# Pencil Sketch Photo Editor + — user reviews > 187 indexed App Store user reviews of Pencil Sketch Photo Editor + by Tue Nguyen Minh, rated 4.50/5 from 14,642 ratings. - Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/pencil-sketch-photo-editor-plus/id680134923/reviews - App overview in markdown: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/pencil-sketch-photo-editor-plus/id680134923.md - Rating breakdown: 5★ 11,532 · 4★ 1,304 · 3★ 635 · 2★ 248 · 1★ 923 ## What do users think of Pencil Sketch Photo Editor +? Overall sentiment: negative **Pros** - 🚀 Smooth and efficient - 💡 Useful line drawing features - 👍 Convenient for portrait artists **Cons** - 🔒 Requires premium subscription to remove watermark - 🐛 Saving issues and errors - 👎 Poor sketch quality - 💰 Expensive subscription - 🚫 Limited functionality without premium **Commonly reported bugs** - Inability to save sketches - Restoration of purchases not working - Crashes and errors **Most requested features** - HD sketch feature - Apple Pencil support - More editing options ## Newest reviews (10 of 187) ### 2/5 — Got app *2025-12-31, version 1.4.8* Haven’t used app and already asking for review ### 2/5 — Don’t let me do anything *2024-12-30, version 1.4.6* It’s boring and it doesn’t let me do anything ### 1/5 — PAGO *2024-11-27* 0 ### 2/5 — Only does one thing! *2024-11-21, version 1.4.6* That’s it! Upload photo or take photo, and all you get is a black and white sketch. No other features. Pretty lame ### 1/5 — help *2024-11-18, version 1.4.6* How do I get the icons on the right off my pic? ### 1/5 — Don’t buy it! *2024-11-11, version 1.4.6* This app is very misleading. Not worth the $2.99! ### 5/5 — Artistic conception now *2024-09-29, version 1.4.6* Because this is how we work. ### 5/5 — Ease of use *2024-08-16, version 1.4.6* This app is smooth and allows the user to focus on creating and not getting caught up with fluff and overload of a ton of features. ### 3/5 — Unclear on app details and costs *2024-07-07, version 1.4.6* Pencil Sketch App Developer, Please clarify: 1) cost to remove watermark and save work, and how long the 2.99 fee lasts 2) why are so many users frustrated with this simple issue? ### 4/5 — Not with premium cost but awesome and useful nonetheless. *2024-07-04, version 1.4.6* Paid for a limited time of subscription, too expensive for what it does. I do love all the different options and levers you can adjust. Will not be renewing subscription though. ## Most critical reviews (10 lowest-rated) ### 1/5 — Terrible *2026-08-16, version 1.4.8* Terrible quality sketches and it’s impossible to cancel ### 1/5 — Worst app eVer *2026-08-10, version 1.4.8* Doesn’t do much. Everything you attempt to do makes you watch a video. Even though I paid for it ### 1/5 — No! No! No! *2026-03-03, version 1.4.8* If you have to buy something to find out how much it costs, it’s a ripoff. Judging by the other reviews, this one is no exception. ### 1/5 — Stupid *2026-01-24, version 1.4.8* I open the app for the first time and it asks for a review. ### 1/5 — Too many ads! *2025-10-08, version 1.4.6* So many ads, it was non-usable. I had to delete. ### 1/5 — Add a free draw page *2025-05-10, version 1.4.6* Add a free draw page ### 1/5 — Watermark on images *2025-02-11, version 1.4.6* Wanted to quickly turn an image into a stencil, sketch image. The app does this quickly but puts a watermark over the image. To remove you have to upgrade to pro for £2.99. I didn’t see this mentioned anywhere when I downloaded. ### 1/5 — don’t get it unless u like figuring things out *2025-02-04, version 1.4.6* i literally had no idea what to do (there was no direction) ### 1/5 — Leaves huge watermark *2024-12-23, version 1.4.6* Ridiculous. All I wanted was to convert one photo I had to a drawing. I’m not paying money to remove a watermark. ### 1/5 — Watermark remains *2024-12-06, version 1.4.6* I paid for the pro version but the watermark won’t go away… ripoff ## Most praised reviews (10 highest-rated) ### 5/5 — Yep *2026-08-23, version 1.4.8* This cured my canwcer ### 5/5 — Great job *2026-08-12, version 1.4.8* Love this app ### 5/5 — Great App *2026-08-07, version 1.4.8* Great App ### 5/5 — Waley *2026-08-06, version 1.4.8* Ay Ewan ### 5/5 — Pencil Sketch *2026-03-03, version 1.4.8* I have enjoyed this app very much. Thank you, Pencil Sketch. ### 5/5 — Artist opinion *2025-09-02, version 1.4.6* Excellent! ### 5/5 — horrible game *2025-04-18* i voted 5 so y’all can see but it wouldn’t let me draw unless i payed for one and as soon as i opened the app it was just some girl already drawn. the buttons on the side did not work and instead colored it FOR ME. horrible game ### 5/5 — App *2025-03-25, version 1.4.6* Great app does why it says great quality pictures ### 5/5 — Excellent *2025-02-23, version 1.4.6* This is a great app for artists who want to turn a photo into a line drawing that can be painted. ### 5/5 — How much do you charge? *2024-10-12* Do you charge each items? Or do you charge monthly? --- *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 2026-09-09.*