# Design Studio: Craft Space — user reviews > 73 indexed App Store user reviews of Design Studio by APPLUX PRIVATE LIMITED, rated 4.39/5 from 700 ratings. - Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/design-studio-craft-space/id1620902405/reviews - App overview in markdown: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/design-studio-craft-space/id1620902405.md - Rating breakdown: 5★ 550 · 4★ 41 · 3★ 20 · 2★ 10 · 1★ 79 ## What do users think of Design Studio? Overall sentiment: negative **Pros** - 🔍 Improved search functionality - 🔍 Fast and efficient search - 👍 Loving the new update **Cons** - 💰 Greedy company with paid subscriptions - 🤯 Frustrating to navigate - 🤔 Not user-friendly - 🤯 Terrible software - 🤯 Inferior to mobile version - 🤯 Unusable new design space - 🤯 Crashing issues - 🤯 Difficult to use on Mac - 🤯 Lack of search feature - 💰 Functionality behind paywall - 🤯 Difficult to get started - 🤯 Won't work on MacBook Pro - 🤯 Not Mac friendly - 💰 Money-hungry - 🤯 Hard to use - 🤯 Complicated process - 🤯 Scam - 🤯 Complicated and not intuitive - 🤯 Waste of money **Commonly reported bugs** - Image import not working on M1 Mac - Unable to access old account on new computer - Unable to find/access previous projects **Most requested features** - Allow 3rd party software integration - Improve mobile app experience - Provide better support for Mac users - Add search functionality - Improve customization options - Enhance export capabilities (e.g., SVG) ## Newest reviews (11 of 73) ### 3/5 — Not wanting this program *2024-10-07* Complicated You must have many tools to utilize properly. ### 2/5 — Terrible Software *2024-02-25* The mobile version of Design Space is AWFUL. Clunky interface, not intuitive ways to select items and worst of all it crashes every other time I get to the screen where you can rearrange things on the mat. I’ve had to uninstall and reinstall the app multiple times and am having the same issue. Each time I have to go and rearrange the graphics on the mat again, and hope that it doesnt freeze on a loading screen so that I can get to the point where I can actually cut my design. As someone who is a graphic designer and knows what a software for graphics should perform like, this is awful user experience. To top it off there are no 3rd party software that can plug into the Cricut machine itself, to operate it outside of Design Space. My advice to the developers at Cricut — either allow apps from 3rd party developers to run your product or do something about the terrible UX of your software. ### 3/5 — Crashing *2023-03-07* I have an iPhone 14 plus and the app keeps crashing when I go to my project. I’m away from my desk and I use my phone. Now I can’t. Please fix it. ### 1/5 — difficult *2023-02-15, version 1.0.9* i have found that trying to use this app on a apple computer isnt easy. trying to create my own .once your in that area i can not get back to the home screen. there are no options to go back no home button absaulity none. im findind it very difficult to use this app. ### 2/5 — Does Not Support I Mac *2023-02-14, version 1.0.9* Unfortunately you find out after purchasing this is not intuitative to your new I Mac. Very disappointing. Tried for refund to no avail. ### 2/5 — No search feature *2023-02-05, version 1.0.4* Some cute designs, but lack of search feature makes this app useless unless you need something in a specific category already on the main menu. Frustrating! ### 1/5 — Almost all functionality is behind the paywall. *2023-01-09, version 1.0.8* Terrible user interface. Dont waste your time, get something else. Image import does not work (M1 mac). Can't select font (at least was not able to find a way to choose font installed on the system). ### 2/5 — Free selection is VERY limited. *2022-12-27, version 1.0.8* Like everything else in in this world, MOST stuff is pieced and priced requiring extra money. It's like being charged seperatly for condiments on on your already purchased burger. ### 1/5 — very difficult to get started with deslgn software. i am deeply *2022-12-22, version 1.0.7* disappointed ### 1/5 — worst *2022-12-21, version 1.0.7* seriously the worst ever ### 1/5 — Can’t find any any additional items after purchase, can’t find out how to cancel. What do I do? *2022-12-18, version 1.0.3* I purchased this program and it has not extra cutout than the ones that were available for free. No search bar, nothing. Cannot even find out how to cancel this program. ## Most critical reviews (10 lowest-rated) ### 1/5 — GREEDY COMPANY - GARBAGE SOFTWARE *2024-10-15* Cutting a simple square now requires a paid subscrption. Since my original purchase, Cricut has decided that they are going to charge me to use a simple square object. This wasn't the case when I purchased the machine. I need to produce simple divider cards (rectangular with rounded corners) in various sizes. Nothing more. The old Design Space app worked fine - but, of course, this puke of a company has pulled a "bait and switch" since taking my money. I'm not interested in a relationship with an ongoing subsciption. This is a "bait and switch". Tell me where to sign up for the class action lawsuit! I'm in!!! Vile business practices. I can't wait to watch Cricut sink due to morte honorable competition. ### 1/5 — Frustrating to Navigate *2024-09-15* I spend hours designing and the new "upgrade" won't allow me to access my previously purchased fonts. Once I waded through a ton of fonts to settle on a couple that are not ideal, the program only allows me to save to my computer. There's no way to get to where it would print on my Cricut. AND it required a monthly subscription for this! Beyond frustrated. They took a good product (Design Studio) and im my opinion, wrecked it. ### 1/5 — Not user friendly *2024-08-30* This is not user friendly, shame on you for designing such a frustrating machine. I am educated and through graduate school . I can program medical transducers as well as multiple drug pumps simultaneously while running an anesthesia machine and computer. You have really failed in directions with icons etc. Putting a sticker on a coffee cup shouldn’t be rocket science. I paid 400$ for this useless machine that I will give away. I should have known better. ### 1/5 — Hate it! *2024-07-22* the new version of this is awful. I cant find any of my old saved projects from before the switch. Not user friendly anymore. no messurments on sizing... Horrible ### 1/5 — Terminate subscription immediately *2024-04-17* Cancel subscription ### 1/5 — inferior to the iphone version *2024-02-25* just sad that the capabilities are inferior to the phone version. less options, less design tools, even compared to pro versions on both. How can a desk top version be so bad? ### 1/5 — TRASH *2024-01-25* New design space is absolute trash and unuseable ### 1/5 — Not working *2023-05-22* Worthless ### 1/5 — Paid for year but no membership *2023-04-20* I purchased this app I thinking that Its official site of cricket design space, but it was a fake with this impression that it would help me create high-quality designs and aid in my crafting needs. I was also enticed to purchase a one-year membership. However, to my disappointment, the product was not up to the standard advertised. I could not use it for any of my crafting needs as it did not function properly, and I could not access the support I needed to resolve my issues. ### 1/5 — why 100 different design spaces *2023-02-27* I started using my cricut maker with design space on my ipad and I pay for yearly subscription and I used to love it until now. I am getting into sublimation and need to print larger designs and have to use canva because cricut does not allow the cuts but also there is a new beta ersion of desktop design space that can print the sixe I need. It is not available for ipad only available on desk top. I try to downlown a design space and rather than one I find there are like 20 or more!!!!! all charging more money and still no BETA version/ I am exptemely upset and if I cannot get help soon I am cancelling mus criciut subscription and using sillouette or any other materials and programs that are not cricit and I WILL TELL EVERYONE I KNOW ABOUT THIS TOO SO THEY DO NOT BUY CRICUT AGAIN!!!!! fix it and help me now!!!! ## Most praised reviews (10 highest-rated) ### 5/5 — test *2024-04-17* m m km, ### 5/5 — Search Perfection Achieved!‌ *2023-08-23* The recent update has greatly improved the search feature. Finding fonts and designs is now effortless. Kudos to the team for the enhancement! ### 5/5 — Review *2023-08-16* It’s not all that easy to use. I couldn’t find any way to get back to what I was working on. ### 5/5 — Fast Search       ​ *2023-05-03* Loving this search feature. Something i was really waiting for.  ​ ### 5/5 — Loving new update‌‌​ *2023-04-20* I am loving the new and improved version of this app. The changes made have elevated my experience, and I find myself exploring more features than before especially the search feature.  ​ ### 5/5 — Improved Search Functionality *2023-04-17* The Cricut app's search feature has been a game-changer for me. It has made my crafting projects so much easier, and I am grateful for the app's latest update. Thank you, Team Design Space! ### 5/5 — This app stands out from the rest *2023-04-13* I find it difficult to understand why some people are criticizing this app, as I believe it's clearly better than other apps in its category ### 5/5 — Solomon New Test *2023-02-05, version 1.0.9* new trial and i loved it!! ### 5/5 — Not Easy to Use *2023-01-10, version 1.0.8* I've found using the Cricut Design Space Studio difficult to use. ### 5/5 — impossible to sign up *2022-10-27, version 1.0.6* I bought a cricuit air2 several years ago for $300 and all I want to do is print out a simple line of text. Can't find a way to do it without getting roped into subscribing at a high monthly rate. soooo disappointing. --- *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 2026-06-10.*