Comparison

Negative Me vs Negative Photo Effects HD

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

Negative Photo Effects HD

Transform your photos into unique negative images with intuitive touch controls. Enhance your pictures with editing tools and create custom collages with various layouts. Offers subscription plans for premium features.

Highlights
  • Apply negative effect with one click
  • Finger touch to apply negative effect
  • Zoom and brush editing tools
  • Interchange photo to negative
  • Create photo collages with 30+ layouts
  • Change background color and add patterns
Features
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Explore the world by negative photo effect. Convert your photo into negative photo. Just finger touch to apply negative effect on particular area. Create neat and stunning negative photo with the help of editing tools like Zoom, Brush and more. Interchange 'photo to negative' or 'negative to photo' with just one click. This also offers an incredible array of tools to enhance your photos and customize your photo collage. Change the background color, add an elegant pattern.Create a masterpiece unlike anything else. Features:
 1. Select photo from Camera or Gallery
 2. Apply negative effect with just one click or 
3. Finger touch the are you want to apply negative effect
 4. Save and Share Negative photos with friends and family on any social networking platform. Photo to Negative the best of its kind.... Collages: Create photo collage with 30+ of layouts in seconds. Custom photo grid size, border and background, you can design layout on your own! So easy to make a beautiful photo collage. SUBSCRIPTION: You can subscribe to premium features, choosing from the following plans: – 1 week – 12 months – Lifetime (One Time Purchase) The subscription automatically renews unless auto-renewal is turned off at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. Payment will be charged to your iTunes account at confirmation of purchase. Account will be charged for renewal within 24 hours of the end of the current period, and the cost of the renewal will be provided. Subscriptions may be managed by the user. Auto-renewal may be turned off by going to the user’s Account Settings after purchase. No cancellation of the current subscription is allowed during active subscription period. Any unused portion of a free trial period, if offered, will be forfeited when the user purchases a subscription to that publication. TERMS OF USE: https://hyapps.home.blog/terms-of-use/ PRIVACY POLICY: https://hyapps.home.blog/privacy-and-policy/

Screenshots

Negative Me3 screens
Negative Photo Effects HD4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Negative Me at 4.0 against Negative Photo Effects HD's 2.3. Negative Me also leads on review sentiment (57% vs 15%) and in-app purchases (none vs 5). Negative Photo Effects HD's advantage is iOS requirement (14.0 vs 26.0). On price, ratings volume 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. Negative Photo Effects HD sells 5 in-app purchases, starting at $0.99 per 7 days. Negative Me asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Negative Me holds the better App Store score, 4.0 against 2.3. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 57 and 107 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 57% of Negative Me's written reviews are positive against 15% of Negative Photo Effects HD's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Negative Me ships an update every 5 weeks, Negative Photo Effects HD every 4 months. Both last shipped on November 1, 2026.

Scorecard7 real differences · 3 level
Negative Me versus Negative Photo Effects HD: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterNegative MeNegative Photo Effects HD
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.0 (57 ratings) — better2.3 (107 ratings)
Positive reviews56.7% of reviews — better15.5% of reviews
Number of ratings57107 — better
Update frequencyEvery 5 weeks — betterEvery 4 months
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationAd-supported — betterFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPod
Requires iOS26.014.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size25 MB60 MB
Age rating4+4+
Developer福恩 毛Himanshu Yadav

Customer experience

Negative Me

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

Negative Photo Effects HD

All ratings105 ratings
Positive29.5%
Neutral2.9%
Negative67.6%
Written reviews84 reviews
Positive15.5%
Neutral6.0%
Negative78.6%

User reviews

Negative Me

From 57 App Store ratings

What we love

  • ✅ Simple and straightforward functionality
  • 🎯 Does exactly what it claims
  • ⚡ Fast and easy to use
  • 🆓 Free with no watermarks
  • 📸 Excellent for black and white negative conversion

Room to improve

  • 🐛 Frequent crashes on various iOS versions
  • ❌ Poor color negative conversion (blue tint)
  • 📱 Compatibility issues with newer iOS versions
  • 🔧 Lacks live preview/real-time inversion option
  • 📢 Intrusive ads and premium upgrade prompts

Negative Photo Effects HD

From 107 App Store ratings

What we love

  • 👍 Simple interface
  • 👍 Easy to use
  • 👍 Can brush effects selectively
  • 👍 Does the job (for some users)
  • 👍 Memories brought to life

Room to improve

  • 👎 Does not create positive from negative
  • 👎 No instructions
  • 👎 No effects work
  • 👎 Wants money before use
  • 👎 Paid but features not unlocked

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

Negative Photo Effects HD

Reported bugs

13 issues
  • App loads but no effects work
  • Paid for VIP but features not unlocked
  • Subscription didn't remove ads/watermark
  • Back button doesn't work after update
  • VIP subscription does not work
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  • App doesn't work after update, won't allow saving
  • Freezes on painted screen, navigation disappears
  • Purchases won't restore after reinstallation
  • Images are distorted/squished
  • Crops photos, cuts off top and bottom
  • Cannot save negative photo to gallery
  • Does not maintain image's aspect ratio
  • Appresizes images to a different size

Requested features

7 requests
  • Eraser tool
  • Ruler tool
  • Tutorial
  • Undo button
  • Magnifying glass for precise editing
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  • Option to maintain original aspect ratio
  • Fill or clear options instead of just paintbrush

In-app purchases

None

Negative Me

No in-app purchases

5 purchases

Negative Photo Effects HD

Subscriptions2
  • Weekly Subscription$0.997 Days
  • Yearly Subscription$8.991 Year
One-time3
  • free Ads!$0.99
  • Remove Watermark$4.99
  • One Time Purchase$12.99

Questions

Is Negative Me free?
Negative Me is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Negative Photo Effects HD free?
Negative Photo Effects HD is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Negative Me or Negative Photo Effects HD?
Negative Me is rated higher. Negative Me averages 4.0 out of 5 from 57 ratings, while Negative Photo Effects HD averages 2.3 from 107 ratings.
Do Negative Me or Negative Photo Effects HD have ads?
Negative Photo Effects HD shows ads; Negative Me does not.
Which is updated more often, Negative Me or Negative Photo Effects HD?
Negative Me ships an update every 5 weeks, and Negative Photo Effects HD every 4 months. Most recently, Negative Me was updated on November 1, 2026 and Negative Photo Effects HD on November 1, 2026.

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