Comparison

Negative Image Camera 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

Negative Image Camera

Capture unique, art-like photos by reversing image colors. This camera app offers an easy way to create visually striking images with inverted colors, perfect for artistic expression.

Highlights
  • Invert image colors
  • Capture unique photos
  • Create art-like images
  • Easy photo editing
  • Special effects camera
Features
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A simple camera that can take photos with the colors of the image reversed. By inverting colors and inverting negative and positive images, you can capture unique images and tasteful art-like images. Let's take photos with interesting effects This is for people who want to take easily edited photos.

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

Negative Image Camera4 screens
Negative Scanner4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: Negative Scanner at none against Negative Image Camera's shown. Negative Scanner also leads on update cadence (every 2 days vs every 3 months) and monetization model (free vs ad-supported). Negative Image Camera's advantage is ratings volume (7 vs 1). On price, rating, 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

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for Negative Image Camera against 5.0 for Negative Scanner. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Negative Image Camera has 7 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Negative Image Camera ships an update every 3 months, Negative Scanner every 2 days. The most recent releases landed on October 7, 2026 and October 2, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 5 level
Negative Image Camera versus Negative Scanner: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterNegative Image CameraNegative Scanner
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (7 ratings)5.0 (1 ratings)
Number of ratings7 — better1
Update frequencyEvery 3 monthsEvery 2 days — better
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationAd-supportedFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS15.6 — better16.0
Further details — not scored
Size35 MB11 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperRyouhei Azuma浩宇 李

Customer experience

Negative Image Camera

All ratings7 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Negative Scanner

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

In-app purchases

None

Negative Image Camera

No in-app purchases

None

Negative Scanner

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Negative Image Camera free?
Negative Image Camera is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Negative Scanner free?
Negative Scanner is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Negative Image Camera or Negative Scanner?
Negative Image Camera and Negative Scanner are both rated 5.0 out of 5 on the App Store, from 7 and 1 ratings respectively.
Do Negative Image Camera or Negative Scanner have ads?
Negative Image Camera shows ads; Negative Scanner does not.
Which is updated more often, Negative Image Camera or Negative Scanner?
Negative Image Camera ships an update every 3 months, and Negative Scanner every 2 days. Most recently, Negative Image Camera was updated on October 7, 2026 and Negative Scanner on October 2, 2026.

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