# iColorama — user reviews > 196 indexed App Store user reviews of iColorama by talonsodev, rated 4.50/5 from 256 ratings. - Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/icolorama/id490528854/reviews - App overview in markdown: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/icolorama/id490528854.md - Rating breakdown: 5★ 201 · 4★ 23 · 3★ 10 · 2★ 3 · 1★ 19 ## What do users think of iColorama? Overall sentiment: positive **Pros** - 🚀 Incredibly deep app - 👍 Fantastic app - 👍 Best app ever - 👍 Brilliant app - 👍 Superb app - 👍 Excellent app - 👍 Wonderful app - 👍 Awesome app - 👍 Highly recommended - 👍 Endless creative possibilities **Cons** - 🐛 Freezes constantly - 🐛 Crashes frequently - 🐛 Quality reduced when uploading photos - 🐛 Doesn't work with newer iOS versions - 💰 Moved to subscription model **Commonly reported bugs** - Freezing issues - Unable to load photos - Watermark overlay issues - Incompatibility with newer devices **Most requested features** - Ability to save in full quality - Improved stability and performance - Support for latest iOS versions - Restore previous free version ## Newest reviews (11 of 196) ### 3/5 — Great when it works *2025-06-11, version 4.92* I’m not sure why, but it keeps hanging up on me. If I’m lucky, I can get it to make one change, and then nothing. I’ve tried reloading the app, and it hasn’t helped. I wanted to use it for simplifying some photos to use as references for watercolor paintings. I got it to work a couple of times. ### 3/5 — Wish the video option would return. *2024-09-20, version 4.89* You’ve made a beautiful product. It’s crammed filled with content and options for anyone to broadly explore their self expression. But sad… Super Sad… I can no longer video my creative process. That’s were the magic happens for those of us who are challenged by curating their own work. ### 4/5 — When did go subscription? *2024-07-07, version 4.89* I loved this app, but recently when i tried to use it on a new ipad there's a watermark, and i've tried the versions of restore, but the watermark is still there. How do i go back to a version that worked?? I shouldn't have lost the ability to use the app as it was... if it isn't solved i'll simply scrap the app. I may also notify apple that the app changing means i'm no longer getting what i paid for. Update: It appears that the app is usable again. I'm understandably wary that it will continue to work, so I can only rate it 4 stars. ### 2/5 — WHAT are they doing? *2023-12-31, version 4.83* I bought iColorama a few years ago, and now I can’t use what I paid for unless I subscribe to iColorama Pro >: ### 4/5 — Once you figure it out… *2023-10-02, version 4.83* Once you figure it out it’s a top notch app. I’ve made some pretty cool little masterpieces with it. You’ll need a good memory to remember where things are. If you’re having a creative block try playing with this. ### 3/5 — Missing Content *2023-09-06* You’ve made a beautiful product. It’s crammed filled with content and options for anyone to broadly explore their self expression. But sad… Super Sad… I can no longer video my creative process. That’s were the magic happens for those of us who are challenged by curating their own work. ### 3/5 — Would be 5 stars *2023-08-24, version 4.83* Would be 5 stars if it would rotate to portrait layout. ### 3/5 — App not working *2023-08-05, version 4.83* I was loving this app and now it isn’t retrieving photos from my iPad as it was before . I’ve tried shutting down and reopening. I’ve tried deleting app and reinstalling .. help, I want to love this app and keep using it! ### 4/5 — Need Help *2023-06-06, version 4.83* I enjoyed the free version but can’t seem to purchase this app for reasons I don’t quite understand. There’s no way I can contact the developer. Please help ### 4/5 — Issue? *2022-12-16, version 4.83* Love using iColorama to add effect to my images but there’s been an issue lately that I can’t resolve. Namely, why are added effects suddenly in an oval shape and not circular (as they should be).? Something I have done? ### 5/5 — Free trial on IColorama *2022-10-20, version 4.81* Exactly what is this free trial about, , please explain Thank you ## Most critical reviews (10 lowest-rated) ### 1/5 — Wow *2025-05-14, version 4.92* The quality is reduced by the app when you upload a photo. I wish it saved in full quality.! The saved picture is blurry ### 1/5 — Freezes Constantly *2024-11-19, version 4.89* This app used to run fine on my 4th gen iPad Pro 12.9 with the A10z chip. Now that I have a 6th gen with the M2 chip, it constantly freezes no matter what I do. In order to fix this, TEMPORARILY, I have to shutdown my iPad down and restart it. Then it starts all over again after only a few minutes. Smh😒 Extremely frustrating. ### 1/5 — Freezes in iPadOS 18 *2024-11-14, version 4.89* I’m in an online art class. The group really likes the App but it needs to updated, rebuilt to work with iPadOS 18. It was a little glitchy with iPadOS 17. ### 1/5 — When did go subscription? *2024-04-18* I loved this app, but recently when i tried to use it on a new ipad there's a watermark, and i've tried the versions of restore, but the watermark is still there. How do i go back to a version that worked?? I shouldn't have lost the ability to use the app as it was... if it isn't solved i'll simply scrap the app. I may also notify apple that the app changing means i'm no longer getting what i paid for. ### 1/5 — Paid $6.99 and now not recognizing my purchase *2023-11-17, version 4.83* Total rip off. ### 1/5 — What the heck is the Wheel symbol in iColorama? *2023-06-16, version 4.83* Ok I have had this app for years. Now when I open it on my iPad I get this really dumb Wheel in the background and on an image. What is going on? This totally renders this app useless!! Get your suppor on it to fix this issue please!!! Not HAPPY!!! - James ### 1/5 — What!? *2023-05-27, version 4.83* I can understand upgrading a freeware app and offering the new version for a price. But to present an “update” to existing freeware that disables the user’s existing freeware to coerce a purchase? That is hardly a practise that merits rewarding. I’m done. I’d put no stars if I could. ### 1/5 — LOVED IT until it froze. *2023-02-08, version 4.83* In the middle of a project an offer for a free trial appeared. It froze my screen placed a wheel watermark on the screen. Now I can load photos but they still have the watermark overlayed on them. ### 1/5 — Budget *2022-11-18, version 4.81* I have used this app for 1year+ it was one of my favorite but now I have to pay be a senior on a fixed budget I can’t afford it ### 1/5 — I already paid once. *2022-10-13, version 4.81* I already bought this app, now they are gonna charge me a yearly fee… The is ok, but not worth paying again. ## Most praised reviews (10 highest-rated) ### 5/5 — Incredibly deep app *2025-06-20, version 4.92* You will never reach the bottom of all this app can do! One of my daily go to apps!!! The creator always seems to be one creative stop ahead, something like the proverbial dangling carrot. Keep up the great work! ### 5/5 — iColorama Leaves that AI Junk in the Dirt *2025-01-01, version 4.89* I have used this app forever. It was a fantastic app 10 years ago. It is so blinking beyond awesome now, I don’t know how it could improve, yet somehow the developers listen to us customers and continue to expand iColorama’s power. You can do ~anything~ you want to an image with this app. Dump the AI; it looks pretty at first glance but look twice and every AI image looks like every other AI image. With iColorama you can make some thing absolutely unique and all your own. ### 5/5 — Best App *2024-09-24, version 4.89* I’ve been using this app for about 5 years. It’s the best photo art editing app with a gigantic array of tools and options to create photo art and more ! ### 5/5 — Brilliant app *2024-03-23, version 4.89* I have used this for a good 5 years now. Best graphics app around. ### 5/5 — Bring your Ai art to a new level *2024-01-17, version 4.85* This is one of my favorite apps for enhancing my Ai art. An extremely wide range of tools and color pallets. The water color feature is one of my favorite tools. I have not found anything that matches it. ### 5/5 — Freezes *2023-09-10, version 4.83* This app just freezes every time I get going on something. I paid for the app but it’s useless. IPad Pro. Update: I didn’t see it documented anywhere but apparently there is no support for the Apple Pencil on the iPad Pro. (V2) It works great when just using my finger. Thanks. ### 5/5 — Freezing *2023-07-09, version 4.83* The app is frequently. ### 5/5 — Superb app *2023-03-12, version 4.83* I use many related apps on my IPad and MacBook and this on is by far the most useful photo app particularly if you want to create art works - so it’s amazing that it’s free. It’s not that intuitive to use mainly because it offers so many options but when you work out your preferred workflow it’s fine. There are tutorials on YouTube but I find they are a bit old and the interface isn’t quite the same. By far the best are from Yuri on Photo2Paint. ### 5/5 — LOVED IT until it froze. *2023-02-17, version 4.83* In the middle of a project an offer for a free trial appeared. It froze my screen placed a wheel watermark on the screen. Now I can load photos but they still have the watermark overlayed on them. Problem solved! ### 5/5 — Favourite design app *2022-12-10, version 4.82* I thought it wanted money off me to use it last time I was on it, but if you can find Settings in the menus & select Restore - it sorts itself out. Wish this had been made clearer, but otherwise this is easily the best app of its kind. Many thanks - keep up the excellent work! --- *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 2026-08-12.*