instax mini Evo vs IKEA Home smart
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
instax mini Evo
Enhance your instant camera experience by editing videos, transferring photos, and designing custom movie posters. Print images directly from your smartphone or control your camera remotely.
- Video editing with clip combining
- Data transfer from camera to app
- QR-supported poster templates
- Direct printing from smartphone
- Remote camera shooting
- Save and share printed images
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This app is exclusive to the Fujifilm instax mini Evo™ and instax mini Evo Cinema™ cameras. By connecting your camera to this app via Bluetooth, you can enjoy the following features: <mini Evo Cinema Features> 1. VIDEO EDIT Edit videos in-app. Combine clips, add opening and ending sequences to create your own unique movie moments. 2. DATA TRANSFER Transfer data shot with the camera to the app via Bluetooth. Enjoy them in the in-app gallery. Faster data transfer and selective transfers are available when connected via Wi-Fi. 3. POSTER TEMPLATE Give your video creations a movie poster vibe with QR supported poster templates printed onto instax™ mini film. <Common Features> 4. DIRECT PRINT Send images from your smartphone to the camera and print as instax™ photos. Before sending, you can move, rotate, zoom, and add filters to the image. 5. REMOTE SHOOTING Control the camera via your smartphone and take pictures remotely. 6. SAVE PRINTED IMAGES Save printed data to your smartphone. Share your favorite shots on SNS. 【Recommended OS】iOS 16.0 or later
IKEA Home smart
Automate your home with smart lighting, speakers, blinds, and air purifiers. Create personalized scenes for everyday moments like waking up or entertaining. Control devices individually or in groups for a smoother, smarter living experience.
- Create personalized smart home scenes
- Control lighting, speakers, and blinds
- Monitor air quality
- Group devices for room-wide control
- Schedule scene activation
- Integrate with voice assistants
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With IKEA Home smart app and DIRIGERA hub, it's easy to create smarter everyday moments with lighting, speakers, blinds and air quality products. Picture yourself waking up as your smart lights gently rise. Your favourite songs play on the speakers and you still haven't gotten out of bed. How lovely, right? Smart products like lighting, speakers, blinds and air purifiers can make a lovely addition to your everyday life. When you improve the IQ of your home, life itself runs a bit smoother. The magic happens when you combine two or more smart products from IKEA, tell them what to do in the app and save it as a 'Scene'. A great scene is one you will use often. Think about waking up and going to bed, cooking and eating, date night and family time, or leaving and coming home. All everyday moments when we can support you with the best lighting, sound that suits your mood, and cleaner air. When it comes to control, we think of everyone, from young to old and even visitors. So while the app gives you total control to customise your smart home, our range of remotes make it easy for everyone to live with and use a smart home. In control • You can control products individually or in groups. You can turn whole rooms on and off or the whole home, all at once. • Dim and change light colours, adjust blinds, speaker volume, and much more. • Set the scenes you need and trigger them with schedules, a shortcut button or use the app. Easy to use • The home screen gives a fast overview of your whole home. Quickly control products, access rooms, or start/stop scenes. This is also where you add new products, rooms, and scenes. Organised and personal • Organising your smart products in rooms gives fast access to the products you want to control. • Personalise the app with your choice of icons, names and colours for rooms and products • Create personal scenes, for example your own combination of cosy lighting and your favourite music. Integrations • Connect to Apple Home, Amazon Alexa or Google Home to use a voice assistant.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: instax mini Evo at 4.9 against IKEA Home smart's 4.4. instax mini Evo also leads on review sentiment (42% vs 33%) and ratings volume (4.8K vs 1.4K). IKEA Home smart's advantage is update cadence (fortnightly vs every 3 months) and monetization model (free vs ad-supported). On price, ads, 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
instax mini Evo holds the better App Store score, 4.9 against 4.4. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 4.8K and 1.4K respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 42% of instax mini Evo's written reviews are positive against 33% of IKEA Home smart's.
instax mini Evo ships an update every 3 months, IKEA Home smart fortnightly. Both last shipped on November 11, 2026.
| Parameter | instax mini Evo | IKEA Home smart |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.9 (4.8K ratings) — better | 4.4 (1.4K ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 41.7% of reviews — better | 33.4% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 4.8K — better | 1.4K |
| Update frequency | Every 3 months | Fortnightly — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Ad-supported | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad, Apple Watch — better |
| Requires iOS | 16.0 — better | 17.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 269 MB | 209 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | FUJIFILM Corporation | Inter IKEA Systems B.V. |
Customer experience
instax mini Evo
IKEA Home smart
User reviews
instax mini Evo
From 4.8K App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 🚀 Easy to use
- 👍 Convenient printing
- 🎨 Fun and nostalgic
- 📸 Great camera quality
- 🔗 Seamless phone connectivity
Room to improve
- 🐛 Bluetooth connection issues
- 🔍 Blurry photo transfers
- 🔧 Needs updates and bug fixes
IKEA Home smart
From 1.4K App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 🚀 Easy setup
- 👍 Intuitive app
- 🔒 Privacy-focused
- 🚀 Reliable connectivity
- 👍 Good HomeKit integration
Room to improve
- 🐛 Buggy app
- 🔌 Unreliable connectivity
- 🔌 Frequent disconnections
- 🐛 Unstable firmware updates
- 🔌 Alexa integration issues
Bugs and requests
instax mini Evo
Reported bugs
3 issues- Cannot connect phone to camera via Bluetooth
- App not working after initial pairing
- Unexpected errors and disconnections
Requested features
3 requests- Add date stamp option for printed photos
- Allow photo transfer without printing frame
- Improve sorting and organization of photos
IKEA Home smart
Reported bugs
5 issues- Inability to remove devices
- Scenes not working as expected
- Inconsistent device discovery
- Shortcut buttons not functioning
- HomeKit integration problems
Requested features
5 requests- Gradual lighting transitions
- Sunrise/sunset automation
- Remote access functionality
- More customization options
- Improved energy monitoring
In-app purchases
instax mini Evo
No in-app purchases
IKEA Home smart
No in-app purchases
Questions
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