# Color Splash and Photo Editor — user reviews > 131 indexed App Store user reviews of Color Splash and Photo Editor by Solution Cat Limited, rated 4.30/5 from 472 ratings. - Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/color-splash-and-photo-editor/id1219784876/reviews - App overview in markdown: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/color-splash-and-photo-editor/id1219784876.md - Rating breakdown: 5★ 354 · 4★ 33 · 3★ 23 · 2★ 12 · 1★ 50 ## What do users think of Color Splash and Photo Editor? Overall sentiment: negative **Pros** - 👍 Easy to use and intuitive interface - 🎨 Fun and creative photo editing effects - ⚡ Fast and simple layout - 🖼️ Effective color splash and black & white conversion - 🎯 Good for basic photo editing needs - ✨ Impressive results for simple photos **Cons** - 💰 Expensive subscription pricing ($5-24/month or $70+ to own) - 📺 Excessive and intrusive advertisements - 🔐 Requires payment/subscription before trying features - 🎨 Limited editing tools and features - ⚙️ Cumbersome and imprecise brush controls - 🚫 Misleading 'free' app that requires payment to save - 📉 Outdated functionality compared to competitors - 🏷️ Watermark on exported photos - 🔄 No auto-select or intelligent selection tools - 📱 Poor iPad Pro optimization - 💸 Ads persist even after paying for ad-free version **Commonly reported bugs** - App crashes frequently - Won't open or launch - Stuck on crop screen with no progress - Stickers don't appear in final image - Some photos don't rotate properly - Zoom snaps back to different area while editing - App freezes during editing - Saved photos don't appear in gallery - Photo quality degrades significantly after processing **Most requested features** - Auto-select/intelligent selection tool for precise edges - Color bucket/fill tool with color wheel - Smaller brush sizes for detailed work - Zoom that maintains position while editing - Desaturation feature for partial color removal - Cloud storage integration - Regular feature updates to justify subscription - Recolor option for more color control - Better iPad Pro compatibility - Ability to try app before committing to purchase ## Newest reviews (15 of 131) ### 3/5 — Ok *2025-09-20, version 3.5* I found it very hard to use at first then I got use to this app. I am having trouble viewing my art gallery. I am a 10 yr old. ### 2/5 — Unable to auto select. Too Labor intensive *2024-06-25* Color Splash has been around for awhile and though I hate subscription based apps, I decided to do the trial with intent to keep the monthly sub if it served my purpose. REALLY Developers?! You want to continuously charge people for an app that has nothing different than an app I had for free over 10 years ago?! There should be an active selection tool so edges you want for inbound color lines easily define boundaries that can’t be colored outside of. There should be a color bucket tool to drop any of 1000’s of colors (it there was a color wheel) The brush tool does not get small enough for detail since you have paint the area you want colored. This causes so much wasted time coloring and recoloring the same area with undo after undo trying not to color outside the lines. And trying to enlarge the photo so you can add detail color strokes, snaps back to a different area than the one you were trying to paint. Extremely disappointed not with just this app but the multitude of individuals who think just because the created an app (using aged capabilities in this case) gives developers the right to charge people $5.00 a month. Subscriptions are ridiculous and this app is a perfect example of why more people should be pushing back on this Apple approved form of theft. What (besides Apple and the idiots that pay for useless apps ) gives anyone the right to continuously charge for a stagnant app that does not offer any service such as cloud storage, updated tools, new features… that justify being recharged for the same app that was paid for with the very first $5.00 payment. Is there actually anyone out there that thinks 60.00 is an acceptable cost for this app?! That’s what you will pay along with the other 100s of 1000s of idiots that just keep paying for this app and 100,000 other apps just like it because what’s $5.00 a month? Subscriptions should be of value. Microsoft 365 personal is only $7.00 a month. it comes with downloadable Office apps for your computer. That’s Microsoft Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and Outlook along with no less than 200GB of cloud storage on OneDrive! That’s value! You get all that (and more) from Microsoft for about $2.00 a month more than the base subscription fee charged for 1000’s and 1000’s of apps like this one. Does anyone reading this still think apps like ColorSplash are worth $5.00 a month? ### 3/5 — You all are in cahoots, no? *2024-03-14* I've had this app for *years* but haven't been doing any color splash work for a long time. Today, I have a project, and I'm checking out my apps - to find out that the price of this has shot up tremendously. $24 for a year‽ $70 to own‽ (at least, I hope that buys it.) I could dig through my records for what the cost was when I last used it, just to see how absurd it has become, but I'll probably just move on to my other similar apps to find one that's reasonably priced for the functions available. At least some developers grandfather in users who have had the app for years- but nope. Not these guys. I'm all for a living wage, don't get me wrong, but the cost of doing business surely hasn't gone up so much that every developer “needs” to charge $25-$50+ annually or $50~$100+ to buy. This isn't an all-around editor - it does essentially one thing: it changes colors. Wouldn't it be nice if Apple or Google add Color Splash and/or Recolor to their basic editors? Once upon a time they didn't include a crop tool (not that some huge %age of people seem to know how to use it!) and other tools I had to buy. I don't care for monopolies but if developers are acting in concert with each other on the cost of apps (and g-d subscriptions!) there may as well be one already. ### 4/5 — Good, but… *2022-06-26* I really like this app, but I will say not the best. I love that this app can change pictures into black and white pics, but I wish this app could desaturate parts but you can’t and I think there’s too much ads for one app. ### 1/5 — I wont try an app that signs me up for something before i can even try it.. *2021-04-11* Scam app if i cant try it before buying or committing to buy..then its not a legit app..restrict its fearures or only even give it for a day before it locks out but dont force us to risk accidentally buying your crap **Developer response:** Dear User, you have the option to skip Shop/Purchase and use the features which are free. ### 1/5 — Do not use. *2020-09-07* The app crashes no matter what you do. All ratings are most likely fake. **Developer response:** Dear User, Sorry to hear that you are facing problems. Ratings are absolutely real but still crashes may happens to you. Can you please write us about details on thesolutioncat@gmail.com ? We are waiting to assist you ### 4/5 — Idk what this app is *2020-08-04, version 2.2* I'm a kid But this app is lit ### 1/5 — Enganação *2020-04-29, version 2.2* O App é free, mas pra usar tem que pagar. ### 1/5 — Wont open *2020-04-20* I tried getting on but it won’t open at all. I have tried for 2 days and nothing. **Developer response:** Sorry for the inconvenience. The problem was in our server site and good news is its working now. Let us know if you still face the problem. Dear valuable User, have you tried the app? We are waiting for your response. ### 2/5 — Eyy *2020-04-10* I poot stickers on a picture of my cat and they didn’t show up when i pressed done and they didn’t show up. **Developer response:** Sorry for the inconvenience. We have solved the issue in version 2.3 and also lots of functionality has been added including image quality, B&W filters, New sticker packs, Quotes. Hope you will enjoy it. ### 1/5 — JD *2020-04-04* Useless. Don’t download it. Don’t use it. Don’t even buy it. ### 1/5 — It won’t let me go past crop *2020-03-14* It tells me to crop the image, and then i press the tick and nothing happen I really want to use this app so please fix this ### 3/5 — Dommage *2020-02-10* C’est dommage qu’il y ait si peut de choix gratuit je suis très déçu 😔 ### 1/5 — Бред *2020-02-01* Такой бред ,написано,что бесплатно ,а начинаешь сохранять обработанную фотку ,всплывает ,что нужно купить ,Вы уже либо сделайте бесплатно ,ли бо же сразу напишите ,что функции платные !!!!мне не понравилось ,а ещё не все фото закружаются ,а маленькая часть ! ### 3/5 — Not iPad Pro *2020-01-17* App doesn’t look good on the iPad Pro. ## Most critical reviews (10 lowest-rated) ### 1/5 — Nul ! *2025-07-29, version 3.5* Toujours le fric !!! Il n’y a même pas moyen d’essayer votre application pompe à fric !!! Et vous , vous voulez vendre un chat dans un sac. Vous êtes nul ! ### 1/5 — Mediocre App *2024-09-11* Sorry, but I’m not impressed. To do the color splashes, you manually draw on your objects. It will pick up other parts of the photo you don’t want colored. I’m not sure what the select Shapes tool is suppose to accomplish. Pretty basic editing app. It only comes with a select few editing tools for $4.99 a month. The filters in the app are not what a professionall photographer would use on their photos. What I’ve found using filters in the past, is they degrade the quality of the photo. ### 1/5 — They should ask for pay upfront. *2024-01-13* A clunky app that will let you use the function once. Might be better, if ad driven, but in this current state, simply avoid it. ### 1/5 — Troppa pubblicità si passa più tempo a vedere pubblicità che a usarlo *2023-12-17, version 3.4* Disinstallato ### 1/5 — Application incomplète *2023-09-01* Application incomplète, fonction obsolète de fonction de recolorisation indisponible, non en fonctionnement ou via abonnement absolument hors de prix. Pas la peine de télécharger. ### 1/5 — Payant *2023-07-11, version 3.4* Payant ### 1/5 — Very Basic - Very Disappointed *2022-05-03* Few controls, not a few paying app - no AI ### 1/5 — Demasiados anuncios *2022-03-26, version 3.3* Demasiada publicidad, es imposible trabajar y a foto aunque sea la versión gratuita, mejor busco una de pago u otra opción Básicamente cada cambio de menú es un anuncio ### 1/5 — Erstmal geht der Abobildschirm auf… *2022-01-04, version 3.3* …Schade, hätte die App gerne mal genutzt. Aber so fliegt sie direkt wieder runter. Keine Empfehlung. Ich bezahl ja gern, aber nicht wenn es so aufdringlich eingefordert wird. ### 1/5 — Worthless *2021-07-25* Cumbersome interface, free version is full of ads that pop up anytime you touch the screen to do any kind of action. So the free version is basically useless.. unless you have half a day to make one simple edit to a photo. Who’s s going to buy an app without being able to use it? Don’t waste your time.. ## Most praised reviews (10 highest-rated) ### 5/5 — Love this app *2021-02-24, version 3.0* This app is absolutely brilliant , This is the kind of app I’ve needed for a very long time and well worth the wait to find one !!!!!!! ### 5/5 — topissime. *2020-08-04, version 2.2* super ### 5/5 — Ne fonctionne plus *2020-04-18* Faites quelque chose ! Vous êtes les meilleurs et aujourd’hui je n’arrive pas à vous avoir . Est-ce une panne ? **Developer response:** Cher utilisateur, Nouvelle version 2.3 disponible ### 5/5 — Colour Splash *2020-04-14* Colour splash is a really good app to use if you want to edit your photos, create collages, or black out a part of your photo. It is easy to use, fun and I find it very useful to use when submitting photos to my photography group. I highly recommend this app🙂 ### 5/5 — Amazing *2020-03-09* 👍🏻👍🏻😍 ### 5/5 — Color Splash Photo Effect *2019-11-22* Such an amazing Color Splash app..This update is up to the mark with Shape Splash feature. its so easy to use and also the features are very useful..i was searching for this kinda app lately and now i got it 👌👍 **Developer response:** Thank you very much. Stay with us and enjoy upcoming new features :) ### 5/5 — Great apps! *2019-08-10, version 2.0* Nice! ### 5/5 — Het is super leuk om te doen *2019-03-29, version 2.0* Het is mega leuk ### 5/5 — Dd *2019-02-19, version 2.0* Cfff ### 5/5 — Pratique et simplissime ! *2018-12-29, version 2.0* Bravo à cette application simple pour des résultats artistiques sans concession ! Vous surprendrez tous vos amis avec des photos hors du commun ! Superbe. --- *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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