# Pencil Sketch Photo Camera — user reviews > 762 indexed App Store user reviews of Pencil Sketch Photo Camera by 云涌 段, rated 4.50/5 from 6,341 ratings. - Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/pencil-sketch-photo-camera/id1042963624/reviews - App overview in markdown: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/pencil-sketch-photo-camera/id1042963624.md - Rating breakdown: 5★ 4,892 · 4★ 681 · 3★ 297 · 2★ 125 · 1★ 346 ## What do users think of Pencil Sketch Photo Camera? Overall sentiment: neutral **Pros** - 👍 Easy to use - 🎨 Great editing tools - 💡 Variety of sketch styles - 🎨 Transforms photos well **Cons** - 🚧 Too many ads - 🐛 Crashes and bugs - 🚧 Paid version issues - 🚧 Difficulty accessing photos **Commonly reported bugs** - Paid version not working properly - Inability to access camera roll photos - Frequent crashes and freezes **Most requested features** - Ability to save edited photos - Improved performance and stability - Better ad implementation or paid option - More customization options ## Newest reviews (10 of 762) ### 2/5 — No longer working *2025-06-29, version 2.6* It maybe a user error but I was able to use it before. I paid the nominal amount so that isn’t the problem. Can’t find any other info. 😳 ### 2/5 — Way Too Many Ads *2025-06-21, version 2.6* You can’t even try the app because it has so many ads. ### 4/5 — Came a long way 💾 *2025-05-08, version 2.6* I am giving this a 4.4 out of 5 because this had been a real stable app from iOS 12.5 up to iPad-OS 18.4 as this was the first app to move into the iPad 7 impressive so far. ### 4/5 — Работает *2024-10-22, version 2.6* Много рекламы, а так - иногда неплохо получается. ### 2/5 — Very good a lot of adds *2024-09-06, version 2.6* Love to have a lot of options, but very time you hit any button it show a lot forever adds 😭🤯 ### 1/5 — The adds completely reduce the quality *2024-08-28, version 2.6* The adds are so obnoxious I would not pay for the upgrade under any circumstances.. ### 1/5 — Used to be Best of its type. Not anymore! *2024-08-06, version 2.6* I’m a watercolor artist, and I hate sketching. This is by far the best app I’ve ever used for turning a photo into a sketch (are you listening, Photo Shop?). It’s clean and easy to use, with no goofy effects. Just turns your photo into a great sketch instantly. If you pay for the app, the vast array of additional different effects is actually a little mind boggling. Great app. I am changing my review to one star. This USED to be a great app, but they have destroyed it with the ads. You get hit with a several minute ad at each step of your editing. It’s literally impossible to use now. Hey, the developers deserve payment, but this isn’t the way to go about it. I would gladly have paid a couple of bucks for this formerly excellent app, but not with those ads! ### 1/5 — Horrível cheio de anúncios *2024-06-25, version 2.6* 20 anúncios até chegar na parte de enviar a foto e mais 50 até concluir ### 1/5 — Too many adds *2024-01-26, version 2.6* Too many adds and they are long. This app never used to be this way. ### 1/5 — So many ads now it’s unusable *2024-01-25, version 2.6* For years this was one of my favorite apps, when it had a reasonable amount of ads. Now there’s an ad literally every time you select something. It’s made it unusable. ## Most critical reviews (10 lowest-rated) ### 1/5 — Pencil sketch photo camera *2025-12-29, version 2.6* To many popups that won’t let you proceed ### 1/5 — Horribly annoying ads. *2025-12-06, version 2.6* Ads were so annoying the app is virtually impossible to use. I had to delete it. ### 1/5 — Nothing but ads *2025-11-09, version 2.6* An annoying app that presents a lengthy commercial with each press of a button. Don’t even waste your time with this one since there are so many to choose from. ### 1/5 — Horribly annoying ads. *2025-06-17, version 2.6* Ads were so annoying the app is virtually impossible to use. I had to delete it. ### 1/5 — All ads, impossible to use *2025-04-13, version 2.6* The ads are constant and minutes long. There are much better sketch apps than this one. I’ve had this app for a long time and it used to be great, now it’s ad after ad after ad. Don’t bother with this one, keep looking, there’s much better apps that do the same without constant ads. ### 1/5 — Disappointed *2025-03-17, version 2.6* Changes and restrictions since original purchase don’t bring happiness ### 1/5 — 垃圾桶，妓女生的仔做的， *2025-03-04, version 2.6* 都是广告 ### 1/5 — Slow *2025-02-17, version 2.6* Really slow and outdated. Deleted now as wasting space on my phone. ### 1/5 — More adds than tools *2025-02-09, version 2.6* Every thing you click on to look at brings up another game ad. Big headache ### 1/5 — The Ads! *2024-11-16, version 2.6* The app is unusable. Every time I select a button, a very long ad pops up. It is so bad that I cannot even get through one sketch to see if it’s worth paying for. If it is this bad now (at the point where they’re trying to convert me as a paying customer), I cannot imagine the charges users will incur in-app. Literally not worth the time and patience it takes to assess if it’s worth a few bucks. ## Most praised reviews (10 highest-rated) ### 5/5 — BEST APP EVER *2026-07-18, version 2.6* I love this app and I’ve used it for years. I've tried other apps but none are as easy to use as this. ### 5/5 — Please keep updating and adding more advanced features *2025-07-05, version 2.6* Absolutely love this and Pencil Sketch 2 app. I hope you guys keep adding more advanced features and outputs resolution. With Kind Regards-BR ### 5/5 — Superior Quality *2025-05-12, version 2.6* This app is excellent for doing custom images and burning them with CO2 or diode laser. I use this periodically on my custom jobs. It’s simple to use and save as a png file. ### 5/5 — Great photos *2025-04-19, version 2.6* Nice very nice ### 5/5 — Keg *2025-04-12, version 2.6* Hiccup ### 5/5 — Thumbs up *2024-11-09, version 2.6* Good program ### 5/5 — 金融车管所家 *2024-09-08, version 2.6* 和似曾相识 v 响当当 ### 5/5 — Chất lượng tốt *2024-06-15, version 2.6* Đẹp ### 5/5 — Best of its type *2024-02-27* I’m a watercolor artist, and I hate sketching. This is by far the best app I’ve ever used for turning a photo into a sketch (are you listening, Photo Shop?). It’s clean and easy to use, with no goofy effects. Just turns your photo into a great sketch instantly. If you pay for the app, the vast array of additional different effects is actually a little mind boggling. Great app. ### 5/5 — Great editing tool *2024-01-19, version 2.6* Easy to use, many choices --- *Data collected daily from the US App Store and indexed by [AppsHunter](https://appshunter.io/). User reviews are verbatim App Store reviews. 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