Comparison

Mad Monkey vs DLU

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

Head to head
About

Mad Monkey

Connect with peers for collaborative projects or social activities. Share your ideas and find students or creators to bring them to life. Organize plans and track your time spent in the app.

Highlights
  • Post project ideas or activity plans
  • Find collaborators based on skills and interests
  • Organized group chats for planning
  • Build Mode for projects and startups
  • Fun Mode for social and offline activities
  • Profile showcasing skills and interests
  • Time tracking with daily limits for younger users
Features
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Find people to build with — or hang with. Mad Monkey is a social app for students and young creators who'd rather do something than scroll past it. Share what you're working on or what you want to do, and the right people show up. HOW IT WORKS 1. Post a Spark: an idea, a project, a plan. Say who you need. 2. People join: students and creators on your campus, in your city or anywhere. 3. Make it happen: plan it together in Monkey Talk. BUILD MODE For projects, startup ideas, hackathon teams, research and study groups. Find a developer for your app, a designer for your pitch deck, or a partner for exam prep. FUN MODE For everything worth doing offline: sports, jams, trips, campus events and weekend plans. PROFILES THAT SHOW WHAT YOU DO Your profile shows your campus, your skills and your interests, so people know what you bring before you even say hi. EVERY PROJECT, UP CLOSE Open any Spark to see the full idea, the tools involved, who's already collaborating and what they still need. MONKEY TALK Chats organised around your Sparks and teams, so plans don't get lost in random DMs. BRAIN ROT METER See how much time you spend in the app each day. Younger users get daily limits built in, because time online should count. Build more. Scroll less. Questions or feedback: madmonkeyaiinc@gmail.com Terms of Use: https://madmonkey.ai/terms-and-conditions Privacy Policy: https://madmonkey.ai/privacy-policy

About

DLU

This is a fast-paced party game where players guess words displayed on a phone held to their forehead. Friends provide clues through acting, shouting, or making noises. It features diverse categories and the ability to create custom decks for personalized fun.

Highlights
  • Guess words by acting and shouting clues
  • Tilt phone to guess or pass
  • Diverse pre-made card decks
  • Create custom word decks
  • Play offline
  • Modern and intuitive UI
Features
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The Ultimate Party Game is Here! Looking for the perfect icebreaker? Don't Look Up is the hilarious, fast-paced charades game designed to turn any gathering into an unforgettable party. From blockbuster movies to pop culture deep dives, there’s a deck for everyone. How to Play: Pick a category and place the phone on your forehead. Your friends will shout clues, act out scenes, or make silly noises to help you guess the word on the screen. Tilt your phone down for a correct guess, or tilt it up to pass! Why You’ll Love Don't Look Up: Diverse Categories: Explore dozens of decks including Movie Buff, 90s Nostalgia, Blockbuster Hits, and more. Create Your Own: Feeling creative? Build custom decks tailored to your friend group or family inside jokes. Smooth, Modern UI: A vibrant, easy-to-navigate interface designed for quick starts and zero lag. Play Anywhere: No Wi-Fi? No problem. Perfect for road trips, waiting in line, or living room hangouts. Stop scrolling and start playing. Can you guess them all before the timer runs out? DLU PRO — OPTIONAL UPGRADE Every deck and all local play stay free. DLU Pro unlocks Party Mode: AirPlay the game to your TV, or SharePlay it over FaceTime with friends anywhere. DLU Pro Monthly — auto-renewable subscription, $0.99 per month DLU Pro Annual — auto-renewable subscription, $2.99 per year DLU Pro Lifetime — one-time purchase, $4.99 (not a subscription) Prices are in U.S. dollars and may vary by region. Payment is charged to your Apple Account at confirmation of purchase. A subscription renews automatically at the same price unless auto-renew is turned off at least 24 hours before the end of the current period, and your account is charged for renewal within 24 hours before the current period ends. You can manage your subscriptions and turn off auto-renew in your Apple Account settings after purchase. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://usernotfound12.github.io/app-legal/dlu/privacy.html Support: https://usernotfound12.github.io/app-legal/dlu/

Screenshots

Mad Monkey4 screens
DLU3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Mad Monkey at none against DLU's 3. Mad Monkey also leads on update cadence (every 3 days vs every 3 weeks) and iOS requirement (15.6 vs 17.6). On price, rating, ratings volume and ads 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. DLU sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $0.99 per month. Mad Monkey asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for Mad Monkey against 5.0 for DLU. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 2 and 2 respectively.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Mad Monkey ships an update every 3 days, DLU every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on November 4, 2026 and October 30, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 6 level
Mad Monkey versus DLU: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterMad MonkeyDLU
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (2 ratings)5.0 (2 ratings)
Number of ratings22
Update frequencyEvery 3 days — betterEvery 3 weeks
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS15.6 — better17.6
Further details — not scored
Size217 MB8 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperMad Monkey AI LLCAmol Srivastava

Customer experience

Mad Monkey

All ratings2 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

DLU

All ratings2 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

Mad Monkey

No in-app purchases

3 purchases

DLU

Subscriptions2
  • DLU Pro Monthly$0.991 Month
  • DLU Pro Annual$2.991 Year
One-time1
  • DLU Pro Lifetime$4.99

Questions

Is Mad Monkey free?
Mad Monkey is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is DLU free?
DLU is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Mad Monkey or DLU?
Mad Monkey and DLU are both rated 5.0 out of 5 on the App Store, from 2 and 2 ratings respectively.
Do Mad Monkey or DLU have ads?
Neither Mad Monkey nor DLU shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Mad Monkey or DLU?
Mad Monkey ships an update every 3 days, and DLU every 3 weeks. Most recently, Mad Monkey was updated on November 4, 2026 and DLU on October 30, 2026.

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