Comparison

Negative Me vs Film scanner Pro

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

Head to head
About

Negative Me

Transform photos into striking negative and inverted color images. Explore presets, blend effects, and save your creations in high resolution. This app offers a fast, visual editing experience for unique artwork.

Highlights
  • Negative and inverted color creation
  • Live split preview
  • Curated presets
  • Blend effect with original
  • Save favorite settings
  • High-resolution saving and sharing
Features
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Create polished negative and inverted color in seconds with Negative Me. Create classic film negatives, monochrome inversions, and striking reversed-color artwork. 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 • Edit across compact and expanded layouts with keyboard shortcuts • 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. Start creating for free in this ad-supported edition.

About

Film scanner Pro

Transform your film negatives into digital photos with this powerful scanner app. Edit your converted images with advanced tools to achieve professional-looking results. Save your creations in high resolution without compromising quality.

Highlights
  • Convert film negatives to photos
  • Advanced editing options
  • High-resolution saving
  • Preserves image quality
  • Free to use
Features
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FilmScannerPro is free! It will convert the negative film to a real photo, and present you options to editing it like no other app does. Save the result with excellent resolution, without losing quality.

Screenshots

Negative Me3 screens
Film scanner Pro3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Negative Me at 4.0 against Film scanner Pro's 3.3. Negative Me also leads on monetization model (ad-supported vs free with in-app purchases). Film scanner Pro's advantage is iOS requirement (15.6 vs 26.0). On price, review sentiment, ratings volume and update cadence 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Negative Me holds the better App Store score, 4.0 against 3.3. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 57 and 38 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 57% of Negative Me's written reviews are positive against 50% of Film scanner Pro's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly every 5 weeks. The most recent releases landed on November 1, 2026 and November 8, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Negative Me versus Film scanner Pro: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterNegative MeFilm scanner Pro
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.0 (57 ratings) — better3.3 (38 ratings)
Positive reviews56.7% of reviews — better50.0% of reviews
Number of ratings57 — better38
Update frequencyEvery 5 weeksEvery 5 weeks
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationAd-supported — betterFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS26.015.6 — better
Further details — not scored
Size25 MB79 MB
Age rating4+4+
Developer福恩 毛Mauro Bianchelli

Customer experience

Negative Me

All ratings56 ratings
Positive71.4%
Neutral8.9%
Negative19.6%
Written reviews141 reviews
Positive56.7%
Neutral7.1%
Negative36.2%

Film scanner Pro

All ratings37 ratings
Positive54.1%
Neutral13.5%
Negative32.4%
Written reviews52 reviews
Positive50.0%
Neutral15.4%
Negative34.6%

Bugs and requests

Negative Me

Reported bugs

8 issues
  • App crashes when selecting or loading photos
  • Incompatible with iOS 11 and newer versions
  • Crashes when tapping 'No' on premium upgrade prompt
  • Save functionality broken or inaccessible
  • App no longer works after Apple OS updates
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  • Crashes on older devices
  • Photo quality degradation after inversion
  • Inconsistent performance across different iOS versions

Requested features

10 requests
  • Live camera preview with real-time inversion
  • Color correction for C-41 and C-22 film
  • Image rotation capability
  • Advanced color adjustment filters
  • Remove or hide original image during editing
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  • Better UI/UX design for saving functionality
  • Video inversion support
  • Pinch-to-zoom and standard iOS photo manipulation
  • Batch processing for multiple images
  • iOS 11+ and current iOS version compatibility

Film scanner Pro

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

Negative Me

No in-app purchases

None

Film scanner Pro

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Negative Me free?
Negative Me is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Film scanner Pro free?
Film scanner Pro is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Negative Me or Film scanner Pro?
Negative Me is rated higher. Negative Me averages 4.0 out of 5 from 57 ratings, while Film scanner Pro averages 3.3 from 38 ratings.
Do Negative Me or Film scanner Pro have ads?
Neither Negative Me nor Film scanner Pro shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Negative Me or Film scanner Pro?
Negative Me ships an update every 5 weeks, and Film scanner Pro every 5 weeks. Most recently, Negative Me was updated on November 1, 2026 and Film scanner Pro on November 8, 2026.

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