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ProCamera. Professional Camera
Cocologics · 10,836 ratings · ★ 4.7
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Top complaints - extracted from 39 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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"subscription"
13 negative reviews mention this · 33% of all complaints
★★★★★ "Bait. Calling this a free app is a lie. It’s subscription only. You can’t even look around before being stuck on a “subscribe now” screen. Yeah, there’s a “free trial” but that’s incredibly predatory and they’re banking on people forgetting. Mayb…" - Etainers
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"free"
11 negative reviews mention this · 28% of all complaints
★★★★★ "Bait. Calling this a free app is a lie. It’s subscription only. You can’t even look around before being stuck on a “subscribe now” screen. Yeah, there’s a “free trial” but that’s incredibly predatory and they’re banking on people forgetting. Mayb…" - Etainers
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"trial"
9 negative reviews mention this · 23% of all complaints
★★★★★ "Not paying any trials.. I tried to just take a video and this thing popped up saying I have to pay 30 freaking bucks for the “full access” version and I know they are trying to scam me." - Zleppert7514
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"without"
8 negative reviews mention this · 21% of all complaints
★★★★★ "Cant use without subscription. Wasted my time downloading the app only to be locked out of using it by the subscribe now popups." - Matt_reviews_900
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"free trial"
7 negative reviews mention this · 18% of all complaints
★★★★★ "Bait. Calling this a free app is a lie. It’s subscription only. You can’t even look around before being stuck on a “subscribe now” screen. Yeah, there’s a “free trial” but that’s incredibly predatory and they’re banking on people forgetting. Mayb…" - Etainers
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"features"
7 negative reviews mention this · 18% of all complaints
★★★★★ "Paid for app in 2018 - now can’t use fav features without paying a subscription. Need I say more? Love this app… why am I not grandfathered in? Or offered some kind of discount… :( -sad face" - WhiteKittyPurrr
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"camera"
6 negative reviews mention this · 15% of all complaints
★★★★★ "Less features less controls less everything just seams to be shrinking.. iOS glass redesign and removal of screen control customizations has made this no longer my go to camera app. :( I think they are doing it to push the grip add-on they want you to buy. Can’t customize what’s shown with the iP16pro shutter…" - Girl1der
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"paying"
5 negative reviews mention this · 13% of all complaints
★★★★★ "Not paying any trials.. I tried to just take a video and this thing popped up saying I have to pay 30 freaking bucks for the “full access” version and I know they are trying to scam me." - Zleppert7514
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"subscribe"
5 negative reviews mention this · 13% of all complaints
★★★★★ "Doesn’t work to stop your iPhone from switching lenses. I got this app to try and stop my iPhone from switching lenses when I use them through my binoculars, and I did not see anywhere on there how to make that happen. And they force you to subscribe before you can even use the app Not ideal" - Samuel2325!
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"cannot"
5 negative reviews mention this · 13% of all complaints
★★★★★ "Nope. Downloaded and opened to check out the interface, instantly hit with subscription screen. Can’t bypass. No thanks. If I cannot even take a look around and check out the controls available without subscribing, you can stick this one back in …" - DanIn3D
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"money"
5 negative reviews mention this · 13% of all complaints
★★★★★ "Not a free app you literally can’t do anything unless you pay money. I hope whoever made this app gets banned permanently and every single other app on this entire shopfront because they’re all like this" - Hensmclag
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"paid"
5 negative reviews mention this · 13% of all complaints
★★★★★ "Paid for app in 2018 - now can’t use fav features without paying a subscription. Need I say more? Love this app… why am I not grandfathered in? Or offered some kind of discount… :( -sad face" - WhiteKittyPurrr
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Doesn’t work to stop your iPhone from switching lenses
I got this app to try and stop my iPhone from switching lenses when I use them through my binoculars, and I did not see anywhere on there how to make that happen. And they force you to subscribe before you can even use the app
Not ideal
Not ideal
невозможно пользоваться
только заходишь и предлагают бесплатный период на весь экран и эту страницу нельзя закрыть. то есть приложением не воспользоваться
Bait
Calling this a free app is a lie. It’s subscription only. You can’t even look around before being stuck on a “subscribe now” screen. Yeah, there’s a “free trial” but that’s incredibly predatory and they’re banking on people forgetting. Maybe it has good tools and control, but I wouldn’t be able to figure that out just by downloading it.
Can’t get it working
Not real sure this is the right item. App is confusing and written instructions are tiny
Cant use without subscription
Wasted my time downloading the app only to be locked out of using it by the subscribe now popups.
Perspective Correct is a Joke
I ordered this for the supposed “perspective correct” feature. It’s a complete fail. No difference at all when taking photos of buildings after signing up for the premium plan. Fortunately it was a trial and I cancelled.
Nope
Downloaded and opened to check out the interface, instantly hit with subscription screen. Can’t bypass. No thanks. If I cannot even take a look around and check out the controls available without subscribing, you can stick this one back in your App Store. Lightning fast deletion of app.
Not a free app you literally can’t do anything unless you pay money
I hope whoever made this app gets banned permanently and every single other app on this entire shopfront because they’re all like this
Do not forget about subscription
I wanted to try this app, so I got the free trial. I forgot that I got the free trial. The app was not what I was looking for, when I tried to get a refund I was told that I was not eligible for a refund even though I don’t use the app nor want the app. Bad customer service.
Doesn’t open on iPhone 13pro
Purchased the bundle with reeheld and reeflex. Reeflex gives an error message and doesn’t open. Reinstall, same. Still waiting for developer to respond to my email
Price
Why is the app is free but u still have to pay to use the app might as well make the app not free and add price to it zero stars
Just make it paid or make it free
It pretends to be free and immediately gives you an annoying pop-up with no way to close it and all that it provides is a basic amenity that could be a vibe coded. Far from worth a subscription price. And on top of that it pretends to be free. App made by losers for losers.
Not free
I hate it when app developers claim an app is free, make you download it, only to find that there are NO functions that can be used without a subscription. A real bait and switch.
That’s this app. Maybe it is good, but I am not ok with false advertising.
Yes, I understand that there is a free trial. But that is not the point. When I get a free app, I get it with the expectation that some features are truly free.
That’s this app. Maybe it is good, but I am not ok with false advertising.
Yes, I understand that there is a free trial. But that is not the point. When I get a free app, I get it with the expectation that some features are truly free.
Waste of time
You can’t even look at it to see if it’s any good before the buy screen pops up delete…. Sad
Plan familiar
Se supone que se compra un plan familiar, pero en la aplicación no hay una opción en el menú que se diga que se puede compartir con otro teléfono en otra aplicación entonces no sirve de nada comprar la aplicación, sabiendo que no es un plan familiar. Qué decepción?
Monthly paywall for existing features???
I purchased this app back when it was new and now years later things that were included have been locked behind a monthly paywall and I cannot express how upset I am that you have decided to do this. This used to be my go to camera app but now it's going in the trash.
not in app
there are no in app purchases for this app. If you do not pay you cannot use it.
I couldn’t take even a single shot!
From the first time you enter the app the only thing you see is a popup that tells you the features you can unlock after buying premium!☹️
Not a free trial
Paid to trial app, it’s misleading and unethical. Can’t believe Apple Store allow this behavior.
Inability to send photos to Android users
I use my phone multiple times a day for photos of work completed, work sites, inspections, etc. I interact with multiple Android users and from download date, I have been unable to send photos to anyone with an android phone, I've tried all the Android users in my list. I've deleted and reinstalled. Even reset my phone in case that would fix it.
The app gives me control of the hardware I have but the photos it produces cannot be sent to 75% of the folks I send photos to, apparently. It's also a subscription, despite the 30 bucks it cost. I have access for 364 days and that's it.
Up to date app as of date of this posting, same with iOS ver. I'll be attempting to recoup my 30 bucks.
The app gives me control of the hardware I have but the photos it produces cannot be sent to 75% of the folks I send photos to, apparently. It's also a subscription, despite the 30 bucks it cost. I have access for 364 days and that's it.
Up to date app as of date of this posting, same with iOS ver. I'll be attempting to recoup my 30 bucks.
Money grab
Can't use the app whatsoever without paying a subscription. Misleading and annoying waste of people's time. If you're going to charge money, make the app cost money itself, subscription for a camera app is utterly ridiculous
Downright predatory developer practice.
I installed this app because it showed great promise, lots of cool features, and the real big hitter, it was free.
well, the app itself was free, and once you install and open it you get a little welcoming slide show to skip through, probably showing off the app's details. Then you get to the camera and you're like, cool, i can record videos and flip my camera around while i do it now. So you start recording and then you're struck with a big, fat, unclose-able paywall. you can get billed 3.99 weekly (220 yearly), or the lifetime payment for 99.99. You cannot however subscribe to a free trial by itself,, you have to subscribe to a 30 dollar subscription before you can unlock it, and even after doing that, the app was just alright. Paywalls are disgusting, especially when they're essentially just overpriced tickets to a movie you could have watched on the tv you already paid for.
well, the app itself was free, and once you install and open it you get a little welcoming slide show to skip through, probably showing off the app's details. Then you get to the camera and you're like, cool, i can record videos and flip my camera around while i do it now. So you start recording and then you're struck with a big, fat, unclose-able paywall. you can get billed 3.99 weekly (220 yearly), or the lifetime payment for 99.99. You cannot however subscribe to a free trial by itself,, you have to subscribe to a 30 dollar subscription before you can unlock it, and even after doing that, the app was just alright. Paywalls are disgusting, especially when they're essentially just overpriced tickets to a movie you could have watched on the tv you already paid for.
Tráh
The access control to all functions is always there it prevents me from doing anything and there is no place to turn it off
Doesn’t bracket
I have the iPhone 12 there’s a setting for bracketing, but it doesn’t take bracketed pictures
Not all their fault. But they can prevent.
Nowhere in the App Store listing does it say WE FORCE A TRIAL THEN PAY. Apple should absolutely say this so that people don’t try something they never want to pay for without actively choosing to. This is not like that. It’s subscribe with a free trial then get AUTO CHARGED if you don’t cancel, on your own, on their timeframe, whether you use the app after that trial or not. Ever since Columbia house the only sane policy is to never sign up for anything that works this way. But Apple and this app require you to INSTALL the app to find out there is a pay gate at first use. I don’t have a problem with the pay gate. I have a problem with dishonestly hiding it from people thinking about getting it.
Does not let you use app without paying
This is listed as a free app, and nowhere on this page does it mention paying a weekly fee is required to use the app at all. a popup appears that will not go away unless you give them money
Charged after canceling
I canceled the subscription during the trial period and was charged two days later. Waiting for Apple to refund.
No manual
Paid for the app, in manual Mode, no mater what speed or ISO I set the app still use auto speed and iso, same thing happened with SI mode.
Money grab
Completely unusable without paying for a subscription, obnoxious pop up you can exit out of and can’t use the app. Complete waste of time and download.
Free trial in a subscription is Not a free trial
I do understand that apps have premium features in order to maintain the app and upkeep in general and I'm all for that. When you sell a free trial included with a subscription, that is not a free trial. I tried to enable the free trial, but it tried to charge me for a subscription and I do not have the means to buy a subscription. Had to uninstall another seemed great camera app I was genuinely excited to use, only I never got to use it. Why not have both, half and half premium?
Don’t worth the money
To expensive for nothing
Not paying any trials.
I tried to just take a video and this thing popped up saying I have to pay 30 freaking bucks for the “full access” version and I know they are trying to scam me.
Кал
Я не хочу чтобы мне навязывали подписки - бесплатно нельзя? Даже ограниченно? А так само приложение нормальное, но блин я не хочу платить за пару снимков на 20-м этаже
No 48MP ProRaw, not as told
1, No 48MP ProRaw, 2, it said 7 days trails, and 5th day notification to pay. But it didn’t notify me and renew the payment directly
Paid for app in 2018 - now can’t use fav features without paying a subscription
Need I say more? Love this app… why am I not grandfathered in? Or offered some kind of discount…
:( -sad face
:( -sad face
Semi-functional
Unfortunately, it looks like the exposure bracketing feature has been removed from the Up version
Less features less controls less everything just seams to be shrinking.
iOS glass redesign and removal of screen control customizations has made this no longer my go to camera app. :(
I think they are doing it to push the grip add-on they want you to buy. Can’t customize what’s shown with the iP16pro shutter app. Can’t swap out the EV compensation controls for zoom controls. Everything is hidden and it’s no longer easy to use. 😞
I think they are doing it to push the grip add-on they want you to buy. Can’t customize what’s shown with the iP16pro shutter app. Can’t swap out the EV compensation controls for zoom controls. Everything is hidden and it’s no longer easy to use. 😞
Video recording stop function no longer obvious. Pause feature is obvious.
The recording stop feature ought to be just as obvious as it used to be, and certainly needs to remain more obvious than the newer recording pause feature. Wish I had been using a different app today because all the video was lost to this new bad user interface design. The app still has trouble switching to external audio sources when those are plugged in after its already open. Now it is necessary to plug in external mics and sound sources BEFORE opening the app. That's a new problem.
Lame wanna-be camera app
This is a dog - skip it! It sounds like it has a lot of the stuff you'd need (things Apple has woefully neglected), like exposure bracketing and rapid-fire, but unfortunately any time you do that, the app saves it at a reduced-resolution higher-compression ratio that noticeably reduces the sharpness of photos, effectively rendering this app useless. No way does it come close to a DSLR. I sent in a help request, and got a response to which I sent examples, but never heard back. So skip it. A nice idea poorly implemented. Just like you, I am now searching for another app that lets you use your iPhone like you do your camera.
Sentiment summary
94%
Positive (4-5★)
2%
Neutral (3★)
4%
Negative (1-2★)