instax WIDE Evo vs GR WORLD
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
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
GR WORLD
This app enables remote camera control and image import from compatible GR series cameras to your smartphone. Organize photos into albums, display them as a widget, and even send location data to your camera for geotagging.
- Import images to smartphone
- Organize photos into albums
- Display images as a home screen widget
- Remote shutter release
- Set self-timer
- Send location information to camera
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GR WORLD is an app that allows you to import images and perform shooting remotely by connecting a GR series camera to a smartphone. 【Feature】 1. Import images, Album, Widget You can import taken images to your smartphone. The images can be organized into albums, or displayed as a widget on the smartphone home screen, allowing you to enjoy viewing them just like a digital photo frame. 2. Remote shooting You can remotely release the camera shutter and set the self-timer. 3. Send location information to the camera. Location information acquired from the smartphone can be sent to the camera to record location information on images captured by the camera. Location information is acquired and sent to the camera even when the application is in the background or the smartphone is in sleep mode. 【Supported Digital Cameras】 RICOH GR IV RICOH GR IV HDF RICOH GR IV Monochrome RICOH GR III RICOH GR III HDF RICOH GR IIIx RICOH GR IIIx HDF RICOH GR II 【Supported OS】 iOS 16 - 18, iOS 26 * Operation is not guaranteed on all devices. * Operation is confirmed on these devices as of January 2026, but this information may be changed at any time in the future without prior notice. 【Note】 For detail about GR WORLD, refer to the website. https://www.ricoh-imaging.co.jp/english/products/app/gr-world/
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: instax WIDE Evo at 4.6 against GR WORLD's 2.0. On price, review sentiment, ratings volume and update cadence 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 WIDE Evo holds the better App Store score, 4.6 against 2.0. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 101 and 75 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 16% of instax WIDE Evo's written reviews are positive against 14% of GR WORLD's.
instax WIDE Evo ships an update every 3 months, GR WORLD every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on November 2, 2026 and October 30, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | instax WIDE Evo | GR WORLD |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.6 (101 ratings) — better | 2.0 (75 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 16.3% of reviews — better | 13.9% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 101 — better | 75 |
| Update frequency | Every 3 months | Every 2 months — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 | 15.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 343 MB | 63 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | FUJIFILM Corporation | RICOH IMAGING COMPANY,LTD |
Customer experience
instax WIDE Evo
GR WORLD
Bugs and requests
instax WIDE Evo
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
GR WORLD
Reported bugs
2 issues- VPN disrupts camera connection
- Edited photos not shown as recent
Requested features
3 requests- Live view for remote shooting
- Background photo sync
- Ability to upload presets from app to camera
In-app purchases
instax WIDE Evo
No in-app purchases
GR WORLD
No in-app purchases
