Amazing Possibility but Cannot Use It
This app has some incredible features. I love the coloring options and what it’s capable of. I have the premium version with a yearly subscription, and use this for all of my photo editing.
Problem is, I am a business owner, and when I edit, whether it be via iPad, phone, or Mac, the software crashes. All the time. Can’t edit a single photo for hours sometimes. Can’t paste edits without the whole app crashing. Can’t finish an edit without it crashing. Sometimes I can’t even open the app. App update after app update, maybe it’s resolved? Nope.
Such a small pitfall because otherwise this app is simple and effective, and is a powerhouse for simple editing software. But it’s frustrating paying for an application that doesn’t work. I have also seen some features show up exploring new and efficient ways to edit, but I cannot find them anywhere on the application. Seems to have been a recurring problem because I’ve seen other reviews from 5 years ago sharing the same frustrations I have.
Problem is, I am a business owner, and when I edit, whether it be via iPad, phone, or Mac, the software crashes. All the time. Can’t edit a single photo for hours sometimes. Can’t paste edits without the whole app crashing. Can’t finish an edit without it crashing. Sometimes I can’t even open the app. App update after app update, maybe it’s resolved? Nope.
Such a small pitfall because otherwise this app is simple and effective, and is a powerhouse for simple editing software. But it’s frustrating paying for an application that doesn’t work. I have also seen some features show up exploring new and efficient ways to edit, but I cannot find them anywhere on the application. Seems to have been a recurring problem because I’ve seen other reviews from 5 years ago sharing the same frustrations I have.
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Do not buy
If you want an app that has developers that reply to your email for support, then do not buy this. Emailed them on November 27th with an issue and here we are December 13th and still no reply. Subscription issue occurred and they still have not replied.
Awesome & frustrating
I’ve processed 460 raw files from my Panasonic GX8 with various lenses.
The whole workflow for flagging, discarding and processing raw photos is excellent. Easily the best option on iPad
BUT
- BUG: Blue/Purple hilights in RAW files can be incorrectly processed causing them to end up saturated or black instead of white. Looks like an FP16 overflow issue.
- BUG: It gets confused about which photo is selected I’d the editor and can fail to apply edits when flipping between photos
- Curve editor is malnourished
- No noise reduction
- Doesn’t keep a copy of working edits in memory when flipping between photos so it can be difficult to compare 2 similar photos because it takes time for iPad to reapply edits.
- Imported view is useless, why can’t I empty it after I’ve processed all the imported photos?
- Rejected shows you the total photos ever deleted. How is that even useful?
The whole workflow for flagging, discarding and processing raw photos is excellent. Easily the best option on iPad
BUT
- BUG: Blue/Purple hilights in RAW files can be incorrectly processed causing them to end up saturated or black instead of white. Looks like an FP16 overflow issue.
- BUG: It gets confused about which photo is selected I’d the editor and can fail to apply edits when flipping between photos
- Curve editor is malnourished
- No noise reduction
- Doesn’t keep a copy of working edits in memory when flipping between photos so it can be difficult to compare 2 similar photos because it takes time for iPad to reapply edits.
- Imported view is useless, why can’t I empty it after I’ve processed all the imported photos?
- Rejected shows you the total photos ever deleted. How is that even useful?
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Three years and still love this photo editor.
Quick, easy and excellent editing without hugh cost. Even if you use a big powerful editor this is an excellent back up. I tried the yearly subscription and upgraded to lifetime.
Response from developer
Thank you for your support!
Glitch and more glitch
I’m so done with Darkroom. So glitchy, simple things like “Copy and Past” edit is problematic, doesn’t work that well.
Great App, with a few caveats
I am deeply grateful for how this app has grandfathered in those of us who paid for it as a one-time-purchase all those years ago. However, as more features have been added to those able to pay for the subsciption model, I've found myself wishing those grandfathers in have the option to pay an additional one-time-purchase fee to unlock the newer features. Darkroom is a powerful competitor to Lightroom and other sophisticated photo editing apps. Additionally, I sometimes wish that the icloud syncing of the edits of I've done to photos synced across devices more smoothly. Sometimes I struggle to remember if I edited a particular set on my phone or laptop, and cannot access the edits made on one device on the other (although the photos themselves are available both places due to icloud). Besides those caveats, a wonderful app!
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Hmm…
I cancelled this subscription weeks ago and was billed for it today. It now says it’s cancelled as of October.10th. So this was a cancel after we charge another month’s subscription? My star rating is a reflection of this, I actually enjoyed the app.
Drag & drop ont my desk top? Darkroom Editing tools ...WHERE?!
Drag & drop ont my desk top? Darkroom Editing tools ...WHERE?!
Could be great with some tweaking!
I love this platform, however, there are a few things I’d love to see updated.
One important one would be to have a apple photo extension plugin.
A few more AI based editing features.
But overall it’s worth having.
LFE.
One important one would be to have a apple photo extension plugin.
A few more AI based editing features.
But overall it’s worth having.
LFE.
You can buy a lifetime license!
Please don’t ever change this. I love that you don’t have to get a subscription and we need more apps that do this.
