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Pixlr AI Photo & Video Editor
Pixlr Pte Ltd · 1,222,412 ratings · ★ 4.0
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Top complaints - extracted from 66 negative reviews
Recurring phrases mined from 1-2★ reviews. The bigger the percentage, the more users have the same problem. Fix the top 2-3 in your version and you have product-market fit on day one.
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"years"
15 negative reviews mention this · 23% of all complaints
★★★★★ "Used to work great, not so much now. The heal tool leaves gray splotches wherever it is used. Its been two years and this is STILL a problem. the fact they have the gall to ask people to pay 80 dollars a year for this app is insane." - Nicole Jeffery
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"been"
13 negative reviews mention this · 20% of all complaints
★★★★★ "Used to work great, not so much now. The heal tool leaves gray splotches wherever it is used. Its been two years and this is STILL a problem. the fact they have the gall to ask people to pay 80 dollars a year for this app is insane." - Nicole Jeffery
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"free"
13 negative reviews mention this · 20% of all complaints
★★★★★ "From free to 3 saves daily is a desperate move to make money after wasting it on AI... I don't want to pay to save on my device, using my internet, my memory. You made the app yes, you charged for the extra features, cool but saving a simpl…" - Funny Dayz
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"photo"
12 negative reviews mention this · 18% of all complaints
★★★★★ "You have completely changed your application and it's now boring ..Frames are the best available !! Extremely high quality app. Professional. I do photoshop and this app is sophisticated.. Fun!! Should be much much higher rated!! Again Has …" - hana baker
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"save"
10 negative reviews mention this · 15% of all complaints
★★★★★ "not save" - sepehr saeedi
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"saves"
9 negative reviews mention this · 14% of all complaints
★★★★★ "From free to 3 saves daily is a desperate move to make money after wasting it on AI... I don't want to pay to save on my device, using my internet, my memory. You made the app yes, you charged for the extra features, cool but saving a simpl…" - Funny Dayz
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"pixlr"
8 negative reviews mention this · 12% of all complaints
★★★★★ "pixlr USED to be cool! now it's lame with their jacked prices!???🤷🏽♂️" - Ted Ryan
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"editing"
8 negative reviews mention this · 12% of all complaints
★★★★★ "I wish there was a zero star option, because this is terrible. This app used to be great, even with a reasonable premium plan that I was willing to pay. But now it has sold it's soul to AI Slop, and is now consumed by greed. I'm not paying …" - Michael Luckett Jr
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"photos"
7 negative reviews mention this · 11% of all complaints
★★★★★ "You have completely changed your application and it's now boring ..Frames are the best available !! Extremely high quality app. Professional. I do photoshop and this app is sophisticated.. Fun!! Should be much much higher rated!! Again Has …" - hana baker
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pixlr USED to be cool! now it's lame with their jacked prices!???🤷🏽♂️
not save
You have completely changed your application and it's now boring ..Frames are the best available !! Extremely high quality app. Professional. I do photoshop and this app is sophisticated.. Fun!! Should be much much higher rated!! Again Has fabulous frames. Bought it!! . I make videos daily and have 10 video apps.. This one is one of the best (My favorite. Surprised by the unfair reviews. Really unfair.. Silly people. This is a GREAT APP. 😭. After every opening..
Doesn't seem to want to edit PNG files. I guess I'm joining the many others by saying this used to be a great app, but not any more. there are so many other functional options out there. I'll be uninstalling now.
I have been using this app for many years. I tried to create an AI image from my photo - the creation was nothing like my uploaded image. Now the app will not even open.
I wish there was a zero star option, because this is terrible. This app used to be great, even with a reasonable premium plan that I was willing to pay. But now it has sold it's soul to AI Slop, and is now consumed by greed. I'm not paying $80 a year for a photo editing app, just to help you support your garbage AI option that I WILL NOT be using. And only 3 edits a day, then I have to pay if I want to edit more. You've lost the plot. DO NOT DOWNLOAD THIS APP!
Not digging the move to subscriptions - this kinda sucks as I've already dropped money for the full paid "pro" version without ads in 2018. I've never had to pay any subscription until I've upgraded to a new device and now I can't even restore my original purchase. I'm not amused. I am NOT paying a subscription for something I've already paid for, and any claim this was "always a subscription" is a fabrication. This is a bait and switch and I'm uninstalling this app once I submit this review.
INSULTINGLY OVERPRICED. Needlessly bloated. Irritating opening screen.
From free to 3 saves daily is a desperate move to make money after wasting it on AI... I don't want to pay to save on my device, using my internet, my memory. You made the app yes, you charged for the extra features, cool but saving a simple edit cost money it is seen as greed to a already struggling world. I've been using this app for 10+ years but this is too much. Goodbye and best of luck.
WHY is a review limited to 500 characters?? I'll have to limit what I'm able to pass on now, but... This app has been one of my 2 favs since 2017. Years ago I made a lifetime purchase of ALL of the effects that have now become unavailable to me. The developer emailed me back a very condescending response and refuses to honor this previous purchase. Now I can't use the app that I know like the back of my hand anymore. A LIFETIME purchase should NEVER expire!!! Lying is unacceptable.
STUPID MONEY HUNGRY APP. NOBODY ASKED FOR AI, CAN ONLY SAVE 3 IMAGES A DAY, AND THE ADS HAVE SOMEHOW GOTTEN WORSE. EVERYTHING IS PREMIUM, EXISTING IS PREMIUM. THIS APP USED TO BE MY GO-TO, BUT NOW I DON'T EVEN WANT IT ANYMORE. I'M GOING TO GO DOWNLOAD AN APK OF THE OLD VERSION AND DISABLE AUTO UPDATES, GOOD.BYE.
I've used this app since 2020ish and its downfall should really be studied and published as *the* case study for AI slop and greed ruining a company. I remember loving it for its seamless collage maker and editor that made it easy to do quick touch ups and IG stories, but now there's not only a paywall to export photos, but AI slop all over it?? Not to mention the insane number of ads everywhere compared to before. Stop spitting in the faces of artists broski.
used to have overlay and hone missing from the apps. disappointed.
If I could give no stars i would. Now you are going to force a charge to use , blah. I am done and going to delete the app. I have used the app for years but I won't be forced to pay, super disappointing. 3 pics free per day then 80 dollars, whatever.
Spot heal Issue again. turns spots blue. update: still not fixed
yall ruined your app adding ai and being greedy i cant even save my art anymore.
You do know we're just going to keep uninstalling and reinstalling tp make more images right? might as well go back to the way it was.
Limited free saves to 3 per day, but it's the same app with the same filters I've been using for over a decade.
I keep trying to update this up it doesnt want to update
Was good, now sucks big time!
i have been using this app for over ten years, and now I can't even save more than 3 photos a day without paying? It's giving greedy. I don't even care about the ads anymore, but there are micro-transactions abound. Everyone, save your coins, ditch the ai slop, and uninstall if you haven't already.
I've been using this app for years. However now I only get three saves a day? Yeah i'm out.. Which stinks cause this app was amazing.
what happened to this app?! I have had this app for years, now I only get 3 saves a day. I will probably end up deleting bc of this change. I understand ads to help but the limited saves... what the hell?
whatter waste of time
long time had this app for almost 9 years now you need to pay is crazy its going be rated bad if if doesn't go back on free
Not intuitive, and AI is the new crypto bro meta.
Can't rotate an image without deleting part of it.
Was excellent before limited saves (and AI). Now it's trash.
full of ads. annoying.
ai slop
was good but have limited uses per day so I uninstalled it
Too many ads
I've been using this app for minor touchups and to add watermarks for ages. I totally understand needing ads to keep it as a free product, but now I'm being asked to subscribe and pay before I can save any photos. Really disappointing.
The limit to saving pictures and trying to force buying a subscription tactic is very disappointing. Also trying to force all this AI nonsense is annoying. This used to be a good editor. Time to uninstall and move to other better apps. This reminds me of FilmicPro fiasco.
Remove object does not work and credits are wasted.
What happen to just editing a photo? The ads are ridiculous, and now when I go to save my photo, it won't save unless I purchase the very app I've been using for years. More years than I count. I'm done. I'm very done with this app.
For over 10 years, Pixlr was my go to mobile photo editing app. Did everything I needed it to do flawlessly. I tried to make my peace with the ads and the AI usage but "3 free saves" a day is where I draw the line. Another great app ruined by trying to squeeze every last dollar out of its users.
used to love pixlr, it was my favorite photo editing app. it's ai slop now.
used to be a great app until they got money hungry and down right greedy. paid $7 thinking it would let me do more on it and it won't. so nope!!! I'm deleting this app and never looking back! bye pixlr!!!
I used this app for over 10 years. It WAS the most amazing editor app. Ever since they added AI Nanno Banana (that is free from Gemini), went with aggressive adds, only 3 free edits a day and rarely ever exports pictures to your photos, this app is almost unusable. I will gladly change my review if this ever changes back. I seriously doubt it ever will. R.I.P. Pixlr. You will be missed.
I'll echo what others have said; great app, but the ads are infuriating. I understand why they've been added, but they are ridiculously long and you often can't get out of them without being forced to their download page and having to go all the way back again. I've started using other apps. There is one feature on Pixlr I like that isn't on the other apps. When I need it, I'll use Pixlr for that rare occasion. Drop the price 80% and I'll consider subscribing.
Was great, now useless thanks to the two save limit.
ads and ai killed this app i used to love it
I only clicked "Install" then "Uninstall" just to make a review. I feel like danger is my sanctuary thanks to you. That is the only thanks. You stole & published my artwork I forgot to put a watermark on and now people are using it, such as Roblox. I was just 12 at the time. Yes, I used this + the site, and it was my favorite to use before it got blocked for schools. I'm happy it did. Consider me deleted. I tried getting it back, but all but the date is gone. I still have the artwork. Big F.
Used to be a good app. now it's just full of AI slop
you save a photo after all the editing and it disappears
The original free version was great. The more recent version that includes some free features was still good enough to have the app for some features. Now it only opens the cover image of the app and does morning else, nothing to click, and updates checked too. So can't even open the app!
Upon saving a picture it degrades the resolution. This is especially evident when you utilize the double exposure feature by adding another photo with text. It has gotten increasingly glitchy lately as well, and the ads have gotten more intrusive and annoying. Currently looking for another option. It was great for years, but not any longer. Additionally the text function often does not take.
when did they limit to 3? 👎👎👎👎👎👎 1 Star
This app used to be great. Then they added advertisements every time you made an image which is fair enough. Then they introduced an annual $80 pay wall to remove ads, but a free teir remained with ads. Now you can run out of using the tool for free with ads and the app forces you to subscribe or it just ceases functioning and won't allow you to export images anymore. I'm uninstalling and do not recommend this app anymore.
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Sentiment summary
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