# Boomerang Video Maker — user reviews > 270 indexed App Store user reviews of Boomerang Video Maker by Boomerang Maker, rated 4.70/5 from 6,336 ratings. - Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/boomerang-video-maker/id1454678540/reviews - App overview in markdown: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/boomerang-video-maker/id1454678540.md - Rating breakdown: 5★ 5,447 · 4★ 343 · 3★ 142 · 2★ 62 · 1★ 342 ## What do users think of Boomerang Video Maker? Overall sentiment: negative **Pros** - 👍 Quick video tool - 🎨 Variety of editing options - 💡 Streamlined user interface **Cons** - 💰 Paid subscription required for basic features - 🔒 Inability to save videos without paying - 🐛 Bugs and glitches - 🔍 Difficult to navigate - 🤯 Deceptive free trial and subscription practices **Commonly reported bugs** - Videos saved upside down - Crashes and freezes - Lifetime purchases not honored **Most requested features** - Ability to edit GIFs - Option to choose export file type - Indicator for final video/GIF length ## Newest reviews (14 of 270) ### 3/5 — 翻譯的詞很籠統 *2025-12-24, version 6.0* 如題 ### 1/5 — scam *2025-10-09, version 6.0* you can’t save anything without paying ### 1/5 — dont get app *2025-10-02, version 6.0* u cant even download anything these poorons want u to pay for it ### 1/5 — 3일무료체험이래서 했는데 돈이 왜 나가요❓❓ *2025-09-25, version 6.0* 설정에서 구독해지 누르라는 형식적인 답변 말고 이미 구독해지는 완료했고 “3일 무료체험”인데 돈이 왜 나가는지 환불 받는 방법 제대로 알려주세요 ### 1/5 — INÚTIL *2025-09-07, version 5.6* TEM QUE PAGAR ### 2/5 — Cannot choose certain videos *2025-08-24, version 5.6* I chose the three day free trial period, which is great. However, when choosing the videos I can use the boomerang effect on, the video comes out black screen with the sound. I can pick only a few videos that do not end up black screen. ### 1/5 — This app is a scam *2025-07-24, version 5.4* This shouldn’t be allowed on the app store and needs to be reported ### 1/5 — Charged me for a free trial . *2025-07-10, version 5.4* Charged for a free trial that was cancelled . Called apple apple says they can’t refund because it’s up to the developers. I’m just over it i will no longer be using the app ### 1/5 — Worthless *2025-06-25, version 5.3* Let’s you edit one video and then you must pay $5/week to use the app. Crazy price and no alternatives. Absolute scam. ### 1/5 — Cool app but… *2025-06-23, version 5.3* Subscription TOO expensive..I can’t pay all of the subscription fees they add up from every app! No thanks! ### 1/5 — not free *2025-06-05, version 5.2* you get the first boomerang free but then after that it tries to get you to sign up which costs money. It doesn’t let you save any boomerangs after that unless you pay for a membership ### 1/5 — Basic and they want you forget about free subscription *2025-06-03, version 5.2* Don’t offer music, such a lame app. Trying to take advantage of teens like me who will forget I downloaded this cause I forgot my meds ### 1/5 — No free functions *2025-05-16, version 5.2* What’s the point of this app, if there’s no free functionality at all? Just make the app paid so no one would waste his time on it ### 1/5 — Ermm… *2025-04-05, version 5.2* So… as much as I love using this and making boomerangs… I’ve actually only made one. I would gladly make A LOT MORE, but after I made the first one I now have to pay for “boomerang pro” which is RIDICULOUSLY overpriced!!! $3.99 a week isn’t nothing, because that is almost $210 per year! All I am trying to do is save a boomerang, so it asks me how I want to. If I try to save to photos—boomerang plus. Share?— boomerang plus. If the developers read this, please make it so that I don’t have to pay in order to save this. ## Most critical reviews (10 lowest-rated) ### 1/5 — No me deja guardar nada te pide suscripción *2026-06-11, version 6.0* Mierda ### 1/5 — Do not download *2026-05-24, version 6.0* Do not download it only lets you make one Boomerang and then it wants you to pay… super overpriced ### 1/5 — no la bajen perdida de tiempo *2026-05-07, version 6.0* solo te deja crear un solo video y luego te obliga a pagar 5 pavos por semana, no tiene sentido cuando se supone que es “gratis”. ### 1/5 — no sirve *2026-04-28, version 6.0* no sirve ### 1/5 — this app sucks *2026-04-20, version 6.0* it wouldn't even let me download it as a video only a gif and then after ONE gif you have to pay to download any more... ### 1/5 — 자동결제가 되어버리네요 *2026-04-18, version 6.0* 아이폰으로는 바로 구독 취소했는데 환불 처리 부탁드립니다 ### 1/5 — Невозможно ничего сделать *2026-04-04, version 6.0* Ни единая функция не работает без подписки ### 1/5 — Me cobraron $99 y si no le doy cuenta pagaría $99 a la semana ??? 😡 *2026-03-08, version 6.0* Muy mala la app ### 1/5 — 課金しなければ保存不可 *2026-01-10, version 6.0* 気をつけてください ### 1/5 — Terrible *2025-10-24, version 6.0* It makes you purchase a subscription in order to save the boomerang. ## Most praised reviews (10 highest-rated) ### 5/5 — SCAM *2026-03-12, version 6.0* CHARGED ME TWICE. WILL BE GETTING REFUND. FOH ### 5/5 — I love this app my new fav *2026-02-22, version 6.0* I love is free and it really does the job ### 5/5 — Hehe *2025-12-09, version 6.0* Finally an app that does what I want!! ### 5/5 — Hi *2025-11-22, version 6.0* Good app ### 5/5 — TERRIBLE UPDATE *2025-08-28, version 5.6* Why would you change the app so much? It’s just like all the others now.. I highly dislike this new update.. ### 5/5 — Love it great *2025-05-28, version 5.2* Amazing love it ### 5/5 — Great *2024-09-27, version 4.7* It is osum ### 5/5 — Ok no *2024-08-01, version 4.7* So I gave it 5 stars so it would pop up here, but in reality this is the worst game ever. First of all, there is no boomerang button. It’s only the speed. Second, it’s glitched out to. When I save it to my photos it’s not there. So idk if this is a glitch or my iPad. But my iPad is not old at all. Last, you have to pay for the boomerang and it doesn’t even work! Your just wasting your money. Thank you for reading. Developers pls fix this. ### 5/5 — Superstar *2024-05-27, version 4.7* It’s super fun. Adds a nice flare to the stream! ### 5/5 — Get the app! *2024-05-24, version 4.7* I chose the 3 day trial because I only have 1 gif to make, but I won’t hesitate to subscribe if I need another gif at some point, just because the app is so great. The subscription is 3.99 per week, which is definitely worth it if you post a lot on insta or pinterest. Details: The app is pretty streamlined. When you open it you’re immediately choosing a video to edit, no menus to find your way through or anything, just right to the point. The app doesn’t store previous edits, they’re saved directly to your phone, so there’s absolutely no clutter when choosing your next edit. You can only choose VIDEOS from your camera roll (not gifs). Or you can take a video in the app with your camera. Pretty simple overall so you can get right into editing. After choosing your file, the next screen lets you trim the video. You can’t cut parts out of the middle, but you can choose where it starts and ends so you have precise control over what plays in the final gif/video. On the 3rd and final editing screen, you get a few nice options. You can choose for it to play forward, in reverse, or both (boomerang/bounce). You can also choose the precise speed, from very slo mo to very fast. Lastly you can choose how many times it repeats before the file technically restarts (useful if you’re saving it as a video). Those 3 editing screens go by pretty fast, and they work smoothly! The last screen is where you save and/or share it. You can save/share as a gif or video. It’s worth noting that you get to see your changes made in real-time through the whole process, which is super helpful. Overall it’s a good balance between simplistic and precise, so you can create something quickly while also making sure you get exactly what you want. I only made one boomerang gif, so I can’t tell you if there are any bugs. I didn’t experience any, and tbh I’d be surprised if there are bugs because the app is pretty simple (in a good way). DEVS!!! A few things it could use to improve: 1) A small indicator somewhere on the screen, saying what the final video/gif length will be if it’s saved with the current settings. Nothing fancy, just a tiny “00:00” somewhere that updates in real time. This app is perfect for creators, and often times the video length matters. The speed editing can change the file length a lot, so people would definitely benefit from the indicator. This is the only recommendation I’ll make for a UI addition because you have kept it really simple which is good. 2) Ability to choose export file type. This is a bit more technical but I don’t think the app will feel any less streamlined if you add it. File type is super important for uploading certain things like profile pictures, which I guarantee is one of the main things your app is downloaded for. 3) Let us edit gifs from the camera roll! Even if only to quickly re-edit a gif we just made with your app, but also just editing any gif. This definitely feels like a part of the app that’s missing. Besides those three things, I highly recommend that you keep the app as simple and straightforward as it currently is! In the future I’ll probably just pay the $4 for a subscription even if I only need to make one gif. But ONLY because of how straightforward the app is. No unnecessary bells and whistles, simple and responsive UI, getting straight to the point on the opening screen, etc. Keep it simple! Thanks devs :) --- *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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