Comparison

Provoke Camera vs Selfiemage

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

Head to head
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.

About

Selfiemage

Features
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Selfiemage is part of an artistic project working on self-representation, creating a stylized hominid selfie. The constructed hominid representation methods will evolve with time. Version 1 lets you create a simple whole body selfie, and lets you send it to the project author for a possible selection and display in an online gallery as well as in a future real-world exhibition.

Screenshots

Provoke Camera1 screens
Selfiemage1 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Selfiemage at Free against Provoke Camera's $1.99. Selfiemage also leads on device support (3 vs 1) and iOS requirement (12.0 vs 26.0). Provoke Camera's advantage is update cadence (every 2 months vs every 74 months). On 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Selfiemage is free to download; Provoke Camera costs $1.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Provoke Camera ships an update every 2 months, Selfiemage every 74 months. The most recent releases landed on October 17, 2026 and October 9, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Provoke Camera versus Selfiemage: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterProvoke CameraSelfiemage
Price$1.99Free — better
Rating4.8 (6 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews63.8% of reviews—
Number of ratings6 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 2 months — betterEvery 74 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationPaid—
DevicesiPhoneiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS26.012.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size10 MB44 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperToshihiko TamboLoopr

In-app purchases

None

Provoke Camera

No in-app purchases

None

Selfiemage

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Provoke Camera free?
Provoke Camera costs $1.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is Selfiemage free?
Selfiemage is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Provoke Camera or Selfiemage have ads?
Neither Provoke Camera nor Selfiemage shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Provoke Camera or Selfiemage?
Provoke Camera ships an update every 2 months, and Selfiemage every 74 months. Most recently, Provoke Camera was updated on October 17, 2026 and Selfiemage on October 9, 2026.

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