Comparison

Pika vs Hyper Neon

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

Head to head
About

Pika

This AI-powered video creation tool allows you to transform your videos and photos with a wide range of effects and editing capabilities. Easily swap elements, create custom memes, add fantastical objects, and generate videos from text or images.

Highlights
  • AI video generation
  • Element swapping (Pikaswaps)
  • Custom meme creation (Pikamemes)
  • Add objects/people to videos (Pikadditions)
  • Photo effects (Pikaffects)
  • Scene customization (Pikascenes)
  • Image-to-video conversion
  • Text-to-video generation
Features
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Meet Pika, the mind-blowing AI video maker that brings your wildest dreams and weirdest ideas to life. Insert yourself into a famous painting. Kiss a troll. Put a bunny in your bathtub. Squish a skyscraper. With Pika, literally anything is possible. 1. Pikaswaps Put your cat in the grand canyon. Turn the Mississippi River to lava. With Pikaswaps, the options are endless. Use your photos or text prompts to replace any element in any of your video, with hyper-real results. 2. Pikamemes React to posts, threads, and comments with custom GIFs, generated from just a single selfie. Turn yourself into your favorite emoji, blow an air kiss, or vomit slime. Whatever your mood, we’ve got a meme. 3. Pikadditions Catch everyone’s attention with surprising objects, people, and fantastical elements dropped right in to your videos. Let your imagination run wild on selfies, iconic clips, POV videos, or anything you imagine, while preserving the original video and sound. 4. Pikaffects Pikafy any of your photos with different Pikaffects like Cakeify, Melt, Explode, Squish, Levitate and more. We're always releasing new Pikaffects, and with the Pika app, you'll get first access to all of them. 5. Pikascenes Choose from different scenes like “Guard your castle,” “Fly in the sky,” and make them your own, swapping out characters, backgrounds, wardrobe and more with what you upload. Or, start from scratch and build your own video using just your photos and a text prompt of your creation. 6. Image-to-Video Turn any of your photos into a dynamic video. All you need is a photo and an idea. 7. Text-to-Video Start with a simple text prompt. Your imagination + Pika’s magic = a whole new reality. Why are you still reading this? Download the Pika app and start playing! Terms of Service: https://pika.art/terms-of-service Acceptable Use Policy: https://pika.art/acceptable-use-policy Privacy Policy:https://pika.art/privacy-policy

About

Hyper Neon

Transform your screen into a dynamic ambient display with a vast collection of 4K light and gradient artworks. Experience subtle motion, shimmer, and smooth transitions designed to create a calm, cinematic atmosphere.

Highlights
  • 4K light and gradient artwork collection
  • Custom Metal-powered motion effects
  • Ambient automatic playback
  • Swipe navigation between artworks
  • Save artwork images
  • Minimal interface
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Hyper Neon turns your screen into a living ambient artwork display. Built around a large collection of 4K light and gradient artworks, Hyper Neon uses a custom Metal renderer to add subtle motion, shimmer, relief, and smooth morphing transitions. It is designed to feel calm, cinematic, and alive without getting in your way. Start the app and let it drift through a randomized artwork sequence, or swipe to choose the piece you want. Each artwork moves with gentle, content-aware visual effects that respond to its color, light, and contour structure. Features: - Large 4K artwork collection - Custom Metal-powered motion and morphing - Ambient automatic playback - Swipe navigation between artworks - Browse and select artwork thumbnails - Save artwork images to Photos - Designed to preserve music already playing from other apps - Clean, minimal interface that fades away for uninterrupted viewing Hyper Neon is made for moments when you want your device to become part of the room: a quiet light piece, a glowing visual backdrop, or a source of color and atmosphere.

Screenshots

Pika4 screens
Hyper Neon4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Pika at Free against Hyper Neon's $0.99. Pika also leads on ratings volume (4.3K vs 1) and chart position (#87 vs unranked). Hyper Neon's advantage is review sentiment (100% vs 57%) and in-app purchases (none vs 11).

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

Pika is free to download; Hyper Neon costs $0.99 up front. Pika sells 11 in-app purchases, starting at $8.99 per 7 days. Hyper Neon asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Hyper Neon holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.7. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Pika has 4.3K ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 57% of Pika's written reviews are positive against 100% of Hyper Neon's.

Scorecard10 real differences · 1 level
Pika versus Hyper Neon: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPikaHyper Neon
PriceFree — better$0.99
Rating4.7 (4.3K ratings)5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Positive reviews57.0% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings4.3K — better1
Update frequencyWeekly—
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases — betterPaid
Best chart rank#87 — better—
DevicesiPhoneiPhone, iPad, Mac, Apple TV, Vision Pro — better
Requires iOS17 — better26.0
Further details — not scored
Size137 MB1.7 GB
Age rating17+4+
DeveloperMellis, Inc.Pieter Hartzenberg

Customer experience

Pika

All ratings3,627 ratings
Positive93.1%
Neutral2.0%
Negative4.9%
Written reviews507 reviews
Positive57.0%
Neutral2.8%
Negative40.2%

Hyper Neon

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Bugs and requests

Pika

Reported bugs

2 issues
  • Video generation not working properly
  • Login issues

Requested features

3 requests
  • Dark mode option
  • Improved video generation quality
  • Transparent pricing model

Hyper Neon

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

11 purchases

Pika

Subscriptions11
  • Standard Weekly$8.997 Days
  • Pro Weekly$14.997 Days
  • Standard Monthly$16.001 Month
Show 8 more
  • Pro Monthly$35.001 Month
  • Pro Monthly3 Days trial$35.001 Month
  • Fancy Weekly$48.007 Days
  • Standard Yearly$96.001 Year
  • Fancy Monthly$119.001 Month
  • Pro Yearly3 Days trial$199.001 Year
  • Pro Yearly$199.001 Year
  • Fancy Yearly$989.001 Year
None

Hyper Neon

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Pika free?
Pika is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Hyper Neon free?
Hyper Neon costs $0.99, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Pika or Hyper Neon?
Hyper Neon is rated higher. Pika averages 4.7 out of 5 from 4.3K ratings, while Hyper Neon averages 5.0 from 1 ratings.
Do Pika or Hyper Neon have ads?
Pika shows ads; Hyper Neon does not.

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