# Good Light! Magazine — user reviews > 133 indexed App Store user reviews of Good Light! Magazine by Media in Motion LLC, rated 4.30/5 from 64 ratings. - Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/good-light-magazine/id534820054/reviews - App overview in markdown: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/good-light-magazine/id534820054.md - Rating breakdown: 5★ 44 · 4★ 8 · 3★ 3 · 2★ 4 · 1★ 5 ## What do users think of Good Light! Magazine? Overall sentiment: positive **Pros** - 👍 Great app - 👍 Excellent content - 👍 Practical and inspiring - 👍 Informative and helpful - 👍 Unbeatable! - 👍 Awesome magazine with in-depth articles - 👍 Excellent value - 👍 Invaluable resource **Cons** - 🐛 Doesn't work anymore - 🐛 Crashes after iOS update - 🐛 Subscription issues - 🐛 Unreliable app performance - 🐛 Difficult to contact support **Commonly reported bugs** - App crashes after iOS 17 update - Subscription recognition issues - Inability to access past issues after unsubscribing **Most requested features** - Dark mode option - Offline reading mode - Ability to access past purchases after unsubscribing ## Newest reviews (11 of 133) ### 4/5 — Learning *2023-10-16* I look forward to each issue. There is always something to learn. Please keep up the good work Thank you John Hardeman ### 4/5 — IOS 17 Broke the application *2023-10-10* Excellent application when it works. Allows for offline reading on the train. But Apple’s recent update crashes the app. ### 4/5 — Love it when it works *2023-10-07* After the latest IOs update I have not been able to open the app. I have emailed support and left a message but no reply as of yet. It’s been weeks now…. ### 5/5 — App appears to be abandoned. *2021-10-10, version 14.1.20210921* The app doesn’t work on the current iOS version and the developer can’t be contacted. Seems to have been abandoned. Edit: the developer has kindly reached out and explained that the app is being updated. Now 5 stars because the magazine itself is great. Thanks. ### 3/5 — Half the time doesn’t know I subscribe *2021-02-25* Half the time won’t load. **Developer response:** Hi Brant, I am sorry for the technical problems. Please contact our helpdesk from inside the app (Settings icon > Contact Us Here.) The helpdesk will fix your access issue straight away. Our publisher, Media in Motion, is working with iTunes on a fix so that these access problems will appear anymore. ~Michael ### 5/5 — Great app *2020-08-23, version 7.13.7* Love app...great ### 5/5 — Good Light *2020-07-31* Brilliant magazine, very helpful and highly educational for all levels of photographer. **Developer response:** Thank you so much for your encouraging words, munkmana! ~Michael ### 5/5 — Mike and the gang rock! *2020-07-25* Honestly the best teaching tool I can imagine. Always interesting topics from great photographers. Ideas. Processes. Beauty. Love it!!! I use the ideas book with new models for ideas. **Developer response:** Thank you so much for your encouraging words, ncubed-photo! Good light! ~Michael ### 5/5 — Issue 166 *2020-05-25* Excellent information **Developer response:** Thank you so much for sharing, @kiphoto. This is very motivating for me! ~Michael ### 5/5 — Good Light *2020-03-30, version 7.13.2* Love the articles and setups ### 5/5 — Good Light for good photography tips *2019-09-09* Aesthetically pleasing, informative and interactive without being too fussy. Good for photographers new and advanced as well as artists looking to spruce up their illustration or just seeking models. Nice price as well. ## Most critical reviews (10 lowest-rated) ### 1/5 — Nothing new after April *2024-05-24* I've not been able to access any Good Light Magazines after April 2024 ### 1/5 — Doesn’t work anymore. *2023-10-16* I loved this when it worked but, after an OS update, it won’t load on my iPhone or iPad. It’s been some time. Looks like others have this problem as well. If it doesn’t load and I can’t see my issues, this is no longer an app and there’s no point in continuing my sub. If it ever gets fixed, I’ll likely be back.. maybe.. but.. not today.. ### 1/5 — Not accessible since IOS 17 *2023-10-15* I've been able to access my Good Light Magazine subscription on all my IOS mobile devices up until IOS 17. Now it won't open at all! ### 1/5 — Abysmal Service *2021-02-24* Though the mag is noteworthy, if you ever encounter a subscription issue like I have, you’ll discover that there is actually no way to contact the magazine or the app developer for help. I renewed my subscription in November and as of yet have not been able to access any of the magazines onto my iPad though access to mags prior to renewal remain accessible. Even more frustrating is that I have to create my own process to rectify... after no responses from using email, Twitter, and Apple support. Perhaps it is wiser to benefit from the free products the publisher provides. **Developer response:** Hi MoozicMan, I am sorry for the technical problems. Please contact our helpdesk from inside the app (Settings icon > Contact Us Here.) The helpdesk will fix your access issue straight away. Our publisher, Media in Motion, is working with iTunes on a fix so that these access problems will appear anymore. ~Michael ### 1/5 — Not worth the asking price. *2012-08-04, version 2.4.1* For that content it should be £0.20 rather ### 2/5 — Super frustrating *2022-02-15* The content is good, but it takes an unreasonable amount of time - hours - for it to recognize that I have a subscription and shouldn’t need to buy on a single-issue basis. Hitting the ‘restore’ button gets a circling symbol and text declaring that it is restoring purchases, then a pop-up saying that it worked, usually a repetition of the process, and no change in the issues from a ‘buy’ button to a ‘download’ button. I’m unable to download the last three issues in spite of repeating this numerous times over hours of time. I have the latest update of the app and the iPad system. In the cases that it’s finally allowed me to download an issue, it’s good content. ### 2/5 — Terrible app experience *2021-08-06* I have been a subscriber since the beginning but I am constantly asked to purchase individual issues. Past six issues don’t even have an option to download. Customer support is non-existent. If they can’t fix my problems I will have to cancel my subscription. **Developer response:** Hi Crushed, thank you for being a subscriber and sorry for the technical problem. Can you please contact the helpdesk inside the app (Homescreen > Settings icon > Contact us here). This way the helpdesk will receive your device token. It will help them to fix the problem and make sure you have access to the magazine issues. Good light! ~ Michael ### 2/5 — Frustrating *2021-02-23* This app continually asks for me to subscribe when I have an ongoing subscription through apple. Even though you have paid for your downloaded issues; once the app ask you to resubscribe; you lose access to those previously purchased issues. If the creators can fix this glitch, it would be a perfect app because the issues are filled with very informative articles. **Developer response:** Hi Oceans, I am sorry for the technical problems. Please contact our helpdesk from inside the app (Settings icon > Contact Us Here.) The helpdesk will fix your access issue straight away. Our publisher, Media in Motion, is working with iTunes on a fix so that these access problems will appear anymore. ~Michael ### 2/5 — Not good anymore *2020-07-04* The articles are not written/edited well and seem amateurish. I know Michael is a good writer and teacher, but the contributing writers and photographers are not. Most articles I’ve read offer little practical help and are more of a day in the life of the writer. I used to really enjoy this magazine, but it has gone downhill in the past few years. ### 3/5 — Support is hard to obtain but love the content *2023-01-10, version 15.10.202211021* There is really no way to reach the developer except through the review process. I have an active subscription but the app tells me “I need to connect to the internet and then click re-load” I promise you I am connected to the internet. I can not get to the help desk inside of the app if the app does not open. The web address I have from previous emails is no longer active. So I am forced to come here to the review section in hopes you see this issue ## Most praised reviews (10 highest-rated) ### 5/5 — Good light Magazine *2024-04-24, version 16.13.20231019* Awesome magazine with in-depth articles written by actual working photographers, not some YouTube only influencers! I want an experienced instructor when I seek solutions, I find them on the pages of Good Light Magazine! ### 5/5 — Great app *2024-01-19* Stop working with resent upgrade to iOS 17 ### 5/5 — Great magazine *2023-12-27, version 16.13.20231019* A very practical approach with great guidance and ideas, works very well as an online edition. ### 5/5 — App works well. Excellent content *2023-11-26* The app works well and the layouts are good. Easy to read. Articles are extremely informative and inspiring ### 5/5 — Fixed *2023-10-20* Took a bit but this last update seems to have fixed all the IOS17 issues. Think it cleaned up some nagging issues recognizing subscriptions also. Thank ### 5/5 — Great app *2023-10-10* Stop working with resent upgrade to iOS 17 ### 5/5 — Great app *2023-09-26* Stop working with resent upgrade to iOS 17 ### 5/5 — Great app *2023-08-27* Love app...great ### 5/5 — Unbeatable! *2023-06-15, version 15.11.20230221* This magazine is absolutely amazing! It's the only one I look forward to receiving each month. Full of invaluable advice on technique, including video content, when setting up shots, whether using speedlights or studio lighting. This mag has given me the inspiration and confidence to set up my own studio, which I now run as a business. Well worth the subscription. ### 5/5 — App works well. Excellent content *2023-05-29* The app works well and the layouts are good. Easy to read. Articles are very informative and inspiring --- *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 2026-08-25.*