# Mono Lab vs modello*

The clearest difference is price: modello* at Free against Mono Lab's $4.99. Mono Lab's advantage is chart position (#7 vs unranked) and ratings volume (21 vs 3). On rating, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases there is nothing between them.

modello* is free to download; Mono Lab costs $4.99 up front. Mono Lab sells 4 one-off in-app purchases and modello* sells 1 in-app purchase, starting at $24.99 per year. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for Mono Lab against 5.0 for modello*. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Mono Lab has 21 ratings behind it against 3, so its average is the more settled of the two.

Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly every 5 days. The most recent releases landed on October 14, 2026 and October 16, 2026 respectively.

## The numbers

| Metric | Mono Lab | modello* |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Price | $4.99 | **Free** |
| Rating | [5.0 (21 ratings)](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/mono-lab/id6759029184/reviews) | [5.0 (3 ratings)](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/modello/id6759563524/reviews) |
| Number of ratings | **21** | 3 |
| Positive reviews | 94.4% of reviews | — |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Ads | No | No |
| Update frequency | Every 5 days | Every 5 days |
| Monetization | Paid | **Freemium** |
| Best chart rank | **#7** | — |
| Size | 57 MB | 970 MB |
| Requires iOS | **15.1** | 26.0 |
| Devices | **iPhone, iPad, iPod** | iPhone, iPad |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | [Inner Circle](https://appshunter.io/developer/367838600) | [Bryan Leister](https://appshunter.io/developer/534922835) |

## What reviewers say

### Mono Lab

[App page](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/mono-lab/id6759029184)

**Currently charting:** #7 Top Paid · Graphics & Design (US App Store)

Explore creative image manipulation with a focus on black and white effects. This app offers a wide range of tools for distortion, texture, and structural changes, allowing for unique artistic experimentation.

**Highlights:** 129 black and white filters, Sensor-based filters controlled by device movement, 12 dimensional surfaces and 13 lenses for 3D distortion, Interactive filters responding to touch, Raster and vector output options, Save directly to Files

**Features:** macOS Compatibility, Vision Pro support

**In-app purchases (4)**

| Purchase | Price | Billing |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Pheno Set | $1.99 | one-time |
| Print Set | $1.99 | one-time |
| ASCII Set | $1.99 | one-time |
| Dither Set | $1.99 | one-time |


### modello*

[App page](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/modello/id6759563524)

Transform your photos and sketches into richly rendered image studies. Guide the generation with mood, subject, and style, adjusting creative distance to explore variations. This tool acts as a proposal generator for artists, offering a modern take on traditional preparatory painting techniques.

**Highlights:** Transform photos and sketches into image studies, Control mood, subject, and style, Adjust creative distance for variations, Runs entirely on-device, Custom models trained on original paintings, Curated prompts, no open text input

**Features:** macOS Compatibility, Family Sharing, Vision Pro support

**In-app purchases (1)**

| Purchase | Price | Billing |
| --- | --- | --- |
| modello Unlimited | $24.99 | per year |


## Frequently asked questions

### Is Mono Lab free?

Mono Lab costs $4.99, and also offers in-app purchases.

### Is modello* free?

modello* is free to download, with in-app purchases available.

### Which has better reviews, Mono Lab or modello*?

Mono Lab and modello* are both rated 5.0 out of 5 on the App Store, from 21 and 3 ratings respectively.

### Do Mono Lab or modello* have ads?

Neither Mono Lab nor modello* shows ads.

### Which is updated more often, Mono Lab or modello*?

Mono Lab ships an update every 5 days, and modello* every 5 days. Most recently, Mono Lab was updated on October 14, 2026 and modello* on October 16, 2026.

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*Compared by [AppsHunter](https://appshunter.io/) from daily US App Store data. Review summaries are generated from verbatim App Store reviews.*