neon vs Love Sofia
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
neon
Instantly transform your photos with a unique neon filter. Achieve a captivating nighttime flickering light effect and automatic neon drawing with a single tap. Experience the artistic soul of film photography.
- One-click neon filter application
- Nighttime flickering light effect
- Automatic neon drawing
- Film photography aesthetic
- Simple touch interface
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A camera App with just one click is able to give your pictures a special neon effect. It applies a special filter to deliver a night time flickering light effect with automatic neon drawing that will amaze you. With just one touch the images will deliver the soul of the film photography you wish to capture.
Love Sofia
Create cinematic photos and videos with analog filters inspired by iconic films. Recreate movie scenes with unique color grading and special effects. Enhance your content with a distinct, artistic touch.
- 17 film-inspired analog filters
- Credit and cookie filters
- Matching visual effects
- Special effects for select filters
- Cinematic color grading
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Hi all, Love Sofia has been created out of inspiration from movies we love. We have hand-crafted (digitally) Coppola core analogue filters for you to reimagine and recreate as your own story in life. FILTERS * 17 filters inspired by scenes from 5 films * 1 credit filter and 2 cookies as extras EFFECTS * Each filter is matched with different effects to reflect the scenes * Some filters are matched with special effects for you to have fun Let us know how it goes: #lovesofia We hope you enjoy being the main character in your life with Love Sofia! Lots of love, House of FX
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: neon at every 2 weeks against Love Sofia's every 4 months. neon also leads on iOS requirement (12.0 vs 17.0). Love Sofia's advantage is chart position (#188 vs unranked) and review sentiment (100% vs 89%). On price, rating, ratings volume and ads 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
neon costs $0.99 and Love Sofia $0.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for neon against 5.0 for Love Sofia. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 2 and 1 respectively. Written reviews are what separate them: 89% of neon's written reviews are positive against 100% of Love Sofia's.
neon ships an update every 2 weeks, Love Sofia every 4 months. The most recent releases landed on October 8, 2026 and October 7, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | neon | Love Sofia |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $0.99 | $0.99 |
| Rating | 5.0 (2 ratings) | 5.0 (1 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 88.9% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 2 — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Every 2 weeks — better | Every 4 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Paid | Paid |
| Best chart rank | — | #188 — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 12.0 — better | 17.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 45 MB | 62 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | 一楠 刘 | HouseOfFX |
Customer experience
neon
Love Sofia
In-app purchases
neon
No in-app purchases
Love Sofia
No in-app purchases
