Minolta Instant vs Minolta ProShot
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Minolta Instant
Enhance your photos with a wide array of filters, stickers, and templates. Use your smartphone as a remote shutter for perfect group shots. Seamlessly connect to iOS devices for easy sharing and printing.
- Extensive filter collection
- Stickers and card templates
- Remote shutter functionality
- Bluetooth connectivity for iOS
- Photo editing tools
- Instant printing
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Download our free Minolta Instapix app to access an extensive collection of filters, stickers, card templates, cropping tools, borders and other editing extras! Our app also lets you use your smartphone or tablet as a handy remote shutter, so everyone can get in the shot. Connect to any iOS device for seamless sharing using your smart device’s Bluetooth. Whether you’re snapping food shots, documenting your dream vacation or sharing family photos, the Minolta Instapix is the ultimate social media staple. How to Print a Photo From Your Device (1) Look for the Minolta camera in your Bluetooth settings and ensure that your camera and smartphone are connected. (2) Launch the “Minolta Instapix” app from your smartphone. (3) On the app, select the Gallery option. (4) Select a photo from one of the folders on your smartphone photo library. (5) Once you select a photo, you can edit it by tapping the Edit button. (6) Once you are ready to print, tap the Print button in the top right corner. ** Do not exit or close the app until your photo has completed the printing process. Doing so may cancel the print job and not complete your printing job.
Minolta ProShot
Control and capture photos and videos from compatible MINOLTA cameras. Adjust shooting parameters, play back media, and share directly to social networks with a user-friendly interface.
- Remote shooting and recording
- Adjust shooting parameters
- Playback images and videos
- Direct social media sharing
- Simple and beautiful UI
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You can connect to MINOLTA ProShot MN67Z、MN53Z、MN40Z、MN26Z via this APP, realizing the functions of shooting, recording, changing the shooting parameters, playback images easily. And you can also share the images and video to the social network directly. This APP adopts a simple and beautiful UI style to bring you a new operating experience. Notice： 1. The APP supports iOS 14 or higher version. iPad mini1 / iPad mini 3 / iPad 4 / iPad Air 1 / iPhone 5s / iPhone 6 / iPhone 6 Plus and below not supported.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Minolta Instant at 4.4 against Minolta ProShot's 1.7. Minolta Instant also leads on update cadence (every 2 months vs every 4 months) and iOS requirement (9.0 vs 16.0). Minolta ProShot's advantage is ratings volume (62 vs 5). On price, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Minolta Instant holds the better App Store score, 4.4 against 1.7. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Minolta ProShot has 62 ratings behind it against 5, so its average is the more settled of the two.
Minolta Instant ships an update every 2 months, Minolta ProShot every 4 months. The most recent releases landed on October 21, 2026 and October 25, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Minolta Instant | Minolta ProShot |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.4 (5 ratings) — better | 1.7 (62 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | — | 14.3% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 5 | 62 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months — better | Every 4 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 9.0 — better | 16.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 53 MB | 31 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Prinics Co., Ltd | Sintai Optical (Shenzhen) Co., Ltd. |
Customer experience
Minolta Instant
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In-app purchases
Minolta Instant
No in-app purchases
Minolta ProShot
No in-app purchases
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