# Handy Photo — user reviews > 284 indexed App Store user reviews of Handy Photo by Adva-Soft, rated 3.80/5 from 94 ratings. - Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/handy-photo/id598565205/reviews - App overview in markdown: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/handy-photo/id598565205.md - Rating breakdown: 5★ 54 · 4★ 10 · 3★ 5 · 2★ 6 · 1★ 19 ## What do users think of Handy Photo? Overall sentiment: positive **Pros** - 👍 Easy to use - 🚀 Powerful editing features - 💡 Innovative tools like 'Move Me' and 'Magic Crop' - 👍 Intuitive interface - 👍 Great value for the price **Cons** - 🐛 Crashes and stability issues - 🐛 Textures not downloading - 🐛 Compatibility problems with newer devices/OS - 👎 Steep learning curve - 👎 Confusing user experience **Commonly reported bugs** - Textures not downloading - Crashes when trying to open or save photos - Compatibility issues with newer iOS versions and devices - Freezing and performance problems **Most requested features** - Update the app to fix bugs and improve stability - Add more filters and editing tools - Improve the user interface and make it more intuitive - Ensure compatibility with latest devices and OS versions - Bring back the 'Recrop' feature ## Newest reviews (12 of 284) ### 3/5 — Camera *2026-04-16* When I open the app select camera the app closes. ### 4/5 — TEXTURES NOT DOWNLOADING *2026-01-11, version 2.4.1* TEXTURES NOT DOWNLOADING ### 4/5 — Update Required *2023-09-30* Why don’t you update this beautiful app ? ### 4/5 — Polish and re-release this. *2022-10-17, version 2.4.1* It’s been long enough people would just buy it again as a new version. Please dont do lame subscriptions though, your other apps are great. Please bring back Recrop too. ### 3/5 — Importação em modo RAW *2022-05-29* A foto quando importava no modo RAW aparece toda desconfigurada. ### 2/5 — Crashing *2022-04-30* This app crashes constantly. I’ll be in the process of editing a photo for a while and then BOOM…. It crashes. I’ll start again and when trying to save, BOOM, it crashes. I’ve restarted my phone etc and the problem isn’t with my phone… I’m reconsidering, bcse I’m tired of putting all this work into editing and the app keeps crashing. ### 2/5 — Hard to use *2021-11-27* Pretty powerful but painful to use. No thought to usability so even simple things like trying to open a picture from your iPad turn into a frustrating nightmare ### 2/5 — Has potential, but confusing to use.. *2020-11-13* I'm a long time user of Retouch, so expected more from this. My main problem is the Clone brush, I have never yet managed to alter the brush or the hardness sizes. Swiping time and time again, on the control that is supposed to alter size, does absolutely nothing, nor does altering the brush strength / opacity. It's not just user friendly. I'm using a 2nd gen iPad pro, running the latest OS... Dissapointing to say the least. ### 3/5 — Erratic *2020-10-20* Very erratic in use, and its not at all intuitive, as its not immediately apparent what each control icon does..even with the help function (i.e. pressing the "?"). Often seems to just freeze and give up, necessitating a restart. I mostly intended using this for removing objects and it doesn't do a bad job as such, but I have switched to using 'retouch' by advasoft instead, mainly because retouch is so much easier to use. If this were updated, and made more stable and user friendly, it would make a useful tool. ### 5/5 — Gut und umfangreich *2020-03-26* Es braucht seine Zeit, bis man sich eingearbeitet hat. Vom Funktionsumfang her spitze. ### 4/5 — 課金の価値あり！ *2019-11-02* 慣れるまで時間かかるけどとても機能がいいです！！ retouchのように、元画像を変更という形での保存もできると嬉しいです、、！ 部分の色調整などとてもやりやすいです！！(^^) ### 5/5 — Very pretty *2019-10-22* When you actually follow the tutorial it’s very pretty and nice 👍 effects ## Most critical reviews (10 lowest-rated) ### 1/5 — Keeps Crashing *2026-06-14, version 2.4.1* Keeps crashing when I attempt to merge 2 photos ### 1/5 — Ridiculous *2023-04-07, version 2.4.1* I used to love this app. Now it’s absolutely ridiculous. You can’t import pics and when you do the app closes. I’m done ### 1/5 — Ganz sicher die beste App dieser Art! *2021-11-10* Ich kenne gefühlt alle Bildbearbeitungsapps, diese hier ist mit Abstand die beste. Keine In-App Käufe, keine Werbung. Aaaaber seit Jahren nicht für die neuen Geräte geupdatet worden. Das wäre nicht nur wichtig, sondern ist essenziell. 5 Sterne sobald ihr das macht. ### 1/5 — CRASHES *2020-08-03, version 2.4.1* The App crashes all the time, for any stupid reason... this needs to be fixed !!! ### 1/5 — Crashes When Moving Or Copying Object *2019-09-19* I wish i read the top review before purchasing this App. Would have been absolutely great App with all of its supposed features but it crashes failed to execute most functions! ### 1/5 — Péssimo *2019-08-18* O app já foi bom um dia, agora fica fechando todo momento. ### 1/5 — Kein funktionierender Mediathek-Zugriff *2019-05-02* Leider ist der Zugriff auf die Mediathek nicht aktuell umgesetzt. Daher bei einer sehr großen iCloud-Foto-Bibliothek praktisch nicht möglich. Ich hatte das beim Support angemerkt und auch eine freundliche Antwort erhalten. Bisher wurde aber nichts geändert - dadurch ist die App trotz Bezahlung leider nutzlos!!! Das Problem hatten auch andere Apps - die das dann aber lösten. Es gibt zahllose Programme, die auch mit sehr großen iCloud-Mediatheken umgehen können!! ### 1/5 — Not User Friendly, Keeps Logging Out *2019-04-14* The app seems easy to use initially, but you get stuck in the middle of editing with no easy guidance. The app also continuously just logs out in the middle of editing. ### 1/5 — Used to love this app - now it freezes *2019-02-14, version 2.4.1* I’ve had this app for years. Now it’s virtually unusable because it freezes constantly. Please fix it. Thanks ### 1/5 — 闪退 *2018-11-11* 一直闪退什么意思 ## Most praised reviews (10 highest-rated) ### 5/5 — Always A Go-To *2025-11-29* I use this app a LOT - love it. Especially the Magic Crop feature and retouching photos. ### 5/5 — Melhor app de edição *2023-11-24* É meu app favorito de edição, sem propagandas e funciona 100%. Possui funções que muitos apps pagos não tem. Pena que pararam de atualizar e até agora não fica na nova resolução de tela. Porém não impede o uso. ### 5/5 — Easier To Learn Than Photoshop *2023-06-28* An overlooked and underrated photo editing app which is much easier to use than Photoshop. Sadly, the developers didn't think it worthy of being maintained and updated, but I won't ever uninstall because it's still usable 10 years later, and probably will be for 10 years more. ### 5/5 — 9 years later, still going strong *2023-01-08* . ### 5/5 — Great app! *2021-04-16* Well worth it. I love the uncrop feature and everything else about this app. ### 5/5 — 抓紧适配刘海屏吧，4年都不更新，还卖那么贵 *2020-12-09* 唉😔 ### 5/5 — Fantastic photo tool *2020-10-16* I tried them all and this app beats them all it can do so much very simply, crop editing is very powerful specially if your aspect ratio of photo is wrong and you don’t want to reduce your photo image it will automatically expand your photo image without stretching and it works perfectly with simple backgrounds minor repair might be needed with complex photos but it works really well much better than any other pro software including desk top computers.This is my fist go to app to edit photos then I use other apps to do things like text insert as this app is missing this.But it does so much simply I still prefer this app I have paid much more for other apps but I keep needing this app for touch ups and especially cropping is something I can’t find on any other app or desk top software. ### 5/5 — Excellent app!!!!!!! *2020-10-03* I am so glad that I paid the small amount for this app as the reviews are very old - that said, it really is very, very good!!!! Made by the same designers of retouch with additional cloning and editing features which are excellent. I use this in conjunction with Snapseed and its so good!! ### 5/5 — I'm so stupid! *2020-05-14* Don't even remember buying this app but I'm sure it was because it came from the developers of the extraordinary TouchRetouch. Somehow, perhaps because its name reminded me of an old iOS app, I pushed it into a folder of obsolete apps and forgot about it. Huge mistake! This Handy Photo is a brilliant creation with wonderful features. The interface is markedly different from most pixel editors and, while less intuitive, is smart and efficient. We can only hope that it remains a fully supported product, deserving of system compatibility. ### 5/5 — Brilliant App *2020-04-01* Very very impressed with this app, it does everything I need and more, it’s easy and quick to get results too, big congratulations to the developer --- *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 2026-08-30.*