# Magnifying Glass (Magnifier) — user reviews > 58 indexed App Store user reviews of Magnifying Glass (Magnifier) by Nguyen Quy Son, rated 3.40/5 from 139 ratings. - Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/magnifying-glass-magnifier/id6455938984/reviews - App overview in markdown: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/magnifying-glass-magnifier/id6455938984.md - Rating breakdown: 5★ 72 · 4★ 8 · 3★ 7 · 2★ 7 · 1★ 45 ## What do users think of Magnifying Glass (Magnifier)? Overall sentiment: negative **Pros** - ✅ Functional magnification capability - 📸 Useful for reading small text and details - 🎯 Helpful for examining objects closely - 💰 Free to download and use **Cons** - 📢 Excessive and intrusive advertisements - 🚫 Ads block core functionality and tools - ❌ False advertising - claims 100x zoom but only delivers 10x - 🔲 Ads cover magnification controls and slider - 😤 Poor user experience due to ad bombardment - 📉 Limited zoom capability compared to built-in phone features - 🌫️ Blurry magnification results - ⚠️ Misleading moon photography ads - 🔄 App resets and crashes frequently - 🚨 Malicious ads (fake virus warnings) - ❌ No option to remove ads or upgrade - 🎮 Misleading QR code scanner promotion **Commonly reported bugs** - Ads prevent access to magnification tools - Ads don't close properly and block entire screen - App crashes and resets during use - Close button on ads is too small or non-functional - Magnification results appear blurry with visible pixels - App freezes when attempting to close ads **Most requested features** - Ad-free premium version or subscription option - Ability to close ads permanently - Higher zoom capability (100x as advertised) - Better magnification quality and clarity - Built-in ad blocker or reduced ad frequency - Improved app stability and performance ## Newest reviews (15 of 58) ### 2/5 — Magnifying is no better than taking a picture and zooming. *2025-09-03* And a billion pop up ads. Shall be deleting ### 2/5 — Ad bombardment *2025-03-15* Too many ads. Never even used it for intended purpose because so many ads interfered. Free, I get some ads. But the bombardment was ridiculous. Chose an alternative, and much happier with it. ### 4/5 — Too many ads *2025-01-20* I get it you could zoom up to 10X but it’s cause there’s too much ads. I can’t even zoom without seeing an ad. ### 3/5 — Good app, very small print *2024-12-23* So the app is good but the reason people need it is because we can’t see….to get into the app you need to go through the add that makes this free but I can’t read the fine print to get pass the add. ### 2/5 — Impossible to use *2024-12-07* This seemed great but has constant ads covering most of the screen. I had 5 ads pop up before I could use it. Then just I was able, I thought, another one popped up. ### 1/5 — Not amazing *2024-12-07, version 1.2.0* This app only zooms in 10x it’s also super blurry and I could only see pixels while zooming in to somthing ### 1/5 — Too many ads *2024-11-07, version 1.2.0* Can't get past the ads to use the magnifying glass. ### 1/5 — Poor *2024-09-18, version 1.2.0* No too many pop up ads ### 1/5 — Full of Ads. *2024-09-09* Don’t bother installing, very intrusive. ### 1/5 — Ads *2024-09-08* I'll be buying a magnifying glass for my mother instead of utilizing her iPhone. Technology is supposed to help us yet every ad uses fine print x or close. It's a magnifying app how can my mother see that If she can't see regular sized print. ### 3/5 — Could be good *2024-08-12* This app could be good and I could see them adding g this permanently to the iPhone, but the ads and pop ups make me angry, so I will most likely delete it! Another epic fail for the free apps! ### 1/5 — Ads *2024-08-07* I understand this app is free and has ads but ridiculous! So many pop ups you could even us the app! ### 1/5 — Good but… *2024-08-05* It’s ok but no option to upgrade and remove ads that constantly pop up, it’s incredibly annoying. ### 2/5 — Nearly unusable *2024-07-20* Because of the ads is nearly unusable. I'm looking for a replacement now ### 1/5 — Can’t use app because ad takes up almost entire screen *2024-07-19* Can’t use app because ad takes up almost entire screen ## Most critical reviews (10 lowest-rated) ### 1/5 — Terrible app *2025-08-08* The ads are out of control. ### 1/5 — Fake ads *2025-05-23, version 1.2.2* I downloaded this game to zoom in on a full moon as it does in the ads but it only zooms in 10x and my phone goes to 16x ### 1/5 — Unusable because of the ads *2025-04-11* I realise that you get nothing for free so if an app costs you nothing there is a trade off of some ads, but this app has so many it becomes unusable. Don’t waste your time. Find another app! ### 1/5 — Horrible app *2025-03-30* I really wanted to use this app but everytime I pressed something it went to an ad. Please fix this. ### 1/5 — Useless *2025-03-28* This app has so many bad ads plays if u need zoom just use the camera or if u on iPhone just use magnifying app. ### 1/5 — To many ads *2025-03-16, version 1.2.1* To many annoying adds ### 1/5 — Tons of Ads and Pop-ups *2025-01-12* Horrible Ap! I couldn't magnify ANYTHING without popups and ads covering "results". Also, the only "results" I saw were when this dog suddenly appears, showing that it's processing and then a blur of what I tried to magnify is my result. Over and over and over again. ### 1/5 — Review *2024-12-31* The add was blocking the magnifier. When I exited the add it didn’t actually go away making the magnifier unusable, since the add completely blocked the screen. ### 1/5 — I hate it *2024-12-15, version 1.2.0* I absolutely hate it so many ads ### 1/5 — Don’t download *2024-12-14* Pls don’t download because it his ads blocked the screen you can’t even use because the ads ## Most praised reviews (10 highest-rated) ### 5/5 — Best app for microscopic vision *2026-05-09, version 1.2.4* Amaizing and fun app ### 5/5 — Good *2025-03-28, version 1.2.1* I like ### 5/5 — Best app ever *2024-12-09* First time trying this app and it's amazing ### 5/5 — Sehr gut *2024-11-02* Gefällt mir gut ### 5/5 — Good app! *2024-07-14* It came in handy when trying to read the number, 527, on a small watch battery, ### 5/5 — It’s great *2024-04-26* It doesn’t zoom as far as the ad but it’s great ### 5/5 — i think it’s good *2024-04-16, version 1.1.5* yes ### 5/5 — e *2024-04-11* ee ### 5/5 — good *2024-02-16, version 1.1.1* works ### 5/5 — Review of magnifying glass app *2024-01-14* This really works well --- *Data collected daily from the US App Store and indexed by [AppsHunter](https://appshunter.io/). 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