# Photo Recovery: Pic Restore — user reviews > 656 indexed App Store user reviews of Photo Recovery by Island Palm Mobile LLC, rated 4.50/5 from 6,302 ratings. - Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/photo-recovery-pic-restore/id6473752701/reviews - App overview in markdown: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/photo-recovery-pic-restore/id6473752701.md - Rating breakdown: 5★ 5,081 · 4★ 376 · 3★ 198 · 2★ 109 · 1★ 538 ## What do users think of Photo Recovery? Overall sentiment: negative **Pros** - 🚀 Easy to use - 🚀 Free - 👍 Amazing ethics - 👍 Does what it says - 👍 Great app for recovering deleted photos - 👍 Helpful **Cons** - 🐛 Doesn't recover photos/videos - 🐛 Doesn't work as advertised - 🐛 Requires disabling Face ID - 🐛 Only recovers recently deleted files - 💰 Paid subscription required for full functionality - 💰 Waste of money **Commonly reported bugs** - Keeps asking to turn off Face ID even when it's already off - Crashes during recovery process - Doesn't update when Face ID is turned off **Most requested features** - Recover permanently deleted photos/videos - Make the app free ## Newest reviews (10 of 656) ### 1/5 — This app is NOT a recovery Tool! SCAM *2026-07-16, version 1.0* This app DOES NOT recover deleted photos and videos. All it does is access the folders that you already had access to before ever downloading the app!!! All this app does is open its own window showing your photo files and recently deleted photo album, both which the user already has access to without this app. Total rip off and false advertising!!! You do not discover any of this until they have ALREADY stolen $4 from you, claiming you need to pay before they can recover your lost photos/videos. Liars! This app should not even be allowed to be in the app stores. ### 1/5 — SCAM *2026-07-13* This app is a complete scam that does not work at all. instead of recovering permanently deleted files, it simply pulls photos that are already sitting right in your device's recycle bin. I lost my money. Do not waste your time or money downloading this useless tool. ### 4/5 — I can’t rate untiI you restore My old photos but it’s askin me to delete ONLY WUZ UP Hun *2026-07-08, version 1.30* Above ### 1/5 — It isn’t work *2026-07-08, version 1.30* It isn’t working at all just asking to pay and after keeping asking to turn off Face ID and nothing else. ### 1/5 — Does not work *2026-07-08, version 1.30* Literally does nothing ### 1/5 — Horrible *2026-07-05, version 1.30* Absolutely a waste of money. Unless you just deleted something. ### 5/5 — Great Photo Recovery Tool ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ *2026-06-30, version 1.0* PicRestore came in clutch for me when I was looking for old photos and videos that I needed for work. I had lost these photos a long time ago and needed them for some important documentation, and I was able to find and recover them using this app. If I wasn’t able to find these photos I would’ve had a real headache on my hands so thank you PicRestore!! ### 4/5 — Great app *2026-06-30, version 1.30* Works wonders will use again ### 5/5 — Top notch *2026-06-29, version 1.30* Excellent data recovery app! I like it a lot hehe haha ### 5/5 — Amazing *2026-06-28, version 1.30* Amazing!! ## Most critical reviews (10 lowest-rated) ### 1/5 — absolutely *2026-08-18, version 1.30* terible ### 1/5 — FAKE!!!!! *2026-08-15, version 1.30* ITS A SCAM! Will only “recover” photos still on your recently deleted. Completely false advertising don’t waste the money. ### 1/5 — Trash *2026-08-08, version 1.30* Trash ### 1/5 — Scam *2026-08-08, version 1.30* Did nothing and only showed photos in my recently deleted. Wish i got a refund ### 1/5 — Typical liars *2026-08-06, version 1.30* Immediately they ask you to leave review before using app at all. They say doing so help keeps the app free. But it’s not free you have to subscribe to recover photos it’s a scam app ### 1/5 — Not fulfilling what it says to fulfill *2026-08-03, version 1.30* I bought this app expecting to get all my deleted photos back but once I got in I had to pay once I payed I clicked the recover button but only say the ones that were in my recently deleted section, it says 216 photos recovered which I guess is the total of permanently deleted photos but only saw a few which where the ones I recently deleted. Wasted my money I really hoped to get the permanently deleted photos back. ### 1/5 — Not worth downloading *2026-08-01, version 1.30* It does the exact same thing as going into your recently deleted and recovering photos that way, worthless app, not worth your time or your money. ### 1/5 — Makes you rate before you use *2026-07-22, version 1.30* Can’t actually access the deleted ones without paying for it. ### 1/5 — Endless Loop, Out $4 *2026-07-22, version 1.0* Sends me in an endless loop to uncheck password/Touch ID required for Photos app and back to the app. Worthless. ### 1/5 — Scam *2026-07-18, version 1.30* Only reason it has high stars is bc it makes u rate taking abt keep it free. Then prompts u to pay right after ## Most praised reviews (10 highest-rated) ### 5/5 — Jsjw *2026-08-29, version 1.30* Usus ### 5/5 — Superb *2026-08-23, version 1.30* Best app out there to her photos back ### 5/5 — Quick and easy deleted photos *2026-08-21, version 1.30* Awesome. You must turn off Face ID before use ### 5/5 — 🤑 *2026-08-20* Bien ### 5/5 — Review *2026-08-13, version 1.30* Was good ### 5/5 — Good *2026-08-11, version 1.30* Good app ### 5/5 — Ms *2026-07-17, version 1.30* Thank you for doing a fast recovery ### 5/5 — Très rapide *2026-07-15, version 1.30* C’est fiable et garanti ### 5/5 — tqq *2026-07-06, version 1.30* tqq ### 5/5 — eh *2026-07-06, version 1.30* didnt really recover the pictures from my trip last year but if you wanna pay for what regular photos do go right ahead --- *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 2026-09-03.*