# Photo Pen Lite — user reviews

> 13 indexed App Store user reviews of Photo Pen Lite by Brandon Abbott, rated 2.42/5 from 12 ratings.

- Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/photo-pen-lite/id505873029/reviews
- App overview in markdown: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/photo-pen-lite/id505873029.md
- Rating breakdown: 5★ 3 · 4★ 1 · 3★ 1 · 2★ 0 · 1★ 7

## Most critical reviews (10 lowest-rated)

### 1/5 — Junk

*2016-12-17, version 1.2*

Add Text doesn't work.

### 1/5 — Doesn't work

*2016-10-20, version 1.2*

Not working . Nothing moves.

### 1/5 — Avoid

*2016-09-21, version 1.2*

You can only edit photos that you take using the app.  Nuff said.

### 1/5 — No good

*2016-09-06, version 1.2*

This is like some high school student's App 101 project. Not good for anything

### 1/5 — Photo was cropped automatically! 😡

*2016-06-24, version 1.2*

The pen itself worked as advertised, but it also cropped the picture!  Not good!!

### 1/5 — Seems to be useless

*2016-05-14, version 1.2*

I was looking for an app that I could use my apple pen with to write on a photo that was taken.  It was a screen shot that I needed to quickly sign as if it was a PDF and this program did not have thinner lines to draw a signature.  Not good for businesses for sure.

### 1/5 — Not goood

*2012-07-15, version 1.2*

Shittyyy AF

### 1/5 — Avoid this amateur app – saves low-resolution photos only

*2012-04-02, version 1.0*

Marked-up photos are saved with a horrendously low resolution. No sequenced undo option for markups—all must be undone at once. Does not honor landscape/vertical orientation as recorded by iPhone camera, so saved photos get flipped to an undesired orientation. This was a sloppy, amateur effort.

### 3/5 — Update for iOS 11

*2017-11-26, version 1.2*

I can no longer use this app until the developer updates it for iOS 11!

### 3/5 — Good

*2012-04-08, version 1.1*

This is not worth 5 stars nor is it worth 1 star. Its 3 stars for me b/c the free version doesnt allow you to edit the top of pics that are vertical. The ads block the top/side of pics and your unable to color or edit that side were the ads are. Secondly the bottom portion were you choose your colors, photos, size, etc. also covers part of the picture. So, just like the ads, you cant color that. But its def. a good app for those who just want to play around, not for any professional reasons though b/c of these problems.

## Most praised reviews (3 highest-rated)

### 5/5 — omg awesome

*2012-04-09, version 1.1*

this app is the best for those yolo pics

### 5/5 — Great app

*2012-04-04, version 1.0*

This was the exact app I was looking for. It works great and has super awesome features, I definitely recommend it.

### 5/5 — Awesome!!

*2012-03-23, version 1.0*

Just what I was looking for. iPad has more options (like erase errors) but this will totally do for iPhone!  Best part is that your finished image stays the same size as original and no crappy ads in your photo when u save!  Awesome.

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