# Flash for Free – Best Photo Editor with Flash & Awesome FX Effects — user reviews > 50 indexed App Store user reviews of Flash for Free by John Temple Group Pty Ltd., rated 2.79/5 from 28 ratings. - Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/flash-for-free-best-photo-editor-with-flash-and-awesome-fx-effects/id322401412/reviews - App overview in markdown: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/flash-for-free-best-photo-editor-with-flash-and-awesome-fx-effects/id322401412.md - Rating breakdown: 5★ 9 · 4★ 4 · 3★ 1 · 2★ 0 · 1★ 14 ## Newest reviews (10 of 50) ### 2/5 — Flash with Price *2015-09-20, version 2.5* This can really be a great program; unfortunately, the cons outweigh the pros. Pros: Great tools for editing photos, in some ways better than standard iPhone features. Or, at least should be a part of iPhone. Cons: The App is very slow to respond, periodically, locks up the device when in use, and crashes regularly. This is just unacceptable. It needs to be retooled for iPhone platform. My experiences leads to me to believe it was once under a different platform and migrated to iPhone with some success but not all the bugs worked out. Just too buggy at this time. ### 4/5 — Works like advertised *2010-11-09, version 0* I just downloaded this app and have brightend up all of the dark pictures in my camera roll. Adds are a little annoying but not enough to complain about. ### 2/5 — Needs Work *2010-09-17, version 0* This is a free app, so I can't complain about it too much. This app gives you a variety of brightened photos for you to choose from. A+ for variety, but I found that other paid exposure adjust apps worked better. I couldn't really tell the difference between the flash choices offered. Maybe a difference between one or two, but not all. Most options varied between an overall grey washout or a slight lightening of all the colors within the photo. My ideal flash app would add correct exposure without fading the colors. I also don't appreciate the developer advertising his ridiculous website to "create your own iphone app" in the updates section. It seems like perhaps he just updated the app to drive traffic to that particular website (and c'mon, you really want to help people create fart apps? Please.) ### 3/5 — You can tell the differents! *2009-11-12, version 0* Quality wise, pretty good! Very contrast compare the original. . There bunch of images to select before applying the flash. The drawback is taking very long time to apply flash into the image. More than 30sec with 3GS. Cant imagine with 3G or 2G iPhone. Must be even longer. Lol . For what it worth, free, its pretty good app  ### 4/5 — Dumb people *2009-10-06, version 0* To all those idiots saying "this doesn't give you a flash, it just brightens up a picture." what do you expect it to do, install hardware on your phone via iTunes? Your an idiot and this app works as advertised and is pretty good at it. ### 3/5 — The apps are free *2009-09-11, version 0* I already have a paid app that does all of these things and more. I downloaded this and a couple other of his apps. If you don't want to pay money for something you don't use that often then this is the way for you to go. If you like editing your photos on a regular bases then buy a app like Photogene. These free apps do an ok job, but take a little while to load. ### 4/5 — Rgartman *2009-09-10, version 0* This app is probably one of the best free app in Itunes. I use it everyday in the field. Some of my pictures are actually used in industry publications so the pictures look alright to me and my employers and dealers. Only downside is it takes awhile to process the picture. It can be painfully slow at times but it is a speed demon for free. ### 4/5 — Not bad! *2009-09-07, version 0* In my opinion it is pretty great, especially for a free app. And everyone, don't say it doesn't work! It's not like it's just gonna put a flash in your phone... but it sure does brighten your pictures like a flash! Great app! Worth the download! ### 5/5 — Great job *2009-08-30, version 0* Awesome app. Does exactly what it says it does. Takes a bit to select and save images, but the results are fantastic. Great app. If possible in next update I'd like to see the app run faster. Other than that, works like a charm!!! Very happy w it ### 3/5 — Eh...it's free. *2009-08-30, version 0* So this is the thing with this app. If ur in a wicked dark place, it's pointless. Brightens very little, only noticeable if original pic is side by side with the altered pic. If you have a little lightening, the app adjusts accordingly. When all is said and done, yes, it works. Would I pay a dime for this app? Nah. It's free, not complining. If anything, it will keep the developers busy trying to figure out how to make this app better. ## Most critical reviews (10 lowest-rated) ### 1/5 — Constantly crashing *2019-09-12, version 2.6* I used to use this app a lot, but now every time I open it, it freezes and then causes other functions on my phone to do the same! I love what this app does to lighten dark photos...when it works. Unfortunately, it never does. ### 1/5 — DO NOT USE I REPEAT *2019-08-08, version 2.6* i ignored the previous reviews and decided to give this app a chance, and it slowed down my new phone, it contains a bug DO NOT DOWNLOAD ### 1/5 — Booty! *2017-07-29, version 2.6* No flashing fx, app don't work ### 1/5 — Used to be great *2017-05-22, version 2.6* I haven't had to use this program in a while. But tonight I was really disappointed. It is crashing like crazy. I thought maybe the problem is the ads. And I was brought into paying two dollars to remove the ads. But the ads are still not removed. Can anyone suggest another program that does what this one used to? ### 1/5 — Had to delete *2016-03-16, version 2.6* I have had this app a few years, and used to love what it could do for my dark images. However, now it just crashes, so have to say "bye-bye" ### 1/5 — TERRIBLE *2016-03-08, version 2.6* Immediately crashes and locks up your phone DONT GET IT!!! ### 1/5 — What the heck happened? *2016-01-01, version 2.6* I have used this app for years without a problem. Easy to use, did the job. It was perfect. Maybe it still is. But, after updating to the latest version I'll never know. The app just crashes and crashes and crashes. Another nice updating job! Add it to the pile of useless apps that go to crap when they "update". Do us a favor and leave well enough alone. ### 1/5 — horrible *2015-11-07, version 2.6* didn't work, just crashed my phone. don't get this app ### 1/5 — ***WARNING*** *2015-10-09, version 2.6* DO NOT DOWNLOAD THIS APP. As soon as I did my iPhone locked up, buttons didn't work, and the phone did not respond to anything I did. When it finally came back on...I immediately deleted the app. If I could I would give this app NO STARS!!! NONE...not even one!!! (But I have to do one to post this message....ugh!!) ### 1/5 — WHat will they come up with next??? *2012-09-02, version 1.7* How many time have you heard, I would give it zero stars VHF you have to leave one. Like zero to one stars is really gonna change someone's mind. Can u see it now?? Hmmm should I get this app?? I mean it didn't get any zero stars just 99 percent 1 stars so they had to like something about it. -anyways on to the amazing app- Wow flash that's so cool. You know whats even cooler? This app worked before I DL it!! Rumor has the next app is a paper weight but it's in the works for this company. Early next year they will release a apl to make your phone a door stop!! Loving it !! Nice work guys but don't quit ur day jobs!! ## Most praised reviews (10 highest-rated) ### 5/5 — 2EZ *2021-05-29, version 2.6* Very user friendly and efficient. ### 5/5 — Not enough dragons *2017-10-14, version 2.6* The title of the movie was how to train your dragon but most of it was not even training dragons it was just gay backstory I thought it needed less people and much more dragons at least do the background of the dragons. ### 5/5 — Love it *2011-09-08, version 1.7* I have used this so much. I think it's great. If you have a dark picture and need it lighter, you click on flash and it gives you all kinds of pictures that have been lightened. I love it! ### 5/5 — Simply Amazing... *2009-12-21, version 0* One of my biggest complaints about the iPhone camera has been the absence of a built-in flash. The arrival of this app has been long overdue. It "fixes" all those dark pictures taken on the iPhone, and turns them into nice, crisp photos. Granted, it doesn't do it at lightning-fast speeds, it is well worth it. I highly recommend it!! ### 5/5 — Does what it says *2009-12-17, version 0* I like that it doesn't just brighten the whole image, rather it looks like you used a flash for the original pic. I have found that if it doesn't get as bright as I would like the first time, I can lighten the already adjusted image further by choosing it from images within the app. I haven't had any issues with it crashing. ### 5/5 — Another great app *2009-11-15, version 0* This is another great app from "Free the Apps!". Has to be in my top 10 apps because I'm not much of a game player on the iPhone. This app makes your photos brighter. It has different brightness settings for your photo. It only takes about 21 seconds to apply the effect, but that's fine to me because I like the final product. I wish everyone would make all their Apps free. Once again thank you for another great app.  ### 5/5 — It does work *2009-09-10, version 0* Best free photo utility app I've ever installed! It takes pics u already took and gives u multiple options to choose from and fixes them. ### 5/5 — Ridiculously Useful *2009-09-09, version 0* This application works verrrry well. Better than I had expected. I took a picture and I could hardly see my girlfriends face but when I used this, her face was completely viewable. This also doesn't dumb down the quality at all. I don't write app reviews but I felt I truly needed to for this one because it deserves 4 1/2 stars at least. And to the people who think it's slow, yeah it's slow but it has to go pixel by pixel. That takes a while and is hard to do. Also try HDR for Free. High definition for free. ### 5/5 — GOTTA KNOW HOW TO USE IT *2009-09-04, version 0* Wow I love this app You chose a picture and and many thumbnails of that picture come up you're gonna want to chose the bottom right one then hit save go back and repeat those same steps on the saved picture and the difference is amazing it's kind of a pain that you have to repeat the steps but well worth it.  ### 5/5 — It works *2009-08-30, version 0* People need to understand that this app dose work it lightens up the pictures. What do u want it's like you own little photo fixer. It dose need some fixing but not as bad as everyone is saying TRY IT --- *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.*