So handy, exactly what I need!
This is SO COOL!
Fast and easy redaction
Response from developer
Glad to hear you enjoy it! 🖤
Good app with some missing features
1) Import of PDF files
2) Automatic blackening of all automatically recognized text fields (even better: with an option to manually exclude some text fields) with one click
I hope, these features will come up one day :)
Works perfectly
Note for developers
Black Screen
Response from developer
I'm sorry to hear that. I've been trying to track down this issue for quite a while, but haven't been able to run into it myself! Does this happen with every photo for you?
Abruptly quits
Can only add 1 auto detect word - fixed
Edit: thanks for fixing the single word issue, and for fixing it so quickly. Found another one: the settings button doesn’t show up unless you grant access to photos, not sure if intentional, but nothing major. Bumped up to 5*.
Response from developer
Bah! Looks like I accidentally deleted the “add new word” button when I redid the settings section a few releases ago. I’ll get that fixed up ASAP. Thanks for the heads up!
Rating
Response from developer
Hey, I’ll take “pretty good”! Anything I could do to make it “really good?” Feel free to email me at hello@cocoatype.com if you’ve got any ideas, bug reports, questions, etc.
Fantasic Privacy Utility
Doesn’t work
Keeps blacking out the whole document.
Response from developer
Oh no! I've heard of this happening before, but I haven't been able to recreate it myself. Can you e-mail me at hello@cocoatype.com with any info you have to help track this down? Additionally, you can contact me using the "Contact the Developer" item in the Settings menu by tapping the gear icon.
Great and handy tool
Response from developer
Thanks for the compliment! Let me know if there’s anything I can do to make it even better. 🖤
Crashing
Crashes non-stop on iOS 13
This appears to only happen with certain photos. On the photos where it works, it does a really good job. The app will show a shimmer animation over the text and will easily censor that text when you swipe over it. However, there are a couple photos which appear to cause the app to run out of memory and crash the app.
ORIGINAL REVIEW:
This app doesn’t work on iOS 13. It crashes if I invoke it from the photo album and it hangs when I use the app directly.
Do not buy until they fix it.
Response from developer
Hey there! App developer here. I’m aware of the issue where the app crashes often when launched from the photo album. Unfortunately, it’s a technical issue I can’t do much to work around. I’m considering dropping the feature altogether since it’s a bad experience. The latest version introduced a different editing experience that should work more reliably, but it’s less straightforward to get to: 1. Select a photo in Photos 2. Tap “Edit” in the top right 3. Tap the three dots button in the top right 4. Select Highlighter in the list that appears As for the hanging issue, I’m not familiar with it. If you have more information about it, can you share it with me at hello@cocoatype.com? I can also add you to our beta program to check out possible fixes if you’re interested. Thanks! Geoff
Awesome!
Did not work as expected
Response from developer
I'm sorry for the bad experience you had. While Black Highlighter does work from within other apps, it only supports images (such as photos and screenshots), not PDFs. I'd like to support PDFs in the future, but it's significantly more difficult to get right than simple images. However, I think I have a workaround for you that might work well enough for your needs, using the iOS Shortcuts support built into Black Highlighter. Can you contact me at hello@cocoatype.com, and I'll work with you to help figure out if there's a solution to not being able to work with PDFs directly. Thanks! —Geoff
Slight issue
Response from developer
Hello! I know it's been a few months since you left your review, but I'm happy to say that Black Highlighter now does what you've asked for and recognizes *all* images in your photo library, both screenshots and photos alike. I'd love it if you took the time to check it out again. Thanks! —Geoff
Garbage
Response from developer
Hello! I know it's been a while since you left your review, but I'm happy to say that Black Highlighter now does what you've asked for and recognizes *all* images in your photo library, both screenshots and photos alike. I'd love it if you took the time to check it out again. Thanks! —Geoff
