# Designs for Crafting — user reviews > 123 indexed App Store user reviews of Designs for Crafting by Hardline Software, rated 4.60/5 from 5,630 ratings. - Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/designs-for-crafting/id1501585196/reviews - App overview in markdown: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/designs-for-crafting/id1501585196.md - Rating breakdown: 5★ 4,766 · 4★ 304 · 3★ 158 · 2★ 72 · 1★ 330 ## What do users think of Designs for Crafting? Overall sentiment: negative **Pros** - 💻 Great for iPad users - 💰 Good value for yearly access - 🎨 Easy to use for beginners **Cons** - 🐛 Frequent crashes and freezes - 💸 Expensive subscription model - 🤔 Confusing setup and navigation - 🤯 Poor customer support - 🤖 Unreliable app functionality **Commonly reported bugs** - App crashes when trying to create a new project - Unable to log in or restore purchases - Incompatible with certain Apple devices and operating systems **Most requested features** - Improved instructions and tutorials - Ability to log in and access existing account - More free design options and templates - Better compatibility across devices ## Newest reviews (20 of 123) ### 1/5 — NOT FREE - $50 *2025-05-25, version 1.63* HARD PASS ### 1/5 — Free Trial??? This is is a scam! *2025-05-08* I ordered a free 1 day trial of this app to be sure I would not be charged for a year before having a chance to try it. I immediately cancelled my subscription to insure that I didn’t forget to do so and be subsequently billed for a year. Before I could even exit settings after cancellation, I received a text from my bank that I had been charged. A free trial is not supposed to bill until after the trial period ends. I will be stopping payment. This is a bogus practice and I wouldn’t use this app if it was the best on the market, which it isn’t. ### 1/5 — Cancel *2025-04-11, version 6.0* It won’t connect to my explore air 2 ### 1/5 — Super Disappointed *2025-03-06, version 6.0* I was excited to use this app. However, after paying $29.99 for the year, I found out it is a super dud. It doesn't load any projects or stickers like they say. The design area is super limited. I cannot contact anyone for support. If anyone can help me, I would appreciate it. ### 1/5 — Horrible *2025-02-15* Barely any designs to chose from and docent connect to circuit joys only the big ones this includes the circuit irons etc only the air very dissapionted ### 1/5 — Friendly suggestion *2024-09-20* I downloaded this app. I was excited about it! I almost grabbed the free trial! BUT I’ve fallen for it already time and time again. So I came here first! This is the second time now I have saved myself from a scam! Please please do the same from now on. Do not give any app any information until you have read reviews. At this point there are more scams than legitimate apps, online stores too 🙄 ### 1/5 — Not Happy *2024-07-28, version 1.61* Now Happy with the service! ### 1/5 — Beware Spam! *2024-04-21, version 5.2* 85 Spam emails in 4 months !!!!!!!!!!!! Do NOT give your email address. ————————————I hid my email and this company was the only one that got it, and this spam is definitely from them, advertising for another product asking for 24-100$ for membership. All the same: “Designs for Cricut : Unlock the full potential of CraftersPro with our hassle-free Lifetime Membership – a single payment for a lifetime of access! “. ———————————— If that wasn’t bad enough… Everything in the app requires a 50$/yr membership. Nothing is free or make-able. Theres a “free trial” (yeah, we know how those work). Content is preview-able, but browsable in a day. You’re better off getting cricut access or a different app for more and better content. ### 1/5 — Cancel *2024-03-27, version 5.2* How do I cancel!!!! ### 1/5 — Charged me 50 bucks *2024-01-31, version 5.2* Downloaded this clicked into it one time and got charged 50 bucks. Guess I’m stuck with a years sub of something I would never use right here after Christmas. Apple can’t refund the money. Happy new year to me! ### 1/5 — Two different prices *2023-12-26, version 5.1* The original agreement says 29.99 per year. The final price stated is 49.99 right before you agree and upload. Someone needs to work on that. Not uploading ### 1/5 — horrible aPP *2023-12-16* MONEY MAKING SCAM!!!!!!What a piece of garbage ### 1/5 — WHY??? *2023-12-14, version 1.61* I have this on my iphone and I have to buy again on my macbook ### 1/5 — its not free *2023-11-17, version 1.61* this follows the trend of a free app in the appstore but once you open the app you have to pay a monthly subscription for a mediocre app ### 1/5 — Charges *2023-10-29, version 4.9* I’m on a very low income and I can’t afford all these charges of subscriptions, maybe you can help me by showing me where I can find and use all the free fonts and images. ### 1/5 — Unhappy Lifetime subscriber *2023-10-22, version 4.9* I purchased this and I can not get in. Website not showing login tab. ### 1/5 — I bought machine. Still need buy 50a year *2023-06-10, version 4.8* This is scamming ### 3/5 — Can’t share the subscription *2023-06-08* I bought this for my husband to use since he does more with cricut. He downloaded it through shared apps in Apple Store but its trying to make him pay for a subscription on his phone when all the subscriptions are paid with from my account. ### 1/5 — Hate the New features *2023-05-13, version 4.8* I hate that you have to pay for every simple thing now, I will be SELLING MY CRICUT! ### 1/5 — pas de gratuit pour débuter *2023-04-20* tout est payant et en anglais ! dommage ## Most critical reviews (10 lowest-rated) ### 1/5 — These things suck *2026-02-06, version 6.0* I am so tired of these apps that say FREE and then they what to charge you. ### 1/5 — Nul ! *2026-01-24* Au tarif de la machine, pourquoi ne pas encore payer les applications… mais là, pour tester il faut malgré tout autoriser un paiement pour la période d’essais. Je pense qu’ils comptent sur le fait que l’on oublie de se désabonner et pouvoir ensuite facturer. Application désinstallé au bout de 10 min. ### 1/5 — a little disappointed *2026-01-14* I must have made a mistake. I already paid a subscription for using my Cricut and I am being asked to pay again... ### 1/5 — Useless *2025-12-31, version 6.0* Very few project options. Pretty much useless. ### 1/5 — Useless app *2025-12-06, version 6.0* This app is useless for designing projects for cutting machines. There doesn’t appear to be able to create a cut file and export it. I will probably have been charged and now can’t find a way to disconnect from app even though only used less than a couple of hours. ### 1/5 — Bad *2025-11-04, version 6.0* Unable to acres created stuff ### 1/5 — SCAM *2025-10-10, version 6.0* No access to the design feature WITHOUT paying for a subscription. Nothing is free, do NOT download ### 1/5 — Pay wall is annoying *2025-09-21, version 1.63* Just bought a circuit joy xtra. Trying to figure out how to use the machine and instantly met with a paywall for the whole tutorial break down. That feels excessive and predatory. And since there was a prompt to leave a review so quick in the my process, literally 10 minutes of signing in and plugging the thing up, here you go. Hopefully I can find what I need on Youtube ### 1/5 — ONE STAR *2025-06-15, version 1.63* CAN'T PLAY ANY OF THE VIDEOS ### 1/5 — Annoyed *2025-06-05* I thought this was the updated app that replaced design space because this is what popped up whenever I searched design space which is the app I used to use. However, I downloaded this app and signed up for the free trial and immediately they took $40 out of my bank account. How do I get a refund? ## Most praised reviews (10 highest-rated) ### 5/5 — Cricut *2023-02-20* Je suis assez satisfaite de se que je peut faire avec la Cricut. Dans l’ensemble elle réalise se que je souhaite faire ! Bon produit ### 5/5 — excelente *2022-10-04, version 1.6* me encanta ### 5/5 — iPad user *2022-09-25* I’m love the cricut app but every time i sign in to create a project it closes out. Even now as im typing this the words aren’t visible in this chat box. I’m using iPad 11 pro, please help. ### 5/5 — My cricut *2022-05-05* I had my cricut for 4yr. Now. iIt stayed in the box for three years. My daughter talked me into using my cricut I opened the box and now you can’t get me away from it. I love it so much I bought my daughter one for her Birthday. Thank you cricut for such a wonderful machine. ### 5/5 — love it *2022-04-06, version 1.5* love that all the videos in one place ### 5/5 — instructions *2022-01-15, version 1.4* very poor instrucions for a beginner that is no savy on computer would not reccomend to anyone who did not have a support person to help setup ### 5/5 — great product *2021-12-29, version 1.4* hate to pay for apps, however the annual subscription is only 6$ but that is a lot when a small roll of vinyl can cost upwars of 40$ ### 5/5 — SoArtsee *2021-09-28, version 4.0* I’m new to circuit and can’t wait to create ### 5/5 — Best Product *2021-09-19, version 1.3* Easy to use and best product to create Card and all different label llove it ### 5/5 — Design space *2021-07-03, version 1.2* Love the app, very easy to use and navigate --- *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 2026-08-31.*