# Aquarium Camera — user reviews > 112 indexed App Store user reviews of Aquarium Camera by John Ostler, rated 4.20/5 from 757 ratings. - Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/aquarium-camera/id1279335875/reviews - App overview in markdown: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/aquarium-camera/id1279335875.md - Rating breakdown: 5★ 518 · 4★ 87 · 3★ 32 · 2★ 30 · 1★ 90 ## What do users think of Aquarium Camera? Overall sentiment: neutral **Pros** - ⭐ Excellent picture quality - 🎨 Effective color correction - 👍 Easy to use - 💰 Good value for money **Cons** - 🔍 Poor image resolution - 🤯 Crashes and bugs - 📱 Lacks support for newer devices - 🔄 Inconsistent performance **Commonly reported bugs** - Constant black screen issue - Photos not saving correctly - Freezing on certain settings **Most requested features** - Integrate with native camera app features - Add support for RAW image capture - Improve image stabilization - Expand color temperature correction range ## Newest reviews (15 of 112) ### 2/5 — Old version was way better *2026-07-27, version 4.0.4* I wish there was a way to get the old version back. Should have never updated. I definitely do not like the adjustment sliders not adjusting until you release. You should get real time feedback as you slide. Old app was way better. And took better pictures. At least on my phone. ### 2/5 — Why change *2026-03-31, version 4.0.2* I bought this app and at first it was good and it really did help see my corals better in video then they updated there app and it’s a bit more frustrating to work with even though it is a bit more simple now and it doesn’t appear good anymore as before can barely see my coral and I didn’t change my lights at all ethier ### 1/5 — Used to be great , not unusable *2026-03-24, version 4.0.2* New update ruined the entire thing. It no longer works at all. I’ve messed with the few settings it offers now and it does absolutely nothing for color besides blown out, or black with grays and grays ### 3/5 — After updating *2026-03-21, version 4.0.2* Now become not usefull anymore after updating.. which there is no yellow / orange lense filter.. hopefully get back soon ### 3/5 — Liked old version better *2026-03-18, version 4.0.2* Liked the old version 10x better. Used it daily for my store. Not sure I like this new update. Can’t manually set the red, green, blue. Auto does ok but not great. ### 1/5 — Update is horrible *2026-03-17, version 4.0.2* The new version is so bad, it’s unusable, any way to get the old version back? ### 1/5 — Latest version *2026-03-14, version 4.0.1* The latest version is absolute trash compared to the previous version you can’t zoom picture jumps all over the place. It’s absolute trash. I’m now looking for a new aquarium app to take pictures. If they could revert back to the original version it’s way better. ### 1/5 — Update killed the app! *2026-03-08, version 4.0.1* I've been using this app for several years and loved it, but it updated and now no picture pulls up when you go into the app, just black! I've tried everything to get the camera to activate.... Nothing! 🤷‍♂️ ### 1/5 — 差 *2026-03-07* 更新后效果很差 **Developer response:** Fixed in version 4.0.3. Make sure to update. ### 1/5 — Hopeless *2026-02-13, version 3.1* No instructions!!!! ### 1/5 — Poor Resolution *2026-01-16, version 3.1* Using this on iPhone 17 Pro and very disappointed. Images are only 1920 x 1080 2MP. It doesn’t use anything close to the full resolution of the camera. Coral polyps indistinguishable at any distance. Don’t buy this unless the developer modernizes it! ### 1/5 — Rod *2025-03-04, version 3.1* Not worth it Rubbish My original camera is better ### 1/5 — When is due upgrade coming for better quality picture? *2024-06-13, version 3.1* When is due upgrade coming for better quality picture? ### 2/5 — Nice app but desperately needs a little update love *2023-11-24, version 3.1* Nice app, does what it says for the most part. It hasn’t been updated in 5 years. I was on the edge about paying $3 for an app that hasn’t been touched in that long. I may get a refund. There are tons of little bugs and quality of life issues that can be smoothed out. For example, true support for the new phones and their cameras. I have an iPhone 14 Pro Max and the final picture quality after taking a picture is better than the stock cam but still meh - blurry grainy low quality. Hope the dev comes back! ### 3/5 — Could be 5star if issue resolved *2023-11-21, version 3.1* Using this with an orange filter I can make corals look exactly like I’m seeing (without orange filter). I can also make them look like how they are when I’m viewing them with an orange filter. Very easy to adjust with only three sliders. Issue: A lot of the photos I take don’t end up in my iPhones photos library. Not sure why. If this was fixed I’d give it a ## Most critical reviews (10 lowest-rated) ### 1/5 — Mudaram o programa *2026-07-25* Utilizo o programa a anos, na última atualização acabaram com o programa. Eu simplesmente não consigo entender porque mexer no que era ótimo. Eu comprei quando era sensacional e hoje a decepção é total **Developer response:** Obrigado pelo seu feedback. Esta atualização foi necessária para adicionar suporte a imagens em alta resolução, vídeos em 4K e diversos outros recursos novos. Sabemos que mudanças podem levar um tempo para se acostumar, mas continuaremos aprimorando o aplicativo e agradecemos por compartilhar sua opinião. ### 1/5 — App is trash *2026-07-10, version 4.0.4* I wish I could give negative stars . Save your 5 dollars ### 1/5 — New update sucks. Now all I get is a black screen too *2026-06-23, version 4.0.4* New update is the worst. Go back to the old one man. It was perfect before and now I can’t even adjust to make things right. Also for the past week it has been a black screen. Probably the new “4.03” update or whatever this developer is talking about ### 1/5 — Doesn’t work anymore *2026-06-19, version 4.0.4* Any way to downgrade to the old version? ### 1/5 — Disappointed *2026-05-22, version 4.0.4* Not good, unable to take any decent photos. Not worth it. 🫤 ### 1/5 — New update is horrible. *2026-05-02, version 4.0.4* This newest update basically broke the app and made it useless. So sad because this app was amazing before and nearly eliminated the use for coral lens. But the new update made the app basically garbage. The UI is horrible, and the color correction itself doesn’t seem correct. And doing the manual adjustments yourself to get it *just right* like with the previous version is now impossible. This is the definition of fixing something that isn’t broken. Very regrettable as the app used to be a very useful tool for me. It was great for 8 years.. why change it. EDIT: He updated it to try and fix it, but it’s still terrible. Don’t download unless they revert to older version. Why’d they break it or want to change it, I still don’t know. ### 1/5 — Don’t buy it, it’s broken. *2026-04-13, version 4.0.2* Bought the app worked wonderful. Developer decided to “update the app and look” and development time went to looks and zero to actual usage of the app. The actual usage intent of the app is broken. Too bad I can’t post pictures of before and after, it’s clear as day. Uodating my YouTube video to reflect the broken update and discourage from buying. ### 1/5 — Used for the last 7 years *2026-04-08, version 4.0.2* I loved this app until this past update. Pretty much rendered the app useless. Bring back the gel mode, or just revert it back the app to the previous generation. ### 1/5 — New update is horrible. *2026-04-08* This newest update basically broke the app and made it useless. So sad because this app was amazing before and nearly eliminated the use for coral lens. But the new update made the app basically garbage. The UI is horrible, and the color correction itself doesn’t seem correct. And doing the manual adjustments yourself to get it *just right* like with the previous version is now impossible. This is the definition of fixing something that isn’t broken. Very regrettable as the app used to be a very useful tool for me. It was great for 8 years.. why change it. **Developer response:** See what you think of version 4.0.3. I brought back the pieces that were good about version 3 and kept the full res and 4k video to boot. ### 1/5 — Update Renders App Useless *2026-04-02, version 4.0.2* I work in the aquarium industry and take photos of corals all day long. I used the old version of the app for 2 years and it worked great; much easier than using a physical lens and I could quickly go from tank to tank with different lighting and have no issues. I have been trying to use the new update to no avail. The auto feature simply does not work on a majority of the corals I am trying to shoot (the previous version’s auto adjustment feature worked fine). Photos are too dark and the camera will not adjust to the coral. I used to be able to fine tune the color settings, but the RGB and tint sliders on the new version don’t fix the issues. No matter what setting I am trying, photos are dark and under exposed. ## Most praised reviews (10 highest-rated) ### 5/5 — Thanks for fixing the update *2026-05-02, version 4.0.4* Thanks for fixing the issues with the update. The app is back to simple and quick to use. Highly recommend ### 5/5 — hi *2026-04-03* The new version has additional features, but personally, I find the old version simpler and more user-friendly. If the old version is still available, I would like to download it instead **Developer response:** The ui in version 4.0.3 has been streamlined and simplified for usability taking all the best pieces from version 3 and keeping the full res and 4k video capabilities. Thanks for downloading and your feedback! ### 5/5 — Nice💛💛💛 *2026-03-19* The latest version is very good to use, thank you very much for listening to the user's feelings! **Developer response:** So happy it’s swimming for you! Thanks for all the feedback. ### 5/5 — Marine aquarium *2024-09-14, version 3.1* Amazing picture quality it’s definitely worth the one of payment. Great picture every time also videos ### 5/5 — Awesome App *2024-07-29, version 3.1* I don’t usually write review but this app is so amazing I have to leave a review. The app does what it suppose to do, help coral show more coral under blue led and I also like how easy to use this app is, I can locate thing very easily. The only problem I have with this app is that whenever I record something and I watch that recorded video in the app it will stall and force me to restart the app but overall it’s a amazing app, worth the money ### 5/5 — Easy to use *2022-06-04, version 3.1* Brilliant app, I am 74y/o so no spring chicken, but I found this app easy to use, it would have helped if it had a few hints and tips, but once you get the hang of adjusting colours etc. everything starts to make sense. 👍 ### 5/5 — Works pretty well! *2021-12-23, version 3.1* I’m pretty impressed about this app! So far it is working good for me. Takes a little bit to figure out but definitely cheaper than buying actual lens’s. ### 5/5 — Never knew this was an option! *2021-08-04, version 3.1* Did some searching on the interwebs and found some talk about this app on Reef2Reef… thought I’d give it a try for $4. Not disappointed! I can now take pretty gangster pics of my marine tanks with the actenic lighting on and they turn out very nice without blueing out! Haven’t played around with it too much yet, but very pleased with the results just in the default mode! Winning. ### 5/5 — Excellent *2021-03-17, version 3.1* Works really well and with a little dialling takes really good photo’s. unfortunately to get it dialled it does require using your brain which Is what I’m sure is lacking with the 1 star reviewers. ### 5/5 — Unbelievable *2020-05-23, version 3.1* I thought it wouldn’t work.., it does. Finally I can’t take photos with my cell phone when blue lights are on. It does the job , and does it well ! --- *Data collected daily from the US App Store and indexed by [AppsHunter](https://appshunter.io/). User reviews are verbatim App Store reviews. Ratings, prices and chart positions refresh continuously; this snapshot is from 2026-08-24.*