# SMO - Blips — user reviews

> 11 indexed App Store user reviews of SMO by SmartMicroOptics, rated 3.20/5 from 16 ratings.

- Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/smo-blips/id1141381072/reviews
- App overview in markdown: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/smo-blips/id1141381072.md
- Rating breakdown: 5★ 4 · 4★ 5 · 3★ 2 · 2★ 0 · 1★ 5

## Most critical reviews (10 lowest-rated)

### 1/5 — Made by a kid

*2024-01-14, version 1.7*

Do not download it.. amateurish app
Better use the original photo app

### 1/5 — I don't get it

*2021-10-07*

Like I said"...

### 1/5 — Not that good

*2019-08-25*

Idk if it’s just me but this thing does not zoom

### 1/5 — Terrible

*2019-03-28, version 1.6*

It was terrible because it was just a Normal camera also it was blurry and wouldn’t focus. You can zoom in and out but it does not make it any clearer to see, its better to use your phone camera.

### 2/5 — Same Old, Same Old

*2020-07-25, version 1.7*

I don’t know why we can’t just use our normal camera, it works exactly the same.

### 3/5 — It's ok, but one thing

*2019-08-27*

So me and my friend were gonna make a Tik tok account of zooming in on cool stuff, so my friend downloaded this app and it worked great, so I decided to download it on my iPad, but it would never load, idk if it's just me but it stays white and never goes on the real screen

### 4/5 — Wish it kept photos in order

*2019-09-25*

It mixes up the photos instead of keeping them in order. Otherwise it’s pretty good.

### 4/5 — Good app

*2018-10-28*

The app is great but I think maybe have a Dedicated zoom bar 

Also maybe having it take HDR or maybe merge 3 photos to reduce noise

### 4/5 — Not working well

*2018-02-15, version 1.3*

I don’t really see a difference using the app or my regular iPhone control with the blip lens. I love the lens but when I use the app I turn on the torch and the screen freezes. Not working well at all. I tried to delete and reinstall but still same problem

### 5/5 — What the ...

*2019-06-07, version 1.6*

This app provides a real macro lens effect camera capability.  After trying a couple of other apps first, that left me completely disappointed, this app blew me away when I tried it.

I had to pinch the screen to zoom the image to get the magic to happen. Though, don’t assume that it’s all digital zoom, like on every other camera.  This goes way beyond that!

Like any macro camera, you will need to tripod mount your phone whilst using the camera to avoid shaking.  Even handheld, details on my initial photos were sharp.

## Most praised reviews (1 highest-rated)

### 5/5 — Awesome

*2019-05-04, version 1.6*

Took beautifully clear photos at macro level with easy interface

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