Provenance App vs QR_Controller
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Provenance App
This application allows users to play classic games from a wide variety of vintage arcade and console systems. It supports numerous platforms, offering a comprehensive retro gaming experience.
- Multi-console emulation
- Supports Atari systems
- Supports Nintendo systems
- Supports Sega systems
- Supports Sony PlayStation
- Supports arcade and console games
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Provenance EMU is a multi-console emulator for many vintage arcade and console systems. Systems: - Atari - Atari 2600 - Atari 5200 - Atari 7800 - Atari 8bit Computer - Atari Jaguar - Atari Lynx - Bandai - WonderSwan - CBS - CBS ColecoVision - Enterprise - Enterprise 128 - IBM - IBM PC DOS - Magnavox - Magnavox Odyssey2 - Mattel - Mattel Intellivision - NEC - PC98 - PCFX - SuperGrafx - TurboGrafx-16 - TurboGrafx-CD - Nintendo - 3DS - DS - Famicom Disk System - Game Boy - Game Boy Advance - Game Boy Color - GameCube - NES - Nintendo 64 - Pokémon mini - Super Nintendo - Virtual Boy - Panasonic - 3DO - Philiips - CDi - Sega - 32X - Dreamcast - Game Gear - Genesis - Master System - Saturn - Sega CD - SG-1000 - Smith Engineering - Vectrex - SNK - Neo Geo - Neo Geo Pocket - Neo Geo Pocket Color - Sony - PlayStation - PlayStation Portable - Various - Game Music - Watara - Supervision - ZX - ZX Spectrum ----- Legal Notice ----- Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://provenance-emu.com/privacy/
QR_Controller
Transform your phone into a versatile controller for Windows, Mac, and Linux. This companion app enhances the experience with full-screen mode, haptic feedback, and sensor data passthrough for seamless remote control.
- Phone as PC controller
- Windows, Mac, Linux support
- Full-screen mode
- Haptic feedback
- Accelerometer/Gyro passthrough
- Improved notifications
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Use your phone as a controller for: Windows / Mac / Linux This is a companion app to the QR Controller steam app: https://store.steampowered.com/app/3637240/QR_Controller/ Using this adds the following features vs using QR Controller via the browser: - Full Screen - Haptic feedback - Accelerometer / Gyro pass through, even when using local network mode. - Improved notification management. - Horizontal mode, with locked orientation. - Other small improvements.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: QR_Controller at 5.0 against Provenance App's 3.3. QR_Controller also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 3). Provenance App's advantage is ratings volume (663 vs 1). On price, update cadence, 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
Both are free to download. Provenance App sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $3.99 per month. QR_Controller asks for nothing beyond the download.
QR_Controller holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 3.3. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Provenance App has 663 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.
Provenance App ships an update every 3 weeks, QR_Controller every 10 days. The most recent releases landed on October 16, 2026 and October 2, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Provenance App | QR_Controller |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.3 (663 ratings) | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 46.2% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 663 — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Every 3 weeks | Every 10 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 16.0 | 15.6 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 2.4 GB | 1 MB |
| Age rating | 9+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Joseph Mattiello | Bashar Saada |
Bugs and requests
Provenance App
Reported bugs
4 issues- 3DS games crashing
- Dreamcast/PS2 ROMs not working
- Screen shrinking when switching orientation
- Inability to load local game files
Requested features
4 requests- Controller support
- Gyroscope/motion controls
- Improved 3DS emulation
- GameCube/Wii emulation
QR_Controller
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Provenance App
- Provenance Plus$3.991 Month
- Provenance Plus$39.991 Year
- Provenance Plus$99.99
QR_Controller
No in-app purchases
