# Toonist: Photo to Cartoon Art — user reviews

> 43 indexed App Store user reviews of Toonist by Vineeta Khatuja, rated 4.70/5 from 528 ratings.

- Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/toonist-photo-to-cartoon-art/id1492735943/reviews
- App overview in markdown: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/toonist-photo-to-cartoon-art/id1492735943.md
- Rating breakdown: 5★ 445 · 4★ 53 · 3★ 11 · 2★ 8 · 1★ 11

## What do users think of Toonist?

Overall sentiment: positive

**Pros**

- 👍 Easy and intuitive to use
- 🎨 High-quality cartoon and sketch filters
- 💰 Free version available with good features
- 🎭 Versatile for creative content creation
- ✨ Fun and engaging user experience
- 📸 Great for transforming photos into artwork
- 💡 Unique and innovative effects
- 🖼️ Cute watermark design

**Cons**

- 💸 Expensive subscription model
- 🔄 Subscription required for basic editing
- 🐛 App crashes frequently
- ⏳ Photo conversion hangs/spins indefinitely
- 📱 iPad compatibility issues
- ❌ No delete function for saved screenshots
- 📧 Non-functional contact/support email
- 🚫 Limited features in free version after updates
- 🎯 Inconsistent quality of results

**Commonly reported bugs**

- App crashes when selecting photos from library
- Photo conversion process hangs/spins without completing
- iPad version fails on iOS 13.5.1 and later
- Random crashes during normal usage
- Unable to save photos to camera roll in some cases
- Contact email does not work

**Most requested features**

- One-time purchase option instead of subscription
- Delete button for saved screenshots
- iPad app compatibility
- Improved stability and crash prevention
- Better customer support channels

## Newest reviews (11 of 43)

### 5/5 — LOVE LOVE LOVE

*2021-09-18, version 3.0.6*

This app is so amazing!!  Make your own hip modern art pieces from any vignette of your life or home.  I highly recommend ✨

### 5/5 — Amazing App

*2021-06-30*

I use this app everyday. I edit lots of pictures because I manage my job’s Facebook page. I know I can always count on this app to create cool images.

**Developer response:** Thank you for writing. Please stay stuned for more exciting features. Happy Tooning! Toonist App team.

### 5/5 — Kreativität ohne Ende!

*2021-05-13*

Damit gelingen unzählige Inspirationen zu Kunstwerken ☺️

### 5/5 — Супер

*2021-02-19*

Очень хорошо и я доволен!

### 4/5 — Fantastic!

*2021-01-30*

I make Memes for friends and this is a really cool way of not only “cartoonizing” My real life photos, but also to create thought and speech bubbles like a cartoon strip.

I would give it five stars ordinarily, but for most of my time using this, it always seems to crash randomly

### 5/5 — Love the app

*2020-12-28, version 3.0.1*

I love it

### 5/5 — Love it!

*2020-12-13*

Wanted to make an artistic photo Christmas gift for my husband of his dog and this was the perfect choice! The hardest part is just deciding which filter I’d like more!

**Developer response:** Thank you for taking the time to write this review. Hope your husband enjoys the gift. Merry Christmas!

Please stay tuned for more exciting features. Happy Tooning!

### 5/5 — Great app

*2020-11-21*

Having fun so far and I've got a great amount of options.

### 5/5 — 매우 만족해요

*2020-09-19*

워터마크가 들어가는데 없앨 수 있나요

**Developer response:** 글을 써 주셔서 감사합니다. 워터 마크 제거 기능을 개발 중입니다. 곧 출시 될 릴리스를 기대해주세요.

### 5/5 — Considering this is FREE.

*2020-08-29, version 2.5.4*

It’s AWESOME

### 5/5 — Toonist

*2020-08-08*

Awesome app! Makes a plain old photo into something really cool! You owe to yourself to try it.

**Developer response:** Thank you for writing. Please stay tuned for more exciting features. Happy Tooning!

## Most critical reviews (10 lowest-rated)

### 1/5 — Amazing five stars

*2024-11-19, version 3.0.6*

When I first open the app, I would not expect anything, but then when I saw the camera, my mind was blown five stars

### 1/5 — Boo

*2023-11-28, version 3.0.6*

Do not purchase. No additional features using the paid version.

### 1/5 — Money money money

*2021-01-03*

First of all I just download it it is terrible apps sketches and cartoon are not that good only idiots say it is good I have tried it but it won’t let save in my camera it is because I have paid first before I can save it

**Developer response:** We apologise for this experience. Our objective is give our users the best possible 
experience. As a reward for pointing this issue we would like to offer you an year of free Toonist subscription and would really appreciate if you could please help us identify the exact steps to reproduce it. Please write to us at feedback@mytoonist.com. Looking forward to your email. 

Toonist app team

### 2/5 — Deleting screen shots

*2021-07-30*

How do you delete a screen shots saved on the app? No delete button anywhere! Plus your contact information to email you does not work. Disappointed!

**Developer response:** We are sorry you are facing this issue. It is our highest priority to give Toonist users the best possible experience. Please try the following: 

Once you click a photo using Toonist app or load one from the library, you will see the "Tooned" photo on the Toonist app. At this point clicking the back button on the top left corner will take you to the previous screen (camera or the photos gallery).

If this does not solve the issue you are facing, we would be happy to assist you on this. Please write to us at our alternate email address toonistapp@gmail.com and help our team understand the issue better.

Thank you
Toonist app team

### 2/5 — Disappointed

*2020-12-03*

Loved this app, was the best photo editing app on the App Store! The new update however, really ruined it. I get that apps want to make money. I would be content with spending $7.99 or even more for a permanent pro version but I am so annoyed they chose to make it into a subscription. Now you even need to have the pro version just to edit the free filters. Totally unnecessary. I am really disappointed, I hope they get rid of the subscription so it would be easier to get the pro version or at least let editing be available again.

**Developer response:** We are sorry for this experience. Our team works hard to deliver quality experience to the users. We truly appreciate you as an early adopter of Toonist app and as a reward we would like to offer an year of free Toonist subscription. Please write to us at feedback@mytoonist.com.

### 2/5 — I want to love this!

*2020-11-14*

When you try to turn your previously taken, it won’t convert the photo into a cartoon it just spins like it’s going to do some thing but never does anything. Can you fix this!

**Developer response:** Edit 2: 

Thank you for bringing this issue to our notice. As a reward for highlighting this issue we would like to offer you an year of free Toonist app subscription. We request you to please write to us at feedback@mytoonist.com to claim it. 

Edit 1:
We have fixed the said issue. Please let us know if you have any feedback. Happy Tooning!

Original Response:
Thank you for writing. Our team is working to fix this issue, we will update soon. Stay tuned.

### 3/5 — To much money

*2024-03-27*

The subscription TOOO MUCH MONEY!!!!! It would be good if you made it that you pay money and you don’t have to keep paying money not good I’m don’t have that much money so I think you should not have a
Subscription

### 3/5 — Love to alter photos

*2020-09-22*

Just downloaded this program trying to alter a previous photo and it won’t download it just keeps spinning just so you guys know you can fix the bug

**Developer response:** Thank you for bringing this issue to our notice. As a reward for highlighting this issue we would like to offer you an year of free Toonist app subscription. We request you to please write to us at feedback@mytoonist.com to claim it.

### 3/5 — Nice range of effects

*2020-07-19, version 2.5.1*

App works fine on iPhone.  Lots of potential effects when you play with it

(Three updates later it still fails on iPad.  I had originally downloaded it to use on iPad.)
-App crashes every time you pick a photo from library, it is installed on a fully updated (iOS 13.5.1) iPad Pro 11” 
-however since these problems it is advertised as “iPhone only”.

### 4/5 — Outline

*2022-06-04*

This a super simple app. It doesn’t do a lot, but what it does do, which is creating outlines, it does well.

## Most praised reviews (10 highest-rated)

### 5/5 — Love Toonist

*2024-11-26*

I just love your software. I take a lot of photos and I love playing with your software to attenuate the critical elements of particular photos as would a good sketcher

### 5/5 — Made my cartoon Halloween costume photos come to life

*2024-11-01*

Easy fun filters! Fun to play with, good quality and cute watermark I’m not even mad abt!

### 5/5 — Superb app easy to use

*2024-03-05, version 3.0.6*

Love this app. I’m an author and often use it to transform pictures into drawings

### 5/5 — Love love love!

*2023-07-22, version 3.0.6*

Great app and so easy and fun to use!

### 5/5 — Love love love!

*2023-07-11*

Great app and so easy to use!

### 5/5 — I’m loving this!

*2022-10-13*

I thought I would just play around with the free version, but totally unlike me, I paid for the subscription (very inexpensive) within about 3 minutes!

### 5/5 — Cool + fun app

*2022-05-06*

A very unique add to my other content creation apps…love mixing this one in

### 5/5 — Lots of options

*2022-01-19, version 3.0.6*

Very cool edits 🤩

### 5/5 — Love it

*2021-11-07, version 3.0.6*

Awesome app!!!

### 5/5 — Great app.  Works well

*2021-11-06*

Thank you

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