# Paint FX : Photo Effects Editor — user reviews > 295 indexed App Store user reviews of Paint FX by Sprite Labs, rated 4.20/5 from 216 ratings. - Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/paint-fx-photo-effects-editor/id421532754/reviews - App overview in markdown: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/paint-fx-photo-effects-editor/id421532754.md - Rating breakdown: 5★ 138 · 4★ 37 · 3★ 10 · 2★ 8 · 1★ 23 ## What do users think of Paint FX? Overall sentiment: positive **Pros** - 👍 Easy to use - 🎨 Great editing features - 💯 Excellent photo effects - 🎨 Powerful blending tool - 🎨 Versatile editing options **Cons** - 🐛 Crashes and freezes - 🐛 Blend mode not working - 🐛 Compatibility issues with updates - 🔍 Limited search functionality - 🔍 Lack of video tutorials **Commonly reported bugs** - Crashes when using certain filters - Blend mode freezes or doesn't work - Compatibility issues with iOS updates - App freezes or becomes unresponsive - Inability to save edited photos **Most requested features** - Update the app to fix bugs - Improve blend mode functionality - Add more filters and editing tools - Provide video tutorials for new users - Enhance search and discovery features ## Newest reviews (13 of 295) ### 2/5 — Sad *2024-01-08, version 6.5.1* I used to use this app religiously and the blend mode and a few others make the app freeze then crash. Please update ### 2/5 — Freezes *2022-11-23, version 6.5.1* This app has a ton of potential, but it freezes and takes forever to load when trying to use blend feature. Wasting my time ### 4/5 — Really great but still has some issues *2022-11-08, version 6.5.1* I love this app. I use it all the time. However, even when my phone and apps are completely up to date, the app will freeze or won’t allow me to save my image. Most of the time, when I’m halfway through my editing I quickly email myself the image even though it’s not completed so that I don’t lose it in case the app freezes again. It’s my favorite by far. I just can’t trust it. ### 4/5 — I loved this app. *2022-05-16, version 6.5.1* This app was my go too. Now my it’s not functioning. :( I’m heart broken. ### 2/5 — Problems *2022-01-10, version 6.5.1* I would give this app 5 stars because it was my favorite but I am having so many issues just getting signed back in so this is problematic. It is hard to get in touch with the company and have someone respond. This app is very easy to use in I would recommend it but since these problems I would not ### 4/5 — Paint FX *2021-04-15* Super geile App, benutze sie seit Jahren. Allerdings wäre ein Update mal schick, unter dem aktuellen iOS ist die Performance so übel das die Blend-Funktion nicht mehr funktioniert weil es am Laden des zweiten Bildes scheitert. Und die alternativen Apps lassen doch sehr zu wünschen übrig... Problem besteht leider auch ein halbes Jahr später wieder nachdem es zwischendurch ging. ### 2/5 — Great App, Blend mode causes app to crash!! *2021-04-07, version 6.5.1* Great editing app, blend mode is intermittent and hardly works causing the app to crash. If this can be resolved it would be 5*. ### 3/5 — Please update *2021-02-18, version 6.5.1* I’ve always loved how versatile this app was and now it won’t open. Do you guys plan on updating it? ### 4/5 — Watermarks *2021-01-30, version 6.5.1* It’s fabulous for putting your own Watermarks on photos! Wish it had video tutorials, I found one on YouTube that helped me 😀 ### 3/5 — Crashes *2020-12-07, version 6.5.1* I love this app. I use the blend option the majority of the time, which really isn’t that often. Sometimes it won’t load the pictures I’m trying to blend. It will just continuously load. I thought maybe it was like a limit per day or something, but there have been times that I’ve done multiple in a day....then after not using it for a few weeks, it won’t load. It’s so frustrating! ### 5/5 — Having problems using App *2020-11-28, version 6.5.1* Are there any updates for this app? It’s a really good App to have and it’s not working on my phone. Need help ### 5/5 — Favorite app *2020-08-29, version 6.5.1* I love this app for the touch feature; only problem is that Blend keeps crashing; please fix it! ### 4/5 — Love love love this app til I found out it doesn’t save in full resolution *2020-08-24, version 6.5.1* I have used this apps for years and I absolutely love that it’s simple to use to highlight or add vibrancy or lighten just a portion of the photo. I thought it was saving my photos in full resolution but no. So suddenly I want to make enlargements but the resolution is too small after using this app. Surely there must be a way to fix this. I have so many photo apps and this used to be one of my favorites. ## Most critical reviews (10 lowest-rated) ### 1/5 — :( *2023-12-11, version 6.5.1* Great app when it’s working. The the “blend” effect doesn’t work. It just stays loading and doesn’t do anything. ### 1/5 — Blending hardly ever works *2022-01-26, version 6.5.1* I have loved this app for years. I love how easy it is to use…but it’s irritating that the blend option hardly ever works. That’s what I use the app for 95% of the time, so it’s hard to use it because it doesn’t work when you need it. ### 1/5 — Doesn’t work *2022-01-12, version 6.5.1* Crash City.. Can not blend anymore.. ### 1/5 — Blend is not working *2021-11-01, version 6.5.1* I updated to latest iOS and Blend does not work ### 1/5 — Crashes a lot and it’s frozen *2020-11-30, version 6.5.1* Please fix your app it keeps crashing . ### 1/5 — Blend mode won’t work. *2020-11-19, version 6.5.1* Blend mode won’t work. I hade this problem a long time ago, I recently downloaded un another phone, with another account & is the same thing. This app used to be the best for me.😕 (won’t load your blend image, I will just stay trying to load but it won’t. ### 1/5 — App has stopped working *2020-08-10, version 6.5.1* I loved this app but as far as I know it doesn’t seem to be working anymore ### 1/5 — Used to be 5 stars *2020-06-26, version 6.5.1* This app was really awesome probably one of the best photo editing apps I’ve ever come across you could let your imagination run wild. Now nothing on it works you can’t enter challenges and you can’t even use any functions On it at all. Developer what is the problem? Will this ever be resolved? ### 1/5 — Fx *2020-05-09, version 6.5.1* This app must have blown a head gasket...it’s frozen....is anybody home? ### 1/5 — Blending mode hs sur la derniere maj *2020-04-29* Tout est dans le titre. Big bug blending mode 😡 ios 13.4.1 Speed repar please ## Most praised reviews (10 highest-rated) ### 5/5 — On of the Greats *2025-04-24, version 6.5.1* A gem. "Blend" feature is favorite. ### 5/5 — On of the Greats *2024-12-25, version 6.5.1* A sublimely great piece of software, a gems. Effects go beyond good, they are excellent. "Blend" feature is favorite. ### 5/5 — Best apps *2024-10-20, version 6.5.1* One of the best apps I've used ### 5/5 — Best photoshop app *2023-01-10, version 6.5.1* I always use this app but now there’s 3 problems. 1. The blend tool.. When you pick a photo to blend sometimes it will show black screen. 2. The blend tool.. when you start blending a photo the photo is a little blurry. 3. The photo search not working ### 5/5 — Some filters crash this app! *2022-07-24, version 6.5.1* I have used and loved this app for years but as my iPad air 4 aged, I lost the ability to apply certain filters like astro deep. I thought it was a problem with the old ipad. I bought a new iphone 12 mini and it did the same thing on that device. Just bought an ipad pro and I still can’t invoke astro deep without crashing/freezing paint fx and needing to kill the whole process. I searched for help on the web and found nothing. What is going on? What am I missing? I want this back! ### 5/5 — Please update this app. 2021 *2022-07-14, version 6.5.1* It used to be a nice app for editing pictures. But its need to get an update. 2021 ### 5/5 — Best app ever *2022-01-11, version 6.5.1* Love this app… ### 5/5 — App is great but is due for an update *2021-06-29, version 6.5.1* I love this app, but it’s way overdue for an update, there are a few bugs that need attention. ### 5/5 — PAINT FX IS BACK !!! *2021-05-07, version 6.5.1* I have used this one-of-a-kind app for years. It slipped away for over a year. There is no photo editing app like Paint FX. I love it. WELCOME BACK TO THE TOOLBOX !!! ### 5/5 — ✨👌😄✨ *2021-03-23, version 6.5.1* This is one of my favourite apps...so easy to use and 1 of the best i've found. Not sure about all the new bits, in my opinion it didn't need all the fuss. Get it, you won't be disappointed 👍 --- *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 2026-09-13.*