# Pimp My Status Bar - Custom Top Bar Wallpapers and Colorful Backgrounds for Home Screen & Lock Screen — user reviews > 103 indexed App Store user reviews of Pimp My Status Bar by Amit Chowdhury, rated 1.57/5 from 56 ratings. - Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/pimp-my-status-bar-custom-top-bar-wallpapers-and-colorful-backgrounds-for-home-screen-and-lock-screen/id809299935/reviews - App overview in markdown: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/pimp-my-status-bar-custom-top-bar-wallpapers-and-colorful-backgrounds-for-home-screen-and-lock-screen/id809299935.md - Rating breakdown: 5★ 7 · 4★ 0 · 3★ 1 · 2★ 2 · 1★ 46 ## What do users think of Pimp My Status Bar? Overall sentiment: negative **Pros** - 🎨 Customizable status bar designs - 🖼️ Wide variety of wallpaper options - 💡 Unique concept combining wallpaper and status bar customization - 👍 User-friendly interface when working properly - ✨ Visually appealing designs and graphics - 🎯 Easy to use once figured out **Cons** - 🐛 Constant crashing and freezing - ⏳ Extremely slow loading times - ❌ App fails to load or launch - 💔 Customizations don't persist outside the app - 🔒 Excessive paywalls and locked content - 📱 Incompatibility with various iOS versions - 🚫 Poor customer support - 💰 Paid features that don't work properly - 🖼️ Photo distortion when using personal images - 📊 Low resolution preset wallpapers - 📢 Excessive advertisements **Commonly reported bugs** - App stuck on 'downloading awesome stuff' loading screen - Crashes when scrolling through options - Crashes when changing status bar - App closes immediately upon opening - Customizations disappear when exiting the app - Photos get distorted and stretched - Automatic logout during customization - App force closes when switching between apps - Status bar colors only visible within the app - Incompatibility with iOS 2.2 and various iOS versions - Unable to save customizations - App crashes when selecting colors **Most requested features** - Ability to change WiFi, signal bars, and battery color - Support for custom photos without distortion - More status bar style options - Better integration with personal photo albums - Reduced number of advertisements - Improved customization persistence across all apps - Direct email customer support instead of Facebook page ## Newest reviews (19 of 103) ### 1/5 — None *2020-12-31, version 2.2* Not good of an app, freezes every minute, can’t even download my home screen unless i share it to someone, it’s just a scam really, don’t buy it ### 1/5 — Garbage *2020-10-21, version 2.2* DO NOT DOWNLOAD THIS APP!! 0 star rating!! This app doesn’t load ANYTHING!! It always says “wait a moment, we are downloading the awesome stuff of this app” but NEVER goes farther than that! Complete waste of time and storage. ### 1/5 — Wow *2020-08-27* It's cuz it's for iOS 2.2😂🤦‍♀️ ### 1/5 — Wast of time *2020-06-20* Just says downloading stuff forever ### 1/5 — Mhm *2020-05-05* All it say is downloading awesome stuff. Nothing actually happens ### 1/5 — Worst app ever *2020-04-16* I hate this app he doesn’t work don’t waste your time ### 1/5 — Bad app *2020-03-23* Nothing actually happens it just keeps saying it’s Downloading “awesome stuff” ### 1/5 — Doesn’t download stuff *2020-03-03* Just keeps showing downloading awesome stuff with nothing coming up😕 ### 1/5 — Stinks *2019-10-21* This app is so stupid. Why can’t you have a photo as your background!!! ### 1/5 — 0stars *2017-09-17* What the heck am I supposed to do crappy game ### 1/5 — Don't even *2017-06-04, version 2.2* Just don't ### 1/5 — dont work *2017-01-06* dont work ### 3/5 — Meh😕 *2016-11-19* Kind of good ### 1/5 — SUCKSS *2016-10-08, version 2.2* DOSENT even work wow!!! ### 1/5 — Horrible *2016-09-05* Click on app and it just closes ### 1/5 — This Sucks😡😡😡😡 *2016-09-04, version 2.2* I just opened the app and it glitches me out of it. ### 1/5 — This app *2016-08-17, version 2.1* Don't get the app it's the worst. It's really a home or lock screen picture you choose then status bar has some design you can choose and that's it👎🏾👎🏾👎🏾 ### 1/5 — TERRIBLE *2016-08-10, version 2.0* This app does not do anything that it says it does. Whenever I am in or moving apps, it goes away. I would NOT recommend this app to anyone. ### 1/5 — ADDS!!! *2016-07-24, version 1.10* To many adds!!. Every time I'm customising, an add will come on and I'll have to wait until I can carry on and customize my wallpaper!😡 ## Most critical reviews (10 lowest-rated) ### 1/5 — waste of time. *2021-09-07* i tap on the app and all its says is "wait a moment we are downloading the "awesome stuff"of this app" this app is a complete waste of time. it takes hours to load. ### 1/5 — Horrible!!!!!!!!!! *2021-08-08* You have to buy almost everything in the app ### 1/5 — Don’t download *2021-07-12* It just keeps saying downloading “awesome stuff”. This app is anything but awesome. ### 1/5 — Don’t work *2021-06-08* It doesn’t even load it just says awesome stuff is loading or sum like that ### 1/5 — DON’T DOWNLOAD 😡😡😡😡 *2021-06-07, version 2.2* I was looking around the App Store when I came across this app. It looked interesting and cool... so I downloaded it said waiting I sat there for over an hour and a half waiting in the end it kicked me out and every time I would try to get back in it would keep king me out.it let me in again and sat there for around 20-30 minutes waiting. It kicked me out and shut off my iPhone. Logged back in and decided to look and the ratings and saw how many bad reviews there was. So if u want to waste your time like I did don’t download please trust me. ### 1/5 — Its not louding i watched it say *2021-04-20* Wait a momment louding all the awedome stuff on this app😒 ### 1/5 — App *2021-03-14* Terrible ### 1/5 — Not as good *2021-03-11, version 2.2* It wasnt good at all i think it would be good if it loaded.... ### 1/5 — Horrible *2021-03-09, version 2.2* I do not like it. It takes forever to download and you cannot see what to do. Yes it is just a scam I do not recommend it🤮 ### 1/5 — Horrible. *2021-03-07, version 2.2* Won’t let me even load in. Does not recommend. ## Most praised reviews (10 highest-rated) ### 5/5 — Th *2016-11-20* Too sikim dadan aqzin ### 5/5 — Works Great *2016-05-12, version 1.10* The previous reviews made me not want to try it but it turned out to work extremely well in my favor .. Great App ### 5/5 — What? *2015-07-09* I love this app. I really do. It's great and it will really Erik when downloaded correctly. But on the picture of the app when u type it in did u notice that it says 96% charged and the top of the phone it says 100%. I am confused on how u did that. But that's it ### 5/5 — Cool *2015-06-15, version 1.4* Cool ### 5/5 — Does what it says *2014-12-13, version 1.3* Working fine on my iPhone ### 5/5 — Great designs *2014-12-12, version 1.3* Lots of designs for your phone! Both wallpapers and banners :) ### 5/5 — Cute!!! *2014-08-28, version 1.2* I liked this app even though some features are on a paid basis. Nice graphics and design. ### 5/5 — Easy and beautifull *2014-03-20, version 1.1* It looks pretty good, idea is very simple, but I like it. ### 5/5 — Very nice *2014-03-19, version 1.1* Great looking backgrounds and status bar design, my phone looks much nicer now :) ### 5/5 — Pimp it up! *2014-03-18, version 1.1* Nifty little way to customize your status bar. --- *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 2026-06-10.*