# Turn Photo to Sketch: Graphite — user reviews > 343 indexed App Store user reviews of Turn Photo to Sketch by Digital Masterpieces GmbH, rated 4.80/5 from 8,399 ratings. - Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/turn-photo-to-sketch-graphite/id1455613240/reviews - App overview in markdown: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/turn-photo-to-sketch-graphite/id1455613240.md - Rating breakdown: 5★ 7,358 · 4★ 718 · 3★ 208 · 2★ 50 · 1★ 65 ## What do users think of Turn Photo to Sketch? Overall sentiment: positive **Pros** - 👍 Easy to use - 🎨 Excellent artistic effects - 💡 Versatile customization options - 🚀 Fast and responsive - 🎨 Turns photos into beautiful artwork - 👍 Simple and intuitive interface - 🎨 Impressive sketch and drawing styles - 💡 Helpful for artists and photographers - 🚀 Quick rendering of edits **Cons** - 💰 Subscription model is expensive - 🔒 Limited free features - 🐛 Occasional crashes and glitches - 💰 In-app purchases required for full functionality - 🔒 Watermark on free images - 🐛 Disappearing edited photos - 🔋 High battery consumption **Commonly reported bugs** - Crashes and freezes on certain devices - Saved images have poor quality/resolution - Inability to remove watermark without subscription - Inconsistent behavior across iOS devices **Most requested features** - Add a gallery/project feature to save and revisit edits - Improve support and communication with developers - Offer a one-time purchase option instead of subscription - Increase brightness/color options for filters - Add ability to edit/draw on photos, not just apply filters ## Newest reviews (19 of 343) ### 4/5 — Great app with one major fault *2026-04-17, version 5.0.2* A great app but ... There is one major flaw with this app - when loading any photo, it immediately jumps to a 'style filter' so you have no option to get back the original, if you just wanted to use just the border/vignette effects for example. I find this a major drawback and oversight. I bought the full version and ... use a lot of other art apps and all allow an 'original' image function. ### 4/5 — Lol *2026-04-06, version 5.0.1* I made my friend look like they were in their 50s! Good on you, graphite! ### 2/5 — Picture review *2026-04-05, version 5.0.1* Why do you have to pick a picture and see how someone else draws it?I don’t know how it’s possible to draw?I tried drawing but I couldn’t find how to draw?I am only 7 how am I going to know something hard like that?I am sorry if you think that I am being rude I just don’t understand how to draw? ### 5/5 — Designer *2025-11-03, version 4.2.1* Amazing!!!! ### 3/5 — Ok *2025-10-27, version 3.2.1* Not going to pay a monthly premium. ### 5/5 — {}. *2025-10-21, version 4.2.1* {}. ### 5/5 — Magnifique *2025-10-03* Un aide incroyable, des possibilités immenses je vais passer a Premium je suis curieux de voir jusqu’ou je peux aller **Developer response:** Merci beaucoup d'avoir pris le temps de laisser un avis. Nous sommes ravis que vous appréciez les possibilités créatives de notre application. Nous sommes encore plus heureux que vous partagiez vos impressions et vos gentils mots avec nous. Merci beaucoup pour votre soutien. ### 5/5 — A favorite app *2025-09-16, version 4.2.0* Graphite is a fun app that easily turns your favorite images into beautiful works of art. Now updated to work well with IOS 26 both on iPad and iPhone ### 5/5 — Genial y maravillosa app *2025-08-13, version 4.1.0* Felicitaciones…..es una excelentísima app. Muy bien diseñada…..espero puedan continuar abarcando otros efectos…..como por ejemplo Manga……felicitaciones He tenido la oportunidad de trabajar con todas las funciones premium…..y observo un trabajo maravilloso en la construcción de esta App. Esta muy bien diseñada, y es sin duda muy fácil de trabajar. Me atrevo a decir que no requieres ser un profesional del diseño para manejar esta maravillosa App, incluso creo más bien que así como te ayuda a fluir en tu trabajo, al mismo tiempo te ayuda a crecer y obtener un aprendizaje en el maravilloso mundo del arte, en su proyección y en su exposición. Les felicito, solo resta decir, que para futuras actualizaciones o expansión de funciones de las App, puedan agregar otras no existentes para continuar creciendo……es una maravilla de App. ### 5/5 — Wow *2025-08-13* Sehr tolle App es kommen immer schöne Bilder bei raus , einfach zu bedienen bei jeder Art von Bildern ein passender Stil 👍🏻 ich bin begeistert und habe die App schon oft weiter empfohlen **Developer response:** Vielen Dank für dein Support und die super Bewertung. Wir sind sehr dankbar, dass du unsere App weiterempfiehlst. ### 5/5 — I Love this app *2025-08-04, version 4.1.0* I am so glad with your work and you deserve to be famous well done you deserve it ### 4/5 — 使い方簡単 *2025-07-31* 写真を読み込んで20種類程度用意されている「スタイル」を選ぶだけで，写真をイラストふうにできる。とても簡単に使うことができた。 水彩画の種類を増やして欲しい。背景の部分のペンのタッチ線が強くて人物などが埋もれてしまう。背景のペンタッチをなくすか，ボケるようにできると良くなると思う。 **Developer response:** フィードバックとアプリへの高評価をいただき、誠にありがとうございます。アプリを気に入っていただき、大変嬉しく思っております。貴重なフィードバックに感謝申し上げます。 フィードバックについて： (1) 水彩画風のスタイルをお探しでしたら、BeCasso または Waterbrush アプリをお試しください。 (2) レタッチツールを使えば、背景のペンのストロークを調整できます。背景の人物をうまく描写するほどのディテールを加えるのは難しいかもしれませんが、少なくともストロークを目立たなくすることは可能です。例えば、「ぼかし」パラメータを使ってストロークを柔らかくすることができます。 レタッチツールに関する追加のガイダンスやフィードバックがございましたら、support@digitalmasterpieces.com までお気軽にお問い合わせください。 貴重なフィードバックと温かいお言葉をいただき、改めて感謝申し上げます。 ### 5/5 — Rainbow lorikeet *2025-07-27, version 4.1.0* Applying the different techniques has given my art more interest ### 4/5 — I like the choices *2025-07-26, version 4.1.0* Some good stuff ### 3/5 — Previous app better *2025-06-03, version 4.0.2* New changes not as good as the old one, more control of what you want. ### 2/5 — Chash application *2025-06-03* Bonjour,J’ai recommencé ma photo 4 fois sans pouvoir l’enregistrer l’application crash je trouve ça désolant de payer pour une application qui fonctionne une fois sur dix merci de régler rapidement le problème je changerai ma note et commentaire par la suite cordialement. **Developer response:** Merci beaucoup de nous avoir contactés et de nous avoir fait part de vos commentaires sur notre application. Nous sommes désolés d'apprendre que vous rencontrez des problèmes avec notre application Graphite. Pour en savoir plus sur ce problème, n'hésitez pas à nous contacter par e-mail à support@digitalmasterpieces.com. Nous vous prions de nous excuser pour la gêne occasionnée. Nous espérons trouver ensemble une solution à ce problème. ### 5/5 — Gift *2025-04-16, version 4.0.1* I tried many websites and apps where results were not even close what they advertised. Many of them hiding behind a paywall as well. Thankfully I stumbled upon Graphite and no need for subscription and I get what I asked for. This is the first time I write a review on apple. I’m trying to draw a picture of my boyfriend and I together as a birthday gift and I needed a basis to go off of and this app really helped. Thank you. ### 2/5 — Keeps crashing *2025-04-13, version 4.0.1* This would be a great app if it did keep crashing and freezing. ### 5/5 — Great app *2025-04-08, version 4.0.0* I use this app to explore possibilities with old photos ## Most critical reviews (10 lowest-rated) ### 1/5 — I buy my tools, I don’t rent them. *2026-03-06, version 5.0.0* I bought this a long time ago and now it says I have to rent it!? No way ### 1/5 — Can’t unsubscribe *2025-02-02, version 3.2.6* I can’t delete my subscription ### 1/5 — Why isn’t it working? *2024-12-31, version 3.2.5* Would be a great app if it worked. When I try to purchase premium it tells me “currently there are no subscriptions available” ### 1/5 — Crashes all the time *2024-12-14, version 3.2.4* Time wasted ### 1/5 — Not good *2024-11-18, version 3.2.4* Fix failure ### 1/5 — Can’t even download with a watermark *2024-08-12, version 3.2.1* I wanted to try before I buy but that meant I wanted to download one to get a look at the quality on a screen bigger than my phone. Well you can’t do that - not even the smallest size with the watermark . Will be deleting ### 1/5 — Bof *2024-05-28* Filtres d’une laideur absolue, et payer un abonnement pour supprimer la grosse signature patate en bas à droite alors que l’application avait été achetée précédemment - c’est du grand n’importe quoi. Il y a bcp mieux ailleurs. **Developer response:** Nous sommes désolés d'apprendre que vous n'aimez pas notre application et ses filtres. En même temps, nous sommes un peu confus car vous l'avez déjà acheté. Si vous auriez dû l'acheter et que le filigrane est réapparu après une mise à jour ou si vous ne l'utilisez pas pendant une période prolongée, vous pouvez utiliser l'option « Restaurer les achats » dans notre application pour restaurer les achats et débloquer à nouveau toutes les fonctionnalités. ### 1/5 — Watch out for charges *2024-05-04, version 3.0.3* Not a quality app and when I cancelled Graphite charged me for another full year. I asked for a refund several times and the developer has refused. I am 80 yrs old and did not ask for the renewal, this is a scam and abusive. ### 1/5 — Misleading poor first impression *2024-02-14, version 3.0.2* App offers free trial for 12 months but when clicked takes you to the plans and no plan offering free 12 month trial are available The app calls itself a sketchbook and all the ads pictures show pencil drawings but there are no drawing options. Lets give it a try anyway ### 1/5 — Not impressed *2024-02-06, version 3.0.2* The idea is good, but all the pictures looked worse with filters. Maybe with the payed/premium option that could be addressed but not impressed. Maybe scenery photos would be better but faces turn out weird. I will be looking for another option. ## Most praised reviews (10 highest-rated) ### 5/5 — vos photos dessinées *2026-06-15* merveilleux: Grafite donne de la magie à vos photos! **Developer response:** Merci beaucoup d'avoir rédigé un avis aussi positif sur notre application Graphite. Nous sommes ravis et reconnaissants qu'elle vous plaise autant. ### 5/5 — One of my all-time favourite *2026-05-04, version 5.0.2* Absolutely love this app been with it for sometime now. I always go back to it because you get great results with great filters. ### 5/5 — Lo mejor *2026-04-13, version 5.0.1* Super excelente ### 5/5 — Good app *2026-03-17* veyy nice app ,most cofatable app ever seen. **Developer response:** Thank you very much for taking your time to write a review for our app. We are grateful for the excellent rating and for your kind words. ### 5/5 — Easy *2026-03-03, version 5.0.0* Intuitive, quick, cool results, I will be upgrading. ### 5/5 — Awesome *2026-01-24, version 4.3.3* This is a great app ### 5/5 — Go Graphite *2026-01-20, version 4.3.3* It's the best thing to do in your spare time. You can make your photo look like it has been painted. ### 5/5 — Good app *2026-01-19, version 4.3.3* Free part works very well ### 5/5 — Expert *2025-12-22, version 4.3.3* Thats making our create more and more to pict ### 5/5 — Liked those expressive vignettes *2025-11-04* New: Loved those new expressive vignettes. And thanks for working hard to make this beautiful application better. Old: This is a great application to create artistic content. But unfortunately it has very little amount of art effects (filters). Hope you guys add more of it. With Kindest Regards-From Alaska **Developer response:** Thank you very much for your very kind words. We are very happy that you like the expressive vignettes and our efforts to improve the app from update to update. We promise to continue working hard on making Graphite better with every update. Thanks again for the excellent review and your very kind words. --- *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.*