# ZenView - Calm and Meditation — user reviews > 232 indexed App Store user reviews of ZenView by Pixelinlove Ltd, rated 4.70/5 from 644 ratings. - Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/zenview-calm-and-meditation/id499881701/reviews - App overview in markdown: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/zenview-calm-and-meditation/id499881701.md - Rating breakdown: 5★ 519 · 4★ 74 · 3★ 37 · 2★ 6 · 1★ 8 ## What do users think of ZenView? Overall sentiment: positive **Pros** - 🌊 Calming water effects - 🎨 Beautiful visuals - 🕰️ Relaxing experience - 🔊 Soothing sounds **Cons** - 💰 Paid themes required - 🔇 Sound issues with recent updates - 🎥 Limited background options **Commonly reported bugs** - Crashes with iOS updates - Sound not working on some devices **Most requested features** - Ability to use own photos as backgrounds - More sound effects and ambient sounds - Customizable water ripple settings - Screensaver/wallpaper mode ## Newest reviews (19 of 232) ### 3/5 — Likely abandoned *2025-04-27, version 1.0.14* Visuals are still superb but the sounds disappeared with some relatively recent iOS update. Too bad. ### 3/5 — pretty but useless *2022-11-15* i might not be the type for this kind of app... ### 5/5 — Love *2021-04-29, version 1.0.14* AMAZING ### 5/5 — AMAZING *2021-01-30, version 1.0.14* This game is absolutely AMAZING! There are no ads and it’s overall just a great game! I use this soo much and I can’t stop saying it’s amazing! You can flip the camera to make your house watery too. ### 4/5 — Peaceful, but a few complaints *2021-01-03, version 1.0.14* I love the app, but the sounds are just repetitive and it repeats the same sounds over & over again. But the rain sounds help me relax when I get tired of tapping. Overall great app! ### 5/5 — Beautiful *2020-12-30, version 1.0.14* The sound and pictures very relaxing ### 5/5 — Great stress reliever *2020-12-05, version 1.0.14* I’ve had this app for years. I visit this app when I am stressed and need to take a moment. It is a wonderful for mind redirecting. The beauty of the app is the simplicity of the subject. Upon starting the app I feel as if I am in nature sitting by a pond. As I watch the droplets in the water my mind feels calmness. I watch the ripples and remember that what starts small reverberates out. I remember we can choose positive over negative, rational over chaotic. This allows me a moment to step back and process my thoughts and feelings. Thank you to the creator and programmers for this unique and beneficial app. ### 5/5 — Amazing *2020-10-23, version 1.0.14* I love this app it helps me on anxiety stress and sadness. ### 5/5 — Very calming *2020-07-11, version 1.0.14* I love this app. You can change the intensity of the rain and get different effects. The sound is so soothing. ### 4/5 — Zen Review!!! *2020-01-15, version 1.0.13* “Hmm!!!” @ times like this when I’m super stressed & need to remind myself that I live in England where we love a drop or 2 of rain & that we av 4 seasons in 1 days, this actually is quite mellowing (all jokes aside). The reason I didn’t score 5 * (stars) is because of IN APP PURCHASE! Free should mean FREE,just like when D.A.T.A was UNLIMITED (fair use policy) made sure it was THIER UNLIMITED not OUR TRULY UNLIMITED! Always read the small print is the best option I say & carefully. Today I’ve had trouble with tech stuff ie the lovely SIRI which I’m gonna put on YouTube under the heading “SIRI ARE YOU FOR REAL!” it’ll be on tomorrow & then your see how helpful ZEN can be when SIRI is not! Yours sarcastically Marc Michels ### 5/5 — Peaceful *2019-08-01, version 1.0.13* I love this app. Makes a great screensaver on the TV too by using mirroring from iPad. . So glad this app has been kept up to date. ### 3/5 — Took WAY too long to update! *2019-07-21, version 1.0.13* Super cool small App but the creators Took WAY too long to update! ### 4/5 — Great app *2019-07-03, version 1.0.13* Lovely relaxing app, enjoy listening and watching the different effects ### 5/5 — Great app *2019-05-30, version 1.0.13* Really need the access to album, it would be so much fun. I paid the app and I can tell you I would pay much more if I can play with the picture of my own choice. ### 5/5 — Great for anxiety *2019-05-30, version 1.0.13* My therapist recommended me this and it helps with my anxiety ### 5/5 — Calming *2019-01-22, version 1.0.13* Lovely little app. Creates a calming ripple effect through one of their stock pictures, or your own photo. Can choose to have sound of rainfall or turn it off, and can choose the type of rain. Light shower? Heavy storm? Up to you. Would like a few more pictures of pools of water to choose from in both the free version and the paid, but otherwise happy with the app. ### 5/5 — Great !!! *2018-12-29, version 1.0.13* GREAT APP does nothing constructive but would not want be without it ### 5/5 — Love the app *2018-12-21, version 1.0.13* I love the app until it no longer work with the new update iOS 12, please fix...thanks for the update, work perfect.. ### 3/5 — lovely but *2018-12-06, version 1.0.13* needs updating, with your expertise, allowing iPhone library pics AND, wait for it, yep, of course, the wallpaper option. seriously. and when you’re done, all that’s left is to clear off one of those over cluttered shelves of yours. why? cos you’ll need as much spectacle space as you can get, so’s to rightly expose to us (mere apple-acquiring mortal minions) all your well deserved awards! keep it up. namaste x ## Most critical reviews (10 lowest-rated) ### 1/5 — Used to be a great app *2023-08-17, version 1.0.14* Doesn’t have any sound on my iPhone 14. ### 1/5 — Keep Crashing *2018-10-11* I cant open this app in my device it is crashing always on iOS 12.0 **Developer response:** Hi Arsh.123, Thanks for the feedback! We just released an update that fixes the crash on iOS 12. Please check it out. Let us know how it goes... If you are happy with the new version, we would really appreciate if you could support us by updating the review and the rating. Thanks! ### 1/5 — Hasn’t been updated in years *2018-10-05, version 1.0.12* It was a great little app, but it immediately crashes in iOS 12. Sent an email to developers but no response ### 1/5 — Bug sous IOS 12 *2018-09-29* L’appli ne se lance plus sous IOS 12. 😢 **Developer response:** Hi, Thanks for the feedback! We just released an update that fixes the crash on iOS 12. Please check it out. Let us know how it goes... If you are happy with the new version, we would really appreciate if you could support us by updating the review and the rating. Thanks! ### 1/5 — Naff off App *2014-09-14, version 1.0.10* This itunes app keeps taking me to the app store so I can't use my iphone. Even tried downloading to get rid of it but it wouldn't complete. I can't use my phone. Is this a hack? If not, FIX IT WILL YA ### 1/5 — Limited pictures *2013-12-28, version 1.0.10* The idea is great and the sounds are relaxing, but I feel it's not unreasonable to have a bigger choice of backgrounds. ### 1/5 — Sound doesn't work *2013-04-19, version 1.0.6* I love the water but the sound doesn't come on ### 1/5 — Bof *2012-12-07* Télécharger et supprimer immédiatement. ### 1/5 — Bad *2012-11-07, version 1.0.2* Not working... ### 1/5 — Bof *2012-10-25* Bien fait mais tre lassant à ne pa téléchargées car vite desinstaler ## Most praised reviews (10 highest-rated) ### 5/5 — Soooo RELAXING! *2026-08-15, version 1.0.14* Love this. Brings me to present moment to relax💞 ### 5/5 — :3 *2026-04-05, version 1.0.14* This app is one of my favs now. I have had it for like 10 minutes and I’m obsessed! 🤩 I would definitely recommend for anyone and I’m giving it 5 stars! I wish you could upload photos instead of just using the camera cuz I would like to do it with the sunsets at my home!! ### 5/5 — Calming *2025-09-20, version 1.0.14* I agree with another reviewer that the drip sounds when you use your finger sound like you’re in a cave, which is outa ‘sync’ with the themes. Otherwise, it’s very nice to spend some calming moments with here and there. I don’t mind supporting developer by purchasing the themes. ### 5/5 — Great app but why pay? *2025-03-14, version 1.0.14* It’s kinda dumb that you have to pay for more themes but other than that it’s very relaxing ### 5/5 — Perfect for Calmimg Your Mind! *2024-09-25, version 1.0.14* I have had this app for years, and it remains a favorite go-to of mine when I need calm my mind, slow my thoughts down a little, or just decompress for a minute or two. The water effects, nature backgrounds, etc. are the perfect combination. ### 5/5 — Adorable *2023-11-26, version 1.0.14* J’aimerais bien te connaître ### 5/5 — Obsessed! *2023-07-06, version 1.0.14* After having an android for years, missed this app. Immediately downloaded ZenView again when upgraded to an iPhone. As soon as you touch the screen, it acts like water. This is my favorite app! Lose track of time playing with it. It’s like a sand garden, but the sand is virtual water! Soothing. ### 5/5 — Bo zen *2022-11-08* Bo!!! ### 5/5 — An app like no other *2021-12-30, version 1.0.14* This app is really like no other app it’s the only app that’s super realistic and calming I love the sound and the fact you can have rain to so it really is like no other ### 5/5 — Sooooo simple but sooooo GOOD! *2021-11-17, version 1.0.14* Love this app!! Really really good --- *Data collected daily from the US App Store and indexed by [AppsHunter](https://appshunter.io/). 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