# BigMagnify — user reviews > 157 indexed App Store user reviews of BigMagnify by Dave Cheng, rated 4.60/5 from 2,386 ratings. - Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/bigmagnify/id393247466/reviews - App overview in markdown: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/bigmagnify/id393247466.md - Rating breakdown: 5★ 1,848 · 4★ 331 · 3★ 112 · 2★ 36 · 1★ 59 ## What do users think of BigMagnify? Overall sentiment: positive **Pros** - 👍 Great app - 👍 Convenient magnifier - 👍 Powerful magnification - 👍 Useful for reading small text - 👍 Handy for industrial/technical work - 👍 Helps with vision issues **Cons** - 🐛 Blurry/poor image quality - 🔋 High battery consumption - 📢 Intrusive ads/pop-ups - 🤖 Compatibility issues with newer iOS versions **Commonly reported bugs** - Frequent crashes - App freezing/not opening **Most requested features** - Autofocus feature - Manual focus control - Improved image stabilization - Option to disable ads ## Newest reviews (13 of 157) ### 3/5 — Enfoque *2026-07-17, version 3.1.1* Tarda mucho en hacer el enfoque y sacar una buena fotografía; hay que mover mucho el celular y cuidar la luz; se desperdicia mucho tiempo para obtener buenos resultados en fotografías ### 3/5 — Asking me for a rating *2026-03-24, version 3.1.1* Interrupting me while I’m trying to read ### 4/5 — Good magnifier on iPhone 12 *2023-04-08, version 3.1.1* Good ### 4/5 — Best glass device *2022-08-27, version 3.1.1* Absolutely best thing I’ve ever used really appreciate it anybody got anything to eat or something drink or how about a little gas ### 5/5 — Excellent *2020-04-08, version 3.1.1* Excellent app ### 5/5 — New age loupe *2020-04-08, version 3.1.1* Received a set of drawings to review at the house for work due to coronavirus and I left my loupe is at the office. This app works great for reading detailed drawings. ### 5/5 — Awesome *2020-04-06, version 3.1.1* Great app ### 5/5 — Really cool and helpy app *2020-04-05, version 3.1.1* Nice and easy to use! ### 5/5 — Needed ! *2019-12-24, version 3.0.7* Glaucoma, one eye , needed to read labels! Very helpful, Thank you. ### 4/5 — Excelente y útil *2019-05-29, version 3.0.7* Excelente pero difícil para tomar una imagen fija. Pero es una herramienta exquisita ... lograr ver un mundo nuevo ### 5/5 — Magnificent *2019-05-27, version 3.0.7* Reads clear and detailed it's better than others I tried. ### 5/5 — 2nd eyes *2019-03-21, version 3.0.7* This magnifier is wonderful anytime I have difficulty looking at small riding on packaging I whip out my phone snap on the magnifier it is the best. ### 4/5 — Good app *2019-02-18, version 3.0.7* Good app ## Most critical reviews (10 lowest-rated) ### 1/5 — Annoying *2022-04-29, version 3.1.1* Magnifier works well enough but pop up ads every 30 seconds made me ditch this app quickly. ### 1/5 — App crashes *2021-05-30, version 3.1.1* After taking one photo, the next time the app goes into like a delay mode. Deleted the app ### 1/5 — Fuzzy and Balky *2021-01-05, version 3.1.1* App lack sharp focus in regular mode, jerky and extremely slow to react when using enhanced sharpness mode (I am running this on a new iPhone 12 so processor speed is not an issue). Avoid this magnifying app, there are far better ones out there. ### 1/5 — Ad placement in this app is terrible *2020-10-01, version 3.1.1* Do not download this app. In general I don't mind ads. Since apps are often free, it only seems fair that app developers should use ad placement to generate revenue. However for this app, the placement of the ads is really bad: + There's a permanent ad at the top of the app - that's constantly running and not possible to get rid of. + Ads also occasionally pop up without warning - and block the entire screen on your phone. ### 1/5 — Rubbish product *2019-12-10, version 3.0.7* This product is rubbish it does not work very well and you get plagued with adverts ### 1/5 — Ads just pop up right when you try to use it. *2019-05-03, version 3.0.7* I can’t stand how ads instantly take over right when you try to use the app. At least give it 10 seconds. I can’t use this anymore and had to delete it. ### 1/5 — Can’t access camera - useless *2019-03-17, version 3.0.7* Doesn’t work on iOS 12 - needs updating. Pity. But can just use camera instead! ### 1/5 — Worst thing ever *2018-02-16, version 3.0.7* Trash ### 1/5 — Aggressive ADs In app *2017-12-12, version 3.0.7* Understanding developers may incorporate ADs in free version of app, I believe this app just got too much ads. I don’t mind if you put a banner or the like, but what are you thinking if you are in the middle of reading a full screen of ad pops out, which gives you no way to stop it but time? Plus it is an audio? Glad there are other magnifier apps, and they are better ones. ### 1/5 — Just Use Your Camera *2017-07-15, version 3.0.7* This asks for access to your camera. Why? Because your camera already does what this claims to do. It is funny as well, that it says that you can capture the image and share. Again...camera! ## Most praised reviews (10 highest-rated) ### 5/5 — Great *2025-05-04, version 3.1.1* Great app ### 5/5 — RYAN MURRAY *2023-10-06, version 3.1.1* I LOVE THIS APP BECAUSE IT LETS LOOK AT MY DOG’S FUR UP CLOSE SO I CAN LOOK FOR FLEAS ### 5/5 — This Big APP” *2023-06-21, version 3.1.1* Hiya there, This is absolutely amazing the filters are just fantastic for my study. I am looking forward to testing all of them. I also will let my colleagues know about this very plausible App. Thanks Natasha (,”). ### 5/5 — Wayne *2022-07-22, version 3.1.1* It works ### 5/5 — Nice app, thankyou *2022-02-13, version 3.1.1* So then this was good. A must see for everyone. So when I was playing Polyforge, I got stuck on level 610 because i couldn't tedd which side the cursor pointed at until i installed this app. ### 5/5 — Magnifier *2021-11-28, version 3.1.1* Terrific magnifier! Thanks ### 5/5 — Es ist echt cool *2021-10-31, version 3.1.1* Es ist echt cool ### 5/5 — Best magnifier I’ve tried *2020-12-21, version 3.1.1* A must have app that I use several times a week. You can throw away your magnifying glass. ### 5/5 — Must Own!!! *2020-11-01, version 3.1.1* One of my must own apps!!!! It’s not something I use daily, but my career is industrial plant Maintenance and it is a Godsend!!! I just used to it to read writing that was incredibly small and faded. Helped me come through when no one else could!!! Even a standard magnifying glass didn't help. Within a minute of tinkering to get the magnification right, was able to read what no one else could!!!! Thank you for this app!!! I pray you never go away!!!! I don’t know what I would do without it!!!! ### 5/5 — Excelente aplicación *2020-07-14, version 3.1.1* Muy útil --- *Data collected daily from the US App Store and indexed by [AppsHunter](https://appshunter.io/). User reviews are verbatim App Store reviews. 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