# sweet film — user reviews

> 126 indexed App Store user reviews of sweet film by Half Tab Inc., rated 4.80/5 from 1,796 ratings.

- Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/sweet-film/id1562768010/reviews
- App overview in markdown: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/sweet-film/id1562768010.md
- Rating breakdown: 5★ 1,634 · 4★ 96 · 3★ 36 · 2★ 9 · 1★ 21

## What do users think of sweet film?

Overall sentiment: positive

**Pros**

- 🚀 Simple, easy to use
- 🔍 Realistic vintage filters
- 💫 Unique camera effects (3D, etc.)
- 🎨 Customizable camera/film settings
- 💰 Completely free with no ads

**Cons**

- 🔒 Many features now behind paywall
- 🐛 Occasional crashes and bugs
- 🔍 Limited photo organization/management
- 📷 No front-facing camera option
- 💾 Cannot save/import photos from camera roll

**Commonly reported bugs**

- Crashes when trying to take photos
- Saved photos not showing up in camera roll
- Shutter button not responsive at times
- Inconsistent performance after recent updates

**Most requested features**

- Add ability to import/edit photos from camera roll
- Implement multi-select and batch actions for photos
- Add front-facing camera and timer options
- Improve photo resolution and quality
- Provide option for one-time purchase instead of subscription

## Newest reviews (11 of 126)

### 3/5 — Previously free features are now paid :(

*2025-07-06, version 1.1.7*

Good app but not cool to do that

### 3/5 — 愛用してたけど！

*2025-06-06, version 1.1.7*

数年前いい無料カメラアプリを探していたところこれを見つけ気に入って以来、友達に勧めるほど愛用していました。久しぶりに使ってみると課金要素ができていてがっかり…（無料で使える機能もありますが！）
全フィルター可愛くしかも組み合わせてカスタムまでできちゃうので無料アプリにしては最高すぎたのですが、いざ有料になるとちょっとがっかりです（少しお値段も張るので…）。
ただ、愛用していた頃欲しかったような機能がかなり追加されていて使い勝手が良くなったような印象はありました！

各機能をバラ売りで買い切りにして、とかなら手が出しやすいかもなとわがままながら思います👀

### 4/5 — Needs to be updated a lot or Daze is gonna end this App

*2025-05-13, version 1.1.7*

I’m not a paying member yet but one thing of this app really holds me up - It can do 3:2 or 5:4 on the 4:3 sensor, bigger than 16:9 mode of the original Cam
If u update these features below, I’m willing to become the paying member:
1. Not only main Cam works, the other two also work;
2. The 1036 vertical resolution is ridiculous, plz at least give us 1080 vertically;
3. Give us 4:3 open gate mode;
4. Cancel that shaking effect, it makes people think I'm an old people;
5. Solve the color cut-off problem.

### 3/5 — Good app, but needs original sizing!

*2025-02-04, version 1.1.7*

I love this app a lot, but often I just stop using it because it always adjust your picture to their set sizes, which can mess up the quality when a photo is zoomed in. Otherwise would be perfect

### 4/5 — great but please add selfie mode & timers!

*2024-12-11, version 1.1.6*

it’s so hard to take selfies and couple photos without a timer. please add these features!

### 2/5 — Used to love it when it was free

*2024-06-20, version 1.1.5*

I completely understand that the creators need to get retributed by their work, however I find it quite inconvenient that we were left with practically one free colored filter ("mango") and a black and white one. My personal favorite is "melon" which I used for free in my iPhone 12, and now that I've upgraded to the iPhone 15 Pro Max I gotta upgrade to premium to actually use "melon". What a great shame. I'll try to use "mango", but I think the app was great and has now become quite miserable in its free version... :(

### 3/5 — Premium Features

*2024-06-17*

This used to be my favorite app, the fact that it wasn’t subscription based was awesome. I understand why so many apps are now switching this up, but I really wish it wasn’t this way. 🫠 It was so much fun being able to use all of the filters for free. Now I feel so limited.

### 4/5 — Buggy

*2024-05-17, version 1.1.4*

I love it but it can be very temperamental and buggy. Currently there's a bug where it blacks out half the photo. Very frustrating.

### 5/5 — Sweet film is sweet

*2024-04-06, version 1.1.4*

I’m addicted to taking old fashion pics and videos!! 📸

### 5/5 — Take the last FRESH 4:5 recording mode back

*2024-03-23*

Since I started to use iphone Pro, the main lens became 24mm from 26mm, it’s too wide, but 4:5 mode uses almost the middle of the image circle that doesn’t look very wide

### 5/5 — Thank you ❤️‍🔥

*2024-02-13*

Установил в августе, было все бесплатно. Волшебные и правильные пленочные цвета.
Crisp + Grape - one love
Снимал всю осень и зиму на него, такой поток вдохновения. Кайф и радость творчества ❤️‍🔥
А потом приложение накопило 3gb кэша, и единственным вариантом почистить, было удалить и установить заново.
И оказывается уже всё платно… немного жаль. Но это того стоит. Просто нет возможности оплатить, из-за санкций против России.
Что-нибудь придумаю, надеюсь)

## Most critical reviews (10 lowest-rated)

### 1/5 — awful

*2025-12-16, version 1.1.7*

have been using this app for years with no complaints but now says i need to pay for certain filters and features. not worth it. very disappointing.

### 1/5 — my camra dont work

*2025-04-21, version 1.1.7*

it wont work i hate this app i redownload it and it still wont work it worked perfectly bfr and yes i did go into the settings to see if the camra is alloweed and it is and i tried to turn it offf and on. i hate this so much it only works for everyone but me.👎👎 i wish there was a way i could put 0 stars

### 1/5 — WHY PAYMENT

*2024-06-22, version 1.1.5*

REMOVE THE PAYMENTS PLEASE I LOVE YOU I HAVE LOVED THIS APP SINCE THE BEGINING. PLEASE SHOW MERCY. PLEASE PLEASE. thank you 
It’s just there’s payment for almost all filters, in my opinion that’s not fair(?) 
Hope you consider this request
Thankyou

### 1/5 — Premium Features

*2024-06-17, version 1.1.5*

This used to be my favorite app, the fact that it wasn’t subscription based was awesome. I understand why so many apps are now switching this up, but I really wish it wasn’t this way. 🫠 It was so much fun being able to use all of the filters for free. Now I feel so limited.

### 1/5 — capitalism

*2024-05-19, version 1.1.4*

i used to LOVE this app, but then they added in app purchases and now im super sad I CANT USE ALL OF THE FILTERS???? I CANT LOOK AT ALL OF MY OLD PHOTOS????? I CANT UPLOAD PHOTOS???? I CANT EVEN USE THE FREAKING FLASH?????? this app is basically useless to me now. so disappointing, sweet film. i thought you were artsy, different, and not like other apps. i guess you are just like everyone else: money hungry CAPITALISTS. i will never give you my money. ☹️😔

### 1/5 — Pago

*2024-04-28, version 1.1.4*

O app era ótimo, mas agora está pago, e o preço está absurdo, tem muito outros app melhores que nem chega nesse valor, infelizmente não vou continuar não compensa pagar um valor desse para um app simples!

### 1/5 — a bit sad

*2024-03-08, version 1.1.3*

There’s no option for lifetime :((. i used to have this app way back for free but I updated and its already paid subscription 🥲

### 1/5 — You are charging for my existing FREE existing account ???

*2024-03-06, version 1.1.3*

I jusy changed my phone and now you guys are charging me for my app and all the filters that came with it for free?? Nope!

### 1/5 — Purchased problem

*2024-03-05, version 1.1.3*

I have already purchased this app before, but now, that doesn’t work for me!

### 1/5 — $$

*2023-12-16, version 1.1.2*

So good until it became a payed app… so sad

## Most praised reviews (10 highest-rated)

### 5/5 — Love

*2026-08-14, version 1.1.7*

Whenever I’m somewhere I use this app, this app is genuinely so good I love it use it! And it’s also so aesthetic

### 5/5 — So good but I don’t want to have to get premium do they really expect people to pay to for filters

*2026-04-04, version 1.1.7*

I love it so much but I don’t want to pay for filters it’s just stupidly for that reason bit other wise I love it 💋❤️💋

### 5/5 — Shhh…the best

*2025-04-08, version 1.1.7*

If one were to look at my purchase history for film simulation apps, they would find dozens upon dozens from every 2bit developer in existence. After two years, I have landed softly into the warm embrace and silvery tones of Sweet Film. Please stop looking. Please download and please enjoy. You can have my money; monthly, yearly, it makes no difference. This is unbelievably realistic and uncanny. Sweet Film has captured the essence, no; the very soul of film. I take pictures and they have character and spirit. Incredibly simple and adept. Thank you folks at Sweet Film. Never change.

### 5/5 — Kenzie

*2025-01-07, version 1.1.7*

I love it! It was just confusing at first!🫶

### 5/5 — BEST APPP EVER

*2025-01-03*

This app has changed my life. Crispy mango is not only my favorite flavour, but the best editing of my life. Whoever invented this, I love you with all my heart!

### 5/5 — Best film edit app out there

*2024-12-10, version 1.1.6*

Ive been using this app for years. It’s free and so simple to use, and the filters and cams are great! Just wish there was a way to take .5 photos within the app, that’s my only suggestion!!

### 5/5 — Why I love this app

*2024-08-05, version 1.1.5*

I love this app because the way the pics turn out is so cute

### 5/5 — Want the Film look. Go for it.

*2024-05-27*

Best, Easy, Minimal App for shooting film like photos. Go for it

### 5/5 — 好きです！

*2024-05-24, version 1.1.4*

すごいお気に入りのアプリになりました！
とっても簡単で使いやすいです！
が、
撮った写真をまとめて選択して消す機能があると嬉しいです！
携帯の容量を減らしたいので携帯に保存したら削除したいのですが、一枚一枚デリートするのが大変で、もっとまとめて選択できるようにして欲しいです！

### 5/5 — I LOVE IT!! 💃💃💃

*2024-05-06, version 1.1.4*

ok I love this app so much and idk if it’s supposed to be like this but when you go into the app and are listening to music it makes it sound cute and vintage and I love it so much!!!! this app is so worth it even without the premium features and I 110%  recommend getting it.

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*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.*