# Photo Scan & Colorize - Raven — user reviews

> 75 indexed App Store user reviews of Photo Scan & Colorize by RAY INFORMATICS YAZILIM TEKNOLOJI MEDYA DANISMANLIK VE EGITIM TICARET LIMITED SIRKETI, rated 4.10/5 from 504 ratings.

- Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/photo-scan-and-colorize-raven/id1447029014/reviews
- App overview in markdown: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/photo-scan-and-colorize-raven/id1447029014.md
- Rating breakdown: 5★ 346 · 4★ 39 · 3★ 35 · 2★ 16 · 1★ 68

## What do users think of Photo Scan & Colorize?

Overall sentiment: negative

**Pros**

- ✨ Effective colorization for black and white photos
- 🎨 Improved colorization across entire images
- 📸 Good auto picture taking capabilities
- 🔧 Better corner detection and adjustment
- 💪 Responsive developer support
- 📚 Useful educational tool for digital imaging

**Cons**

- 💰 Expensive pricing model
- 🎭 Inaccurate and poor quality colorization
- 🚫 Misleading free app with required paid features
- ⚠️ Bait-and-switch monetization strategy
- 🔴 Sepia tone instead of true colorization
- 🎨 Faces turn pink/unnatural colors
- 📱 Limited features for the price
- ❌ No free trial or preview before purchase
- 🔐 Refund policy issues
- ⏱️ Slow and cumbersome workflow
- 💧 Watermarks on processed photos
- 📲 No iPad/full-screen version
- 🛑 Aggressive upsell notifications
- 🔗 Customer service unresponsive/server issues

**Commonly reported bugs**

- App hangs during cropping phase
- Restore purchase functionality not working
- App crashes or freezes at various steps
- Auto edge detection fails
- Manual edge detection produces inaccurate results
- Picture selection not working
- Watermarks appearing on paid content

**Most requested features**

- Free trial or watermarked preview option
- iPad version with full-screen editing
- Improved colorization AI algorithm
- Auto-crop functionality
- Clear pricing and feature comparison (Basic vs Pro)
- Better edge detection
- More advanced editing features
- Removal of watermarks from free version

## Newest reviews (14 of 75)

### 3/5 — What’s Pro? I dunno.

*2022-09-17*

I don’t remember when I bought this or how much I paid. A thing that bothers me must be intentional because most developers do it: they don’t let potential buyers understand differences between Basic and Pro. I’m looking at this, wondering if I should put it back on my iPhone or iPad, wondering if I’ll have to pay more. I can’t tell from this page so who knows? 🤷🏼‍♀️ It’s too easy to just give up on an app.

### 2/5 — 間違って購入してしまいました

*2022-08-12*

間違って購入してしまったのでキャンセルしたいですがどうしたらいいですか？

### 2/5 — I’m having trust issues…

*2022-02-07*

I’m all for the tiered business model.  Go for it!

However, especially in photo editing apps, the pay layer should be available to try before you buy (preview feature) using the most common anti-abuse method of placing a watermark over the finished product.

Getting to SEE the results on one’s own photographic content is a strong inducement for purchase, if it works.

Getting a refund on apps is notoriously problematic, so the “preview” function is important.

Off to the next app to try.

### 2/5 — Just make it a paid app already!!

*2021-09-14*

So called Free app literally doesn’t do the one thing I downloaded it for.. colorize photos. Wants me to pay immediately without even showing a preview to see whether it’s worth the price being charged. Deleted and moving on to something else. Can’t justify paying for such a single purpose app when I have other photo editing tools that do so much more.

**Developer response:** We are sorry for your problem. You can preview your colorized photos using the app's batch colorization feature.

### 1/5 — 驚き！

*2021-09-08*

この程度のクオリティで1100円とか酷い

### 2/5 — More like sepia tone than color

*2021-07-28*

The best colorization is My Heritage 
This app merely sepia tones black and white
Disappointing

### 1/5 — Disappointing

*2021-07-18*

No wonder they won’t let you run a free trial. I paid for a month but deleted the app several minutes later, after half a dozen dismal attempts to colorize some old photos. Other apps did much better with the same photos.

### 3/5 — Was Poor for the price now improved

*2021-05-29*

Was not too pleased with the old version of this app since it only colourised images containing people with any degree of success. It is now rather better with the whole image colourised, if not entirely beautifully. Now the scan picks up image corners well and it is no longer hard to adjust the corner positions. Still rather too expensive in my opinion, but worth a try.

**Developer response:** Hi, we are sorry for your problem. Can you please update the app? The colorization process is improved with the latest version of the app. In addition, you can colorize your multiple photos at once now. We would appreciate it if you give feedback again after the update.

### 1/5 — Lediglich Vorschau

*2021-05-29*

Diese App ist nicht zu gebrauchen. Man sieht lediglich, wie das Foto in Farbe aussehen KÖNNTE! Kostenloser Download nicht möglich!
Antwort auf Entwickler-Reaktion: Trotz neuester Version kann man nur ahnen, wie es aussehen könnte, u. das Ergebnis ist nicht annähernd so gut wie bei den Colorize-Platzhirschen. Sorry.

**Developer response:** Können Sie bitte die App aktualisieren?  Sie können eine Vorschau Ihrer kolorierten Fotos anzeigen, indem Sie die Batch-Kolorierungsfunktion der App verwenden.  Wir würden uns freuen, wenn Sie nach dem Update noch einmal Feedback geben.

### 3/5 — Alle Features für ein einziges Foto 2,29€

*2021-05-29*

Ohne dass man vorher testen kann. Ziemlich dämliche Preispolitik

Inzwischen ist die App verbessert worden und man kann vorher testen, indem man die „Limited Edition“ auswählt. Ich sehe allerdings keine Features, die es nicht auch in frei verfügbaren Apps gäbe. 
To be continued …

**Developer response:** Können Sie bitte die App aktualisieren?  Sie können eine Vorschau Ihrer kolorierten Fotos anzeigen, indem Sie die Batch-Kolorierungsfunktion der App verwenden.  Wir würden uns freuen, wenn Sie nach dem Update noch einmal Feedback geben.

### 1/5 — Made me pay

*2021-04-18*

Won’t let me select picture! Don’t download !!

**Developer response:** Hi, we are sorry for your problem. Can you please update the app? We would appreciate it if you give feedback again after the update.

### 1/5 — Disappointing

*2021-03-06*

Not very performant... hands are not colored and strange colors on body... sometimes there is just background color. Disappointing especially you have to buy the license before you can even test...

**Developer response:** Hi, we are sorry for your problem. Can you please update the app? The colorization process is improved with the latest version of the app. In addition, you can colorize your multiple photos at once now. We would appreciate it if you give feedback again after the update.

### 1/5 — Don’t purchase!

*2021-02-26, version 1.1.5*

Not a good app. Just turns peoples faces pink. A waste of 8.99.

### 1/5 — App funktioniert nicht 10,99€ umsonst ausgegeben

*2020-12-23*

Sehr traurig! Kein einziges Foto lässt sich auswählen. Bitte den Kauf der unlocked Version rückgängig zu machen! Danke!

**Developer response:** Können Sie bitte die App aktualisieren?  Sie können eine Vorschau Ihrer kolorierten Fotos anzeigen, indem Sie die Batch-Kolorierungsfunktion der App verwenden.  Wir würden uns freuen, wenn Sie nach dem Update noch einmal Feedback geben.

## Most critical reviews (10 lowest-rated)

### 1/5 — Restoring purchasing not working

*2025-02-08*

I purchased the lifetime before.. now trying to restore my purchase I couldn’t..?!?!?!

### 1/5 — Horrid colorization.

*2023-09-23*

Very, very little color added. And not even accurate color

### 1/5 — Avoid - Absolute Scam

*2023-06-01*

Downloaded and app would not work unless I purchased a subscription. Thinking I could give it a try but no refunds. Fairly good auto picture taking and some resizes - colour is all wrong and no way to recover - attempted to contact the customer service but their server is down - no help

### 1/5 — 強制課金アプリ

*2022-08-11*

1480円課金しないと使用出来ない。

### 1/5 — Garbage

*2022-04-15, version 1.1.8*

Garbage.

### 1/5 — Impossibile testarla

*2022-03-28, version 1.1.8*

Volvevo provare l’app prima di comprare l’abbonamento ma non ti fa fare manco una foto di prova.
Poi su iPad Pro crasha quando selezioni una foto da un album. No grazie, la concorrenza esiste per fortuna

### 1/5 — Worst of its kind!

*2022-03-16, version 1.1.8*

I want my money back.

### 1/5 — 8,99 € for nothing

*2021-11-29*

The app has poor features and it does not really satisfy my expectations. Pictures are not colored to the full.

### 1/5 — Não baixem

*2021-11-27*

Poe logo como pago, e não engane o consumidor.. 
única função que presta é paga, e o valor ainda é caro! Poderia até comprar mas pela falta de transparência vou comprar de outro desenvolvedor! 😉

### 1/5 — اسوء برنامج

*2021-11-25, version 1.1.8*

اسوء برنامج بلا منازع مستحيل اجربه مرا ثانيه😡

## Most praised reviews (10 highest-rated)

### 5/5 — Free lifetime subscription!

*2025-02-07, version 1.2.3*

Thanks to make the lifetime subscription for free (limited time)
I have a printed photo with bad quality and colors, but the colors have modified well, but the quality is still the same

I wish the quality would improve from the app

### 5/5 — This is me?

*2024-07-06*

I finally see me and I feel like I look old

### 5/5 — ชัดเจน

*2023-10-04, version 1.2.0*

สวยงามครับ

### 5/5 — RE: Update to previous review

*2023-05-16, version 1.1.9*

I received instructions from the developer on how to input the code by redeeming it in the app store under my profile.  Even as an iphone user for years, I've never had to do anything like this and therefore wasn't familiar with it.  The code input went flawless and now everything is fine.  I guess my only gripe now was in the delay getting responses to fix the situation.  I have to give the developer credit for not giving up on me though, and I'm sure there were valid reasons for his delays which I wasn't aware.
All in all, the app is excellent and I highly recommend it.  ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
If anyone has any problems in the future, just be patient and they will come around with a solution - they did for me 🤗

### 5/5 — Pics b&w

*2021-08-24, version 1.1.8*

Yeahhhhhhh

### 5/5 — Waste of space cheap company

*2021-07-22*

You most likely got their first app for giving colors to those old black &. hire photos. And it does work very very well, so they recreate it add some very basic editing features, and expect it’s again!?

**Developer response:** We don't fully understand what your problem is. You can contact us via support@rayinformatics.com so that we can solve your problem.

### 5/5 — Please add an iPad version, other wise great App

*2020-05-27*

Please add a full screen version for iPad where i edit photos. I am adjunct faculty at FAU, a Florida 30,000 student University for 20 years. I teach Digital Imaging and Post Image Processing.  This is one of the best Apps for analyzing an image and giving an application of COLOR based on the gray-scale among other digital translations. Good Job to the App Developers. JimW

**Developer response:** Thanks for your review. We will consider your feedback about the app on the next upcoming updates.

### 5/5 — Good

*2020-02-07, version 1.1.2*

Very good

### 5/5 — Good

*2019-10-25, version 1.1.2*

Good

### 5/5 — Semplice e funzionale....

*2019-08-19, version 1.0*

Fa solo quello per cui è stata realizzata, e lo fa con una semplicità disarmante.... cinque stelle meritate.

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