# DAMA - Auto Redact Privacy — user reviews

> 74 indexed App Store user reviews of DAMA by Early Moon, LLC, rated 4.70/5 from 151 ratings.

- Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/dama-auto-redact-privacy/id1534690075/reviews
- App overview in markdown: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/dama-auto-redact-privacy/id1534690075.md
- Rating breakdown: 5★ 131 · 4★ 7 · 3★ 5 · 2★ 1 · 1★ 7

## What do users think of DAMA?

Overall sentiment: mixed

**Pros**

- 👍 Easy to use
- 🚀 Fast and simple
- 🔒 Effective privacy protection
- 💡 Automatic recognition and censoring
- 💰 Good value for money (free/affordable pro)
- 💯 Comprehensive features
- ✨ High quality output

**Cons**

- 🐛 Inconsistent Pro access via Family Sharing
- 🐛 Zooming and pinching issues
- 🐛 Difficulty with precise manual selection
- 🐛 Limited to rectangular selection
- 🐛 Cannot access all photos on iOS 17
- 🐛 Watermark issues after purchase/redemption
- 🐛 App size concerns
- 🐛 Inconsistent auto-redaction results
- 🐛 Difficulty with dense areas and lack of undo/redo
- 🐛 Image metadata not always handled
- 🐛 Sharing functionality issues
- 🐛 Language options limited

**Commonly reported bugs**

- Pro status frequently disappears
- Cannot access all photos on iOS 17
- Auto-redaction preview differs from final edited photo
- Redemption code purchase restore fails
- Sharing button unresponsive
- Cannot exit editing page after sharing
- Watermark appears even after purchasing Pro/lifetime membership
- QR code detection failure
- Cannot redact non-AI detected text/QR codes
- Cannot precisely choose text to redact

**Most requested features**

- Improve manual selection precision
- Add freehand/brush selection mode
- Implement undo/redo functionality
- Add image cropping feature
- Add multi-color option for redaction
- Improve long image support
- Add watermark feature
- Add Mac version
- Improve automatic recognition for specific apps (e.g., WeChat screenshots)
- Add pixelate brush stroke feature
- Add rotate block function
- Add copyright symbol and various font types for watermarks
- Integrate with screenshot interface or share extension

## Newest reviews (12 of 74)

### 4/5 — 提个小建议

*2026-07-31*

已支持pro版，有个建议就是希望出个快捷指令，这样可以实现每次截图以后自动进行打码，分享的时候直接就能分享打码后的图片，会非常方便

### 4/5 — 好用

*2025-10-01*

一直在用的一款软件，可以一键自动识别需要打码区域。但有一点太好用，就是只能框选矩形区域，如果不是截图、文件这种横平竖直的图片就比较难精准打码，跪求改进一下这一点。

### 4/5 — Useful

*2025-08-30*

Quick and useful. Failed to subscribe tho

### 4/5 — Great

*2025-08-19*

Exactly what it’s intended for. Just had the pleasure of adding a screenshot of bank verification codes, and the app automatically recognizing and censoring the codes in under a second without me having to do anything -rare these days for technology to actually feel that helpful.

### 4/5 — 用户给创作者仅仅四颗星，竟然是因为这个......

*2025-02-01*

新年快乐！我非常喜欢这款产品，个人也购买了永久会员，但是依然打开了水印，想帮忙宣传一下。However！最忍不了的还是缩放问题，实在是太难两指pinch！赶紧改一下吧，改了马上给五星好评！

这个评论绝对真实。2025-01-31

**Developer response:** 您好，感谢对我们的支持和肯定，我们会考虑您的建议的～

### 5/5 — Very good app, but one small suggestion

*2024-01-18*

Generally speaking this app is fantastic. I really enjoy using this drag-to-pixelate feature, but there’s one thing I really hope that can be added into it. I would like a pixelate brush stroke feature, by which I can pixelate not only square parts, but any place I want on the picture as well. Thank you!

### 5/5 — nice product

*2024-01-02*

so fast!!!

### 5/5 — 满分

*2023-10-21, version 1.14*

很好用

### 5/5 — 识别要是能更智能就好了

*2023-09-02*

有些地址之类的完全没有识别呢，还是需要手动选择，想要打开一键的感觉

### 5/5 — Copyright Symbol (symbols) in a watermark section and various fonts type

*2023-07-14*

Copyright Symbol (symbols) in a watermark section and various fonts type. My request, please. 

I tried using “emoji” keyboard section to insert the Copyright (©️) symbol but it didn’t match with the watermark texts. It looks like copyright symbol from the keyboard or keypad appears to be thicker in color and too bold. 

Various fonts type for the watermark texts would be great. 

You guys are awesome and thank you for creating such a beautiful application. 

With Kindest Regards-BR

### 5/5 — 需要mac版本！

*2023-04-09*

真的很需要mac版本，哪怕把iPad版搬过来呢🥲🥲

### 5/5 — ！

*2023-03-11*

一定要多更新维护目前对的自动识别打码能力还是有限希望做的越来越好吧加油

## Most critical reviews (10 lowest-rated)

### 1/5 — 自动打码预览和最后修改的照片不一样。坑了我好多次

*2024-12-23*

rt

### 1/5 — 突然就加水印收费了？厉害

*2024-06-14, version 1.21*

突然就加水印收费了？厉害

### 1/5 — 我用兑换码兑换的，现在恢复购买不成功

*2024-03-14, version 1.17.0*

希望作者解决

### 1/5 — 自定义打码极为难用

*2024-01-24, version 1.14*

如果自动识别的打码位置和预期不符需要自定义操作时，不知道是不是我使用方式不对，自定义打码的体验绝对是灾难：1. 页面缩放不跟手，不是太大就是太小 2. 密集范围想多画几个框必会影响已画好的框，再加上没有撤销/重做按钮，一旦失误就是难上加难 3. 精准拖移非常困难，而缩放又不是那么好用，以至于手指会把操作区域挡住全凭感觉。真是枉费内购开通完整版，还希望开发者能多优化！

### 1/5 — imark是最好用的还免费

*2023-08-10, version 1.10*

imark我的标记是最好用的

### 1/5 — Not smart. Extremely not smart.

*2023-03-20, version 1.7*

also, would you mind to add an undo button==

### 2/5 — 實際使用不如預期

*2021-04-15, version 1.0.17*

剛才測試了幾張截圖和照片，結果並不如預期，明天應該會去申請退款，回去繼續用 Pico

我不滿意 DAMA 的地方：

1. 使用一鍵辨識，預期該被遮住的欄位沒有遮，或遮得不完全，需要手動調整。不過這沒大礙

2. 標榜可以遮 QR code，但實際測試卻不行。餵一張清晰的電子發票的照片，偵測不到 QR code

3. 沒有被偵測到的文字和 QR code 就沒辦法馬賽克，即使手動點也不行

AI 不夠聰明沒關係，我原本就不預期它可以完全一鍵。基本上只要能做到輔助打碼就算及格了

但我仍會申請退款，是因為沒有被 AI 辨識到（而我希望打碼）的文字、QR code、區塊就不能打碼。造成我要先開 DAMA 試試看這次能不能打碼，如果 AI 有成功辨識就沒問題，但如果 AI 沒有成功辨識，我就要關掉 DAMA 改開其他修圖 app，再重頭手動打碼一次

這種不確定性會造成我的困擾，因此會申請退款

### 2/5 — Cannot choose text

*2020-11-05*

Cannot seem to choose text precisely, either the app determines which texts to redact, or you can choose a entire line, it doesn’t let you precisely choose texts to redact.

### 3/5 — Great App, But Inconsistent Pro Access

*2025-11-01*

DAMA is an incredibly well-thought-out app that anticipates nearly every scenario where you'd need to censor private content. The features are comprehensive and clearly designed with the user in mind.

However, there's a significant issue with Family Sharing. While the App Store listing explicitly states Family Sharing is supported, the implementation is poor. 

My family member purchased DAMA Pro, and while I can initially restore the purchase, the IAP status frequently disappears for no apparent reason. Too often, I'll be ready to post a photo only to discover the watermark is back, indicating that the app has lost its Pro status and I need to restore the purchase again. This is frustrating and needs to be addressed.

### 3/5 — iOS 17 无法访问到全部图片

*2025-01-16*

iOS 17 无法访问到全部图片，只能看到最近一年

## Most praised reviews (10 highest-rated)

### 5/5 — Good

*2026-05-30*

Good

### 5/5 — Worked exactly for what I needed it

*2026-02-15*

Quick and simple, bit odd to get exact on smaller text on a phone but you can make it work

### 5/5 — 这是我用过最好的打码软件

*2025-12-22*

用了我很多年了，非常的好用，还有他们家的熊猫吃短信，你是非常的好

### 5/5 — 希望出个图片裁切功能，这样编辑打码敏感信息时可以一步到位而不用在多个app之间切换

*2025-09-22*

如题

### 5/5 — 必须好评

*2025-07-26, version 1.26.1*

免费的软件功能强大，作者太良心了

### 5/5 — Worth Pro — IF Needed

*2025-03-22*

Very rare that one is required to redact information on a regular basis….

If you are, this application is completely worth it. Also formats any image metadata (EXIF data).

Only concern is that I’m pretty sure this is Chinese-made… In “Data-collected” I would be concerned if it wasn’t such minimal and arbitrary information… Something to note.

### 5/5 — More colors

*2025-01-02*

I would like multicolored feature two use many colors on my document instead of one color on my document

**Developer response:** Hello, thank you for your feedback. We do support a variety of colors. If you're having trouble finding where to select them, please don't hesitate to reach out to us via email for detailed assistance: support@dreamoon.ai.

### 5/5 — Nice

*2024-11-13, version 1.24*

Nice

### 5/5 — A (Hidden) Gem

*2024-10-21*

No, really. You can use this app to hide any information within a photo or file that should be safeguarded from public/prying eyes.

### 5/5 — Undo redo

*2024-03-12, version 1.16.0*

Finally

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