Provoke Camera vs VistaFinder Mx
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.
VistaFinder Mx
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VistaFinder Mx−Rの特長 高品質なライブ映像伝送とARによる直感的な指示が可能な遠隔作業支援システムです。以下の特長があります。 1) 独自の伝送制御技術により、モバイル環境でも安定品質を実現 2) 超軽量な電子政府推奨暗号「KCipher-2」や端末認証により、最高峰の安全性を提供 3) 独自のマーカーレスAR技術により、事前準備無しで直感的な手書き指示を実現 (オプション) 【お願い】本製品は、通信相手となる送信アプリケーション(VistaFinder Mx-T)、および、セッション管理を行うサーバと組み合わせる必要があります。詳細は、弊社問い合わせ先(vista-finder-support@kddi-tech.com)までご連絡ください。
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: VistaFinder Mx at Free against Provoke Camera's $1.99. VistaFinder Mx also leads on device support (3 vs 1) and iOS requirement (13.4 vs 26.0). On update cadence, 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
VistaFinder Mx is free to download; Provoke Camera costs $1.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Provoke Camera ships an update every 2 months, VistaFinder Mx every 3 months. Both last shipped on October 26, 2026.
| Parameter | Provoke Camera | VistaFinder Mx |
|---|---|---|
| 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 — better | Every 3 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Paid | — |
| Devices | iPhone | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 26.0 | 13.4 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 10 MB | 6 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Toshihiko Tambo | KDDI technology |
In-app purchases
Provoke Camera
No in-app purchases
VistaFinder Mx
No in-app purchases
Questions
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