Comparison

Provoke Camera vs De.Coded

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

De.Coded

Features
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This innovative app unlocks the portraits of Marcus Lyon’s De.Coded project. Simply hold your phone in front of any of the 101 portraits in the book or exhibition and start listening. De.Coded is a research-based exploration of the human capital of Silicon Valley. The four-year project was built on the foundations of a year-long nomination process, where a diverse group of local leaders nominated individuals from their own communities who are making significant contributions to the region and represent the very best of service to society. The final 101 people frame the edges of many of the most important stories of this remarkable valley. However, they represent only a fraction of the bay area’s exceptional residents. The project maps these remarkable individuals through photographic portraits, app-based image-activated oral history soundtracks and ancestral DNA mapping to create a deeper understanding of the region and beyond. The work is available as a book, an exhibition, a video projection and a podcast.

Screenshots

Provoke Camera1 screens
De.Coded4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: De.Coded at Free against Provoke Camera's $1.99. De.Coded also leads on update cadence (monthly vs every 2 months) and iOS requirement (13.0 vs 26.0). On ads, in-app purchases 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

De.Coded 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, De.Coded monthly. The most recent releases landed on November 1, 2026 and October 25, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Provoke Camera versus De.Coded: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterProvoke CameraDe.Coded
Price$1.99Free — better
Rating4.8 (6 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews63.8% of reviews—
Number of ratings6 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsMonthly — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationPaid—
DevicesiPhoneiPhone, iPod — better
Requires iOS26.013.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size10 MB61 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperToshihiko TamboMarcus Lyon

In-app purchases

None

Provoke Camera

No in-app purchases

None

De.Coded

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Provoke Camera free?
Provoke Camera costs $1.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is De.Coded free?
De.Coded is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Provoke Camera or De.Coded have ads?
Neither Provoke Camera nor De.Coded shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Provoke Camera or De.Coded?
Provoke Camera ships an update every 2 months, and De.Coded monthly. Most recently, Provoke Camera was updated on November 1, 2026 and De.Coded on October 25, 2026.

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