Comparison

ColorHints Mosaic vs MoNo

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

Head to head
About

ColorHints Mosaic

Transform your photos into pixelated mosaics with customizable tile shapes, colors, and aspect ratios. Perfect for creating patterns for crafts like quilting, cross-stitch, or even Minecraft art. Share, save, or print your creations in large poster sizes.

Highlights
  • Photo to mosaic conversion
  • Customizable tile shape and count
  • Color limiting and editing
  • Save, share, or print mosaics
  • Large poster printing up to 200"
  • Pattern generation for crafts
Features
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Color Hints Mosaic creates a mosaic or pixelated version of a photograph. The mosaic you create can be shared with others, saved, or printed. To create a mosaic, simply - take or choose a photograph - choose the tile shape, the number, and aspect ratio of the mosaic tiles - select the Mosaic tab to see the results Too many colors in the mosaic for your purposes? Just tap the “Limit” button and then adjust the slider to choose the number of colors that does suit your purposes. Or, use the Mosaic editor to choose exactly the colors you want – including using a palette to assign colors to the Mosaic. Create mosaics to use for - pixel quilt designs - pixel quilt designs - tile patterns - knitting patterns - cross-stitch patterns - beading - mosaics from glass, wood, or other media - minecraft art - posterization - student art Want to share your mosaic? Share directly from Color Hints Mosaic via social media or Air Drop, save it to iBooks as a pattern, or send it to another App, like Color Hints or QuiltSandwich (from NNN Software). Want a printed copy? Print your mosaic as poster as large as 200" (500cm) on a side. Or, print an annotated version of the mosaic complete with a table of colors.

About

MoNo

Transform your color photos into monochrome images with a retro, Game Boy Pocket Camera aesthetic. This application offers a unique visual style for your pictures.

Highlights
  • Color to monochrome conversion
  • Retro Game Boy Pocket Camera style
  • Image transformation
  • Unique visual filters
Features
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This app converts color images to monochrome. It transforms your photos to look like they were taken with the Game Boy Pocket Camera.

Screenshots

ColorHints Mosaic4 screens
MoNo2 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: MoNo at 100% against ColorHints Mosaic's 40%. MoNo also leads on rating (4.8 vs 3.7) and price ($0.99 vs $1.99). ColorHints Mosaic's advantage is update cadence (every 3 months vs every 25 months) and chart position (#16 vs #193). On ratings volume, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model 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

ColorHints Mosaic costs $1.99 and MoNo $0.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

MoNo holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 3.7. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 3 and 6 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 40% of ColorHints Mosaic's written reviews are positive against 100% of MoNo's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

ColorHints Mosaic ships an update every 3 months, MoNo every 25 months. The most recent releases landed on September 14, 2026 and September 21, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 5 level
ColorHints Mosaic versus MoNo: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterColorHints MosaicMoNo
Price$1.99$0.99 — better
Rating3.7 (3 ratings)4.8 (6 ratings) — better
Positive reviews40.0% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings36 — better
Update frequencyEvery 3 months — betterEvery 25 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationPaidPaid
Best chart rank#16 — better#193
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS12.0 — better14.0
Further details — not scored
Size20 MB2 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperJim CalvinKouichi INAFUKU

Customer experience

ColorHints Mosaic

All ratings3 ratings
Positive66.7%
Neutral0.0%
Negative33.3%
Written reviews5 reviews
Positive40.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative60.0%

MoNo

All ratings6 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

ColorHints Mosaic

No in-app purchases

None

MoNo

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is ColorHints Mosaic free?
ColorHints Mosaic costs $1.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is MoNo free?
MoNo costs $0.99, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, ColorHints Mosaic or MoNo?
MoNo is rated higher. ColorHints Mosaic averages 3.7 out of 5 from 3 ratings, while MoNo averages 4.8 from 6 ratings.
Do ColorHints Mosaic or MoNo have ads?
Neither ColorHints Mosaic nor MoNo shows ads.
Which is updated more often, ColorHints Mosaic or MoNo?
ColorHints Mosaic ships an update every 3 months, and MoNo every 25 months. Most recently, ColorHints Mosaic was updated on September 14, 2026 and MoNo on September 21, 2026.
Which is more popular, ColorHints Mosaic or MoNo?
ColorHints Mosaic currently peaks at #16 in the App Store charts, and MoNo at #193. Chart position reflects recent download velocity rather than total install base.

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