# Camera — user reviews > 1,995 indexed App Store user reviews of Camera by Apple, rated 3.38/5 from 13,179 ratings. - Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/camera/id1584216193/reviews - App overview in markdown: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/camera/id1584216193.md - Rating breakdown: 5★ 5,502 · 4★ 1,195 · 3★ 1,020 · 2★ 973 · 1★ 3,332 ## What do users think of Camera? Overall sentiment: neutral **Pros** - ⭐️ Reliable and consistent - 📸 Great picture quality - 🤳 Convenient for quick photos **Cons** - 🔍 Excessive post-processing - 🔒 Camera not opening/working - 🔧 Buggy and unstable **Commonly reported bugs** - Black screen on camera startup - Front camera and flashlight not working - Camera freezing and crashing **Most requested features** - More camera settings and controls - Pause button for video recording - Filters and editing options - Zoom/wide-angle capabilities ## Newest reviews (13 of 1,995) ### 2/5 — Laggy and glitching *2026-08-24, version 1.3* Every time I try to record a video, it will start lagging and the Camera app doesn’t do It’s only a purpose to record a video and this is a new phone iPhone 16 and it’s already acting up with the camera. ### 2/5 — It’s ok *2026-08-23, version 1.3* I have deleted all my videos and just everything to do more videos and and it’s saying storage full ### 3/5 — Update - loss of portrait mode *2026-08-21, version 1.3* For some reason the Portrait mode has stopped working after the last update. I use my phone camera extensively and this is a big loss. ### 3/5 — Bad *2026-08-19, version 1.3* Camera ### 2/5 — Bugs *2026-08-16, version 1.3* Whenever I try to take a photo, it doesn’t let me and just keeps flashing like its a weirdo ### 3/5 — need help *2026-08-12, version 1.3* Uh my phone updated but now the camera app is glitching..🤕 help.. ### 3/5 — ONE PROBLEM READ ! *2026-08-11, version 1.3* every time l put a song on it just turns off when l use video ### 2/5 — Irritating usage. *2026-08-11, version 1.3* When the app is opened the camera freezes and then turns black, when I switch to front facing camera it SOMETIMES will fix itself but the back camera never works. Please fix this. ### 3/5 — updated os 26.2 cameras failes *2026-08-11, version 1.3* update os 26 has ruined my camera. I can not record and use any other pictures features because it only can take a simple picture. ### 4/5 — Good but.. *2026-08-10, version 1.3* I love the app I use it all the time but I do have some thing I don't like first when I'm trying to open it quickly to take a picture of something that's happening fast it always loads in the wrong way and it's kinda slow I also wish there was a way to lock the lock screen canrea with face ID or something I just am not a fan of people taking my phone and snaping a bunch of random picture but other then that I like the app a lot and thing it's a good app. ### 3/5 — Camera fix? Please *2026-08-09, version 1.3* Sooo like I kinda need help because my phone camera isn’t working like when I try to flip the camera toward me it doesn’t work and is stuck pointing forward yk so idk if it’s just me but please help or fix it. Please read this Apple 😭 ### 2/5 — Please let us change the aperture *2026-08-09, version 1.3* Please, I want to focus something close and I can’t! ### 3/5 — Was good once *2026-08-08, version 1.3* A number of good easy to use functions have gone. ## Most critical reviews (10 lowest-rated) ### 1/5 — There’s a bug i cant use this app at all *2026-08-22, version 1.3* The screen just shows black ### 1/5 — READ THIS REVIEW. Why Apple, why. . *2026-08-16, version 1.3* I started recording a 2hr movie and I found out there’s no pause button or flip button!!! IN THE MIDDLE OF THE MOVIE!!! I spent $600CAD ON PROPS ALONE!!!!!! I WANT MY MONEY BACK( and I can’t afford a movie camera after the props and the movie was a movie I was making for a STUDIO!!!!) So now after the movie place lent me props for what would’ve been over $19000CAD!!!!!!! FOR $600!!!! I HAVE TO SPEND MY SALARY THAT IS SMALL SINCE IM ALSO A COLLEGE TEACHER TO BUY EXTREMELY EXPENSIVE PROPS I CAN’T AFFORD SO APPLE PLEASE GIMME MY FLIPPING MONEY BACK (by the way I LIVE IN THE BACK OF MY VAN!!!!) ### 1/5 — Auto editing is terrible *2026-08-16, version 1.3* No matter what settings I change or use, my photos auto edit themselves and make them brighter and flatter and look terrible and washed out. ### 1/5 — Only selfie is available *2026-08-15, version 1.3* After the latest updates i can only take selfies i cant use the regular camera at all. ### 1/5 — Anyone can switch back to the old Camera app icon on iOS 6 or later *2026-08-14, version 1.3* Hey guys, I don't hate the iOS 26 camera app icon, this device is an iPad. It is an iPad (A16). If you hate the iOS 26 Camera app, switch back to iOS 6 or later. ### 1/5 — Doesn’t work after iOS26 update *2026-08-11, version 1.3* The screen keeps flashing so I can’t take live pictures. The videos no longer work. ### 1/5 — It is horrible *2026-08-10, version 1.3* It has a thing called night mode and it glitches and gets in the way of me taking a good photo to was trying to take a photo with my friends and it was glitching I tried turning it off and it would not stop do not get this app ### 1/5 — Nobody wants this app *2026-08-08, version 1.3* I tried making a Nobody Wants to watch this stupid movie parody but it keeps flashing ### 1/5 — Grainy photos *2026-08-07, version 1.3* Very disappointed with 16 Pro Max camera and photo quality. Very grainy and lifeless pictures. The color composition and overall picture quality is horrendous. They are not crisp and sharp. I tried so many different settings and applied all the suggestions- but not much difference. Totally not worth - it is just hype. ### 1/5 — scammy apple devs *2026-08-06, version 1.3* i turn live photos off and it still takes live photos. have to turn off manually before every pic in app despite having off in options. this so they can eat more of your memory to sell you more cloud storage ## Most praised reviews (10 highest-rated) ### 5/5 — Nice *2026-08-24, version 1.3* Bhj ### 5/5 — Cool *2026-08-15, version 1.3* I use it all the time. I have an iPhone 16. I just wish that I could zoom in more than 10x even though I have a super advanced phone (iPhone 16) PLEASE make it so we iPhone 16 users can zoom in at least 20x. Thank you. ### 5/5 — Please make time lapse slower *2026-08-14, version 1.3* Time lapse is to fast and it makes my vids blurry 🙃 ### 5/5 — Great *2026-08-14, version 1.3* That it did you expect me to ramble about it it does what I need to do ### 5/5 — Shapness + *2026-08-14, version 1.3* The camera in My iPhone17Pro is the best I’ve ever seen! The resolution, of of the photos, because of the three lenses built into the camera produce images, which are beyond my expectations! ### 5/5 — Girls *2026-08-11, version 1.3* I sex a loooooooooooooooooooooooooooooott ### 5/5 — Great🤑🤑 *2026-08-09, version 1.3* This app so great for taking pictures and videos but it just can be pretty boring sometimes but Download it now and take pics😝 ### 5/5 — camera *2026-08-08, version 1.3* apple ### 5/5 — Camera *2026-08-07, version 1.3* Camera ### 5/5 — Ajoy1234 *2026-08-07, version 1.3* Ajoy1234 --- *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 2026-08-29.*