# DIY - Fun Activities & Crafts — user reviews > 320 indexed App Store user reviews of DIY by URSOR LIMITED, rated 4.09/5 from 22 ratings. - Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/diy-fun-activities-and-crafts/id1123786602/reviews - App overview in markdown: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/diy-fun-activities-and-crafts/id1123786602.md - Rating breakdown: 5★ 12 · 4★ 6 · 3★ 1 · 2★ 0 · 1★ 4 ## What do users think of DIY? Overall sentiment: mixed **Pros** - 🚀 Great for kids - 🔒 Safe and moderated community - 👍 Engaging and creative content - 🎨 Helpful for improving art skills - 💡 Variety of courses and challenges **Cons** - 💰 Expensive subscription required - 🐛 Bugs and glitches - 🤔 Confusing navigation and UI changes - 🙅‍♀️ Lack of free features - 🔇 Unresponsive customer support **Commonly reported bugs** - Difficulty signing in and accessing account - Slow loading times and performance issues - Incompatibility with certain devices - Unexpected app crashes and freezes **Most requested features** - Add more free content and features - Improve search and discovery functionality - Provide better moderation and safety measures - Offer more age-appropriate content - Enhance social features and community engagement ## Newest reviews (10 of 320) ### 3/5 — Good app until shutdown *2025-06-26, version 9.0.4* This app was great until it’s shutdown and return. When it returned free posting wasn’t available and no one was online, do you guys think you can add back free posting sometime in the future? ### 2/5 — Use to love this app *2025-06-13* I use to always go to this app for drawing stuff I had trouble on and other things that I wanted to learn. But now it cost money so now I’m not a fan anymore. ### 3/5 — Won’t work *2025-06-07, version 9.0.4* I haven’t even got to try this app out because I downloaded it and subscribed but it won’t let me on the app. Someone please help. ### 4/5 — Problem!!! *2025-05-07, version 9.0.2* The is no way to look at people’s post other than follow section and I can not replay video i look at plus I can’t post with out do a challenge.speaking of challenge I can’t do a challenge that I already did.PLS FIX I BEG YOU. ### 1/5 — 13 Dollars to do Anything *2025-03-31, version 9.0.2* I am writing this as an ex DIYer I used to love this app, two summers ago I could not stop uploading stuff I made to the app, last summer it shut down for a bit then came back up I was happy and I uploaded stuff then as well. But now they want 13 dollars a month just to upload stuff, it even used to be free, they even removed the community forums! Please do not get it is to expensive! ### 3/5 — Mixed feelings about DIY *2025-02-16, version 9.0.0* I made a lot of memories. Actually, being on this app and making friends helped shape me into the teen I am as of writing this. (And I’m writing this after it was officially shut down and after it was supposed to come back, but didn’t.)To make this easier to understand I’ll split it into two parts- pros and cons. Pros- a lot of people would’ve greet you on your first post, so it would’ve been easy to make friends. The community is nice, for the most part. There was lots of contests that diyers would host and lots of ways to have fun. Really, it was a great place to connect with others. Cons- yes, there’s a subscription. But it’s not that bad. A lot of people are toxic and there is unnecessary drama. The mods are terrible at actually doing their jobs and making sure the community is happy and safe. The Jr Mods system was absolute garbage, sometimes, especially towards the end of DIY, they let the Jr Mods be JR Mods way too long. The #featured thing got so messed up. They removed so many fun features of the app. Also the entire place was littered with vents and drama and all that annoying, terrible stuff that was never supposed to be there. It was fun while it lasted, yes. And I do hope it comes back. But it needs to be better. Things need to be fixed, and the users should have a say in this too. The community really only exists in the discord server and a few group chats scattered across other platforms such as google chats. I’d love to see DIY back up again, but I as I already mentioned, better. - former DIYer, maybe you knew me as krisqueen, or xxkrisqueenartsxx or mimikyu1 or some other username I forgot. But that’s all I have to say. I do still check in on the app occasionally. And I miss it. ### 3/5 — was fun until the shutdown *2025-02-15, version 9.0.0* I used to post a lot on this app, I loved it cause I was able to post what I wanted to without getting judged or hated. Until in 2023 or 2024 they shut down the app for reasons I don’t know. when they brought it back I had wanted to post but I couldn’t cause my subscription had run out. I tried using the website and a whole new account but I couldn’t, when I tried to get a new subscription using the new acc I was just stuck doing math problems and then a never ending loading screen. I waited probably 2 or 3 hours before giving up on it. when I log into my main account and try to do anything it kicks me out of the app. please fix! ### 4/5 — I like it *2025-02-12, version 9.0.0* It’s fun im a kid but my posts are not really good ### 1/5 — Not paying *2025-01-22, version 9.0.0* Please make this game free ### 5/5 — Best. App. Ever. *2025-01-19, version 9.0.0* I started using DIY in 2021 and my life has changed from it. I’ve made so many awesome friends, and learned so many fun crafts and tricks! I found some of my favorite shows and games from seeing ppl play and make edits of them!! Just overall an AMAZING app and totally suggest. ## Most critical reviews (10 lowest-rated) ### 1/5 — are we serious ? *2026-07-18, version 9.0.5* this app used to be about childish creativity , fun , friends , and well , DIY ( do it yourself ) and now its an ai generated coding app. parents / curious explorers , please do not buy this app for you or you kids. it does not express creativity at all. ### 1/5 — What happened? *2026-06-10, version 9.0.5* Oh god for free users only it’s just AI, it’s all AI slop. Oh god I used this app so much when I was younger, it feels like my own child got murdered in front of me even though I’m a childless minor. When I was younger it was children free solcial media buts it’s all AI slop now, oh dear god. ### 1/5 — not the diy i know *2026-04-22, version 9.0.5* delete this app genuinely theres no point of it being accessible anymore. its complete slop and doesnt allow the same abilities that the original version of the app had. this is beyond disappointing as someone who literally grew up on the app. just delete it at this point, its not like you guys even update or try to fix issues with it anyways. You ruined possibly the best social interaction network for children to interact and learn about the hobbies that interest. ### 1/5 — BRING BACK THE OLD DIY! *2026-03-04, version 9.0.5* I barely ever write App Store reviews. But I absolutely, without a doubt, and beyond all reason, must tell you my unsolicited, kind of rude (sorry!) opinion. Your app sucks. Like… bad. Although this is my unwavering opinion, I do have to give you the benefit of the doubt here: I am not a child, I am not your target audience anymore, and I am not new to your app. I am well acquainted with DIY. Or, well, I used to be. I just landed here from a very long and arduous journey to find proof that DIY ever existed. I used to LOVE your app, big time. I loved everything about it. Whether I was engaging in collecting your adorable badges or just admiring the work of others, I was always having a great time. DIY left a lasting impression on me to the point where I just dedicated two hours of my life trying to find the “old app where doing real life tasks earns you badges” or the “old adventure app where you earned scout type badges” or even the “2010s discontinued kids app that earned adventure badges”. Where is that app? Because this sure isn’t it. As soon as I found an old article about you, the signature green background with the DIY bear paw greeted me like an old friend and I was beyond excited (and relieved) that I found you after all these years! I’ve been seriously craving the whimsy and hope for a richer life that your app used to so graciously provide me with. Full transparency, I need to get off this dang phone. I think we ALL need to get off these dang phones. And honestly I’ve been feeling pretty optimistic about it recently. I’ve even started going on some hikes again, which is what reminded me of DIY. I was thinking “hey, I could’ve earned a badge for this on that one app! I wonder whatever happened to that discontinued 2010s app that let you …” you know the deal. Getting off this phone is hard! It’s so hard!!! We need the old DIY now more than ever to help incentivize us to live good lives. In today’s day and age when there’s all this evil instant gratification in everyone’s pocket, an app like the old version of DIY would fill a huge need for us all to, SAY IT WITH ME, get off these dang phones!!! But no… instead you decided to make an app where kids can use their phones to engage in brainrot activities like using AI slop generators, making memes, and creating Minecraft skins! I, again, will give you the benefit of the doubt and say I’m sure a few of your in app features are decent tools for kids to learn with bla bla bla. But the substance, the badges, the creativity, THE WHIMSY, has just been completely drained and forgotten. I can’t help but think that here, in front of you, you have this wonderful chance to do something different and productive, like you used to, that could really help people and be a beautiful thing, but instead you do this. It’s disappointing to say the least. Not to add insult to injury but there are some serious backend issues with this app as well. It’s incredibly glitchy and the UI totally sucks. Half the time when I click on something it just doesn’t even open. Also, the graphics never fit the page right. It’s either too big or too small. Your AppStore description still boasts badges, but where? I’ve searched everything that this glitchy lil guy will let me search and I haven’t seen anything even slightly resembling badges. If it’s there, and I’m missing it after searching and searching, then there’s clearly something wrong here. I wouldn’t pay a one time fee of $1 for this app, let alone $12.99 a month. Now, the old DIY? That’s something I’d pay for. And I mean really, genuinely, pay for. $20 a month, easy. Long story short, I miss the old you. You were beauty. You were grace. You drove me and a bunch of other kids (and adults! Did I mention this should be marketed to adults?) to do better, to be better, to get outside, to build something, to try something new. And if you really tried to expand on that, this app could be one of the most useful, influential apps out there for years to come. I truly believe that. I’m sorry for my harsh words but I do believe I’m right. And, sometimes, the best love is tough love. I love you and miss you DIY. I hope you come back to us someday. Xoxo, Claudia P.S. If you want to brainstorm ideas, I’m your woman. If you couldn’t tell, I have lots of them and I’m more than happy to share. ### 1/5 — It’s very annoying at the beginning *2025-06-14, version 9.0.4* When we are signed in i don’t really know why we have to pay since it’s a children’s app and all kids should have fun. If we don’t buy the pass no kid can have fun on this app. Even if we didn’t buy the pass we should still have fun but not join certain meetings or certain activities. This is my opinion… please fix this! ### 1/5 — Ui back please! *2025-06-09, version 9.0.4* BRING THE OLD UI BACK! ### 1/5 — Horible *2025-05-08, version 9.0.2* The app didn't even let me create a account it keept saying the nickname was not available and we tried a different name still didn't work. Fix this.. ### 1/5 — Why did it shut down for this? *2025-05-03, version 9.0.2* I used to love diy and made some good friends there, but at one point it shut down for what I thought was to "fix some bugs". I expected it to come back after a few days or weeks, but ended up waiting for almost a whole YEAR. I reinstalled the app only to find that everything was VERY different to how I remembered it, had trouble working things out and it was just bad overall. ### 1/5 — You made it worse! *2025-04-29, version 9.0.2* As a child, I used to have DIY before it got shut down. Now I’m 10 and I was excited to recieve an email about it being back! The app completely changed, overpriced subscriptions for everything, not as much freedom and therefore, no fun without having to pay £79! This app became horrible ### 1/5 — Change it back! *2025-04-02, version 9.0.2* My child used to love this app, but then they shut it down in turned it into this! No one is allowed to post, socialize, or make friends anymore. Please fix this!! ## Most praised reviews (10 highest-rated) ### 5/5 — OMG UR BACK!! *2026-02-03, version 9.0.5* OMG OMG OMG UR BACK FROM THE DARK IVE BEEN WIATING SENSE 2023 TO FIND YOU AGAIN YOU ARE THE QUEEN !! ### 5/5 — Im disappointed in this app.. *2026-01-11, version 9.0.5* Hi! It's tay7 I really loved diy a year or two ago and I can't post anymore and it's not free I miss the mods and people on there and now I can't post because it shut down tip:add ads instead of changing the whole app! Thank you for responding 💙 ### 5/5 — 9 out of 10 *2025-10-19, version 9.0.5* Overall recommended, but I have some feedback. I got this app for my 9 year old last week-end. We liked some things, and not others: - They have a DIY TV feature that is annoying because my kid couldn’t watch short, but the videos they have were fun, and each video was linked to a good step by step activity. - There were only 70 courses. It took 5 minutes to find a good one, I wish there was a quicker way to find content. The “Strange Science” course we did however was excellent. - The best part of the app are the creativity tools they are continuously adding in, really enjoyed those. - There is a community of kids and parents on the app, but you can only join with the paid tier. They say its for safety, but it should be free. ### 5/5 — I’m grateful I met this app *2025-06-17, version 9.0.4* I use to always go to this app for drawing stuff I had trouble on and other things that I wanted to learn. And it has helped me a lot through the years! Thank you for responding developer. I understand 🙂 ### 5/5 — 10 out of 5 *2025-06-10, version 9.0.4* We’ve been using the app for a few weeks now on my daughter’s iPad, and it’s honestly one of the best apps we’ve tried. She’s 11 and loves drawing, so the art related activities really pulled her in right away. There’s a huge variety of topics. It feels safe. There’s a social side where kids can share what they’ve made, but it’s clearly moderated. It’s also very easy to navigate, and the video lessons are high quality and actually engaging (not overly childish). It’s kept her occupied in a good way, and I’ve noticed she’s even started drawing more on paper because of it. Totally worth downloading if your kid’s into creative stuff. ### 5/5 — I love DIY *2025-06-10, version 9.0.4* My little brother uses DIY and he absolutely loves it! It’s such a creative and safe space for kids. He’s always showing me the cool things he’s made. Honestly, it’s one of the best apps out there for learning and having fun 🎨🧩🌟 ### 5/5 — Absolutely love DIY! *2025-06-10, version 9.0.4* My little brother uses DIY and he absolutely loves it! It’s such a creative and safe space for kids. He’s always showing me the cool things he’s made. Honestly, it’s one of the best apps out there for learning and having fun! 🎨🧩🌟 ### 5/5 — My 8 and 7 year old love it. *2025-05-01, version 9.0.2* DIY has great online classes for kids. Found it because my 8 year old wanted to code. The courses are perfect for him and my daughter. I feel safe letting them use it whilst I get some me time!! ### 5/5 — Im disappointed in this app.. *2025-04-12, version 9.0.2* Hi! It's tay7 I really loved diy a year or two ago and I can't post anymore and it's not free I miss the mods and people on there and now I can't post because it shut down tip:add ads instead of changing the whole app! ### 5/5 — good app! *2025-04-12, version 9.0.2* Good app! --- *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 2026-08-11.*