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Layout Photo Collage - Mixgram
Lyam Apps · 49,676 ratings · ★ 4.7
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Top complaints - extracted from 75 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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"free"
20 negative reviews mention this · 27% of all complaints
★★★★★ "Not sure how this is so popular. $60/year is wild. Free version doesn’t allow you to export photos including screenshotting the collage. Worst app!" - Ganderrr
2
"photos"
15 negative reviews mention this · 20% of all complaints
★★★★★ "Requires Access to Photos and Offers a 3 Day Trial if you Subscribe and Remember to Cancel. Why can I not click and drag my pictures from any folder? Why does this need access to my Photos to work? Why does a trial require me to remember to cancel it instead of a reminder to subscribe if I like the product and keep using it?" - NaughtTheConsumer
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"save"
14 negative reviews mention this · 19% of all complaints
★★★★★ "Insists on Subscribing, Only uses iPhotos. My issue seems to be the same as other users. I was able to make one collage, but only from my iPhone photos. No other option to use downloads…or anything but what was on my iPhotos. After one collage, one, I was not able to share or sav…" - llbean0077
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"premium"
12 negative reviews mention this · 16% of all complaints
★★★★★ "Ruined. The original app that is no longer available was so much better. This just reeks of late stage capitalism hellscape with the insane ads and premium locked things they previously just let you do. What a shame. Uninstalling." - Snail_Fight
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"collage"
12 negative reviews mention this · 16% of all complaints
★★★★★ "Not sure how this is so popular. $60/year is wild. Free version doesn’t allow you to export photos including screenshotting the collage. Worst app!" - Ganderrr
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"without"
11 negative reviews mention this · 15% of all complaints
★★★★★ "Look elsewhere. This app used to have so many capabilities for free without ads. Now you have to have a subscription to save anything and can’t do much without an ad popping up. Am deleting now and looking elsewhere." - Jordin610
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"photo"
9 negative reviews mention this · 12% of all complaints
★★★★★ "Requires Access to Photos and Offers a 3 Day Trial if you Subscribe and Remember to Cancel. Why can I not click and drag my pictures from any folder? Why does this need access to my Photos to work? Why does a trial require me to remember to cancel it instead of a reminder to subscribe if I like the product and keep using it?" - NaughtTheConsumer
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"anything"
8 negative reviews mention this · 11% of all complaints
★★★★★ "Insists on Subscribing, Only uses iPhotos. My issue seems to be the same as other users. I was able to make one collage, but only from my iPhone photos. No other option to use downloads…or anything but what was on my iPhotos. After one collage, one, I was not able to share or sav…" - llbean0077
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"money"
8 negative reviews mention this · 11% of all complaints
★★★★★ "Insists on Subscribing, Only uses iPhotos. My issue seems to be the same as other users. I was able to make one collage, but only from my iPhone photos. No other option to use downloads…or anything but what was on my iPhotos. After one collage, one, I was not able to share or sav…" - llbean0077
10
"paying"
8 negative reviews mention this · 11% of all complaints
★★★★★ "Christmas collage frames. Some frames from the christmas section have a glitch that automatically close the app when picked. I have tried the same frame but it closes the app when I try to edit it. Looks like a bug or glitch. At the moment I will leave my rating at …" - Maggots nbvc
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Requires Access to Photos and Offers a 3 Day Trial if you Subscribe and Remember to Cancel
Why can I not click and drag my pictures from any folder? Why does this need access to my Photos to work? Why does a trial require me to remember to cancel it instead of a reminder to subscribe if I like the product and keep using it?
Ruined
The original app that is no longer available was so much better. This just reeks of late stage capitalism hellscape with the insane ads and premium locked things they previously just let you do. What a shame. Uninstalling.
Not sure how this is so popular
$60/year is wild. Free version doesn’t allow you to export photos including screenshotting the collage. Worst app!
Scam
There are two “Layout” apps currently in the App Store and neither of them are the original Layout app which was always free and had no premium options and didn’t put a tacky logo on the pictures. That or the original app sold out. Gross.
Christmas collage frames
Some frames from the christmas section have a glitch that automatically close the app when picked. I have tried the same frame but it closes the app when I try to edit it. Looks like a bug or glitch. At the moment I will leave my rating at 1 star because I am paying for the app and have issues with some frames.
Look elsewhere
This app used to have so many capabilities for free without ads. Now you have to have a subscription to save anything and can’t do much without an ad popping up. Am deleting now and looking elsewhere.
Not a single free use.
Years ago, used to be free. Now, you cannot export any single collage layout (even with a watermark) without subscribing. Users are giving up their data - at least give us free collages with a watermark in exchange. Not paying for the privilege of giving the app access to my data. Get real. Deleted.
Worthless
Steals your data. Beware!
Not Happy with this app
Unfortunately it does not update your photo album.
You have to pay to actually use it.
Can’t download anything unless you pay to use it.
Ridiculous
Stop trying to charge an app that was already free
Attempts to double charge
I had the app and deleted it to save memory and as I redownloaded it they tried to charge me again.
Doesn’t save photos
I HATE that I can make collages and see them in my recents on layout but they are never anywhere to be found in my actual camera roll. So literally pointless app unless you want to ss the collages lol
Money hungry
You can save one picture for free. After that you have to pay their dumb subscription fee. You can even get away with screenshotting the preview to get around paying.
Pain in the butt
The ads and offers to upgrade are ridiculous it’s a simple collage app
Can’t search photos
To find the pictures you want you have to scroll through your ENTIRE PHONE. It goes by apps, and most recent. Nope.
Not going to pay for something you have to free!!!!!!
Making me pay for something that used to be free on Instagram is just greed!!!!!!
Doesn’t function without paying
App doesn’t let you save anything unless you purchase premium, useless
Case of a good app gone bad
The new update doesn’t allow you do anything. Example: you can no longer update a single photo. Nothing works intuitively anymore. You can’t add stickers. The borders have white lines. It became awful overnight. I’ve used the app for awhile, but it’s gotten worse in the blink of an eye.
Awful
You can’t do a single thing without paying?
TOO MANY ADS
Soooo MANY ADS. AWFUL
Waste!
I’ve been having problems of literally picking photos, and then while picking through, no matter how many it would just not work, and go out of the app. Not worth it! Either that or it needs an update!
Freezes & just paid $6.99 for nothing
Just upgraded and paid $6.99 for a week to do a newsletter, and it won’t even allow me to upload photos to their holiday templates. Freezes up every time. I’ve canceled my subscription, but have lost $6.99 for this week for something I can’t even use. Don’t bother with it.
Can’t add photos to the app
Every time I try to drag and drop a photo from finder it keeps asking for access to the photos app which has nothing in it. Im not going out of my way to add photos to the photos app then using that to add to the collage then deleting them later. Way too complicated. And this shouldn’t even be a subscription. Just sell the app for five bucks… greedy
Can’t save
Unfortunately, I had this app a couple months ago and it worked great but now they have changed things you can’t take screenshots and it doesn’t let you save projects unless you actually upgrade to the non-free version so what’s the point?
Can’t even use app!
It just remains on be first screen with their icon and a dial spinning. One time an ad loaded and I was hopeful... but nothing!
Awful
You have to get a subscription even for the “free” ones.
horrible
the ONLY templste i want to use, the four square grid, is locked behind the paywall. incredibly stupid do NOT use this
Es de pago
Hay que pagar desde el inicio. Poquísimas opciones gratis.
Impossible to navigate
Could there be like three sentences to help you lay out your project? Why can’t you change the position of photos? Why is this so difficult?
Predatory
Very few things can be done without paying. Waste of time.
Horrible now
Used to use this all the time. You have to pay for EVERYTHING now. The greedy grab is crazy
Awful
Terrible
Pay to use
I can’t even use the “free” templates because you have to subscribe to save them to your phone. Ridiculous.
no pay no use， too many ads
too many ads. You can't use it without paying, it's hard to use, and it's a fake Layout.
What on earth
The first 2 minutes were smooth. I was using this for an edit. But all of a sudden, I have to subscribe to make A SECOND COLLAGE. Not even a fifth or sixth. You get ONE free collage, then you have to start a free trial. Terrible app, do not use it.
No free option
Very disappointed that the free option was removed
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not free
you get ONE collage before you have to sign up. yes - there's a free trial, but we all know how that goes. i understand not getting all the features for free, but ONE collage? dumb.
Must pay for even the most basic layout
Full of ads too
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3 day trial is a lie
The app said I could start a free 3 day trial and I can continue or cancel anytime. When I purchased it, it immediately charged me $16. I’m canceling it right now. Don’t trust this app.
Terrible AppStore slop
Don’t bother. Ad filled garbage. Can’t save a photo without subscribing to premium? Eat my shorts.
Forces the premium
I can't do anything without it popping an add for the premium service. Not worth it
Washed out and contrasty
All pictures end up over blown washed out and over contrasty looking . And grainy! On OSX 15.6
Limited
Only allows you to work with images from your photo app. The instructions “Go to Settings’ does not function.
2 stars
So many reviews
Can’t get it to show my photo gallery
I can only see their sample photos, this app looks like it has all of the features I’m looking for, even at $80/year I’d be willing to pay, but can’t get it to work.
Unusable due to a torrent of ads
I realize that ads are necessary to pay the bills, but there needs to be a modicum of ads. This app is totally unusable, and I will be deleting it immediately.
To the developers, I say - you have let your greed torpedo your own boat.
To the developers, I say - you have let your greed torpedo your own boat.
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Sentiment summary
93%
Positive (4-5★)
3%
Neutral (3★)
4%
Negative (1-2★)