Monoqulo
23 ways to go monochrome
$2.99 · Designed for iPad. Not verified for macOS.
Pick a photo, tap a style. Old film photos, sepia, newspaper print, pencil sketch: 23 black-and-white styles, saved at full size. Nothing uploaded, no ads, no sign-up.
Monoqulo turns your photo into black and white.
Tap one of 23 styles and you're done. No photography know-how or complicated settings needed.
HOW IT WORKS
1. Choose a photo
2. Tap a style you like
3. Tap Export to save it to Photos or share it
23 STYLES
Film (7)
Black and white that looks like it was shot on a film camera.
- Neutral: plain, natural black and white
- Yellow Filter: blue skies get a little darker, so clouds stand out
- Red Filter: blue skies turn dark and dramatic
- Classic 400: the go-to black and white, crisp with visible grain
- Fine 100: tiny grain and smooth tones
- Push 3200: coarse grain and strong contrast, gritty and raw
- Infrared: green leaves glow white, for a dreamlike look
Tone (5)
Adds a tint, such as brown or blue, to black and white.
- Sepia: warm brown, like an old photograph
- Selenium: cool blacks with a hint of purple
- Platinum: soft, warm grays
- Cyanotype: deep blue and white
- Split Tone: bluish shadows and warm highlights
Graphic (7)
Redraws the photo with dots, lines and flat shapes, like a printed page or an old computer screen.
- Halftone: tiny dots, like a photo in a newspaper
- Line Screen: rows of lines that get thicker in darker areas
- Threshold: only black and white, nothing in between
- Atkinson: fine dots, like the screen of the original Macintosh
- Bayer: an even grid of dots, like a retro video game
- Posterize: a few flat shades, like a poster
- Riso: patchy ink and slight misalignment, like a printed flyer
Sketch (4)
Looks like it was drawn by hand.
- Line Art: the outlines, as if traced with a pen
- Charcoal: a bold charcoal drawing
- Pencil: a delicate pencil sketch
- Blueprint: white lines on blue paper, like a technical drawing
ADJUSTMENTS
You don't have to touch the sliders. They are there for when you want a little more or less of something.
- Adjust Intensity, Exposure (brightness), Contrast and Grain
- Open Details to adjust bright and dark areas separately, or darken the corners
- Tone, Graphic and Sketch styles also get a slider of their own, such as toning strength, dot size or line weight
- Double tap a slider's name to reset it
- Press and hold the photo to compare it with the original
SAVING AND SHARING
- Saved at the original size. Nothing is shrunk
- No watermark
- The date and camera details are kept. You can remove the location in the app's settings
- Photos normally save as HEIC, the same format as iPhone photos. Graphic styles save as PNG so fine patterns stay crisp
WHAT IT DOES NOT DO
- No internet connection. The app never sends your photos anywhere
- No tracking or analytics
- No account, no sign-in
- No ads
- It doesn't ask for access to your whole photo library. It only opens the one photo you pick
- The only permission it asks for is to save your finished photo to Photos
Ratings & Reviews
- This app hasn’t received enough ratings or reviews to display an overview.
Now supports iPhone Duo.
- On the folded screen, the style list no longer slides under the toolbar buttons, and all four sliders are visible
The developer, Masamichi Ueta, indicated that the app’s privacy practices may include handling of data as described below. For more information, see the developer’s privacy policy .
Data Not Collected
The developer does not collect any data from this app.
Accessibility
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Information
- Seller
- Masamichi Ueta
- Size
- 1.3 MB
- Category
- Photo & Video
- Compatibility
Requires iOS 26.0 or later.
- iPhone
Requires iOS 26.0 or later. - iPad
Requires iPadOS 26.0 or later. - Mac
Requires macOS 26.0 or later and a Mac with Apple M1 chip or later. - Apple Vision
Requires visionOS 26.0 or later.
- iPhone
- Languages
- English and Japanese
- Age Rating
4+
- 4+
- Copyright
- © Masamichi Ueta
