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Blackie

Blackie

Black & White Photography

44 ratings
113 reviews
🎬 Entertainment
📷 Photo & Video
$3.99

Details

  • Released
  • Updated
  • January 25, 2016
  • October 23, 2025

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Developer

Brutality Arts
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About

This app is designed for black and white photography enthusiasts, offering a minimal interface and powerful tools for both beginners and professionals. It provides real-time effect previews, manual camera controls, and extensive editing options to achieve stunning monochrome images.

✓Real-time effect previews
✓Manual camera controls
✓Extensive editing mods
✓Customizable presets
✓Minimalist design
✓Fast camera access
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What users say

Summarized from real user reviews of Blackie. Based on 44 reviews and a 3.1/5 average, it highlights the 15 positives and 20 negatives reviewers mention most about this Photo & Video app.

Positive things

  • ✨Excellent B&W quality
  • 🎨Great filters and effects
  • ⚙️Powerful controls
  • 📸Good for street photography
  • 💡Customizable options
  • 👍Intuitive interface (for some)
  • 🚀Fast startup
  • 💎High-quality output
  • 💯Best B&W app (for some)
  • 🌟Undervalued tool
  • 🏅Top-tier B&W app
  • 🤩Amazing grain and film simulation
  • 👌Great value for money
  • 👍Easy to use (for some)
  • 👍Love the TRI-X simulation

Negative things

  • 🐛Frequent crashes
  • 🚫App not usable (on some devices)
  • 📉Poor usability (for some)
  • 🐞Bugs and glitches
  • 🫙Difficult to save photos
  • ❌UI not optimized for new iPhones
  • 🎛️Small icons and text
  • 🗜️Forced square crop
  • ⏳Slow loading of gallery
  • 🔋Battery drain
  • 👎Not user-friendly (for some)
  • 💸Wasted money (for some)
  • 🚫No support website
  • 🎛️Controls not intuitive
  • 📸Cannot take pictures (sometimes)
  • ❌Issues with older iPhones
  • 🎛️Interface not user-friendly
  • 🎛️Overly hip and devoid of options interface
  • 🎛️Tiny icons
  • 🎛️Icons cut off on screen
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What's New in Blackie

5.0

October 23, 2025

• Add support for iPhone 17, 17 PRO, 17 PRO MAX • Add support for iPhone Air • Fixed bugs

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User reviews

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Shutter Doesn’t Work

I want to love and use this app SO bad, but I can’t even get the dang shutter to work! I hit it to choose between .5x and 1x and then try to hit it again to take the photo, to no avail. Please either fix it or provide a users guide somewhere for stupid people like me. Thank you!
willmizewillmize

Great B&W camera app

I wrote my first review for this in 2019 and have been happily using this app since from an iPhone 8, to 11 Pro, and now 15 Pro. Perfect like camera app. My only ask… possible to custom set or clear the default ‘comment’ that is set on every photo? The statement “Processed by Blackie” in the metadata for every photo isn’t great. Pretty awkward.
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happyrobothappyrobot

Response from developer

Thanks for review. There is option for turn off all metadata in Settings.

完全用不了

闪退严重，拍照无法储存，编辑后也无法储存，根本找不到储存的按钮，这玩意废了，一星都嫌多
西城麦客西城麦客

Not usable on iPhone 17 Pro (and maybe 17 ProMax as well?)

The upper side of each picture is getting cutted of because the UI doesn‘t resemble the screen of the new iPhone 17 Pro (and maybe 17 Pro as well?)
ProblemBär80ProblemBär80

Response from developer

Added support for iPhone 17 and iPhone Air

Seit den letzten Update nicht mehr nutzbar

Habe gebe mit der App gearbeitet, aber seit dem letzten Update gibt es Doppelbelegungen (das neue Histogramm zum Beispiel) so dass die Filter nicht mehr genutzt werden können. Somit nutzlos. Schade.
Bully—KNBully—KN
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User experience

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Reported Bugs

53 issues

Severe crashes

Bug

Photos not saving

Bug

Editing not saving

Bug

Upper side of pictures cut off

Bug

Double assignments in UI (e.g., histogram)

Bug

Filter usage broken

Bug

Setting a frame to black does not persist

Bug

GUI not usable on iPad Pro

Bug

Camera shuts down with manual focus on wide angle

Bug

App crashes when using manual focus on wide angle lens

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App did not save any images

Bug

Latest update crashes consistently

Bug

App crashes on opening/shutter click

Bug

Photo not recorded in Photos app

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Cannot take pictures after setup choice

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App no longer works, shutter circle does nothing

Bug

App freezes on opening screen

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App crashing with iPhone Pro 15

Bug

App freezes when opening photos

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App freezes and hangs

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Some shots lost and not saved

Bug

App drains battery even in background

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App freezes on each section

Bug

App crashes when trying to load/edit from library

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App crashes when importing photos

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App crops images

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App not responding

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App crashes frequently

Bug

App not working on iPhone 7

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App not working on iPhone XR

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App not working on iPhone XS Max

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App not working on iPhone X, Xs, Xs Max

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App not working after last update (iPhone XS Plus)

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Icons too small

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Buttons too small

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Icons are tiny

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UI not optimized for screen size

Bug

Interface not user-friendly

Bug

Cropping to square is forced

Bug

Random/shuffle FX is perfect but cannot be saved

Bug

Clunky unintuitive UI

Bug

Cannot access photos, freezes phone

Bug

Uploads sporadically, then uploads wrong photo

Bug

No icons show up, cannot take photos

Bug

App still doesn't work on new iPhone, unable to take photos

Bug

Controls not quite right for iPhone 14 Pro Max

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App doesn't work with iPad Pro 11

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App doesn't work with iPad Air 4

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Buttons cut off at screen edge and don't respond

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Live camera image visible, but UI buttons cut off

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App crashes

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Bug crashing again

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App not responding

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Requested Features

24 requests

Customizable default comment in metadata

Feature

Home screen shortcut icon

Feature

Masking function

Feature

Retouch/correction function

Feature

Support for 48MP max grid

Feature

Features for night photography

Feature

Optimization for new iPhones

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Ability to turn off shuffle

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RAW capture support

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Zoom while shooting

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Ability to edit preset names

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Save favorite combinations from shuffle

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Support for second lens on iPhone 7 Plus

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Ability to pinch out to zoom in

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Tiff format support

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Color photo option with same interface

Feature

More film simulations

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Smaller font size

Feature

Support for larger photo databases

Feature

Guidance on app usage

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Permanent settings after restart

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Ability to reset chosen preset

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Scroll through camera roll within the app

Feature

Clear way to upload to computer/camera roll

Feature

FAQ

What is this app for?

This app is dedicated to black and white photography, providing tools for both capturing and editing monochrome images. It aims to help users explore the possibilities of black and white photography and achieve high-quality results with a minimal and easy-to-use interface.

What are the key features of this app?

Key features include real-time effect previews, a fast camera mode, manual camera controls (focus, exposure, white balance), various editing 'Mods' like film simulations, color filters, and grain, customizable presets, and a simple, minimal design.

Is this app free to use?

Based on the description, this app is a paid application. It explicitly states 'No in-app purchases and no ads,' indicating a one-time purchase model rather than being free or freemium.

What devices is this app compatible with?

The app is generally compatible with iPhones and iPads. However, specific older devices like iPhone 3GS, iPhone 4/4S, iPod 4th gen, iPad2, iPad Mini 1st gen, and iPad3 are missing certain advanced mods like Sharp and Grain. All iPads capture and preview in square mode only.

How can I use this app to improve my photos?

You can use this app to instantly capture moments in black and white with vintage effects or refine existing photos using its extensive editing tools. The manual camera controls allow for precise adjustments before shooting, and the 'Mods' offer detailed post-processing options to achieve your desired aesthetic.