# Pocket Black Hole

> Simulates black hole light-bending effects on photos. (iPhone/iPad app by Laser Labs.)

- Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/pocket-black-hole/id1076013855 (this page in markdown: same URL + `.md`)
- Developer: [Laser Labs](https://appshunter.io/developer/1076013854)
- Category: Education, Entertainment
- Price: Free
- Rating: 4.10/5 from 13 App Store ratings · 8 written reviews indexed
- Age rating: 4+
- Requires: iOS 8.0 · 55 MB
- Languages: American English
- Released: 2016-02-03
- Data updated: 2026-10-02
- Monetization: free
- User reviews in markdown: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/pocket-black-hole/id1076013855/reviews.md

## What is Pocket Black Hole?

Pocket Black Hole is a simple app that allows you to play with the light-bending effect of a black hole. Take a selfie, or a photo of your friends, with a black hole!

A black hole is a very compact and massive object, in fact its gravity is so strong that it will bend the path of light passing close by. If the light gets too close, it cannot escape, and that is why the object appears to us as a black hole in the sky.

Our app does not use the full equations from Einstein's theory of general relativity to compute this distortion. Instead we are using a much simpler formula to create a similar visual effect.

## Key features

- Simulate black hole light bending
- Apply distortion to photos
- Use selfies or friend photos
- Simplified visual effect

## Recent user reviews (8 of 8)

All indexed reviews: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/pocket-black-hole/id1076013855/reviews.md

### 5/5 — Squashed Images

*2019-12-30*

Whenever I Take The Photos They Look Squashed But Anyway, I Fell In Deep Love With It So 🙂

### 5/5 — Pocket black hole ideas

*2019-10-12*

Maybe you can add the effect without the black hole like just the gravity lens and also do a simulation of a whitehole or wormhole also add a supermassive black hole with the gravity lens. And the a star doing a supernova then a black hole comes out Great sim though!

### 5/5 — Ar???

*2019-08-29*

Mabye you could have are so you could go inside the black hole?

### 4/5 — Expectations met

*2018-05-04*

This app is good for adding black holes, but I noticed a difference between the app examples and the actual photos is that the photos that I took were squashed. That is my only complaint so by🙂👋

### 4/5 — It’s just what it is!

*2017-12-14*

It doesn’t do much but I like it. 
What can you say...it is fun to play with.

### 5/5 — Awesome app.

*2017-06-01*

Really fun app would like to see perhaps a video feature in the future.

### 3/5 — Alright

*2017-03-19*

It's okay but it may need some more features than just black holes like maybe you could add white holes and wormholes other than that it is great

### 5/5 — Suggestions

*2016-09-12*

Since I'm obsessed with blackholes, there is no doubt this app is amazing!

I have some suggestions to make this app even better:

Add album mode to allow user to modify photos from album.

Add video mode to allow user to record. I was wondering if we can record the video that would be soooooo cool!

Thank you LIGO!

## Frequently asked questions about Pocket Black Hole

### What is Pocket Black Hole?

Pocket Black Hole is a free app that simulates the light-bending effect of a black hole on your photos. It allows you to apply a distortion effect to selfies or pictures of your friends.

### Does Pocket Black Hole use real physics equations?

No, Pocket Black Hole uses a simplified formula to create a visual effect similar to the distortion caused by a black hole's gravity. It does not employ the full equations from Einstein's theory of general relativity.

### What devices does Pocket Black Hole support?

Pocket Black Hole is available for iPhone, iPad, and iPod devices.

### What is the age rating for Pocket Black Hole?

Pocket Black Hole has an age rating of 4+, making it suitable for young users and above.

### How often is Pocket Black Hole updated?

The latest version of Pocket Black Hole is 1.2, which was released on November 8, 2017. The app was initially released on February 3, 2016.

### What is the user rating for Pocket Black Hole?

Pocket Black Hole has a rating of 4.1 stars based on 13 ratings.

### Does Pocket Black Hole have ads?

No, Pocket Black Hole does not contain advertisements.

### Can I purchase additional features in Pocket Black Hole?

Pocket Black Hole is a free application and does not offer in-app purchases.

## Version history (last 3 releases)

### 1.2 — 2017-11-08

- fixed crash on iOS11

### 1.1 — 2017-09-17

- added a still background image in addition to the camera texture
- added German translation 
- fixed a few minor bugs

### 1.0 — 2016-02-03

No release notes.

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