Comparison

Focalware vs Neonizer

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

Head to head
About

Focalware

This app helps photographers and filmmakers visualize the sun and moon's path and height for any location and date. It provides rise/set times, azimuth, elevation, and moon phases, with an interactive compass and map for planning outdoor shoots.

Highlights
  • Sun/Moon position calculation
  • Interactive compass and map
  • Rise and set times
  • Azimuth and elevation data
  • Moon phase tracking
  • Custom location saving
Features
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Focalware calculates sun and moon position for a given location and date. Use the interactive compass to determine the path and height of the sun or moon. Photographers and filmmakers who are always asked by their clients for the sun, moon and stars, can now deliver. Features - Support for compass on devices that have one - Integrated map for custom locations - Sun/Moon rise and set times - Sun/Moon azimuth and elevation - Moon phase - Magnetic declination - Results shown graphically or on a list - Location list of major world cities - Manually create and save a list of custom locations - GPS support - Calculate sun/moon position for today or any date in the future - Works with current location or anywhere in the world "Focalware offers unrivaled accuracy and ease of use to photographers shooting outdoors. To say I use it a couple of times a day is an understatement!" --Moose Peterson, Wildlife Photographer "A very slick little app, and a landscape photographer's new best friend." --Scott Kelby, Editor of Photoshop User Magazine "As a nature photographer who spends much of my time photographing locations with no cell or wifi coverage, Focalware is essential to my ability to plot and plan for the sun and moon’s arrival and departure, no matter where I am." --Gary Hart, EloquentImages.com Rated one of the 10 most useful iPhone Apps for Photographers by Pop Photo.

About

Neonizer

Transform your surroundings into vibrant neon art with this real-time camera app. Point your device at anything and see its edges glow in vivid colors, creating unique, shareable images and videos instantly.

Highlights
  • Real-time neon processing
  • Three effect modes (Line, Rect, Circle)
  • Night Mode for enhanced glow
  • Adjustable line thickness
  • Live photo and video capture
  • Built-in album
  • Standard iOS sharing
Features
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Neonizer is a real-time camera that turns the world in front of your lens into glowing neon-sign art. Point your iPhone at anything — a building, a face, a houseplant — and watch its edges light up in vivid pink, cyan, and yellow neon. There's no "edit" step: the finished look is what you see in the viewfinder, so you can frame and light your shot live. ■ Features • Real-time neon processing powered by OpenCV edge detection • Three effect modes: – Line — traces subject outlines with glowing strokes – Rect — wraps detected regions in neon rectangles – Circle — highlights detected regions with glowing rings • Night Mode — drops the background to pure black so only the neon glows • Adjustable line thickness via slider • Tap to take a photo, long-press to record video • Built-in album to review your shots without leaving the app • Share via the standard iOS share sheet (Mail, AirDrop, Messages, and more) ■ Try it on • Night streets and signage for a cyberpunk look • People for glowing line-art silhouettes • Houseplants and small objects for sci-fi arcade icons • Anything ordinary, made instantly "shareable" ■ Free, no ads Neonizer is a free indie project with no ads and no tracking. If you enjoy it, an optional "Support the developer" tip jar lives in Settings. Tips are completely voluntary and unlock no features or content. ■ Requirements iOS 17.0 or later. Optimized for the iPhone rear camera.

Screenshots

Focalware4 screens
Neonizer2 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Focalware at Free against Neonizer's $0.99. Focalware also leads on rating (5.0 vs 3.7) and in-app purchases (none vs 3). Neonizer's advantage is update cadence (every 2 weeks vs every 12 months). On review sentiment, ratings volume, ads and monetization model 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

Focalware is free to download; Neonizer costs $0.99 up front. Neonizer sells 3 one-off in-app purchases. Focalware asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Focalware holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 3.7. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 6 and 3 respectively. Written reviews complicate that: 73% of Focalware's written reviews are positive against 75% of Neonizer's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Focalware ships an update every 12 months, Neonizer every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 13, 2026 and October 26, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
Focalware versus Neonizer: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterFocalwareNeonizer
PriceFree — better$0.99
Rating5.0 (6 ratings) — better3.7 (3 ratings)
Positive reviews73.5% of reviews75.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings6 — better3
Update frequencyEvery 12 monthsEvery 2 weeks — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationPaidPaid
DevicesiPhone, iPod — betteriPhone
Requires iOS12.0 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size6 MB21 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperWarner Photography, Inc.icot

Customer experience

Focalware

All ratings4 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews49 reviews
Positive73.5%
Neutral8.2%
Negative18.4%

Neonizer

All ratings3 ratings
Positive66.7%
Neutral0.0%
Negative33.3%
Written reviews4 reviews
Positive75.0%
Neutral25.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

Focalware

No in-app purchases

3 purchases

Neonizer

One-time3
  • Small Tip$0.99
  • Medium Tip$2.99
  • Big Tip$9.99

Questions

Is Focalware free?
Focalware is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Neonizer free?
Neonizer costs $0.99, and also offers in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Focalware or Neonizer?
Focalware is rated higher. Focalware averages 5.0 out of 5 from 6 ratings, while Neonizer averages 3.7 from 3 ratings.
Do Focalware or Neonizer have ads?
Neither Focalware nor Neonizer shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Focalware or Neonizer?
Focalware ships an update every 12 months, and Neonizer every 2 weeks. Most recently, Focalware was updated on October 13, 2026 and Neonizer on October 26, 2026.

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