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Foodie - Filter & Film Camera
SNOW Corporation · 9,288 ratings · ★ 4.7
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Top complaints - extracted from 68 negative reviews
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"free"
14 negative reviews mention this · 21% of all complaints
★★★★★ "Sad face. Would give this less stars if I could. Used to RAVE about this editing app. Now everything costs money. There are still free ones but the paid for ones take up most of the screen. I can’t justify spending almost $30 yearly for an editing ap…" - Li459032
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"subscription"
14 negative reviews mention this · 21% of all complaints
★★★★★ "WAY TOO MANY ADS. there are so many ads on this app now that it’s nearly unusable. it crashes constantly and lags a lot also. used to be such a cute app and now everything requires a subscription." - ♥︎♥︎♥︎♥︎♥︎♥︎♥︎♥︎♥︎♥︎♥︎
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"every"
13 negative reviews mention this · 19% of all complaints
★★★★★ "ADS EVERYWHERE AND NOW PAYWALLS. This was my favorite editing app for years and i loved all the filters it had to offer. However, the recent changes have made me not use the app. There are so many ads. Ads after you edit a photo, an Ad the second you open the app. Now ther…" - smcroc
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"editing"
12 negative reviews mention this · 18% of all complaints
★★★★★ "Too many Ads. At least 30 second ads for one editing" - My神话th
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"filters"
11 negative reviews mention this · 16% of all complaints
★★★★★ "ADS EVERYWHERE AND NOW PAYWALLS. This was my favorite editing app for years and i loved all the filters it had to offer. However, the recent changes have made me not use the app. There are so many ads. Ads after you edit a photo, an Ad the second you open the app. Now ther…" - smcroc
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"edit"
11 negative reviews mention this · 16% of all complaints
★★★★★ "Too many Ads. At least 30 second ads for one editing" - My神话th
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"photo"
10 negative reviews mention this · 15% of all complaints
★★★★★ "ADS EVERYWHERE AND NOW PAYWALLS. This was my favorite editing app for years and i loved all the filters it had to offer. However, the recent changes have made me not use the app. There are so many ads. Ads after you edit a photo, an Ad the second you open the app. Now ther…" - smcroc
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"years"
9 negative reviews mention this · 13% of all complaints
★★★★★ "ADS EVERYWHERE AND NOW PAYWALLS. This was my favorite editing app for years and i loved all the filters it had to offer. However, the recent changes have made me not use the app. There are so many ads. Ads after you edit a photo, an Ad the second you open the app. Now ther…" - smcroc
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"paid"
9 negative reviews mention this · 13% of all complaints
★★★★★ "ADS EVERYWHERE AND NOW PAYWALLS. This was my favorite editing app for years and i loved all the filters it had to offer. However, the recent changes have made me not use the app. There are so many ads. Ads after you edit a photo, an Ad the second you open the app. Now ther…" - smcroc
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"update"
9 negative reviews mention this · 13% of all complaints
★★★★★ "Going Downhill Fast. I’ve used this app for years, it was always my favorite for color grading and editing my photos. But since they’ve updated to pushing a subscription model the quality of this app has gone way down. I don’t care if you want to charge for fil…" - Kadykins
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"video"
8 negative reviews mention this · 12% of all complaints
★★★★★ "Video Ads when opening the app???. Whose idea to put video ads when opening a camera app? One more time I will uninstall." - StooBao
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"been"
8 negative reviews mention this · 12% of all complaints
★★★★★ "Nearly unusable with adverts now. I have been using a very old version for quite a while, but when I updated it I instantly regretted because of all those adverts. The app welcomes you with a very irrelevant ad like one of poorly made mobile games that makes you sit through…" - wingedkitten
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Video Ads when opening the app???
Whose idea to put video ads when opening a camera app?
One more time I will uninstall.
One more time I will uninstall.
Too many Ads
At least 30 second ads for one editing
Sad face
Would give this less stars if I could. Used to RAVE about this editing app. Now everything costs money. There are still free ones but the paid for ones take up most of the screen. I can’t justify spending almost $30 yearly for an editing app! Deleted!
Crashes
It crashes and hangs ny phone plus the adds are so annoying
Buhbye
I’ve used this app for quite some time, but unusable now. Delete.
What kind of photo app would have ads
You need to press 3 times “x” to turn off ads before taking photos! Takes about at least 10 seconds every time. The moment I want to take the photo just gone!
Nearly unusable with adverts now
I have been using a very old version for quite a while, but when I updated it I instantly regretted because of all those adverts. The app welcomes you with a very irrelevant ad like one of poorly made mobile games that makes you sit through five seconds before you’re able to close it, and when it closes another “pay us five dollars a month to get this annoying ad off of your screen” popup comes up that you have to close as well, then the camera finally starts to function. Very poor user experience.
No longer functions
Overrun by ads now, and you can’t even actually use the app at all, the only option given is to click on ads that will never go away. Don’t waste your time on a download
Unethical Advertisement Strategy
I used to love this app but they started forcing advertisements that you can’t click out of. The pop up and “x” to close out and when you click it, it’s a click on the ad and a new page pops up every time.
So much Ads, you can’t even use it
If you want an App where you’re unable to use it because you’re constantly shown Ads, this is it.
Keep getting worse
Are used to love this app, but with every update, it just keeps on getting worse. They need to hire whoever is the head of the developing team because they’re just ruining the app. And why is this stupid app canceling my music every time I open it. And not only that why does it have freaking commercials now and ads?
Went from being an amazing app to horrible
Was an amazing app. Now it’s just filled with ads. Atleast play the ad while editing or after a photo is clicked. Not as soon as the app is opened and I am eager to click a photo.
Too many Ads
I used to like this app, but it literally has TOO MANY Ads. You have to wait like 1min (maybe I’m exaggerating but it feels like it) to get in the app if you are using free version.
Poor quality
The quality of pictures is so bad. Also too many adds. Searching for something better.
Destroyed by updates and Forced IAPs
This app used to be my go to for taking food pictures after Evernote pulled their food notebook app. However it has now gone the IAP model hardcore. I can’t even use the app without having to click out of multiple forced offers to upgrade. Every time I try to take a pic. All I want is to take a picture.
Deleted. RIP.
Deleted. RIP.
subscription
don’t buy it. they don’t let you cancel it.
User-hostile after several updates
This used to be my to go app for food pics. I was when pop ups intrusively interrupted my pic taking process. The last straw is the forced 7 day free trial that now pops up when you try to take a pic and won’t save the pic. I took the standard option but it still popped up. Tried several times and the pop up always came. If you dismiss it, it cannot save the pic. This is unforgivable. Deleting it for good.
It used to be great
Now too many advertisements.
Used to be a great app
I used to love this app because it had great filters. Now it has become a paid app with an unreasonable price. I can hardly find any free filters to use, and I am not willing to pay $5 per month for a photo app.
Nonstop ads and nagging for subscription
They've turned what used to be a great app into a subscription filled piece of trash. I'll gladly pay a large one time fee for this app, I would rather uninstall than pay a subscription.
Aaaand another subscription
Used this app for years and recommended to many people for being one of the absolute best editing apps. However, like many others have said, the app is no longer the same. Introduction of a subscription based service that locks the free version behind ads which weren’t there before is a slap in the face tbh. I’m unsure if they made any sort of announcement about their roadmap and the paywalls they wanted to implement to the core of the app, but the change feels fairly jarring and drastic and I will no longer recommend it. I would absolutely understand a one-time purchase (much like procreate) to support the developers, but a subscription to a non-essential app (who’s now made their free version considerably worse) I can’t bring myself to support.
DO NOT UPDATE
I’ve been using this app for years and now they’ve decided it’s a subscription service. Absolutely ridiculous. There are a lot of people that would pay money one time to own something. But this is ridiculous. On top of that all the actual food photography stuff is mixed in with a pile of other junk. Really disappointed. I guess most apps are just garbage now.
Disappointed AGAIN
Deleted VSCO because they kept pushing pop-up ads and membership. Now Foodie does it as well and keeps force-opening my safari and app store.
PLEASE keep your free version free, stop putting your pro filters and ads in my face.
PLEASE keep your free version free, stop putting your pro filters and ads in my face.
used to be good
used to be good, now you have to pay for everything in a subscription model. I’d rather find another free app that does the same, there are thousands out there
My all-time Goto was ruined
It had been my first priority camera apps for years. But I have to leave now
新下载完全不能用
不知道为何下载后完全不能用所有滤镜，点击下载滤镜的每个都在转圈圈还显示我没有连接网络，明明就正常网络根本没有问题，不知道为何不能用很头痛
Lates Update
Wait to buy until after an update, the ability to edit isn’t working.
Used to be great
Wish they offered lifetime price for their legacy users. They were great when they were free. This was my go to app for foodie pics. Now everything is a subscription based. And the quality of the photo decreases when the filter is applied.
bye bye
loved you while you were free - i would have been happy with a lifetime price but i’m not going for annual or monthly. deleted.
Sound
It doesn’t make a sound when I take pictures.
Paid for app but now with ads
I purchased this app a few years ago - why does an app that i paid for suddenly have ads? I would understand ads if it’s a free app. It also freezes frequently. So disappointing. Please reconsider removing ads for paid users.
Ruined by ads
This used to be my favorite editing app, but now it constantly stalls out. I can't edit multiple images without closing out the app first because of the ads. Sad, this was such a great app now it’s worthless.
Subscribe to a photo editing app?! NOPE!
This used to be a great app… until you introduced ads and a subscription fee. At least make a paid version where we can pay once and be ad free forever. There’s a time and place for subscription software. Photo editing isn’t it.
Every update makes it worse
I bought/paid for this app sometime ago and it was great. Clean and simple filters to brighten any photos. It was quick and easy to use, but now it’s riddled with ads that you can only get rid of by closing and reopening the app. It’s no longer quick and simple, and that’s all because the developers are switching to a subscription plan instead of a one time pay for what you get purchase. Time to move onto another app.
Deleting due to ads
This used to be a great ad-free app. Now it’s an ad-filled dumpster fire like so many other photo editing apps. There are better apps if you’re willing to sit through horrible ads, so you might as well delete Foodie.
RIP, Foodie, you are the latest victim of the longstanding trend of ruining good, but not great, apps with advertising.
RIP, Foodie, you are the latest victim of the longstanding trend of ruining good, but not great, apps with advertising.
Deleting right Now!
I bought this app and now they launched a version with a subscription not to have ads! Previous user must have the right to keep the complete version forever! Deleting this app now!
Another bad update
I used to love this app but the most recent update now includes soooo many annoying ads. I paid for this app about 3 years ago and there weren’t ads and now there are. Very upsetting and disappointing.
Too many ads
Literally one five-second-ad for every picture you export.
too many ads
this app used to be so good and didn’t have unskippable video ads. now im getting them after editing every single picture which makes the app no longer functional so i’ll have to find a new app to use
Suddenly all my photos are washed out
Opened app to take photos of cookies and suddenly it is lame it is using a flash and washing out all my photos. Flash option is off and it doesn’t matter which filter I use. I’m so frustrated!
Keeps going to black screen or won’t record video.
I use an Iphone 11. About a month ago the app became REALLY BUGGY to the point where I stopped using it because it was so unreliable. Please fix it. The app stops recording in the middle of recording video and crashes. Very unreliable.
Terrible glitches
I’ve used this app for a while and when it works it’s incredible but the past two weeks have been horrible. Glitches. Auto countdowns. Not able to work. Deleted reloaded 7 times already. Freezes or just runs on. Please fix.
Filters for Video not working
Can’t save filtered videos but can save filtered pics! Please fix this 😭
Crashes constantly
New update destroyed this app. Crashes when taking a shot
Filters disappeared?
My filter options disappeared… I would like them back please
video
why video export with very low frame rate 11fps … why !!!?
Not an app for cartoonists food
Supposed this app be the one to cartoon food ,though tons of promotion articles on Internet , this is not true. useless. uninstalled.
cant use it
the app keeps force closing after i start to edit. never got to edit one video.
there was an update and this issue STILL persists so im deleting. its taking up space
there was an update and this issue STILL persists so im deleting. its taking up space
Loved until recent issues
I always loved using this app to edit my pics- food related or not. User friendly and super easy. Although the past month or two every video I edit with it (without a filter) it is saved as a super bright washed-out version which it didn’t look like when I was editing and previewing. I’m disappointed this hasn’t been fixed yet. It makes the app not usable for video editing
ADS EVERYWHERE AND NOW PAYWALLS
This was my favorite editing app for years and i loved all the filters it had to offer. However, the recent changes have made me not use the app. There are so many ads. Ads after you edit a photo, an Ad the second you open the app. Now there are a ton of paid filters, which isn’t that bad but it’s just another minor issue. I get that they have to make money but the change up to having way too many ads is just so sad :(
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Sentiment summary
93%
Positive (4-5★)
3%
Neutral (3★)
4%
Negative (1-2★)