Comparison

Mono Lab vs Wandfunke

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

Head to head
About

Mono Lab

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
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Mono Lab is designed for exploring the unexpected. Experiment with images in black and white. From subtle relief to structural collapse, topology drift, mesh warps, fracture effects, misregistration, and controlled instability, every tool is built for focused experimentation. Responsive. Direct. Tactile. // Interactive Filters (X) Distortion that responds to you. Shift the image through movement and contact. Tilt to bend structure. Rotate to redirect tension. Touch to anchor, drag to stretch, hold to resist. Each gesture leaves a trace. Each motion reshapes the result. // 3D Surface Mode A dimensional approach to distortion. Map images across 12 surfaces and interpret them through 13 lenses. Adjust depth. Refine spatial tension. Each surface behaves differently. Each lens reshapes the outcome. Monochromatic. Structure, tone, dimension, possibility. What You Can Do • 158 filters for black and white distortion • Touch and motion control transformations • 12 surfaces. 13 lenses • Press, drag, and hold to reshape the image like a surface • Refine light, contrast, and structure • Warp topology and form • Collapse, fracture, and distort • Create raster and vector outputs • Build layered misregistrations • Adjust pressure, grain, and tone • Stack transformations • Save your favorite filters to the Index • Save directly to Files Mono Lab is for designers, artists, photographers, illustrators, and visual experimenters working in black and white.

About

Wandfunke

Features
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Most wallpaper apps hand you a folder of images someone else already used. Wandfunke makes yours on the spot. You tap Generate, and your iPhone paints something new. Soft silk one minute, neon noir the next. Twelve little art engines, each with its own mood. It runs on your phone. No signup. No upload. No “please wait while we render in the cloud.” What you can do • Swipe between engines until something clicks • Generate again when you want a fresh seed • Nudge the look with a few simple controls • Tap the image to see it as Lock Screen or Home Screen • Save the keepers to your Library and Photos Sizes for iPhone, iPhone SE, iPad, and landscape. Exports are sharp enough for a real wallpaper, not a blurry preview. New engines open up as you keep creating. Start with Caustic. Earn Nebula, Silk, Streak, Orbit, Marble, and the rest by making art, not by watching ads. If you want a Lock Screen that feels like it belongs to you, this is it.

Screenshots

Mono Lab4 screens
Wandfunke4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Wandfunke at Free against Mono Lab's $4.99. Wandfunke also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 4). Mono Lab's advantage is update cadence (every 5 days vs every 2 months) and chart position (#4 vs unranked). On 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

Wandfunke is free to download; Mono Lab costs $4.99 up front. Mono Lab sells 4 one-off in-app purchases. Wandfunke asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Mono Lab ships an update every 5 days, Wandfunke every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on October 31, 2026 and October 25, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 5 level
Mono Lab versus Wandfunke: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterMono LabWandfunke
Price$4.99Free — better
Rating5.0 (22 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews94.4% of reviews—
Number of ratings22 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 5 days — betterEvery 2 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationPaid—
Best chart rank#4 — better—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone
Requires iOS15.1 — better17.6
Further details — not scored
Size57 MB5 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperInner CircleTIBOR CZEKAY

In-app purchases

4 purchases

Mono Lab

One-time4
  • Pheno Set$1.99
  • Print Set$1.99
  • ASCII Set$1.99
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  • Dither Set$1.99
None

Wandfunke

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Mono Lab free?
Mono Lab costs $4.99, and also offers in-app purchases.
Is Wandfunke free?
Wandfunke is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Mono Lab or Wandfunke have ads?
Neither Mono Lab nor Wandfunke shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Mono Lab or Wandfunke?
Mono Lab ships an update every 5 days, and Wandfunke every 2 months. Most recently, Mono Lab was updated on October 31, 2026 and Wandfunke on October 25, 2026.

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