Comparison

Classic Camera by Hipstamatic vs Provoke Camera

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

Head to head
About

Classic Camera by Hipstamatic

This app offers a unique analog-style photography experience on mobile devices. It provides a variety of vintage camera simulations, advanced editing tools, and the ability to create and share custom presets. Users can capture and edit photos with a focus on artistic expression and authentic visual aesthetics.

Highlights
  • Analog-style camera simulations
  • Manual camera controls
  • Extensive editing suite
  • Customizable presets
  • Multiple exposure feature
  • RAW format capture and editing
Features
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Hipstamatic is a world-class photography app and Apple’s original App of the Year! Shoot beautiful authentic photography and become part of the world’s most creative community, exclusively on iPhone. • Apple’s very first App of the Year • The original photo filter app • The inventor of square filtered mobile photos • Plus, all of the features below :-) — CLASSIC CAMERA Digital photography has never looked so analog. Shooting Classic provides beautifully rendered skeuomorphic cameras that transform your experience as you swipe through lenses, flashes, and films. ■ Use Multiple Exposure to shoot multiple images in one shot and get amazing artistic results ■ — PRO CAMERA For the mobile photographer looking for a minimal capture interface with maximum control, shooting Pro gives you ultimate creative control. ■ Manually control focus, white balance, exposure, shutter speed, ISO, and aspect ratio ■ — DARKROOM EDITING SUITE A full editing suite including over 20 professional adjustment tools and 12 signature presets. • Classic Lens, Film, and Flash • Crop • Straighten & Rotate • Skew • Exposure • Clarity • Definition • Exposure • Clarity • Definition • Highlights • Shadows • Vibrancy • Fade • Curves (RGB + Red + Green + Blue) • Temperature • Tint • Depth of field • Texture • Grain • Vignette • Before & After view by holding down image in edit view • Undo & Redo by swiping left and right ■ Choose the overall mood of your image with Hipstamatic's signature Lenses, Films, and Flashes, then fine tune with extensive editing tools ■ — FAVORITE PRESETS Create your own Favorite Presets and even share your signature look with others. If you are looking for inspiration hit the shuffle button and explore a world of serendipitous beauty. • 12 World-class presets • Customize and edit presets • Save new presets • Presets are synchronized across your devices with iCloud • Share any favorite preset with other photographers ■ Define your signature looks, then quickly apply them to your photos with Copy/Paste support ■ — NATIVE WORKFLOW Hipstamatic is fully synchronized with your photo library. Tap on any photo to instantly edit it, and see and organize your photos in either Hipstamatic or Apple Photos. • Runs natively on iPhone and iPad • No need to import, just tap and edit • Quickly Favorite or Delete photos • Always full resolution • Save as Separate Files (default) and keep your originals untouched • Save as non-destructive Versions and streamline your photos with the original safely embedded within the Hipstamatic version (works best with iCloud Photo Library) • Browse folders created in the Photos app • Fully synchronized with Photos app and iCloud Photo Library • View detailed metadata • View shared image details across social networks (likes, comments, etc.) • Capture and edit in RAW format ■ Shoot on iPhone and edit on iPad with fully native support and synchronized Favorite Presets via iCloud ■ — HipstaMart™ Shop Browse amazing filter packs available for purchase via the In-App store created by the world’s most talented photo makers. Collaborations from top fashion and street photographers to famous artists like Salvador Dali with new packs available monthly. PrintLab™ Get real physical prints delivered straight to your door. We built this service in 2010 because no service would print square photos, and today PrintLab is still the best square format printing service in the world. Shipping to over 200 countries! • Print Prints (4”, 7”, 10”) • 30” Gallery Prints • Aluminum Prints (10” or 20”) • Birch Wood Prints (10” or 20”) — LET'S MAKE BEAUTIFUL PHOTOS TOGETHER Help us make Hipstamatic the best app ever. Send your thoughts & comments to feedback@hipstamatic.com or message us anywhere @Hipstamatic Thanks and welcome to the HipstaFamily!

About

Provoke Camera

This app creates gritty, grainy, black and white images inspired by 1960s Japanese photography. It offers various film formats and live view effects, and can also import and edit existing photos from your camera roll.

Highlights
  • Gritty, grainy black and white image creation
  • Inspired by 1960s Japanese photography
  • Square format 126 and 35mm format 135
  • 9 black and white live view effects
  • 4 color live view effects
  • Import and edit photos from camera roll
  • Supports TIFF uncompressed files
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Doesn't support iPads. Developed in collaboration with Glyn Evans [the founder of iPhoneography], Provoke Camera was inspired by Japanese photographers of the late 1960’s like Daido Moriyama, Takuma Nakahira and Yutaka Takanashi. Simple, elegant and easy to use, Provoke Camera does just one thing, produce black and white images with that gritty, grainy, blurry look reminiscent of the “Provoke” era of photography, and in two great formats; square format 126 and 35mm format 135. Provoke Camera features 9 great black and white and 4 color live view effects, in 2 great film formats, 126 [1:1] and 135 [3:2]: 1. HPAN High Contrast 2. NPAN Normal 3. LPAN Low Contrast 4. X800 More High Contrast with more noise. 5. I800 IR like filter. 6. Z800 +2EV with more noise. 7. D100 Darken with Blur (4Pixel) 8. H100 High Contrast with Blur(4Pixel) 9. E100 +1.5EV with Blur(4Pixel) 10. Nofilter 11. 100 Old Color 12. 100U Vivid and Sharp 13. 160N Soft In addition to capturing beautiful, gritty, grainy, contrasty black and white images, Provoke Camera will also allow you to import photos from your camera roll and apply any one of its “Provoke” effects. And Support TIFF Uncompress image file. Also support Photo Extension with iOS8 later. You can use Provoke Filter in Photos App.

Screenshots

Classic Camera by Hipstamatic4 screens
Provoke Camera1 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Provoke Camera at none against Classic Camera by Hipstamatic's 10. Provoke Camera also leads on price ($1.99 vs $4.99). Classic Camera by Hipstamatic's advantage is ratings volume (4.6K vs 6) and device support (3 vs 1). On rating, review sentiment, update cadence and ads 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

Classic Camera by Hipstamatic costs $4.99 and Provoke Camera $1.99 up front. Classic Camera by Hipstamatic sells 10 one-off in-app purchases. Provoke Camera asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.7 for Classic Camera by Hipstamatic against 4.8 for Provoke Camera. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Classic Camera by Hipstamatic has 4.6K ratings behind it against 6, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews split almost evenly too, at 63% and 64% positive.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Classic Camera by Hipstamatic ships an update every 3 months, Provoke Camera every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on October 22, 2026 and October 21, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 5 level
Classic Camera by Hipstamatic versus Provoke Camera: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterClassic Camera by HipstamaticProvoke Camera
Price$4.99$1.99 — better
Rating4.7 (4.6K ratings)4.8 (6 ratings) — better
Positive reviews63.1% of reviews63.8% of reviews — better
Number of ratings4.6K — better6
Update frequencyEvery 3 monthsEvery 2 months — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases — betterPaid
Best chart rank#98#91 — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone
Requires iOS13.0 — better26.0
Further details — not scored
Size90 MB10 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperHipstamatic, LLCToshihiko Tambo

Customer experience

Classic Camera by Hipstamatic

All ratings4,546 ratings
Positive94.1%
Neutral2.0%
Negative3.9%
Written reviews1,658 reviews
Positive63.1%
Neutral9.0%
Negative27.9%

Provoke Camera

All ratings6 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews141 reviews
Positive63.8%
Neutral14.2%
Negative22.0%

Bugs and requests

Classic Camera by Hipstamatic

Reported bugs

5 issues
  • Photos not saving properly
  • Viewfinder not aligning correctly
  • Inability to change ISO settings without crashing
  • Purchased items disappearing from the app
  • Syncing issues between devices

Requested features

5 requests
  • Add support for iPhone 14 Pro camera
  • Improve RAW file handling
  • Implement batch photo editing
  • Provide better organization for purchased items
  • Introduce an undo/redo function

Provoke Camera

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

10 purchases

Classic Camera by Hipstamatic

One-time10
  • Williamsburg Starter HipstaPak$0.99
  • Portland HipstaPak$0.99
  • Shibuya HipstaPak$0.99
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  • Camden HipstaPak$0.99
  • Mission Hipstapak$0.99
  • Dali GoodPak$0.99
  • Soho HipstaPak$0.99
  • Bondi HipstaPak$0.99
  • Wicker Park HipstaPak$0.99
  • RetroPak One$1.99
None

Provoke Camera

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Classic Camera by Hipstamatic free?
Classic Camera by Hipstamatic costs $4.99, and also offers in-app purchases.
Is Provoke Camera free?
Provoke Camera costs $1.99, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Classic Camera by Hipstamatic or Provoke Camera?
Provoke Camera is rated higher. Classic Camera by Hipstamatic averages 4.7 out of 5 from 4.6K ratings, while Provoke Camera averages 4.8 from 6 ratings.
Do Classic Camera by Hipstamatic or Provoke Camera have ads?
Neither Classic Camera by Hipstamatic nor Provoke Camera shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Classic Camera by Hipstamatic or Provoke Camera?
Classic Camera by Hipstamatic ships an update every 3 months, and Provoke Camera every 2 months. Most recently, Classic Camera by Hipstamatic was updated on October 22, 2026 and Provoke Camera on October 21, 2026.
Which is more popular, Classic Camera by Hipstamatic or Provoke Camera?
Classic Camera by Hipstamatic currently peaks at #98 in the App Store charts, and Provoke Camera at #91. Chart position reflects recent download velocity rather than total install base.

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