wAlterEgo vs Manga Relay
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
wAlterEgo
Transform photos of people or pets into the iconic Heisenberg from Breaking Bad. Easily add a pork pie hat, sunglasses, and beard using intuitive gestures. Share your creations instantly via messaging, social media, or save them directly.
- Photo editing with Heisenberg elements
- Gesture-based controls
- Camera and photo library integration
- Multiple sharing options
- Save to device
- Assign to contacts
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"Say my name." Make anyone or anything (pets included) look like Walter's Alter Ego, the iconic Heisenberg from the Breaking Bad TV series! 1. Take a photo using the camera or grab one from your Photos. 2. Using gestures, move, rotate and/or scale the Pork Pie Hat, Sunglasses and Beard to fit over your subject's face. 3. Share it! Send as an iMessage, an email, a tweet on Twitter, a post on Facebook, save to your Photos, assign it to a Contact or even AirDrop it to a nearby friend! (Best results are achieved using front facing subjects) Controls (from left to right and then down) ------------------------------------ Camera: Take a photo using your device camera to use as your subject. Share: Choose how you want to share or send your image. Photo: Pick a photo from your Photos to use as your subject. Reset: Clear the subject photo and reset wAlterEgo back to defaults.
Manga Relay
Collaborate with friends to create 4-panel comics. Take turns drawing each panel, and receive notifications when it's your turn. You can import drawings from other apps or take photos of your creations.
- Collaborative comic creation
- Turn-based panel drawing
- Import drawings from other apps
- Photo integration
- Notifications for turns
- Rate and comment on comics
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Draw 4koma comics with your friends! Take turns drawing the next panel. Take a photo of your comic, or copy and paste from a drawing app you have on your iPhone or iPad! 1. Start your first panel in a manga 2. Add your friend to draw the next panel 3. Get notifications and draw the next panel 4. LIMITLESS UNPREDICTABLE CREATIVITY! :D Rate, comment, enjoy!
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Manga Relay at 4.8 against wAlterEgo's 4.0. Manga Relay also leads on update cadence (weekly vs every 13 months) and review sentiment (100% vs 75%). wAlterEgo's advantage is iOS requirement (8.0 vs 14.0). On price, ratings volume, ads and in-app purchases 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Manga Relay holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 4.0. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 5 and 5 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 75% of wAlterEgo's written reviews are positive against 100% of Manga Relay's.
wAlterEgo ships an update every 13 months, Manga Relay weekly. The most recent releases landed on October 6, 2026 and October 8, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | wAlterEgo | Manga Relay |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.0 (5 ratings) | 4.8 (5 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 75.0% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 5 | 5 |
| Update frequency | Every 13 months | Weekly — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 8.0 — better | 14.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 1 MB | 7 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 9+ |
| Developer | Nigel Green | Genki Mine |
Customer experience
wAlterEgo
Manga Relay
In-app purchases
wAlterEgo
No in-app purchases
Manga Relay
No in-app purchases
