Comparison

Graff Builder vs Neon Wasteland

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

Head to head
About

Graff Builder

Create realistic graffiti art with a variety of surfaces and tools. Utilize alphabets from renowned graffiti artists and explore over 100 effects to design unique pieces. This app offers a seamless and enjoyable experience for artists and fans.

Highlights
  • Realistic graffiti art creation
  • Over 40 paintable surfaces
  • Alphabets from famous graffiti artists
  • Over 100 effects and functions
  • Expandable artist list
  • High-quality original art
Features
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Graff Builder is the first and only app based on creating graffiti art in a real-world process and setting. The user of the app is supplied with over 40 paintable surfaces of every type, and aided by alphabets from world famous graffiti artists. The 1.0 artist list includes Ewok MSK, Amuse 126, Roachi, River, Omens, Sabot, Meloh, Hamer, Sobekcis, Utah&Ether and many more great graffiti writers. Using their letter structures as a basis, from there the creative possibilities are endless, with over 100 effects and functions available to be used easily and readily. Creating high-quality and uniquely original graffiti art has never been this seamless, enjoyable, or unlimited in possibility. It is the perfect creative tool graffiti writers and fans of the art form. The 1.0 artists who have graffiti art fonts in Graff Builder are:Amuse 126 DE Ewok MSK HM Hamer Lucks YUMAD Mek FUA SM FX ATT Meloh LTK Merlot Naks SDK Omens MSK Villyz River TCI Roachi TGS Sabot Sobekcis HM Taste FUA ATT Utah & Ether Yaksap OFB WIL Our artist list will be continually expanding with more graffiti artists soon. Updates, improvements, and new introductions will be constant as well.

About

Neon Wasteland

Experience art in a new dimension with augmented reality. Point your device at supported images to see them come alive with vibrant colors and animations. Free image markers are available online.

Highlights
  • Augmented reality art experience
  • Animate static images
  • Display vibrant colors
  • Full motion animations
  • Free image markers available
Features
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The Neon Wasteland AR app uses augmented reality to bring the art of Neon Wasteland to life. Simply point your phone or tablet's camera at any supported image and watch it display vibrant colors or change to a full motion animation! Free image markers are available at www.RobShields.net/art. Subscribe to the newsletter on the official website to receive updates on this project.

Screenshots

Graff Builder3 screens
Neon Wasteland3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Neon Wasteland at Free against Graff Builder's $1.99. Neon Wasteland also leads on rating (5.0 vs 4.2) and review sentiment (100% vs 65%). Graff Builder's advantage is update cadence (every 2 weeks vs every 10 months) and iOS requirement (8.0 vs 15.0). On ratings volume, ads 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

Neon Wasteland is free to download; Graff Builder costs $1.99 up front. Graff Builder sells 10 one-off in-app purchases. Neon Wasteland asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Neon Wasteland holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.2. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 11 and 9 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 65% of Graff Builder's written reviews are positive against 100% of Neon Wasteland's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Graff Builder ships an update every 2 weeks, Neon Wasteland every 10 months. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 14, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard7 real differences · 3 level
Graff Builder versus Neon Wasteland: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterGraff BuilderNeon Wasteland
Price$1.99Free — better
Rating4.2 (11 ratings)5.0 (9 ratings) — better
Positive reviews64.7% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings11 — better9
Update frequencyEvery 2 weeks — betterEvery 10 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationPaidFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS8.0 — better15.0
Further details — not scored
Size187 MB536 MB
Age rating4+17+
DeveloperJared WrightRobert Shields

Customer experience

Graff Builder

All ratings11 ratings
Positive81.8%
Neutral9.1%
Negative9.1%
Written reviews17 reviews
Positive64.7%
Neutral5.9%
Negative29.4%

Neon Wasteland

All ratings9 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews2 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

10 purchases

Graff Builder

One-time10
  • Amuse StyleFree
  • Ewok StyleFree
  • Merlot StyleFree
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  • River StyleFree
  • Roach StyleFree
  • Taste StyleFree
  • UtahEther StyleFree
  • Naks StyleFree
  • Meks StyleFree
  • Meloh StyleFree
None

Neon Wasteland

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Graff Builder free?
Graff Builder costs $1.99, and also offers in-app purchases.
Is Neon Wasteland free?
Neon Wasteland is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Graff Builder or Neon Wasteland?
Neon Wasteland is rated higher. Graff Builder averages 4.2 out of 5 from 11 ratings, while Neon Wasteland averages 5.0 from 9 ratings.
Do Graff Builder or Neon Wasteland have ads?
Neither Graff Builder nor Neon Wasteland shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Graff Builder or Neon Wasteland?
Graff Builder ships an update every 2 weeks, and Neon Wasteland every 10 months. Most recently, Graff Builder was updated on October 24, 2026 and Neon Wasteland on October 14, 2026.

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