Elf Cam vs NEON Augmented Reality
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Elf Cam
Create magical videos of Santa's elf causing mischief in your home. Customize your elf, place it in scenes, and add special effects to make it look like it was caught on camera. Share the festive fun with family and friends.
- Create elf sighting videos
- Customize elf appearance
- Place elf in home scenes
- Add special camera effects
- Save and share videos
- Easy Christmas magic for families
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Make Christmas magic feel real with Elf Cam. Create videos that look like you caught Santa's elf running, dancing, crawling and causing mischief right inside your home. CATCH YOUR ELF IN THE ACT Turn your living room, kitchen or hallway into the scene of an elf sighting. Create the video, play it back and watch your kids' reaction when they see what their elf has been up to. CREATE YOUR OWN ELF Customize your Christmas elf with different colors, clothing, hats, accessories and more. Make your elf your own before setting it loose around the house. BRING YOUR ELF TO LIFE Place your elf in your room, choose its path and capture the action. Make your elf run, jump, crawl, dance and get into all kinds of festive mischief. MAKE IT LOOK CAUGHT ON CAMERA Add extra Christmas magic with effects including CCTV, night vision and snow. Turn an ordinary room into convincing footage of an unexpected elf sighting. SAVE & SHARE THE MAGIC Save your Elf Cam videos and share the Christmas surprise with family and friends. EASY CHRISTMAS FUN FOR PARENTS Elf Cam makes it simple to add an extra dose of magic to your family's Christmas tradition. Create a new adventure whenever your elf gets up to mischief. ACCESS Elf Cam is free to download. Creating and recording Elf Cam videos requires paid access. Available purchase and subscription options are shown in the app and may vary by region. Questions or feedback? hello@elfcam.app Privacy Policy: www.elfcam.app/privacy-policy Terms of Use: www.elfcam.app/terms-of-service
NEON Augmented Reality
Experience interactive digital content brought to life through augmented reality. This app is designed to be used exclusively with specially purchased booklets from NEON attractions, unlocking a new dimension of engagement with physical materials.
- Augmented reality experience
- Interactive digital content
- Exclusive booklet integration
- Enhanced engagement with physical media
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For use with the booklets purchased exclusively in NEON attractions. Enables digital content to be seen in the book.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: NEON Augmented Reality at 5.0 against Elf Cam's 4.5. NEON Augmented Reality also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 10) and ads (none vs shown). Elf Cam's advantage is ratings volume (7K vs 2). On price, update cadence 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. Elf Cam sells 10 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per year. NEON Augmented Reality asks for nothing beyond the download.
NEON Augmented Reality holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.5. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Elf Cam has 7K ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two.
Elf Cam ships an update every 5 days, NEON Augmented Reality every 3 days. The most recent releases landed on November 11, 2026 and November 3, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Elf Cam | NEON Augmented Reality |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.5 (7K ratings) | 5.0 (2 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 20.9% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 7K — better | 2 |
| Update frequency | Every 5 days | Every 3 days — better |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 | 12.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 172 MB | 185 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Scibble LLC | Cityneon Holdings Pte Ltd |
Customer experience
Elf Cam
NEON Augmented Reality
Bugs and requests
Elf Cam
Reported bugs
3 issues- Scanning issues
- App crashes and freezes
- Subscription issues
Requested features
4 requests- More elf outfit options
- Ability to use multiple elves
- Free trial period
- Improved scanning and tracking
NEON Augmented Reality
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Elf Cam
- Unlock ElfCam$1.991 Year
- Unlock ElfCam$2.991 Year
- Unlock ElfCam$3.991 Year
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- Unlock Elf Cam. Record & share$3.991 Year
- 6 Month Pass$3.996 Months
- Unlock App$3.991 Year
- Monthly Pass$3.991 Month
- Yearly Pass$7.991 Year
- Extra Animations and Filters$0.99
- Lifetime Access$14.99
NEON Augmented Reality
No in-app purchases
Questions
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