# Real Bokeh — user reviews > 188 indexed App Store user reviews of Real Bokeh by Dongwook Cho, rated 3.80/5 from 56 ratings. - Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/real-bokeh/id583783560/reviews - App overview in markdown: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/real-bokeh/id583783560.md - Rating breakdown: 5★ 33 · 4★ 3 · 3★ 5 · 2★ 4 · 1★ 11 ## What do users think of Real Bokeh? Overall sentiment: mixed **Pros** - 👍 Easy to use and intuitive interface - 🎨 Wide variety of shapes and colors - ✨ Creative bokeh effects for photos - 💰 Affordable price point (99 cents) - 🎯 Customizable size and color options - ⚡ Quick effect application - 🖼️ Does not crop photos **Cons** - 🐛 Frequent crashes and freezes - ❌ Mickey head shape removed (major complaint) - 📱 Portrait mode only (no landscape support) - 🎨 Limited color and shape selections - 💾 Crashes when saving to camera roll - 🔧 Random shape placement (not precise) - 📐 Small size option still too large - 🎭 Misleading bokeh effect (stamping, not real blur) - ⚠️ Inconsistent orientation handling - 🖼️ Bokeh overlays subject instead of background **Commonly reported bugs** - App crashes when loading photos - Crashes when saving images - Crashes when applying bokeh effects - Freezes after opening pictures - Random crashes during editing - Force closes unexpectedly - Photos don't load or appear on screen - Orientation glitches (portrait/landscape inconsistency) - Shape placement too random and imprecise - Accidental deletion when holding finger too long - No working undo button despite claims - Incompatibility with older iOS versions - iPad landscape mode distorts images - RealBokeh shapes painted in wrong orientation **Most requested features** - Bring back Mickey head shape - Landscape mode support - More shape options (food, fashion, travel, pets, words) - Text and font options - Frame and border options - Extra small size option - Undo/redo buttons - Ability to place bokeh in background only - Layer support for better composition - Zoom functionality for precision - Rotation/twist capability for particles - Full screen image preview - Save to camera roll functionality - Transparency control improvements - Swipe-to-line feature with shape conversion ## Newest reviews (17 of 188) ### 3/5 — Not happy *2024-10-07, version 3.6.2* I loved this until they took away the Mickey heads. I’m just hoping they bring it back and then I will continue using it. ### 2/5 — Used to use this all the time when… *2021-10-15, version 3.6.1* it had the Mickey-shaped bokeh. I LOVED that. Now, I rarely use this app. I just Lee it in case Mickey comes back. Please bring it back, please! ### 4/5 — Bring Mickey Back! *2020-05-06, version 3.6.1* Bring the Mickey heads back that's the only reason I use this app! ### 4/5 — 里面的贴纸，相框都下载不了 *2020-02-26* 能修复一下吗 ### 2/5 — Mickey Head?! *2020-01-01, version 3.6.1* Why would you get rid of it?!? ### 1/5 — 😕 *2019-12-18, version 3.6.1* What happen to the Mickey Mouse head!?! ### 3/5 — Mickey head *2019-12-17, version 3.6.1* What happen to the Mickey Mouse shape???😢 ### 1/5 — Useless *2019-12-07, version 3.6* Nothing works. Can’t change shapes, colors etc. ### 3/5 — Mickey *2019-12-03, version 3.6* Where’s the Mickey head 😢😢😢😢 ### 1/5 — It’s a good idea..but.. *2017-11-14, version 3.5.3* Image shows so small that effects are almost impossible to be appreciated. If there is a way to present the background image in full screen, pls let me know and I’ll come back to change my review and star ratings. Txs in advance. ### 2/5 — Only supports portrait mode??? Why! *2017-11-02, version 3.5.3* Could be great if only it ran in landscape! I don’t get why on a iPad you still only support portrait. It can’t be that hard to fix. ### 3/5 — Good but crashes *2016-06-03, version 3.5.2* It's a good bokeh app, especially nice filters. However, it keeps crashing. The problem is that it crashes right before you can save the effects and also randomly. It would be a great app if it stopped crashing. Such a shame. ### 2/5 — Bug fixes STILL NEED FIXING! *2016-06-03, version 3.5.2* This app opens in portrait. The only time it might change to landscape is when you click on the wand symbol. Sometimes it opens in landscape properly with no distortion and other times it stretches your photo so that a face becomes wide... Unnaturally wide. Sometimes it opens in portrait... it's like a portrait/landscape lucky dip. The "RealBokeh" effects are always painted on in portrait mode. That isn't a problem if you choose shapes like circles or stars but does look daft with a snowman or flower shape that is 90 degrees to the photo you have used. This ruins the look of the photo when the photo is in landscape and the "RealBokeh" shapes are in portrait. Everything else seems to work as it is meant to and does a decent job with what it has. It won't be to everyone taste, but it is very easy to use and does what it says it's supposed to do. Hopefully the developer will make this both portrait and landscape and fix what should have been fixed before (Used on iPad Pro 12.9) ### 4/5 — Crashes *2016-02-02, version 3.5.1* I've recently gotten this app. And was loving it and it immediately started crashing the minute a picture is loaded and you touch the pic. Please fix this problem....I don't want to delete it or give a bad review. ### 3/5 — Can't be put in the background *2016-01-27, version 3.5.1* This is a nice collection of bokeh filters some of which are realistic. However, when photographers take pictures with bokeh they want them in the background and not blanketing the image itself. We shoot with lights behind the subject in order to create that natural bokeh. The bokeh enhances the subject but when it's superimposed on the subject (which is all about you can do here) it veers the attention away from the subject. If the developers will enable the user to create layers then this will be a perfectly amazing app! ### 3/5 — かわいいけど… *2015-12-15* 加工する際に読み込んだ写真が小さく表示されてズームもできないから加工しづらい(iPhone6s Plus) ### 1/5 — Still crashes *2015-12-13* Still crashes on attempt to add a bokeh ## Most critical reviews (10 lowest-rated) ### 1/5 — MICKEY MOUSE *2023-03-13* I’ve had this app since 2016. The Mickey heads are gone. Now a useless app for me. Bring Mickey back please! ### 1/5 — MICKEY MOUSE *2022-11-26, version 3.6.1* I’ve had this app since 2016. The Mickey heads are gone. Now a useless app for me. Bring Mickey back please! ### 1/5 — Lying APP! *2021-06-28, version 3.6.1* No options to be very precise and if you tap too close to another shape it doesn’t place down the shape you want. When you swipe, the shape placement is too random. A good suggestion would be to make the swipe a line and if you like that line it turns into the shapes in a random spread or precise spread defined by the user. The app says “Easy undo and clear all” but the only thing easy to do is erase. If the app thinks you hold your finger down for too long, it will erase everything and I’ve looked everywhere and there is no undo button like the app says. Now I’ve lost all my progress on an important photo and will not be using this app again. ### 1/5 — Bring back the Mickey heads! *2020-12-30, version 3.6.1* I loved being able to use the Mickey heads on this app, really hope you bring them back! ### 1/5 — Bring Mickey Back *2020-12-08, version 3.6.1* I also got this app because it had the Mickey shape. Bring Mickey back!!! ### 1/5 — 👎🏼 *2020-08-27, version 3.6.1* Purchased this app for the Mickey bokeh. Now it’s missing. Sad! ### 1/5 — Where did Mickey go? *2020-06-25, version 3.6.1* Literally the only reason I purchased this app and now he’s gone?! ### 1/5 — Used to LOVE *2020-04-27, version 3.6.1* The mouse head shape is gone, which is the only reason I had this particular brokeh app, so I’ll be deleting it. Very sad😩 ### 1/5 — Why is the Mouse Head gone??! *2020-02-12, version 3.6.1* No need for this app anymore. It’s not a trademarked shape, it didn’t need to be removed. No one wants an umbrella or whatever-it-was that replaced it ☹️ ### 1/5 — Mickey bokeh???? *2020-01-01, version 3.6.1* Where is it ## Most praised reviews (10 highest-rated) ### 5/5 — Thank you *2019-12-11, version 3.6.1* Thank you for fixing it. I downloaded so many apps when it stopped working and deleted them tight away. This is my favorite Bokeh app ### 5/5 — 😊 *2019-12-04, version 3.6* Love this app, thank you 😊 ### 5/5 — Ramoira *2017-12-21* Aplicativo com o qual me divirto muito!!! ### 5/5 — Cant take photo without this lovely app *2015-06-05, version 3.2* The title say it all ### 5/5 — Brilliant! *2015-04-08, version 3.2* Fantastic!! Would completely recommend :) ### 5/5 — Magnifiques filtres *2015-03-08* De beaux filtres Facile à utiliser ### 5/5 — Incredibile *2015-02-12, version 3.2* Mi piace tanto bello bello ### 5/5 — Amo *2014-11-20* Amo esse app vale cada centavo! ### 5/5 — The best for bokeh *2014-10-28, version 3.1.2* Real bokeh is the best bokeh and light editing app I have ever used and I've used a lot! It is my 'go to' app for every picture. Thank you guys for your good work and keep it up! ### 5/5 — Real beautiful bokehs *2014-08-31, version 3.0* Thank you so much for making the best number app for ipod and other Apple devices pleases add more shapes it will nice thank you so very much real bokeh !! --- *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.*