Comparison

mono+ vs MoodCam

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

Head to head
About

mono+

This camera app offers real-time analog film simulations, applying effects like grain and halation directly during capture. It provides extensive control over visual elements and allows users to save and recall custom looks for both photos and videos.

Highlights
  • Real-time analog film simulation
  • 27 film simulations (B&W, stock emulations, vintage processes)
  • Precision controls for tone, color, decay, borders, and overlays
  • Save and recall custom visual looks
  • Controllable decay and degradation effects (light leaks, dust, scratches)
  • Real-time video recording with film simulation
  • Built-in teleprompter for video recording
  • Heads-up display (HUD) with metadata baked into video
Features
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mono+ is a camera app built around analog film simulation. Every photo and video passes through a real-time render pipeline — grain, halation, tonal warmth, shadow lift — baked permanently into every capture. Not a filter applied after the fact. A look built into the image itself. 27 FILM SIMULATIONS Ten B&W modes, ten film stock emulations from Kodak Tri-X to CineStill 800T, and seven vintage processes including Super 8, VHS, and Daguerreotype. Each one built from the real characteristics of the film it references. THE PRO PANEL A floating glass overlay with six categories of precision controls. Tone, color grading, decay effects, borders, overlays, and settings — all accessible without leaving the viewfinder. Drag it anywhere on screen. Every slider updates the render pipeline in real time. SAVED LOOKS Build your signature look across filter, grain, tone, color, decay, and border. Save it with a name. Recall everything with a single tap. Your visual library, always at hand. DECAY AND DEGRADATION Light leaks, halation bloom, film burn, dust, scratches, gate weave, color bleed, and fade — each independently controllable. Zero by default. As much or as little as the image needs. VIDEO All film simulation renders in real time during video recording. Every frame processed at full resolution. What you see in the viewfinder is what gets saved. TELEPROMPTER Built-in scrolling script overlay for video recording. Your audience sees you. You see your words. Paste any script, set your speed, hit record. HUD A recording heads-up display with timecode, battery level, date, GPS coordinates, and your film ID — baked into video captures. SYSTEM PRESETS Four complete looks to start from — STREET, PAPARAZZI, POP, and FADE. Tap to apply, modify anything, save as your own. DESKTOP COMPANION Manage your preset library from your Mac or iPad. Build looks with the full lab editor, send custom borders, compose teleprompter scripts. Tap SHARE LOOKS on iPhone — your presets arrive in the Companion automatically via iCloud. Edit and send back with one click. Free with mono+.

About

MoodCam

Features
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Shoot the feeling. MoodCam is a camera app built around mood. Every shot deserves a tone — so we made it effortless to find yours, live, before you ever press the shutter. Film-Inspired Filters, Live Choose from 7 filter styles — Fuji, Dreamy, Sakura, Twilight, Sharp, Miniature, and Leica. Each one is handcrafted with real film characteristics: grain, temperature, fade, bloom, and more. Applied in real time, so what you see is what you get. Miniature & Tilt-Shift Turn any scene into a diorama with our tilt-shift Miniature mode. A sharp center strip, soft blurred edges — the classic toy-world look, instantly. Make Your Own Filter Not finding the exact mood? Build it. Dial in exposure, contrast, saturation, temperature, grain, vignette, bloom, and more — while watching your camera preview update live. Name it, save it, and it lives right in your filter strip alongside the built-in ones. Organize Your Strip Reorder and hide filters to match how you actually shoot. Long-press any filter or tap Edit to customize. Edit After You Shoot Import any photo from your library and fine-tune it with the same tools. Adjust, apply a filter, and save. Clean. Fast. No subscription. No accounts. No watermarks. No paywalls. Just a camera that gets out of your way.

Screenshots

mono+4 screens
MoodCam4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: MoodCam at Free against mono+'s $3.99. mono+'s advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 1) and ads (none vs shown). On update cadence, device support 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

MoodCam is free to download; mono+ costs $3.99 up front. MoodCam sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. mono+ asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

mono+ ships an update every 3 weeks, MoodCam monthly. The most recent releases landed on September 9, 2026 and September 18, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
mono+ versus MoodCam: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
Parametermono+MoodCam
Price$3.99Free — better
Rating5.0 (2 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings2 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeks — betterMonthly
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationPaid—
DevicesiPhoneiPhone
Requires iOS17.0 — better18.0
Further details — not scored
Size11 MB5 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperBrian WittmanYongjun Lee

In-app purchases

None

mono+

No in-app purchases

1 purchases

MoodCam

One-time1
  • MoodCam Pro$6.99

Questions

Is mono+ free?
mono+ costs $3.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is MoodCam free?
MoodCam is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do mono+ or MoodCam have ads?
MoodCam shows ads; mono+ does not.
Which is updated more often, mono+ or MoodCam?
mono+ ships an update every 3 weeks, and MoodCam monthly. Most recently, mono+ was updated on September 9, 2026 and MoodCam on September 18, 2026.

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