# Recreate - the Then & Now Camera App — user reviews > 25 indexed App Store user reviews of Recreate by Great Time Apps, rated 1.70/5 from 15 ratings. - Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/recreate-the-then-and-now-camera-app/id946092340/reviews - App overview in markdown: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/recreate-the-then-and-now-camera-app/id946092340.md - Rating breakdown: 5★ 1 · 4★ 1 · 3★ 1 · 2★ 1 · 1★ 11 ## Newest reviews (8 of 25) ### 1/5 — Do not purchase *2019-05-10* Does not take photos, just shows a black screen. ### 1/5 — Stopped working *2019-04-24, version 1.0.1* This used to be a great app but it no longer works ### 1/5 — It doesn’t work *2019-03-08* I have an iPhone 6s and it just appear black, it shots the photo but it does not appear ### 1/5 — Doesn’t work at all *2019-02-27, version 1.0.1* Utter rubbish and does not work at all! How Apple let’s junk like this on the App Store I’ll never know. Would be annoyed if free but having to pay for it is outrageous. Do not buy! ### 1/5 — App no longer works *2019-01-10* It used to be a good app but it just doesn’t work at all anymore. ### 1/5 — Not updated for iOS 12 *2018-12-25* This app does not work at all. Hasn’t been updated for 3 years - would not recommend. ### 1/5 — Broken in iOS 12 *2018-11-06* Doesn’t show a camera preview, doesn’t take a photo, and crashes when some buttons are pressed. ### 1/5 — Rubbish *2016-03-09, version 1.0.1* Only works in portrait. No landscape option. ## Most critical reviews (10 lowest-rated) ### 1/5 — Desperately Needs Updates *2025-03-25* It sits in a small frame on the screen because it has not been updated in a long time, does not mirror the reference when taking a selfie, so it is flipped relative to the camera, and crashes after taking a photo ### 1/5 — Deceptive *2023-08-29* The app does work on iOS 16.6 but it only works in portrait mode. Very disappointing this isn’t disclosed. ### 1/5 — Hopeless *2021-02-25* Cannot load photos; cannot take photos; just crashes. ### 1/5 — SCAM *2020-07-03* Doesnt work! Dont buy it! ### 1/5 — landscape ? *2020-05-22, version 1.0.1* no landscape option.. how can i get a refund ### 1/5 — doesn’t work *2019-07-11, version 1.0.1* camera didn’t show up when i tried to take a photo, and app crashed every time i opened it. disappointed and wasted $1.50 ! ### 1/5 — No. *2019-07-07* Camera won’t even open, only black screen. ### 1/5 — Doesn’t work at all *2019-07-07* This is a great concept, but the app doesn’t work at all. It’s just a black screen. ### 1/5 — Crashes *2019-06-14* Doesn’t access photos or take photo. It only crashes. Tried on 3 different iPads. ### 1/5 — No picture *2019-05-24, version 1.0.1* Doesn’t ask to access photos, but does anyway. Doesn’t ask to access camera and can’t, so won’t work!! Pull it from App Store and refund anyone who purchased. ## Most praised reviews (7 highest-rated) ### 4/5 — Lightweight and simple *2020-11-20, version 1.0.1* Nice simple app that gets the job done. Would love to see the ability to flip photos horizontally ### 4/5 — Works ok for me *2020-04-09, version 1.0.1* Downloaded as I needed to do a repeat photo - works fine, fairly basic. ### 4/5 — Image orientation is ignored *2016-04-26* Works fine but the orientation of the background image is ignored. Can you please fix this? ### 4/5 — Nice app *2015-01-24* But it keep crashing when I take a picture ### 3/5 — Won't stop cropping *2015-06-17* It takes square shaped photos that you're trying to recreate (think Instagram) and crops the sides to make it fit in the rectangular window. Not much of a recreation at that point. ### 2/5 — Forced portrait orientation! *2016-10-05, version 1.0.1* I bought this to recreate landscape photos, but it only seems to be able to handle portrait mode unfortunately. ### 2/5 — Rear facing camera needs mirrored *2015-01-08* This does not work when using the rear facing camera...it needs to be mirrored. Tried to recreate a few old selfies and it's all backwards --- *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.*