Comparison

GR Companion vs GR Mint

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

Head to head
About

GR Companion

This app enhances your Ricoh GR camera experience by automatically syncing date, time, and GPS data. Browse, import, and remotely control your camera with a user-friendly interface designed for efficiency and privacy.

Highlights
  • Automatic date, time, and GPS sync
  • View and import images from camera
  • Remote camera control with live viewfinder
  • Seamless and automatic reconnection
  • Battery-optimized background syncing
  • Privacy-focused data handling
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A fast, battery-efficient, and reliable camera companion for your Ricoh GR III, GR IIIx, or GR IV — built from the ground up with privacy, user experience and performance in mind. — KEY FEATURES — • Automatic Sync: Keeps your camera’s date, time, and GPS location up to date — quietly running in the background without draining your battery. • Photo Browser: View and import images directly from your camera through a clean, intuitive interface. Allows you to filter by JPEG, RAW or Movies and remembers which items you already transferred. Lets you automatically transfer marked items from your camera. • Seamless Connection: Reconnects automatically, so you spend less time pairing and more time shooting. • Remote Control: Use your phone as a live viewfinder and remote shutter for perfect framing. • Personal Touch: Choose an app icon that matches your GR edition. — WHY GR COMPANION? — • Battery-Optimized: Smart background syncing designed for efficiency. • Privacy-Focused: Your photos and location data never leave your devices. • Always Connected: No repeated manual setup — just open and shoot. • Modern Design: Fast, responsive, and easy to navigate. • Accurate Geotagging: Background GPS sync ensures every photo is tagged precisely. — COMPATIBILITY — Ricoh GR III / GR III HDF / GR IIIx / GR IIIx HDF / GR IV — FEEDBACK — Got ideas, suggestions, or feedback? I’d love to hear from you — just send an email and help shape future updates! ⎯⎯⎯ GR Companion was created by a GR user for GR users and is not affiliated with Ricoh Company, Ltd in any way.

About

GR Mint

This app helps photographers automatically tag their photos with precise location data from compatible cameras. It offers multiple sync options and simplifies exporting, keeping your photo library organized and private.

Highlights
  • Automatic location tagging
  • Street photography organization
  • Travel journey mapping
  • Dynamic, shutter, and scheduled sync
  • Private photo export
  • JPG + RAW file management
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Your photos capture not only the moment, but also where it happened. GPS coordinates are automatically embedded in every photo, making it easy to revisit both the images and the journey behind them years later. Turn on the camera and you're connected. No need to take your phone out or relaunch the app. Location data updates as you move, or when you press the shutter. Exporting is just as simple: swipe to select multiple photos and save them to your photo library with a tap. JPG and RAW files are grouped together automatically, keeping your library organized. The 'Add Only' permission ensures the app only writes to your library without reading your existing photos. Compatible cameras GR IV series · GR III series *This app is NOT associated with the Ricoh Corporation*

Screenshots

GR Companion4 screens
GR Mint3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: GR Companion at 100% against GR Mint's 0%. GR Companion also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 1) and rating (5.0 vs 4.7). GR Mint's advantage is price (Free vs $5.99) and update cadence (every 3 weeks vs every 3 months). On 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

GR Mint is free to download; GR Companion costs $5.99 up front. GR Mint sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. GR Companion asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

GR Companion holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.7. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 2 and 6 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 100% of GR Companion's written reviews are positive against 0% of GR Mint's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

GR Companion ships an update every 3 months, GR Mint every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on September 20, 2026 and September 13, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard8 real differences · 2 level
GR Companion versus GR Mint: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterGR CompanionGR Mint
Price$5.99Free — better
Rating5.0 (2 ratings) — better4.7 (6 ratings)
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews — better0.0% of reviews
Number of ratings26 — better
Update frequencyEvery 3 monthsEvery 3 weeks — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationPaidFree with in-app purchases — better
DevicesiPhoneiPhone, iPad — better
Requires iOS18.0 — better26.0
Further details — not scored
Size18 MB4 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperJonas Rottmann海芸 曾

Customer experience

GR Companion

All ratings2 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

GR Mint

All ratings6 ratings
Positive83.3%
Neutral16.7%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive0.0%
Neutral100.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

GR Companion

No in-app purchases

1 purchases

GR Mint

One-time1
  • Standard License$7.99

Questions

Is GR Companion free?
GR Companion costs $5.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is GR Mint free?
GR Mint is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, GR Companion or GR Mint?
GR Companion is rated higher. GR Companion averages 5.0 out of 5 from 2 ratings, while GR Mint averages 4.7 from 6 ratings.
Do GR Companion or GR Mint have ads?
Neither GR Companion nor GR Mint shows ads.
Which is updated more often, GR Companion or GR Mint?
GR Companion ships an update every 3 months, and GR Mint every 3 weeks. Most recently, GR Companion was updated on September 20, 2026 and GR Mint on September 13, 2026.

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