NegaViewer vs Light Panel Pro
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
NegaViewer
Easily convert your film negatives into digital photos using your iPhone. Transform both color and black & white negatives with a high-speed, intuitive interface. Save your digitized memories directly to your device's photo library.
- Convert color and black & white negatives
- High-speed image processing
- Intuitive interface
- Save to photo library
- Digitize analog memories
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NegaViewer: Transform Film Negatives to Digital Photos IMPORTANT: A BACKLIGHT PANEL IS REQUIRED for optimal performance. Breathe new life into your analog memories with NegaViewer. Convert your cherished film negatives into vibrant digital photos using the power of your iPhone. Key Features: • Transform color and black & white negatives • High-speed image processing • Intuitive interface for easy conversion • Save converted images directly to your photo library Requirements: • Backlight panel (essential for clear image capture) • Camera and photo library access Rediscover the magic of your film photography with NegaViewer. Don't let your precious memories fade away – bring them into the digital age today!
Light Panel Pro
Transform your device into a professional lighting tool for creative projects, film scanning, and video calls. Adjust brightness, color temperature, and RGB hues to enhance any scene. Give your existing technology a vibrant new purpose.
- Pocket-sized professional light
- Creative lighting control
- Film scanning
- Video call enhancement
- Brightness adjustment
- Kelvin temperature control
- RGB color control
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Light Panel Pro: Transform your device into a professional studio light. Perfect for creative lighting, film scanning and video calls. Control screen brightness, Kelvin temperature and full RGB color on any Apple device. • Light Panel Pro turns your mobile device into a portable light panel - one that you always have with you as a small fill light for photography or videography. • Light Panel Pro is a perfect backlight for scanning film with its dedicated scanning mask. It can also be used as a light table or light box with the built-in alignment grid. • Light Panel Pro is a great light for video calls. • Control screen brightness and temperature. Display & save arbitrary colors for creative lighting effects. • Automatically match the color temperature of the ambient light. • Lock screen settings from accidental touch input. • Create complex or remote lighting setups with the optional Remote Control feature. • There are many other potential uses whenever you need extra light: reading light, mood light, torch etc. • Give your old tech a brilliant second life - great for transforming old devices that can't run recent versions of iOS (iPad Air 1st gen & iPhone 5s onwards) into high-quality light panels, offering a highly cost-effective solution by repurposing hardware that might otherwise go unused. • Available as a universal purchase for iPad, iPhone, iPod Touch, Mac, Apple TV & Vision Pro. • Print magazine PC Professionale recommended Light Panel Pro as "Original and unexpectedly useful" in the July 2021 edition! Join 5000 happy users and download Light Panel Pro now !
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Light Panel Pro at 85% against NegaViewer's 33%. Light Panel Pro also leads on device support (5 vs 2). NegaViewer's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 2) and price ($0.99 vs $4.99). On update cadence, ads and iOS requirement 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
NegaViewer costs $0.99 and Light Panel Pro $4.99 up front. Light Panel Pro sells 2 one-off in-app purchases. NegaViewer asks for nothing beyond the download.
Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly every 6 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 3, 2026 and October 14, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | NegaViewer | Light Panel Pro |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $0.99 — better | $4.99 |
| Rating | — | 4.5 (68 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 33.3% of reviews | 85.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | — | 68 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 6 weeks | Every 6 weeks |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Paid | Free with in-app purchases — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad, iPod, Mac, Apple TV — better |
| Requires iOS | 16.6 | 15.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 12 MB | 14 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Uda Toyokazu | Mike Woolley |
Customer experience
NegaViewer
Light Panel Pro
In-app purchases
NegaViewer
No in-app purchases
Light Panel Pro
- Buy Me A Coffee$2.99
- Remote Control$9.99
Questions
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