# BEAM: Magic AI Photo Editor — user reviews > 118 indexed App Store user reviews of BEAM by Cardinal Blue, rated 4.80/5 from 2,966 ratings. - Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/beam-magic-ai-photo-editor/id6502189931/reviews - App overview in markdown: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/beam-magic-ai-photo-editor/id6502189931.md - Rating breakdown: 5★ 2,571 · 4★ 219 · 3★ 87 · 2★ 32 · 1★ 57 ## What do users think of BEAM? Overall sentiment: positive **Pros** - 🚀 Fantastic photo editing capabilities - 👍 Easy to use - 💎 Powerful and robust features - 🆓 Completely free with no ads - 🎨 Unique and creative filters/effects - 🔍 Excellent background/object removal tool **Cons** - 🔍 Quality loss when saving extended photos - 🔍 Inconsistent performance of some filters **Commonly reported bugs** - Saved photos not appearing in photo library **Most requested features** - More background options - Add people from other photos to create group images ## Newest reviews (11 of 118) ### 4/5 — Almost perfect… *2026-07-29, version 1.34.0* I would have given it 5 stars but your app is absolutely terrible when it comes to human body parts, like hands, legs, and feet! ### 3/5 — Bad update *2026-04-19, version 1.33.0* AI as lost it! Cut out is now poor! After update! ### 2/5 — Discontinued the better visual effects *2025-12-14, version 1.27.0* Discontinued best visual effects then the last effect I was using failed. Message popped up No Internet Connection. Wrong! Connection was FINE and the other effects succeeded FINE. What’s with the recent lunacy??? ### 4/5 — Great app and totally FREE *2025-11-16, version 1.25.2* I bought the paid version and I’m quite happy with it although I will admit if you do not have Internet access, you cannot use all of the features. I particularly like the x-ray filter, which can turn a photo of a person into an x-ray and the winter wonder filter unfortunately with the latest update, they got rid of that filter, which I kind of find it unusual since we’re heading into winter hopefully they will my read my updated review and bring it back because it really is a good filter and it should be a year-round filter just like the x-ray filter is now. So please keep the x-ray filter and bring back the winter wonder filter PLEASE. If you need a visual effect filter to get rid of try getting rid of the pink bubbles it doesn’t look realistic at all or the scrapbook filter or even the triple purple those are my least favorite filters. Don’t bother sending them they don’t respond. I’ve tried although they have responded to reviews. I’ve left here. One last request if you’re going to do updates, please let us know what features will be taken away in those updates because honestly if I had known you were gonna take the winter wonder visual filter away I never would’ve done the update. This is a really good app to get if you’d like to be creative with the photos you take. it’s fun to take photos of your friends and turn them into x-rays then use the winter wonder filter to make it look like they’re in a winter. Let’s hope they read this review and bring it back. ### 2/5 — What happened *2025-10-22, version 1.25.0* I used to use beam for funny family pics with music or movie lines? Where did it go. I’ll take my refund now. ### 2/5 — 👇🏻 *2025-09-22, version 1.24.0* Why did you make the app subscription-based? It was good, and it didn't have a watermark. I regret updating the app and will delete it. ): ### 2/5 — No pay, no gain ;( *2025-08-18, version 1.23.0* Easy, I understand the costs… Ok. But c’mon, where’s the iPad support? If you give to iPad support, I will consider to pay for gain; a mutual gain. ### 2/5 — 👎 has potential *2025-08-08, version 1.22.0* I’ve been testing the app since February. Initially it was unlimited free then it became coins use. I don’t mind paying if i know what I’ll be getting from the beginning and it meets my expectations. I need full disclosure to make an informed decision. However this app has a branded “ beam“ watermark on the final product to save which is impossible to remove. There is no option to remove the watermark. For me that’s a deal breaker. The more I’ve used the app the more I’m disappointed and the more I hate the watermark. I don’t think it’s value for money. As such in my personal experience it needs a lot of improvements Sorry for the negative feedback but it’s honest and true from my perspective ### 1/5 — Faded glory *2025-06-29, version 1.18.0* I remember back when this was the first app that popped up when you searched “Beam” Back before it was monetized to Timbuktu and back. Before you only got 5 generations a day Sigh~ ### 1/5 — Great app, destroyed by greed *2025-05-23, version 1.18.0* Was one of my favorite apps until they ruined it with outrageous pay monthly for life subscription plans. Limited free use images are held ransom with an ugly watermark. Pretty shady to change pricing plan “after” you collect a lot of five star reviews. ### 1/5 — NOT Free *2025-05-19, version 1.16.0* It says free, but when you use it and try to save a photo, they want you to join the “club” for $7.99 a month. Very misleading. ## Most critical reviews (10 lowest-rated) ### 1/5 — The App Needs an Update. *2026-07-13, version 1.34.0* Used to be a great app. Then they did an update 4 months ago and it made the experience way worse. Now they haven even update since then. What’s the point of a monthly subscription if you do update the app? ### 1/5 — Bad *2026-06-16, version 1.34.0* Bad ### 1/5 — برنامج صار فاشل إلى افشل *2026-06-03, version 1.34.0* برنامج صار فاشل فاشل ### 1/5 — قبل احسن *2026-05-26, version 1.34.0* برنامج صار فاشل فاشل ### 1/5 — Too pushy for reviews *2026-05-13, version 1.34.0* I haven’t even started using the app and they’ve asked me for a review 5 times, so here’s your review, hope it was worth it ### 1/5 — Terrible forced subscription *2025-12-30, version 1.27.0* Horrific can do the same stuff on s free app #deleted ### 1/5 — Subscription issues *2025-12-29, version 1.27.0* I purchased a one year subscription at the beginning of September 2025. I recently switched to a new phone and now my subscription doesn’t work when I tap the icon. It completely does not recognize me. What makes this frustrating is that it’s virtually impossible to get in touch with support to help me fix the issue. ### 1/5 — Stop pestering me *2025-12-06, version 1.26.1* I’m trying to use the app and all it does is ask me to write a review. It asked me six times editing three photos. No, that’s not OK. And aside from that, it doesn’t do the best job with faces. It mangles faces a lot of times. It will not blend colors as well. ### 1/5 — Doesn’t work. *2025-08-09, version 1.22.0* Whenever I try and generate an image it saids something went wrong check your internet connection.. ### 1/5 — Xxxx *2025-07-03* Começaram a cobrar. Apagando.... **Developer response:** Lamentamos muito que você esteja desapontado, e entendemos completamente ~ mas 5 gerações gratuitas por dia ainda é muito mais generoso do que muitos aplicativos concorrentes no mercado! Continuaremos trabalhando para reduzir nossos custos, mas, por enquanto, precisamos cobrar por algumas das ferramentas de IA mais avançadas que oferecemos. Tudo de bom — equipe BEAM ## Most praised reviews (10 highest-rated) ### 5/5 — My opinion on this app. *2026-08-19, version 1.34.0* I actually love it most of the time but then u get something random that not even worth saving and with a quote it changes the wording or adds more to it that u can not even read. Simply ruins all of it and at times have to Dedo it and waste another edit. Also it’s blurry at times. ### 5/5 — I like it *2025-11-19, version 1.25.2* It’s fast and easy to use ### 5/5 — Fabulous *2025-10-12, version 1.24.0* ⭐️⭐️⭐️ ### 5/5 — It is free *2025-08-25, version 1.23.0* It’s nice to see that. There are actual apps that can’t be for free that are fun to play with. Hope it stays this way… ### 5/5 — Cool app *2025-08-18, version 1.23.0* Cool ### 5/5 — Subscription Restoring Issue *2025-07-25, version 1.22.0* I had previously activated the lifetime subscription for free with the lifetime plan you offered to users of the AppAdvice website, but now I am facing an error of subscription not recognized when trying to restore my purchase. ### 5/5 — Super goood *2025-07-01, version 1.18.0* Gooood I looking for this app others are pay to use ### 5/5 — موسى يشكركم على هذا البرنامج لأنهُ لجميل *2025-06-30, version 1.18.0* برنامج جميل ### 5/5 — Easy and fun! *2025-05-17, version 1.16.0* This is the best app for editing photos that I have used! Thank you! ### 5/5 — Believer *2025-04-30, version 1.14.0* I just got the app, but I’m loving it having a lot of fun with it so far. --- *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 2026-08-27.*