Pencil Sketch Photo Editor + reviews
What users love and hate, from real reviews
A photo-to-pencil-sketch converter that genuinely delights people with its results, yet alienates many with aggressive monetization — a wall of ads and a paywall before you even make a single edit.
What users love
When it works — even artists praise the result
Those who break through to the editor love the effect: the drawings look like professional pencil work, people show them off to family and get complimented.
Love the pencil effect! Looks like a professional drawing!
A pencil artist friend just complimented the effect I created from my photo of my dog and I!
I draw very beautiful and my family also impressed with my sketch
Simple and clear with a rich choice of filters
A real strength is the easy on-ramp: clear interface, lots of filters (pencil, cartoon, pop effect, B&W and color), and you can preview before saving.
loved the cartoon effect, pop kind of filter, pencil sketch, greyscale or colour, some much more to this app
very simple to use, but without being too simple of a program. Appreciated. even the ads aren't overly pushed.
it's really a wonderful app, with lots of filters and easy interface and less ads .
A working tool for artists and tattoo creators
For part of the audience it's a genuine work tool: they trace the sketch onto paper, make portraits of loved ones, and prepare stencils for tattoos.
after edit I trace my photo on my paper . I draw my family members sketch and also my friends sketch.
Great app, I use it to pencil portraits of loved ones
Currently a tattoo apprentice. I love it alot honestly.
What users hate
Ads form a wall that blocks the way into the app
The single most common complaint: ads don't just annoy, they fully block access — they can't be closed or skipped, and people never reach the editor at all.
HORRIBLE! YOU CAN'T GET PAST ADS AT ALL.
constantly.on adverts and locks on them so couldn't get far trying to use the app. uninstalled
getting only add after add after ad after add after ad
Without a paid plan the app simply won't let you go further
Many hit a plan-selection screen right after picking a photo: there's no free trial, and you can't reach any result without paying first.
upload photo from gallery and it won't let me past the purchase a plan page
Can't proceed without purchasing a pack,
Without payment nothing can do. Very very very bad working
Paid — and still got ads and no HD
Buying lifetime or a subscription often doesn't deliver what was promised: ads stay, HD images never come, and the «remove ads» button is still sitting in the interface.
You still get ads even when I paid for the lifetime subscription.
I purchased the subscription cause it says no ads and HD pics...I got no ads and I get no HD pics either
WHY THE "REMOVE ADS" OPTION IS STILL SHOWING IN THE INTERFACE ALTHOUGH I HAD PURCHASED THE "LIFETIME PREMIUM PACK"?!!
A huge logo ruins the saved picture
On save, a giant app logo gets baked into the photo, taking up nearly a quarter of the image — it disfigures finished works and collages.
there gigantic Logo in the bottom corner that takes up 25% of the whole picture
why did I get the logo of this app while saving the picture? it ruined multiple pictures and collage i created! JUST REMOVE IT.
Demands full access to the entire gallery or it won't work
The app won't run without permission to ALL photos: it refuses «limited access» mode, so people must either hand over the whole gallery or uninstall.
won't work unless you grant full access to all your photos not just the one you're editing. even when you click allowed limited access it won't let you proceed anyway
This app won't work if you don't give full access of your gallery, why do you need full access? Uninstalled it right away
Will not proceed without full gallery access
Can't cancel the subscription — money taken, no access
Some users paid for a subscription, couldn't use the app, and then couldn't find it in their subscriptions list to cancel and stop further charges.
I'm trying to cancel with no luck, do not download this app
i also cant cancel the subscription because it doesnt show on any of my subscription files, so how do i stop you from taking another payment for an app that doesnt work
Tried to get my money back with in a few minutes and nothing. Don't waste your money
Used to work — broke after an update
Long-time users note decay: the app freezes, effects stop working, and what was free for years suddenly demands payment.
Was a good app. The app freezes and no longer functions.
Why is the crayon effect not working anymore?
Was working for me. Today when I tried, I was prompted to buy. Subscribed for 1 month but not working now...
Grainy output and few real line-art effects
For those who do reach a result, quality falls short: the picture comes out grainy, there's no simple line art, and the photo-to-drawing conversion looks weak.
really bad app picture is so grainy not one option for simple line art
Very poor quality of image and conversion quality
simple app, with not many editing options but it does what it says. Ads became too intrusive, and quality isn't that good