instax Link WIDE

Good product but would benefit from some very simple UX updates. The app should allow users to easily add date stamps, and the move/rotate/crop edit feature should allow users to (1) snap the photos to certain grid points (center, left aligned, right aligned, top aligned, bottom aligned), (2) zoom in without having to pinch (so the photos stay perfectly flat), (4) show grid lines so users can align the photo’s horizon line to be flat, and (4) undo/redo the last edit. Further, the app should allow users to select the last photo printed but then edit it (currently the app only allows you to reprint the last photo without any edits, making it cumbersome to create different versions of the same photo for different people).

Like the app, it helps me print out the photos I want, and print them out! I have the install WIDE printer, And I love it! The app lets me, edit photos, choose my photos and it is amazing! And even the in’s tax WIDE PRINTER, I think you should have! And the photos when I choose them, the photo ALWAYS LOOKS SO Realistic! ( And I mean it look like the photo! ) You should get the insta wide printer and the app! I know the ratings that it is 2.5 but it should be at a 5 stars! It is amazing! The only thing you need to know, is to set it up! Then you are good to go! ( it comes with directions, when you get the instant wide printer) you should get the app and the printer! BOTH IS AMAZING!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! LIKE I LOVE IT! NOW I CAN PRINT MY FAV PHOTOS! I LOVE IT!! SO 5 STARS!!!

The app functions fine but leaves a lot to be desired. Rotation: when I rotate a photo using the in-app controls, why does the photo become more zoomed in? Default zoom/crop: it’s frustrating that the photos are always zoomed in by default, cropping out edges of photos. This requires the user to add a border around photos to counteract this behavior. Latency: tapping on “Recents” to open other albums is quite slow. Sometimes I double tap and this causes the other album area to briefly “load” and animate its upwards movement and then dip back down. It would also be nice if the photo selection could check for new photos without having to exit an album and then re-enter it. Sometimes my editing flow has me add a photo, dislike how it looks on the preview, edit in another app and export it to the same album. However, then I have to use the slow album selector to exit and reload the album to retrieve the new export. Collage controls: this is a feature ask, but for collages, it would be great if there were controls to more easily swap photos between the various collage locations. Ie some sort of drag and drop, or select 2 photos to switch their positions. Editing controls: it’d be nice if the reset button on the contrast/brightness/sat panel could reset individual settings instead of doing a full reset. Another feature ask: preview the print quality. Obviously instant photos are not meant to print with the most minute detail, but it would be nice to know before printing whether small text will be readable in the print itself.