Guernika vs ælbum
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Guernika
Generate unique images from text prompts, create image variations, and perform inpainting for seamless edits. Leverage advanced AI models and CoreML for fast, efficient image creation and manipulation on your Mac.
- Text-to-image generation
- Image variation creation
- Inpainting for image editing
- Utilizes Stable Diffusion models
- Optimized with CoreML for Mac hardware
- Fast and efficient processing
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Guernika is the ultimate tool for generating stunning images based on text prompts, creating variations of initial images, and inpainting images. With Guernika, you can easily create high-quality, unique images using state-of-the-art Stable Diffusion models. Load your favorite model, provide a text prompt and let Guernika do the rest. Additionally, you can use Guernika to generate variations of an initial image, giving you endless creative possibilities. And when you need to update or repair an image, Guernika's inpainting feature allows you to seamlessly blend the changes into the rest of the image. Guernika utilizes CoreML to fully take advantage of your Mac's hardware. This allows for faster and more efficient processing, resulting in smoother and more seamless performance. So not only will you be able to create beautiful images with ease, you'll be able to do so with lightning-fast speed. Whether you're a professional artist or just looking for a fun new way to create and edit images, Guernika has something for everyone. Download it now and start exploring your creative potential!
ælbum
This app offers an experimental audio-visual interactive experience, transforming your device into a dynamic visual album. Enjoy real-time rendering of visuals and synthesized sound, with features like background playback and dynamic island integration.
- Real-time audio-visual rendering
- Background playback
- Dynamic island integration
- Customizable widgets
- Dynamic desktop wallpaper (desktop version)
- Global keyboard input monitoring (desktop version)
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ælbum is an experimental project born from Demo Inn Shanghai, dedicated to creating a "visual album" of audio-visual interaction. Traditional audio-visual interactive works rely on complex desktop software and can usually only be viewed as offline installation art. In order to bring the ælbum experience to more users, we designed a complete interactive architecture. In this architecture, the picture can be rendered in real time, and the sound can be synthesized in real time, down to the operation of a raw byte in the GPU Buffer or the subtle oscillation in the sound waveform. On this basis, we encapsulated this audio-visual interactive experience into the concept of "ælbum", where æ comes from Æsir in Cytus II. It is like an ordinary music album. On mobile phones, you can play it in the background, display the album cover on the dynamic island, and create beautiful widgets. In the desktop version, you can set it as a dynamic desktop wallpaper and monitor global keyboard input. We hope that ælbum can keep updating, connect more visual and sound artists and users, and create a unique and wonderful experience.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is ads: Guernika at none against ælbum's shown. Guernika also leads on review sentiment (33% vs 0%) and chart position (#181 vs unranked). ælbum's advantage is update cadence (every 2 days vs every 2 weeks). On in-app purchases, monetization model 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
Guernika costs $1.99 and ælbum $2.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Guernika ships an update every 2 weeks, ælbum every 2 days. The most recent releases landed on September 22, 2026 and September 10, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Guernika | ælbum |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $1.99 — better | $2.99 |
| Rating | 4.3 (8 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 33.3% of reviews — better | 0.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 8 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 2 weeks | Every 2 days — better |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Paid | Paid |
| Best chart rank | #181 — better | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, Mac — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 16.2 — better | 18.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 16 MB | 47 MB |
| Age rating | 17+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Guillermo Cique | Latent Cat Inc |
Customer experience
Guernika
ælbum
In-app purchases
Guernika
No in-app purchases
ælbum
No in-app purchases









