Comparison

Sharpen Me Pro vs Negative Scanner

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

Head to head
About

Sharpen Me Pro

Easily enhance the clarity of your photos with this powerful yet simple image sharpening tool. Select a photo or capture a new one, and adjust the sharpening depth with an intuitive slider to achieve the perfect result. Save and share your improved images with ease.

Highlights
  • Image sharpening and deblurring
  • Select photos from album or capture with camera
  • Adjustable sharpening depth slider
  • Save optimized images
  • Easy sharing
Features
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Create polished photo sharpening in seconds with Sharpen Me Pro. Enhance edges and fine detail with natural, crisp, and high-definition sharpening styles. Designed for fast, visual editing: • Compare the original and edited image with a live split preview • Explore curated presets made for different photo styles • Blend the effect with your original for a subtle or bold finish • Save favorite effect settings in My Looks and reuse them • Share a labeled before-and-after image • Undo, redo, and resume your last edit • Save and share at high resolution • Process photos directly on your device Choose a photo, try a preset, and adjust until the result feels right. The focused editor keeps the image and its transformation visible throughout the process. The paid edition is ad-free, so you can stay focused on your edit.

About

Negative Scanner

Digitize film negatives quickly and easily. This tool automatically detects borders, corrects distortion, and converts negatives to positives with accurate color correction. Supports batch scanning and custom image enhancements for film photographers.

Highlights
  • Automatic film border detection and cropping
  • Perspective distortion correction
  • Automatic negative to positive conversion
  • Automatic base color correction
  • Batch scanning for entire film rolls
  • Custom color grading and image enhancement
Features
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Negative Scanner is a mobile scanning tool designed for film photography users. Simply place your negatives on a light panel or any even light source, and the app will automatically detect the film area, frame the image, correct perspective distortion, and convert negatives into positives with automatic base color correction based on film characteristics and image analysis. You can quickly scan a single frame or enable batch scanning mode to continuously process an entire roll of film. The app attempts to recognize different film formats and film stock types automatically, while saving scan records for easier organization, color grading, and export later. Key Features: * Automatically detects film borders, crops frames, and corrects perspective * Automatically identifies or lets you select film stock types for color mask removal and basic color correction * Supports quick custom color grading, cropping, and image enhancement * Add camera information, film stock details, and custom white borders to exported images * Batch scan entire film rolls with automatic scan history saving * Import images from the photo library for continued editing Perfect for users who want a fast way to digitize 35mm, 120, and other film negatives, while also creating beautifully framed images ready for sharing.

Screenshots

Sharpen Me Pro3 screens
Negative Scanner4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Negative Scanner at Free against Sharpen Me Pro's $2.99. Negative Scanner also leads on update cadence (every 2 days vs every 2 months) and iOS requirement (16.0 vs 26.0). On ads, in-app purchases 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

Negative Scanner is free to download; Sharpen Me Pro costs $2.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Sharpen Me Pro ships an update every 2 months, Negative Scanner every 2 days. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 19, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Sharpen Me Pro versus Negative Scanner: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSharpen Me ProNegative Scanner
Price$2.99Free — better
Rating—5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Positive reviews11.5% of reviews—
Number of ratings—1 — better
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsEvery 2 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationPaidFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS26.016.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size26 MB11 MB
Age rating4+4+
Developer福恩 毛浩宇 李

Customer experience

Sharpen Me Pro

Written reviews26 reviews
Positive11.5%
Neutral0.0%
Negative88.5%

Negative Scanner

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

Sharpen Me Pro

No in-app purchases

None

Negative Scanner

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Sharpen Me Pro free?
Sharpen Me Pro costs $2.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is Negative Scanner free?
Negative Scanner is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Sharpen Me Pro or Negative Scanner have ads?
Neither Sharpen Me Pro nor Negative Scanner shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Sharpen Me Pro or Negative Scanner?
Sharpen Me Pro ships an update every 2 months, and Negative Scanner every 2 days. Most recently, Sharpen Me Pro was updated on October 24, 2026 and Negative Scanner on October 19, 2026.

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