# Fx Stencil — user reviews > 64 indexed App Store user reviews of Fx Stencil by Tien Le, rated 4.50/5 from 1,011 ratings. - Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/fx-stencil/id840899578/reviews - App overview in markdown: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/fx-stencil/id840899578.md - Rating breakdown: 5★ 793 · 4★ 81 · 3★ 42 · 2★ 30 · 1★ 65 ## What do users think of Fx Stencil? Overall sentiment: negative **Pros** - 🚀 Amazing app - 👍 Love app - 👍 Stencil app - 👍 Simple and elegant - 👍 Great for black and white contrast **Cons** - 🐛 Clumsy - 🐛 Crashes - 🐛 Buggy - 🐛 Limited - 🐛 Doesn't access albums - 🐛 Watermark issue - 🐛 Keeps crashing - 🐛 Severely bugged - 🐛 New version broken - 🐛 Might have a bug **Commonly reported bugs** - Only lets you do one stencil - App closes when selecting photo - Zooms in to one corner - Doesn't display entire picture **Most requested features** - Two-tone image options - Ability to add more photos - Bring back old invert option - Allow access to photo albums ## Newest reviews (13 of 64) ### 2/5 — Clumsy *2025-03-20* Only lets you do one stencil. After loading the first image it only ever lets me use that one image. I can’t create a new design. Lame. ### 3/5 — It doesn't acess albums on iPhone or mac. *2024-12-16* The function of the app on iPhone or mac doesn't access photo albums, only complete, undiferentiated photo library. It's a tempting app but very frustrating. ### 3/5 — Watermark *2024-08-01* So I paid to have watermark removed but it isn’t working any suggestions ### 3/5 — Its good butttt *2024-04-28, version 3.2.0* Keeps crashing😩😩 ### 2/5 — Buggy *2023-01-12, version 3.2.0* Click next & goes to Home Screen more often than not. When it works it works but needs patience & determination. ### 2/5 — Bit ordinary! *2022-01-15* Won’t let me add anymore new images! ### 1/5 — Trash *2020-09-06, version 3.1.1* Makes a strange, no detail silhouette of things. Can’t really even make out what your looking at tbh. This app is useless. ### 1/5 — Very bad *2020-08-22, version 3.1.1* It’s a crap ### 2/5 — No option for multilayer, cont watermarks and advertising *2020-07-20* Once I pay for something I don’t expect to see more adds or for my images to have watermarks. This app is okay but it’s BASIC. Single layer- you don’t need to pay to get what this app gives you! ### 1/5 — Limited and ADS *2020-07-19, version 3.1.1* Good luck doing anything. ### 4/5 — Decent + App *2020-03-14* That app does a great job with stencil Needs improvement: 1. Image output is pixelated. Not smooth edges 2. Need two tone image options. Instead of color and white background exclusive. Do two color options (not gradient). Choose one color for primary and one color for background. So black and blue. (No white) ### 2/5 — Doesn’t work properly *2020-02-06* When I select a photo, the app closes. It works with some images but not others. It is nice when it works. ### 1/5 — Garbage *2019-11-10, version 2.4.0* App literally freezes every time I simply try to start a new project. Don’t waste your time. ## Most critical reviews (10 lowest-rated) ### 1/5 — Runs ad from literal scams *2026-05-27* This apps free version is literally running ads from scammers. The “ad” read this phone is infected with 72 viruses (including broken English and typos), click here to run a free screen. After a couple of seconds, the ad allows you to X. Both Fx Stencil and the App Store need to clean up their service and not take money from literal scam ads. ### 1/5 — Janky *2026-05-25, version 3.4.0* Do not download this app it sucks and is useless and does not have anywhere to cancel it I paid for a month and am not satisfied but there is nowhere to cancel it before the recurring payment ### 1/5 — Junk app *2024-02-14, version 3.2.0* Don’t waste your money!!!!!! ### 1/5 — Disappointed *2024-01-21* Worked great on my Pic. I could not figure out how to load more pics . ### 1/5 — Crashes *2023-06-19* Every time I select a photo and hit next, the app crashes ### 1/5 — Not a stencil maker *2022-12-13* So not only is this NOT a stencil maker(turning pictures into high contrast bi-color images isn’t the same as creating a stencil) but the image examples are highly misleading. There is no tool you can use to simplify the lines of transition or make them crisper. ### 1/5 — Terrible *2022-06-07* Couldn’t add more pictures. Only had one style to try, the rest you had to buy sight unseen. Lots of ads. Waste of time. ### 1/5 — Extremely bad at its job *2022-05-27* I tried to use it on a decently lighted picture and all I got was a black and right blob ### 1/5 — Boooooooooooo *2022-01-06* Makes NOOOOOOOOO sense ### 1/5 — Bad *2021-05-18* I can only pick one color for the whole entire picture ## Most praised reviews (10 highest-rated) ### 5/5 — Amazing app *2026-02-13, version 3.3.0* Actually more than amazing. ### 5/5 — Love App *2023-02-01* Makes stencils from your photos! Perfect !! ### 5/5 — Fx Review *2022-12-21* I am simply amazed at the user friendly capability. Without a doubt I would recommend this program to everyone. The end product is clear visually. ### 5/5 — Thumbs up *2021-12-20, version 3.2.0* Cool ### 5/5 — Brill *2021-06-28, version 3.1.1* Love it. Fun and easy to use. ### 5/5 — ItjustBlikethat *2021-04-04, version 3.1.1* Gr8 ### 5/5 — Stencil app *2020-09-04* This app is so amazing from stencils to actual art pieces put on a wall this app makes everything so easy !!!😀🙏🏽 ### 5/5 — Amazing value and facility *2019-04-29, version 2.4.0* It is amazing how quickly you can create two colour pictures with this app. You can select where the shadows occur in the value range just by moving a slider. ### 5/5 — Not that bad, can be a useful app *2019-04-10* This app has a lot of bad reviews but it’s a nice tool to have if you use vectors a lot. ### 5/5 — Great app *2017-07-08* Love 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 2026-09-07.*