Flashback Camera vs instax WIDE Evo
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Flashback Camera
Experience the magic of film photography with a digital camera. Choose film types, connect to your camera, develop photos, and save them to relive moments.
- Film camera simulation
- Selectable film types
- Connect to camera
- Photo development
- Save photos
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The soul of a film camera reborn in a digital era. Choose your favourite Flashback film type. Connect to your Flashback camera, develop your photos and save them for later. Start living in the moment with the magic of film.
instax WIDE Evo
Connect your hybrid instant camera to your smartphone to directly print photos, remotely shoot, and save your printed images. Explore other users' creations and save their favorite settings.
- Direct photo printing from smartphone
- Remote camera shooting
- Save printed images to app
- Add instax frames to images
- Discover user images and settings
- Save film effect settings
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This app is developed exclusively for use with the Fujifilm instax WIDE Evo camera. Simply, connect your instax WIDE Evo to this app via Bluetooth and get started. ●Direct Print Transfer a photo from your Smartphone to the camera, and print it with the camera using the instax™ Direct Print feature on the App. Before printing the photo, you can use the instax WIDE Evo™ App to rotate it, enlarge it or reduce its size. ●Remote Shooting Control the camera with your Smartphone for remote shooting of photos. ●Save Printed Images You can transfer photos you had printed with the camera to the instax WIDE Evo™ App. You can also add instax™ frames to your images and save them on your Smartphone. ●Discover Feed The Discover Feed section in the App allows you to explore other users’ images that were taken with the instax WIDE Evo™ hybrid instant camera in addition to displaying your own images. You can also check out the effects and settings that were used. ●Add to Favorites You can easily save the film effect settings of works you have printed or that others have used (where such photos are posted on the Discover Feed) to your camera favorites for future use. [Supported OS] iOS17.0 or later
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: Flashback Camera at fortnightly against instax WIDE Evo's every 3 months. Flashback Camera also leads on review sentiment (39% vs 16%) and ratings volume (466 vs 91). On price, rating, ads and in-app purchases 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.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.7 for Flashback Camera against 4.6 for instax WIDE Evo. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Flashback Camera has 466 ratings behind it against 91, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 39% of Flashback Camera's written reviews are positive against 16% of instax WIDE Evo's.
Flashback Camera ships an update fortnightly, instax WIDE Evo every 3 months. The most recent releases landed on October 11, 2026 and October 14, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Flashback Camera | instax WIDE Evo |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.7 (466 ratings) — better | 4.6 (91 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 39.5% of reviews — better | 16.3% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 466 — better | 91 |
| Update frequency | Fortnightly — better | Every 3 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 16.4 | 15.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 145 MB | 343 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Tykee | FUJIFILM Corporation |
Customer experience
Flashback Camera
instax WIDE Evo
Bugs and requests
Flashback Camera
Reported bugs
16 issues- App freezes during photo unloading process
- Photos fail to transfer from camera to app
- Camera won't connect to app after initial use
- Filter selection doesn't change or persist
- App crashes when accessing developed photos
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- Development timer resets unexpectedly
- Camera firmware update loops infinitely
- Photos appear completely black or white
- Cannot reload new film after unloading
- Bluetooth/WiFi connection drops frequently
- Text size settings cause app malfunction
- Upload process gets stuck mid-transfer
- Camera reset button erases all photos
- App requires manual restart to complete processes
- Device unlinking option missing from app
- Feedback prompt non-functional
Requested features
15 requests- Reduce development time to 2-5 hours maximum
- Allow concurrent development of multiple rolls
- Enable local on-device photo processing
- Add ability to unload partial rolls before completion
- Implement progress bars and status indicators
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- Add photo saving/export to device storage
- Increase exposures per roll beyond 27
- Add more diverse and accurate film filter options
- Enable background processing without keeping app open
- Add notifications when rolls finish developing
- Implement automatic camera-to-app unlinking
- Add landscape mode support
- Improve filter preview accuracy
- Add ability to adjust camera settings
- Implement offline mode for travel
instax WIDE Evo
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Flashback Camera
No in-app purchases
instax WIDE Evo
No in-app purchases
Questions
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