iColorama S

I’ve got my complaints about this app, as do many others for various reasons that seem to always be based on individual preference or some feature that they can’t find or believe to be missing that’s not. But the fact is I have used this app (mostly the iPad version) probably more than any other visual art-based app available. Because of that I’ve got to give it 5 stars - I still think the iPhone version is a mess, but I commend the dev for making it work. (I am a little miffed by the fact that some of her other apps require a second payment between iPhone and iPad) That being said, over the years I have found that its strength does not lie so much in the formal creation of content, but in the post-production color correction, adjustment, and other finalization of details. It’s also great for creating texture, sharpening, raising, etc etc. Everything else it can do - especially the drastic formal effects, can leave you looking for an undo function.... which it has, in a saved states form or “steps” - it just isn’t called “undo”. One last final analysis on the masking feature - The ability to import an image as a mask makes the image you are working on it’s own perfect source for mask importing. Using a tool like “threshold” in Style, or any other tool that forces a hard black and white high contrast effect to your image, you can export the effect as a png without committing the effect, and then import it as a mask to give you a more accurate selection than you could get if you tried to make it by hand.

Yes, this app has tons of function. Yes, it does some very cool things. But unless you're prepared to spend hours watching tutorials and experimenting to figure out how to do those things, then skip this app. There's a reason every other decent app uses two finger movement and pinch-to-zoom when masking - it's because it works. There's also a reason they have undo/redo buttons. These two basic changes would vastly improve this app. But still, the byzantine steps you need to go through to mask anything makes icolorama incredibly frustrating and ultimately useless to me. Updated a year later: Having now spent more time and effort on this app, I've upgraded my rating to three stars, from one. Some of the functionality is just so incredible it would be wrong of me not to. Still, I stand by my critiques about masking. I am often irritated and frustrated. In addition, the app glitches at times. I hope very much for an upgrade that will make it more natural to use.

One of the best photo apps on in the App Store •Period , Date I HAVE NOT Had any problems working this app, I HAVE NOT Had any crashes, not minimizing the crashes other’s may have had , I too am very skeptical of photo apps as 99 percent of them are exactly like every other and they have nothing special about them , The possibilities of this app seen in less, my only critique of this app is that it takes some practice to master it This app is far out the league of practically every Photo app I have come across so far, And I gladly give five stars I would give six if I could, Thank you