Provoke Camera vs DMPR
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
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.
- 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.
DMPR
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DMPR brings a true monochrome camera experience to your phone. DMPR is built around three core controls inspired by monochrome photography, so you can shape the tonal result that feels right to you: Filter - Decide how colors map into grayscale before the image is formed - Options: None, Yellow, Orange, Red, Green Look - Define tonal structure, including contrast, micro-contrast - Options: Standard, Solid, Soft, High Contrast Tone - Apply subtle final toning to emulate print-like output styles - Options: Off, Sepia, Red, Green, Blue, Purple DMPR Pro unlocks every filter, look, and tone with monthly, annual, and lifetime purchase options. DMPR stays simple and focused: - No account required - Data stays entirely on your device, with no network required - No social features Privacy Policy: https://dmpr.omitlens.com/privacy.html Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Hope you enjoy DMPR. Build your own light, structure, and tonal depth.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: DMPR at Free against Provoke Camera's $1.99. Provoke Camera's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 3) and chart position (#77 vs unranked). On update cadence, ads, device support and iOS requirement 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
DMPR is free to download; Provoke Camera costs $1.99 up front. DMPR sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $0.99 per month. Provoke Camera asks for nothing beyond the download.
Provoke Camera ships an update every 2 months, DMPR every 6 weeks. Both last shipped on November 13, 2026.
| Parameter | Provoke Camera | DMPR |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $1.99 | Free — better |
| Rating | 4.8 (6 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 63.8% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 6 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | Every 6 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Paid | — |
| Best chart rank | #77 — better | — |
| Devices | iPhone | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 26.0 | 26.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 10 MB | 16 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Toshihiko Tambo | 俊 林 |
In-app purchases
Provoke Camera
No in-app purchases
DMPR
- Pro Membership (Monthly)$0.991 Month
- Pro Membership (Annual)$2.991 Year
- Pro lifetime$4.99









