# Dash of Color HD - Black & White, Colorful Photo Editor with Grayscale Effects — user reviews > 50 indexed App Store user reviews of Dash of Color HD by John Temple Group Pty Ltd., rated 4.43/5 from 21 ratings. - Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/dash-of-color-hd-black-and-white-colorful-photo-editor-with-grayscale-effects/id466870765/reviews - App overview in markdown: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/dash-of-color-hd-black-and-white-colorful-photo-editor-with-grayscale-effects/id466870765.md - Rating breakdown: 5★ 16 · 4★ 2 · 3★ 1 · 2★ 0 · 1★ 2 ## Newest reviews (15 of 50) ### 2/5 — Black pic *2013-05-25, version 1.0* This will not save when your done with picture it is black when saved to photos and you do not get what you just saved only a black picture :( I love this but it has not worked for a long time now ! :) ### 2/5 — Disappointed *2013-04-06, version 1.0* At first it worked great. Now when I try to save it, it just saves a black picture. Also it is kicking me out the app now halfway through my progress, it's very frustrating because it happens over and over again, and I constantly have to wish it won't kick me out before I'm finished. Very frustrating. Please fix these bugs in your program, otherwise your advertising a useless app for people. ### 3/5 — Ads compromise app *2013-03-25, version 1.0* This is a neat idea, but it would be greatly improved if the ads didn't blank out all of my work!! ### 2/5 — could be great *2013-03-07, version 1.0* love how the program works, but. When i try to save or e-mail a finished picture they save as a totally black picture. have not found help for product ### 2/5 — Used to be better *2012-10-15, version 1.0* This app keeps crashing every time an add pops up. Very annoying!! Can't finish a single picture... Please fix..?.. ### 3/5 — Ok.... But *2012-10-13, version 1.0* This app is great but there are a couple of glitches such as not saving to the camera roll, when zooming in it zooms into one point at the top of the picture, and freezing up. Other than that the app is a very cool app and has a lot of cool features. ### 3/5 — Kind slow *2012-09-30, version 1.0* App was working perfect until I updated software now it will not save picture to Camera Roll, not sure what's the glitch! ### 1/5 — App is good--ads are not *2012-09-03, version 1.0* This app works like a charm, with good control over the size of active cursor as well as the shape. It is easy to magnify the image allowing very fine detail to be masked. Why then the single star??!! The app locked me into a position of having to download a gambling app and would not allow me to use the program until I downloaded the app. If I had the developer in front of me I would wring his/her neck. ### 2/5 — Frustrated *2012-08-23, version 1.0* As soon as I got this app the buttons were not working and it just froze. ### 2/5 — Great idea but... *2012-08-20, version 1.0* I love the idea of this app but it does take quite a bit of time and then it crashes after all your hard work! I've gotten a couple of great pics finished but it mostly just frustrates me. ### 4/5 — Time consuming *2012-08-09, version 1.0* Very time consuming to zoom in on the picture over and over again to get the small details. Other than that, it is a very useful app. Better than its free competitors. Needs to be able to change the brush size. ### 2/5 — Gets by *2012-07-27, version 1.0* This is a decent app but could be more user friendly. Zooming in and carefully getting the outline right make it more tedious. Overall not bad...it's fun. ### 4/5 — Dash of color is great! *2012-05-27, version 1.0* It's great when it doesn't crash on ya! ### 3/5 — So far so good *2012-05-21, version 1.0* When I first dl the app it did not allow me to do anything. So I closed and waited a day... This is amazing... I have been looking for an app like this, as long as it doesn't crash like the other reviews state I will be very happy! I have been able to make some amazing photos! ### 3/5 — Boooo hiissss..... *2012-05-04, version 1.0* This is an okay app don't get me wrong But it keeps like. Getting stuck. Where I can't do anything. It's super annoying..... Please fix it.... Also I recommend being able to change the paint brush size ## Most critical reviews (10 lowest-rated) ### 1/5 — Joke *2015-08-14, version 2.0* This app does NOT work. Tried it on 4 different devices. ### 1/5 — Connects to PORN site????!!!!??? *2015-04-19, version 1.0* When I choose to search for photos instead of using my own it connected to a PORN site. Where the hell is the developer? Are they reading their reviews? I also experienced all the same problems previously described by other reviewers. ### 1/5 — Not working. *2013-09-02, version 1.0* Saves blank black pictures to photo library. No way to get the finished picture? ### 1/5 — Saved pictures are blank *2013-08-28, version 1.0* Makes beautiful pictures, but when I try to save them, email, etc. all that shows up is a black square with no picture. Waste of time. ### 1/5 — Waste of time *2013-08-16, version 1.0* I spend a long time trying to edit my photo and when I want to save it to my camera roll, it saves a total black screen or a black picture . It doesn't save my progress. ### 1/5 — Needs Serious Debugging *2013-05-21, version 1.0* The app works quite well, until you try to save or email or post a picture created by the app. All it produces is a black image. Basically, Dash of Color is a complete waste of time. Shame on Kit Eaton of the New York Times for recommending this app. ### 1/5 — Won't use anymore!!!! *2013-03-13, version 1.0* I used this app so many times and it was amazing, but now that there's an advertisement when you hit "finish" it blacks out the picture and you can't save it. Very disappointing. Well be looking for a different program very soon. It's a shame because it s easy to use and I recommended it to many people who will no longer be using it either. ### 1/5 — Won't Save Pictures *2012-12-02, version 1.0* It won't save the final picture. It just saves a blank image (black screen). Also, it crashes. ### 1/5 — Disappointed! *2012-11-04, version 1.0* The idea of this app is great and it does a good job editing, however, you have to download another app the first time you want to save your picture. When I tried to save my picture, it just saved a black screen. Very disappointed! Would NOT recommend. ### 1/5 — It stinks...has potential if it would work *2012-10-16, version 1.0* Edits fine but when you save it to camera roll, it pops up an ad on a black screen, when you hit continue it saves the black screen every time, never your photo! Disappointing to say the least! Has not done 1 pic correctly. ## Most praised reviews (10 highest-rated) ### 5/5 — Awesome *2015-07-14, version 2.0* Very awesome app! ### 5/5 — Saves Only Black Screen *2012-11-15, version 1.0* So, is this problem ever going to be addressed? It appears that no one using this app has been able to save any image other than a blank black screen since September of this year. I'd love to recommend the app to my readers, but I can't justify doing so if they need to snap a screen shot every time they want to save their edited images. I can't imagine your advertisers are pleased to be paying for space on a broken app. ### 5/5 — So simple to use! *2012-09-02, version 1.0* I love this program. Its so simple to use and the results are great!! ### 5/5 — Love this game.... *2012-06-18, version 1.0* Great for keeping your mind alert while keeping your mind off work at the same time. Great stress reliever though! ### 5/5 — I absolutely love it *2012-06-17, version 1.0* Simple, easy to use with stunning results. I feel like a pro when I'm done with a picture using this app. ### 5/5 — Help *2012-03-10, version 1.0* How do you use a different color it only let's me use it's normal color ### 5/5 — Awesome *2012-03-10, version 1.0* I like it easy fun looks really cool ### 5/5 — Huge fan!! *2012-01-11, version 1.0* I loooooovvveeee this app u should deffinately get it and try for urself ### 5/5 — One of my favorites *2012-01-11, version 1.0* I had this app for years on my iPhone. As soon as I got my iPad this was one of the first apps I got. I love this app! Another reviewer said it crashes, but I have never had it crash. ### 5/5 — Simple, easy to use, great results *2012-01-03, version 1.0* Just as the title says. One of those rare gems to get a great effect with little effort! --- *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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