# Blipfoto — user reviews > 157 indexed App Store user reviews of Blipfoto by Blipfoto, rated 3.70/5 from 3 ratings. - Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/blipfoto/id320759918/reviews - App overview in markdown: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/blipfoto/id320759918.md - Rating breakdown: 5★ 2 · 4★ 0 · 3★ 0 · 2★ 0 · 1★ 1 ## What do users think of Blipfoto? Overall sentiment: mixed **Pros** - 👍 Supportive and welcoming community - 📸 Easy photo uploading from phone - 💡 Unique photo-journaling concept - 🎨 Intuitive and user-friendly interface - 🔄 Improved functionality after updates - ⭐ Community-owned platform ethos - 📱 Convenient mobile access to service **Cons** - 🐛 Frequent app crashes on startup - 🔐 Persistent login and authentication issues - 📐 Poor UI scaling on various iPhone models - ⌨️ Keyboard overlaps text input fields - 🔘 Unresponsive notification buttons - ⚠️ 'Invalid client' errors recurring - 📸 Photo upload failures with EXIF data - 🔄 Inconsistent app behavior across updates - 🗺️ Inaccurate 'nearby' location feature - ❌ Missing features from previous versions **Commonly reported bugs** - App crashes immediately on opening - Login fails repeatedly despite correct credentials - Invalid client error messages - Text input hidden behind keyboard - Photo upload returns 'something went wrong' error - EXIF data compatibility issues with iPhone photos - App crashes after posting new blip - Notification buttons unresponsive to taps - Nearby feature shows user's own photos instead of others - Date field causes client invalid errors - Publish button stops working after first post - Profile section crashes app - False 'no internet connection' messages - Mail/messages section causes app to foreclose - Photo sizing issues on iPhone 8 **Most requested features** - Photo filters and editing capabilities - EXIF data display for technical learning - Photo cropping and advanced editing tools - Landscape image rotation support - Multiple entries per day capability - Reply-to-reply comment threading - Photo rating system - Add to groups functionality - Image zoom capability - iPad app with proper rotation support - Music integration with entries - Download/export functionality - Search by user ID - URL/link button in create blip - Comment editing capability ## Newest reviews (13 of 157) ### 2/5 — 2 star app, 5 star website *2021-01-30, version 4.1.2* I really like the Blipfoto website and the whole ethos behind it. Full marks for that. But the app could really do with some love. It feels dated and doesn’t size correctly. I’m using an iPhone 8 and when making a diary entry, the text doesn’t scroll up. So I can be writing and lose the words under the keyboard, so that I’m writing without seeing what I type. Not good. Also, the notification buttons don’t respond easily to taps, So often the only way to read any comments on your picture is to head online and read them there. I know the venture is mainly run by volunteers, but there should be some money in the kitty to polish up this app? ### 2/5 — Unreliable *2017-02-11, version 4.1.0* Most of the time, the app doesn't allow you to post photos from your iPhone. It just returns an error message saying "sorry something went wrong". I think this error is to do with the way the iPhone (doesn't) handle the EXIF data attached to photos, which isn't compatible with the Blipfoto app. The best way I have found to resolve this is first to open your photo on a photo editing app like Snapseed, then export it again to the camera roll. This process adds the EXIF data and the photo can be successfully uploaded using the Blipfoto app. ### 3/5 — Useful on the move *2016-08-16, version 4.1.0* A useful app while on the move. I'd prefer it to the website if it rotated pictures into landscape, and you could see 'extra' blips ### 4/5 — Blipfoto *2015-02-10, version 4.0.1* Great app now that it works.. I'd like to see the camera settings of uploaded photo s tho.. like u could on the previous app ;) ### 3/5 — Could be better! *2015-02-09, version 4.0.1* The original version worked....it worked!! This version doesn't work properly....never has and despite updates still doesn't work properly. I search for 'nearby' blips and it just gives me a random selection that are certainly not near me. Why do you release half hearted apps when you used to have one that WORKED?!! ### 1/5 — Nae working *2015-02-03, version 4.0.1* I'm getting 'invalid client error' every time.... ### 4/5 — Bug report *2015-02-02, version 4.0.1* Clicking "my profile" under settings causes the app to crash. ### 1/5 — Blip app *2015-01-30, version 4.0.1* Updated but keeps coming up with error and will not load image. Not happy. ### 4/5 — Works now *2015-01-30, version 4.0.1* I used to use this app in it's previous incarnation all the time and then the move to Polaroid and the new layout left me unable to do anything. Same issue with "invalid client" that other people have mentioned here. Even upgrading to the new app didn't help. Once I removed the app and re-downloaded it every works fine and it's back to being one of my most used apps. ### 1/5 — Great look but... *2015-01-30, version 4.0.1* Great for commenting and browsing but the app crashes systematically every time I finish posting a new blip. ### 4/5 — Good start *2015-01-29, version 4.0.1* I used to use the old app & have been eagerly awaiting this upgrade. At first it said I was "invalid" but after deleting then reinstalling it the apps work properly. 4 stars just now as I'm waiting to see how it goes & for things like the photo filters to come back. ### 1/5 — I can't login *2015-01-29, version 4.0.1* I loved the concept of this originally but haven't been able to get in from my phone since mid December. The errors have changed - now I can sign in but every time I try to do something I get an error. Please sort it out!! ### 1/5 — New app doesn't work *2015-01-29, version 4.0.1* App has updated but is unusable! Keeps crashing with invalid client error! Really disappointed ## Most critical reviews (10 lowest-rated) ### 1/5 — Cody smith *2023-01-25, version 4.1.2* This app is horrible and needs to be fixed and and many bugs ### 1/5 — Put me off *2021-01-02, version 4.1.2* I wanted to give this app a go for the new year but after trying for over 20 minutes just to log in and being left in a spiral of “verify your email address”/“your password is now wrong”/“your account needs to be verified again”/“something went wrong” I have been utterly put off and frustrated. I’m off to find a reliable photo-a-day app that can function in its most basic purpose. ### 1/5 — cannot log in *2017-12-23, version 4.1.0* I simply cannot log in. Please fix this! ### 1/5 — Great, Review Update *2016-03-24, version 4.1.0* I have an almost 1700 consecutive blip streak going and I thought I had the perfect shot one day on my phone for that day. I tried to post the photo and the app had crashed. I deleted it. Installed it again and tried once more. Forget it! This thing is worthless. They say it's compatible with iPad but I haven't found it. Maybe I'll look when this gets better. It's got to! ------------------------ Update: since the most recent update the app is working smoothly. I think the original problem (during 2015) was a result of mismanagement by Polaroid. Blipfoto is now owned by the members and administered by a Board of expert current blippers. They are doing a spectacular job. Uploading and blogging are simple and easy. I still prefer to shoot with my DSLR camera but that is not always possible. I'm now closing in on 2000 consecutive posts. This international community is wonderful. This isn't Instagram (or their ilk) but a way to journal and document your life. It's for anyone who likes photography as a means to communicate and share your part of the world with the rest of it. Long live Blipfoto. ### 1/5 — Invalid Client *2016-03-19, version 4.1.0* App is not working on my iPhone Fix it please. ### 1/5 — Ok idea, not much community *2015-10-04* I tried this app about a year ago, I don't think it was Polaroid related then? I did not enjoy it all. I didn't find the community welcoming. There was very little interaction and commenting so I lost interest after a few months. The idea is good but without a good community of members, not a lot of fun. ### 1/5 — Waste of time *2015-07-13, version 4.0.1* The worst app I ever used. I just wanted to make a 365 photo project with this. However the app will never let you upload a photo. The publish button will stay greyed out forever and their support pages and forum topics remain unanswered. The brand "poloraid" made me trust, yet I was disappointed with this. ### 1/5 — Rubbish Update *2015-03-05, version 4.0.1* Updated the app to the latest version and the app no longer works. Every time I click on anything it tells me the Client is Unavailable. V. Annoying PLEAS FIX IT!!! ### 1/5 — Doesn't work at all. *2015-02-22, version 4.0.1* Does everything except allow you to publish a blip. ### 1/5 — The Error message works *2015-02-15, version 4.0.1* The only thing that works is the error message. I got signed out without realizing it. I thought signing in would solve the problem, I still get an error message stating, "Sorry. The client is invalid." I've enjoyed using blip since 2007, but it looks like I will be deleting the app. ## Most praised reviews (10 highest-rated) ### 5/5 — Great community owned app *2018-09-30, version 4.1.1* Blipfoto is something different as it’s a community owned site. Brilliant for sharing photos and stories and being part of an incredibly supportive set of members. I’ve rarely had an issue uploading from my phone - do it virtually ever day. Great app and great site. ### 5/5 — Excellent now *2015-02-05, version 4.0.1* I wrote a scathing review of the previous version but all the faults have now been addressed. This is a great way to access Blipfoto. I've been posting my daily photo for over two years now and I love it. ### 5/5 — Great app very easy to use *2015-01-30, version 4.0.1* Love the idea of keeping a diary of my life. Gives photos a whole new meaning! The community is very friendly and respectful. Very refreshing compared to other social networks. ### 5/5 — Fab app *2015-01-30, version 4.0.1* I was struggling to get this to work at first but now I've deleted it and reinstalled it, it works perfectly. The new design is brilliant! ### 5/5 — Blip on the go *2015-01-29, version 4.0.1* I use this app to blip from my phone every single day, only a few features missing - rating, add to groups, zoom images would all enhance the experience but if you want to be able to just blip on the go, it's excellent. The keyboard issues have been resolved in the latest update, hurrah! ### 5/5 — Bliptastic *2015-01-29, version 4.0.1* Fantastic addition to the website! ### 5/5 — Great upgrade *2015-01-28, version 4.0.1* I liked the old app but it was starting to look a bit tired, the new app does everything way better! ### 5/5 — Completely addicted *2015-01-28, version 4.0.1* Loving it! My journal on Polaroid Blipfoto has been one of the most rewarding things I've ever done. I love looking back on how life has changed over time. All of my photos are taken on my phone - the app makes it so easy to upload them and stay in touch with friends around the world. ### 5/5 — Great! *2015-01-27, version 4.0.1* Love love love Polaroid Blipfoto! Such an awesome community - made so many friends around the world! ### 5/5 — Great Job *2015-01-04, version 4* Great to have the app back and I worked my way around it no time. I have the iPhone 4s and it works perfectly for me. Like the my profile section, that was so quick at looking at past entries... The Internet version in all fairness works as every bit as good as a app, so a round of applause on both accounts. "Carry on Blipping!" :) --- *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 2026-07-12.*