# SnapCinema: Retro Film Effects — user reviews > 21 indexed App Store user reviews of SnapCinema by Daichi Sasaki, rated 4.70/5 from 371 ratings. - Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/snapcinema-retro-film-effects/id1489875010/reviews - App overview in markdown: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/snapcinema-retro-film-effects/id1489875010.md - Rating breakdown: 5★ 314 · 4★ 26 · 3★ 15 · 2★ 7 · 1★ 9 ## What do users think of SnapCinema? Overall sentiment: mixed **Pros** - ✨ Nostalgic effects - 👍 Easy to use - 🤩 Good for retro feel - 🚀 Great update - 😍 Love the Super 8mm look - 💖 Feels like 1960s - 🌟 Excellent for its purpose **Cons** - 📉 Low video resolution - 💰 Expensive subscriptions - 🎦 Videos not widescreen - 🖼️ Photos off-centered - 🎦 Cropped photos/videos - 🚫 No sound - 💸 Some features not free **Commonly reported bugs** - Photos not centered - Photos zoomed in - Cannot move/resize photos - No sound - Photos/videos chopped off - Gallery doesn't load - Unable to upload from photo library **Most requested features** - Add/remove effects - Change camera resolution - Adjust noise settings - Widescreen video mode - More free features - More filters and effects - Ability to adjust photo size - Options for different aspect ratios ## Newest reviews (3 of 21) ### 4/5 — Great, fun app! *2022-02-22* Very fun and easy to use. Being able to adjust the photo will make this a 5 star. ### 4/5 — Great start for sure! *2022-02-01* Love the old time fx and the filters - best App Store! I look for this all the time… I will ask the same as another review. It should be a priority to be able to load video already shot. This is best way for me to use app for I just use camera and then would love to process my videos through your app. Thank you for making this one! Update: developers heard it’s users and fixed bugs and added the import function! Thank you so much! Lastly I would love to see options for different aspect ratios - know this one is a bit harder to update but it would put you up there with the top apps I believe. Again thank you for the update and the great app! **Developer response:** Hey there! Thanks for using SnapCinema! If you like our app, don't hesitate to let your friends and family know about it so they can relive some old feelings with the vintage filters! ### 4/5 — Upload photos from camera roll *2021-12-23* Is there a way or will there be a new feature to upload photos/videos from camera roll into the app? **Developer response:** hey there! Thanks for using SnapCinema! We have big news for you: The new app version now supports uploads from your camera roll! Check it out, you won't be disappointed! ## Most critical reviews (10 lowest-rated) ### 1/5 — SnapCinema No High Resolution - Do not Buy At The Moment *2024-08-08, version 1.19* SnapCinema app only deserves 1 star as the video resolution is too low, please update and copy Vintage Film Camera Retro Art and put in 720x480 and 960x640 then I will give it 5 stars, it is not 1994, it's 2024. ### 1/5 — Lol hate subscrptions *2023-09-02, version 1.18* Expensive Crap ### 1/5 — No volume *2022-02-12* No sound comes thru ### 1/5 — YAY, we can upload from iPhoto! BUT WE CAN’T ADJUST THE SIZE?!? *2022-01-30* I was VERY HAPPY to see that you fixed the “Can’t upload from iPhoto” bugs, but NOW the problem is… When you upload the photo or video, you CAN’T ADJUST THE SIZE OF THE PHOTO, so the end result after choosing the filter, is that part/s of your photo/video are chopped off!!! Which is a MAJOR BUMMER!🤬 This REALLY needs to be fixed ASAP! How could you NOT think of this happening? There’s NO WAY to make sure the photos/videos fit in a frame!😐😑 Very frustrating😡 **Developer response:** Hello! Thanks for trying SnapCinema! We're working on this to fix the issue as soon as possible. Stay tuned! ### 2/5 — Couldn’t get started because the photos don’t load. *2022-01-23* Gave the app access to my camera roll several times and the gallery doesn’t load. Also they only give you two free options. **Developer response:** Hi there! Thanks for using SnapCinema! This feature should work perfectly now with the new app version. Check it out! Please consider subscribing to our premium account as well. We work hard to offer you more beautiful vintage camera filters and FX, and we rely on your support to keep going. We promise you won't regret it! ### 3/5 — Lovely App, But… *2023-03-11* Please let our pictures stay centered when uploaded from the camera roll. The photo editor makes all pictures off centered and zoomed in. Otherwise, the app is a lot of fun! ### 3/5 — unable to upload from photo library *2021-12-27* there is an option to upload photos & videos however send to be a glitch that prevents it from accessing same. the filters are fantastic, hope the bug gets worked out soon. **Developer response:** Hi there! Thanks for using SnapCinema! This feature should work perfectly now with the new app version. Check it out! ### 4/5 — Great *2025-08-10, version 1.19* Freak good ### 4/5 — great update!!😃 *2022-04-20* if possible, it would be great to make it so i can add or remove the effects like the white lines , as well as the ability to change the resolution of the camera, or a menu to change all the noise settings and the degree of them altogether , but other than that, great update ### 4/5 — Needs fixing *2022-03-09* Just downloaded it and discovered that it does not do the entire photo just what is centered in the middle. I could not find anything that allowed me to move the photo in an direction not increase or decrease the size of the photo. Makes putting someone who is off center or want the include the whole photo impossible. Other than that it’s an interesting app. ## Most praised reviews (8 highest-rated) ### 5/5 — Really love it! *2025-02-04* I can import videos for free and record video for the whole 5 minutes! Its so cool! Really good effects! Thank you for the good apps! ### 5/5 — Excellent for what it is. *2024-02-10* It’s an excellent little ap that does just I expect it to. My only complaint is its square. Unless I’m missing something, I wish it would do video in the wide screen mode as the iPhone normally shoots. ### 5/5 — So nostalgic *2022-12-18* I will even use this for my The Countryballs Show Christmas special! ### 5/5 — Love it *2022-02-15* Make some more of the features free though jeez ### 5/5 — Nice app but needs some little improvements on the photo settings *2020-11-21* I like your app and purchased the full features. I just hope you can make the quality/stability of the photos better. Please do in your next update 🙏 Many thanks ### 5/5 — Great Start! *2020-07-01, version 1.04* Wonderful app. I feel like I’m back in the 1960s❤️. Please add more filters and effects but, again, great start👍🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👍🏻!!!!! **Developer response:** Thanks a lot! Good old days... ### 5/5 — Love it *2020-01-23* Great app love it. It looks just like the super 8mm camera. **Developer response:** Thank you! ### 5/5 — Great start and I like it *2019-12-28* Loving the feature and the work so far but would’ve been better if there’s more add on effects. I hope the future updates will allow for more features. But still a great app to record and take pictures for having the good old day effects 😀 **Developer response:** Thank you! --- *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 2026-09-05.*