# KaleidaCam — user reviews > 161 indexed App Store user reviews of KaleidaCam by Dapper Owl, rated 4.60/5 from 558 ratings. - Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/kaleidacam/id439614152/reviews - App overview in markdown: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/kaleidacam/id439614152.md - Rating breakdown: 5★ 445 · 4★ 62 · 3★ 15 · 2★ 14 · 1★ 22 ## What do users think of KaleidaCam? Overall sentiment: positive **Pros** - 👍 Fun and easy to use - 🎨 Creates beautiful kaleidoscope patterns - 💡 Versatile - can use own photos or live camera - 🎨 Produces stunning visual effects **Cons** - 🐛 Crashes when trying to save images - 🐛 Issues with saving to camera roll - 🐛 Slow performance and rendering - 🔒 Developer unresponsive to issues **Commonly reported bugs** - Crashes when trying to save images - Unable to save images to camera roll - Thumbnails show but images don't load - Freezing and app crashes after use **Most requested features** - Add video recording option - Improve image export/save functionality - Increase customization and control options - Add higher resolution output ## Newest reviews (18 of 161) ### 4/5 — Excellently *2026-03-12, version 3.0.0* Great fun and works well ### 3/5 — Troubling news *2025-10-12, version 3.0.0* I've been having fun with Kaleidacam for years. I recently upgraded my phone to iOS 26, and there's a problem: when I try to open an image from my photos, about half the time the screen goes black, and I have to dismiss the app and launch it again. I went to the Kaleidacam website and used the Contact link to send them an email message about this. It bounced, 'No such user.' Now I'm wondering whether there is anyone left at the developer, and whether the app is going to stop working at some point. That would be a shame, as there doesn't seem to be a good alternative. ### 4/5 — Hi *2024-04-15, version 3.0.0* Great!! 😊 ### 4/5 — No 6-sided option *2024-03-24, version 3.0.0* Traditional kaleidoscopes are based on hexagons (6 mirrors in a cylinder). Why doesn’t this app offer a hexapart option? ### 4/5 — Epic *2024-02-27, version 3.0.0* The ability to create unique and memorable visual effects. The endless combinations that can be done with this app is astonishing. I've always enjoyed fractal and fractal apps. And using this app has allowed me to take a more hands on approach to the ever expanding world of the fractal experience. with trademark blend of lasers and smoke, I have been able to use KaleidaCam for a visual enhancement that I had only before dreamt possible. I would give this app a perfect five star. Unfortunately, you're not able to use video mode which has forced me to use screen recording for my videos. I also think the app could offer more but I'm not really sure what I just feel like it's a treasure trove waiting to be discovered. Big shout out to the team who created the app it's an awesome idea. quite honestly I spend a lot of time using it because the finished product is one of the kind. ### 5/5 — Absolutely amazing! *2023-08-21, version 3.0.0* Beautiful app and so easy to use ! ### 5/5 — Best kaleidoscope app *2023-07-11, version 3.0.0* Brilliant app had loads of fun with it easy to use. Wish it had a video option. ### 5/5 — Great app *2023-07-04, version 3.0.0* I love using this with my own artwork! ### 5/5 — Love it *2023-04-13, version 3.0.0* Transformers are the church and the church is in going through the church building and we will get the capital hill in today to get our no we wont Daniel said to be sure we are all good looking at GOOD Faith isn’t that well I do agree Daniel Said at the the same time as Suki but i still have no idea what’s going on THIS is LUCIFER by The I Way why won’t Heavens? I never die I just need the one one I can see and 999 degree scrolled up as Loki Lafeya’S PHELIXERIi California here make make rendering of my plutonium’s encasement open scrolls microfilm rendered Daniel just did that…. And android phones lambodys helped is good QR 17 and 18 is human continuous essential ai. ### 5/5 — Love it! Love it! Love it! *2023-04-11, version 3.0.0* I just love Kaleidacam. It’s so entertaining and very calming looking back at all the beautiful patterns. It should be on the curriculum for schools as a calming influence for stressed out kids!!!! ### 5/5 — Great App *2023-02-17, version 3.0.0* Really easy to use and appreciate. Beautiful Images - however snapping LOTS of pics, quickly becomes addictive. Have fun. ### 5/5 — Awesome *2023-02-05, version 3.0.0* This is a top shelf program for people who like kaliedoscopes!! ### 5/5 — Best Free Kaleidoscope App *2022-12-15, version 3.0.0* Seen the in realtime via a super-easy interface, the kaleidoscopes you can make with this or so beautiful, and simple to create. You have the option of 2 reflections up to 24. The only thing better would be if it could capture video. Great fun. Set it 6star for winter snowflake shapes!! ### 3/5 — Novel design *2022-10-25, version 3.0.0* It’s a fun and novel app that would be greatly improved with higher resolution. ### 5/5 — Loving it *2022-10-23, version 3.0.0* Had lots of fun with this one ### 5/5 — Fun *2022-07-26, version 3.0.0* Great for playing with your photo and works well for making textures for editing other pictures ### 5/5 — Great free app *2022-05-13, version 3.0.0* Turn photos into works of art. Great app and free. ### 5/5 — Happy user *2022-05-09, version 3.0.0* Love this app use it for making birthday cards Mother’s Day cards baby cards you name it it’s great and beautiful and loved by recipients. ## Most critical reviews (10 lowest-rated) ### 1/5 — Too zoomed in *2024-11-23, version 3.0.0* Like really you could add a simple feature to zoom in or out along with positioning the photo??? ### 1/5 — Just photo *2022-04-26, version 3.0.0* It’s just work with photos not videos :( ### 1/5 — Rubbish! *2021-12-06, version 3.0.0* The artwork does not save to camera roll or the app itself! What is the point of this app? I have tried to give feedback but nobody has cared to reply!! A waste of time!!! ### 1/5 — great... until it stopped saving. 😒 *2021-08-09, version 3.0.0* this was a great app... until it stopped saving. first, it only saved to itself, and to actually do anything with the photos, i would have to screen-capture. then it stopped doing that, and would only save to the camera roll. that lasted about two weeks, then it stopped doing that, as well. it LOOKS LIKE it saves, but it doesn't. it would rate 5 stars if it saved. as it is, it's useless. ### 1/5 — Please fix export bug *2021-08-05, version 3.0.0* This app is broken on iOS 14.4. The export option no longer works and trying to save images crashes the app. ### 1/5 — No good. *2021-04-25, version 3.0.0* It stopped transferring images to Camera Roll. Then could only AirDrop one at a time, crashed, and the app needed restart to AirDrop the next shot. ### 1/5 — Can’t export photos *2021-02-22, version 3.0.0* The app looks great and you can do some very cool things, but unfortunately it won’t let me save the finished images to photos or anywhere else. I think the app needs to be updated. ### 1/5 — . *2021-02-15, version 3.0.0* I don’t think this app is very useful. I had to use it for a work but I’m never going to use it again. (Too useless) The concept is so badly organized. ### 1/5 — Just rubbish *2021-01-21, version 3.0.0* Gave it one star cause I can’t give it none..... ### 1/5 — Crap *2020-07-04, version 3.0.0* Can’t believe this app actually does nothing ## Most praised reviews (10 highest-rated) ### 5/5 — Very Awesome *2026-07-05, version 3.0.0* As someone who has spent a lot of time creating what I call Fabric Prints (Surface Designs) with A technique I invented to create pattern designs, I find this app, extraordinary in a way that absolutely compliments the way that I Create Fabric Prints, with the unique ability to Create Absolutely stunning animation (Time Lapses) of each of the design creating hundreds of patterns based on (one) element, creating an entire family of patterns based on One Photographic Element of my artworks, designs and photographic elements. I Greatly enjoy using this app to compliment My Artworks. ### 5/5 — Useful app(see feature request) *2026-04-17, version 3.0.0* Good app that can create some interesting results. Product feature request to developer: Please add the ability to change one additional parameter, specifically the reference photo’s position. This would be useful for providing more refined control over the output and may, accordingly, produce less stagnant general output. Thank you! ### 5/5 — Excellent *2026-03-16, version 3.0.0* So happy this exists. Phone feels too corporate. Nice to be able to distort reality with it. Makes me feel like I’m looking at something I’m not supposed to be allowed to look at, like I’m about to be smited by Zeus🥲 Great tool. ### 5/5 — FREAKING AMAZING!! *2026-03-06, version 3.0.0* FREAKING FUN!! ### 5/5 — Patterns *2025-06-07, version 3.0.0* Love this app So easy and fun to turn photos into beautiful shapes ### 5/5 — Fun *2024-08-18, version 3.0.0* This app turns an ok picture into something fun and different ### 5/5 — Jkln *2024-08-10, version 3.0.0* Really cool ### 5/5 — Sooo good! *2024-07-25, version 3.0.0* I love this App! I do worry about it having some glitch issues because I’ve had them happen a few times - freezing and closing after a few seconds or just closing when I try to snap a photo. I’ve had to delete the app - wait a week or so and reinstall. I’m gonna pay for the extras - not that I need them but to support it and hopefully I get to continue using it! I love it- one of the best things I can use on my phone! Thank you for creating it! You did something really impressive! ### 5/5 — Any way to lock in place before saving? *2024-05-26, version 3.0.0* It’s the only other necessary feature I can think of and it would be perfect. 🙏 Also, I discovered a two-finger tap/(hold?) function in the default kaleidoscope mode that appears to switch/transition something?. (Not zooming(changing multiplier format) btw. I’m wondering what does it do, if anything? ### 5/5 — Brilliance *2023-09-26, version 3.0.0* Amazing fun Just discovered you can use your own photos. Speedy pictures. Gets me high editing it. Anything can be amazing. Cats look good all dissected. So does my girl. --- *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 2026-08-10.*