RE App vs instax WIDE Evo
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
RE App
Control your camera remotely and browse content on your phone. View a live feed, share photos and videos instantly, and automatically back up your media. Stream live video to YouTube.
- Remote camera control
- Live viewfinder
- Content browser
- Instant sharing
- Automatic cloud backup
- YouTube Live streaming
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The RE app makes it easy to control your RE camera remotely with your phone. The app serves as both a content browser and live viewfinder, mirroring what the camera is seeing. After the initial pairing of the devices, all you do is launch the app and all of your photos and videos are instantly available on your phone. Once you find the ones you like, the RE app makes it easy to share your favorites via email, Facebook, Instagram, Twitter and many more. The RE app also automatically backs up your precious content to popular services, including Dropbox and Google Drive. The RE app now also enables you to live stream your videos via YouTube Live. Use the power of live video to create and share amazing experiences with family and friends, or even build new fans. (Requires mobile data)
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
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: instax WIDE Evo at 4.6 against RE App's 1.8. RE App's advantage is iOS requirement (8.0 vs 15.0). 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 1.8. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 62 and 100 respectively. Written reviews split almost evenly too, at 16% and 16% positive.
RE App ships an update every 6 weeks, instax WIDE Evo every 3 months. The most recent releases landed on October 20, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | RE App | instax WIDE Evo |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 1.8 (62 ratings) | 4.6 (100 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 16.2% of reviews | 16.3% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 62 | 100 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 6 weeks — better | Every 3 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 8.0 — better | 15.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 22 MB | 343 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | HTC Corporation | FUJIFILM Corporation |
Customer experience
RE App
instax WIDE Evo
Bugs and requests
RE App
Reported bugs
12 issues- App does not connect to camera WiFi after iOS updates
- Photos disappear after saving to phone
- App crashes when exporting to camera roll
- Date/time metadata incorrect on photos
- Google Drive and Dropbox backup authentication expired
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- Live streaming Google authentication fails
- App hangs on loading screen indefinitely
- Bluetooth and WiFi connection drops unexpectedly
- Cannot download videos or photos from camera
- App crashes on iPhone 6+ and larger screens
- Factory reset does not resolve connection issues
- Password prompt appears despite correct credentials
Requested features
11 requests- Update app for iOS 13+ compatibility
- Self-timer and countdown functionality
- Shutdown/power-off feature
- iPad app version
- Manual camera mode and exposure controls
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- Facebook Live and Periscope streaming
- OneDrive backup support
- Apple Watch app
- Volume button photo control
- Improved live view quality
- Simplified WiFi connection process
instax WIDE Evo
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
RE App
No in-app purchases
instax WIDE Evo
No in-app purchases
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