Comparison

Squid Frame vs NEON

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

Squid Frame

Transform your photos into humorous squid-themed images with friends and celebrities. Create collages, share your creations, and enjoy a fun, lighthearted social experience.

Highlights
  • Squid frame photo transformations
  • Celebrity and friend face swapping
  • Flower garden themed photo backgrounds
  • Customizable photo collages (2-9 photos)
  • Image saving and sharing
  • Humorous photo material generation
Features
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● Lovely squid · Male squid among handsome male celebrities. · Female squid among beautiful female celebrities. · In the squid frame, both my friends and I become squid and laugh. · In this squid game, human appearance is recognized! ● Bright flower garden · Healing a beautiful flower garden when I enter among celebrities of the opposite sex. · You can fill the squid mold with people who like it. · Fill it with your favorite photos. ● You can view the photos you want on one screen. · Set photos for each location. · Choose a photo from your photo album, camera, or recent images. · Select the desired size image from the selected photo. · Set the number of photos 2, 3, 4, 6, or 9. ● Squid War · Fill in the frame with the faces of your friends. · Participate in the battle with your own face. · In this squid match, handsome, beautiful, and squid will be revealed. · Talk with yourself and your friends. ● humor material ・If you enter the squid mold, most of your face will be a gag material. ● Image storage and sharing · Click Save Image Saves the combined images in the photo album at once. · Press the image share button to send the image to your acquaintances via text message or messenger. · The app download url is also shared at once. Have fun with your friends. ● Request only necessary permissions · Storage: Permissions required to save images

About

NEON

Features
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NEON is a language exchange community built for real conversations and lasting international friendships. Review a profile before sending a request Discover registered users through profile recommendations that consider activity and your selected filters. Profiles within the same priority group may appear in a random order. Review a profile, then send a voice call or chat request. An online recipient must accept before you connect. Offline recipients receive a request notification. Spend less time searching and more time talking. Discover people by language, country, age and interests, then start a conversation when it feels right. What you can do • 1:1 voice calls: Begin with a short conversation and keep talking when you connect. • Voice rooms: Join casual group conversations with people from different countries. • Language exchange feed: Share questions, useful expressions, travel stories and everyday moments. • Appointments and friends: Schedule another call and stay connected with people you enjoyed meeting. • Learning history: Save useful words and review your conversations with post-call learning reports. • Community safety: Reporting, blocking, screen protection and trust signals help create a more comfortable space. NEON supports Korean, English, Japanese, Simplified and Traditional Chinese, German, Spanish, French, Italian, Malay, Nepali, Dutch, Polish, Portuguese and Turkish. Some convenience features use Stars or a Weekly Star Pass that lasts for seven days. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Screenshots

Squid Frame4 screens
NEON4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Squid Frame at none against NEON's 6. Squid Frame also leads on iOS requirement (13.0 vs 15.0). NEON's advantage is ads (none vs shown) and update cadence (every 2 days vs fortnightly). On price 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. NEON sells 6 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month. Squid Frame asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Squid Frame ships an update fortnightly, NEON every 2 days. The most recent releases landed on October 11, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 5 level
Squid Frame versus NEON: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSquid FrameNEON
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (1 ratings) — better—
Number of ratings1 — better—
Update frequencyFortnightlyEvery 2 days — better
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationAd-supported—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS13.0 — better15.0
Further details — not scored
Size22 MB89 MB
Age rating4+12+
DeveloperGwansik YiDevist

In-app purchases

None

Squid Frame

No in-app purchases

6 purchases

NEON

Subscriptions1
  • NEON Membership$2.991 Month
One-time5
  • Weekly Star Pass$1.99
  • 100 Stars$2.99
  • 300 Stars$9.99
Show 2 more
  • 600 Stars (Popular)$17.99
  • 1200 Stars (Largest Pack)$29.99

Questions

Is Squid Frame free?
Squid Frame is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is NEON free?
NEON is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Squid Frame or NEON have ads?
Squid Frame shows ads; NEON does not.
Which is updated more often, Squid Frame or NEON?
Squid Frame ships an update fortnightly, and NEON every 2 days. Most recently, Squid Frame was updated on October 11, 2026 and NEON on October 24, 2026.

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