# PhotoTropedelic — user reviews > 148 indexed App Store user reviews of PhotoTropedelic by Larry Weinberg, rated 3.70/5 from 24 ratings. - Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/phototropedelic/id350292007/reviews - App overview in markdown: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/phototropedelic/id350292007.md - Rating breakdown: 5★ 13 · 4★ 2 · 3★ 1 · 2★ 4 · 1★ 4 ## What do users think of PhotoTropedelic? Overall sentiment: mixed **Pros** - 🎨 Unique psychedelic/Peter Max-style artistic effects - 👍 User-friendly interface and easy to use - 🎛️ Highly customizable settings and controls - 🚀 Fast processing speed on iPad - 📄 Vector PDF export capability for high-quality prints - 🎯 Produces impressive results with right photos - 😄 Fun and addictive to use - 🖼️ Creates one-of-a-kind artistic transformations - 💰 Good value for the price **Cons** - 🐛 Crashes frequently on iOS 11+ - 🐛 Won't load photos or access photo library - ❌ No customer support available - ⚠️ Inconsistent results across different photos - 🔧 Custom color settings don't persist between sessions - 📉 Low output resolution (1200px max) - ⏱️ Slow processing on older devices - 🖼️ Auto-saves every variation cluttering camera roll - 🎨 Limited control over color placement and positioning - ❌ In-app purchases frequently fail to load **Commonly reported bugs** - App crashes on iOS 11 and later versions - Photos won't load from library - White screen when accessing Albums or Photos - App won't open or shows blank screen - Custom color settings reset or don't save properly - In-app purchase for custom colors fails to load - App crashes when changing device orientation - Crashes after processing 5-6 photos - Incompatible with older iPad models - App becomes unstable after iOS updates **Most requested features** - Update for iOS 11+ compatibility - Ability to select/mask specific image areas - Control over ray emanation point - Repositionable stars and circles - Blending function to soften psychedelic effect - Preview before rendering - Option to disable auto-save or choose which images to save - Higher output resolution - Ability to stop processing at specific color stages - Desktop/Mac version - Direct social media upload (Facebook/Twitter) - Restore to default settings option - Control over background/transparent color selection - Darken function in addition to contrast - Thumbnail gallery browsing - GIF animation capability - More art style options - Adjustable line thickness - Ability to eliminate black outlines ## Newest reviews (13 of 148) ### 4/5 — A favourite vector app *2018-01-16* I enjoy using Phototropedelic to give a vector effect to photos. Still works well on my old iPad but not on my phone with iOS 11. Here’s hoping for an update. ### 3/5 — Please update!! *2017-12-26, version 3.3.1* Really fun app but crashing on ios11 ### 2/5 — Don’t buy til fixed-No longer works since iOS updates *2017-12-13* Writing this December 15, 2017 This was one of my favorite apps until the last iPhone update. Now it crashes it’s very unstable, very disappointing, hope they fix it. ### 5/5 — Great but with bugs *2017-12-01* I really enjoy this effects! The idea is amazing, but now i can’t open my camera roll to choose a picture, it’s all blank and frozes the app too. And my premium account also disapeared. So sad. :( ### 2/5 — No longer works with iOS 11+ *2017-11-20* Used to be a good app. It no longer works with iOS 11+. It crashes when I I try to open a photo library ### 5/5 — One of the best! *2016-10-02* Just love this app to turn my photos into funky art. Totally different than all the others. A+! ### 5/5 — Beautiful Peter Max type effects *2016-05-03* I have always loved Peter Max's artistic style, and this app comes very close to capturing the same spirit and excitement with its abilities.. One of my favorites! ### 5/5 — the best ones *2016-04-18, version 3.3.1* psy painting my favorites ### 3/5 — Promising but limited *2016-04-15, version 3.3.1* This is nice stylistically. It makes a kind of silk screen printing effect. But the output resolution is low: 4,000 pixels gets reduced down to 1,200. So you ain't gonna get a poster print out of this without clever photo editing of the final image. If the output resolution could be fixed this would be a great app. But it is not there yet. ### 5/5 — Triply *2015-04-13, version 3.3.1* This really is one of the best kept secrets in the App Store. The brilliant results will blow you away. Get it. ### 2/5 — Was AMAZING at one time. *2015-03-01* I bought this app the second it came into the App Store and it was awesome! It did such a great job rendering and could save out in high Rez PDFs which rocked....and then it's as if developer just could care less and got lazy and just keeps getting worse in my opinion. The images process out super quick and look weak compared to as I said when first launched. It's a shame. ### 4/5 — Stars, and Some Faws *2015-01-12* It's a simple app you can have fun with, but it does have its quirks. One of them is that custom colors don't always "stick" and need to be set again, as the "save" command doesn't always just do that. Other than that, it's simple, straightforward and painless to get quality images out of the app. ### 2/5 — Custom colors not working *2014-09-22* I purchased the "customize color" upgrade and it only worked once. Please fix this issue, otherwise don't sell it if it's not going to work. Otherwise this app is pretty fun, it basically only does one thing but that one thing is pretty cool. ## Most critical reviews (10 lowest-rated) ### 1/5 — Don’t waste your money *2020-01-05* Purchased Jan 2020. No support. App won’t load any of my photos. Disgusted. Don’t buy this app. ### 1/5 — Hi way *2018-03-26* This was a fun app but it no longer works with iOS 11 And I wonder why it’s still in the App Store. ### 1/5 — Please fix *2018-01-19, version 3.3.1* I love this but now it won’t work ### 1/5 — Not opening images IOS 11.2.2 *2018-01-13, version 3.3.1* Reinstalled on iPhone 6s but the app white screens when trying to access Albums or Photos. Pity, as this was a great wee app a few years ago for some funky effects. ### 1/5 — Won’t open *2017-11-22, version 3.3.1* Won’t open to use . Just blank screen ### 1/5 — Crashes *2017-11-17* Nice interface, till you try to open a picture or take a picture. The app immediately crashes when attempting to open the photo. ### 1/5 — Terrible. Want my money Back *2017-02-10* Awful ### 1/5 — Mala versión *2014-04-13, version 3.2* No funciona en iPad ### 1/5 — I'm thinking of a word that rhymes with app😡😡😡 *2013-11-16, version 3.2* A word that starts with 'cr'! This app used to be ok, but since the last update, I have lost the feature that allows me to customise the colours. Of course I can get that back, if I buy it again. Not happy😡. ### 1/5 — Don't waste your money *2013-10-19, version 3.2* Does one thing and looks horrible. Expected so much more for my money. ## Most praised reviews (10 highest-rated) ### 5/5 — So much fun *2020-12-29* I downloaded this app when it first came out and I still have tremendous fun with it when I want to do something out of the ordinary with a photo. So great! ### 5/5 — Don’t die *2019-06-13* Your app is great keep updating. ### 5/5 — Rad App *2018-07-31* It is totally unique, nothing else I found like it! App is very customizable and produces stellar results! Well worth the money!😄👊 ### 5/5 — iPhone8で使えるようにしてくれた！ *2018-05-04* 前回、iPhone8でこの素晴らしいアプリが使えなくなってしまったとレビューをしましたが、早速のアップデートでまたこのアプリを使えるようにしてくれていました！ 最高！これでまたおしゃれでサイケな写真が楽しめます！本当にありがとう！😄 ### 5/5 — Thank you for update *2018-04-15* I love this app and have stupid fun with it. While there are many apps out there to alter images nothing touches this for what it does! Thank you, thank you, thank you! ### 5/5 — great! *2018-04-15* アプデで完璧 ### 5/5 — Thanks *2018-04-14* I was hoping for an update, and here it is. Working again. Thank you for keeping this amazing app updated and working with the current iOS and hardware! I love running my photos and drawings through this app. Love all the setting. Colors. Shapes etc. keep up the great work! ### 5/5 — THANK YOU! *2018-04-13* You made my day by upgrading your unique and wonderful app. I would have paid extra just to bring it up to date! Thanks for the free update. I would recommend this app to anyone who wants to turn your photos into images that stop people in their tracks with an explosion of color and design. There’s nothing like it in the App Store! Thank you again. ### 5/5 — Update please *2018-03-09* Love this app but needs an update for iOS 11. ### 5/5 — UPDATE FOR IOS 11 NOW PLEASE *2018-01-05* UPDATE FOR IOS 11 NOW PLEASE!! I am unable to use the app because it doesn’t ask to allow the app to use my photos....also add a few features...like more control over placement of colors... thanks!!! Awesome app --- *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 2026-09-01.*