services.
- Convert photos to diamond art charts
- Global diamond color palette
- Customizable PDF export size
- Printable at home or professionally
- Desktop software compatibility
- Load .PAT format charts
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Diamond Artist is designed for creators and hobbyists to make new Diamond Art charts for home or resale. Convert photos or artwork into new charts using the range of 'diamond' colors available across the globe. Export to PDF at the size you want (usually 2.54 or 2.8mm to match common drill sizes) The PDF can then be printed at home, (if your printer is large enough), or sent to a professional printers to print onto canvas or card. No adverts, no subscription, one time fee and the app will not expire. Loads and saves charts compatible with our desktop MacStitch and WinStitch programs. Also loads charts in .PAT format (V7 or earlier)
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: MoNo at 100% against Diamond Artist's 0%. MoNo also leads on price ($0.99 vs $17.99) and rating (4.8 vs 1.0). Diamond Artist's advantage is update cadence (every 2 months vs every 25 months). On ads, in-app purchases, monetization model and iOS requirement 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
MoNo costs $0.99 and Diamond Artist $17.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
MoNo holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 1.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: MoNo has 6 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 100% of MoNo's written reviews are positive against 0% of Diamond Artist's.
MoNo ships an update every 25 months, Diamond Artist every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on October 30, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | MoNo | Diamond Artist |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $0.99 — better | $17.99 |
| Rating | 4.8 (6 ratings) — better | 1.0 (1 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better | 0.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 6 — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Every 25 months | Every 2 months — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Paid | Paid |
| Best chart rank | #199 — better | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPad |
| Requires iOS | 14.0 | 14.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 2 MB | 38 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Kouichi INAFUKU | Ursa Software |
Customer experience
MoNo
Diamond Artist
In-app purchases
MoNo
No in-app purchases
Diamond Artist
No in-app purchases
