PictoScanner vs Simple Negative Image
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
PictoScanner
Easily transform your photos into negatives or black and white negatives using your iPhone camera. Save your creations directly to your device in zoom mode for instant archiving.
- Convert negatives to positives
- Convert normal photos to B/W negatives
- Convert normal photos to negatives
- Save photos in zoom mode
- Instant archiving to PictoScanner folder
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PictoScanner is the easiest way to capture through iPhone's camera and convert all your image into negatives, B/w Negative & Normal * Convert any negative into positives. * Convert the normal photos into b/w negative. * Convert the normal photos into negative. * Save button for instant archiving into your iPhone's PictoScanner Folder. * Save photo in zoom mode also. PictoScanner application is very simple and easy to use to developed any photo to its negative or vise-versa.
Simple Negative Image
Easily invert image colors to create unique artistic effects. This tool allows for the inversion of negatives and positives, transforming ordinary photos into tasteful art-like creations. Perfect for users seeking straightforward image processing.
- Invert image colors
- Create unique images
- Generate art-like visuals
- Process images easily
- Invert negatives and positives
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A simple function application that only inverts the color of the image By inverting colors and inverting negatives and positives, you can create unique images and tasteful art-like images. For those who want to process images easily
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Simple Negative Image at 4.5 against PictoScanner's 2.8. Simple Negative Image also leads on ratings volume (121 vs 5) and review sentiment (56% vs 45%). PictoScanner's advantage is ads (none vs shown) and monetization model (free vs ad-supported). On price, update cadence, in-app purchases and device support 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.
Simple Negative Image holds the better App Store score, 4.5 against 2.8. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Simple Negative Image has 121 ratings behind it against 5, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 45% of PictoScanner's written reviews are positive against 56% of Simple Negative Image's.
Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on October 15, 2026 and October 21, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | PictoScanner | Simple Negative Image |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 2.8 (5 ratings) | 4.5 (121 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 45.5% of reviews | 56.3% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 5 | 121 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | Every 2 months |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free — better | Ad-supported |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 12.0 — better | 15.6 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 31 MB | 34 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Simon Lautrop | Ryouhei Azuma |
Customer experience
PictoScanner
Simple Negative Image
In-app purchases
PictoScanner
No in-app purchases
Simple Negative Image
No in-app purchases
Questions
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