Pulse
Concrete pains from app reviews — and how strong they are
- AI photo
The photos look nothing like me
Pain 9 out of 10, acute. 662 reviews, in 67 of 100 apps. - AI photo
It turns people of color white
Pain 8 out of 10, strong. 402 reviews, in 62 of 100 apps. - AI photo
Extra fingers and arms in photos
Pain 5 out of 10, noticeable. 99 reviews, in 33 of 100 apps. - AI photo
Censorship blocks even harmless photos
Pain 4 out of 10, noticeable. 82 reviews, in 22 of 100 apps. - AI photo
More songs and my own music for animations
Pain 4 out of 10, noticeable. 81 reviews, in 16 of 100 apps. - AI photo
It doesn't do what I ask
Pain 4 out of 10, noticeable. 72 reviews, in 29 of 100 apps. - AI photo
Bring back removed filters
Pain 3 out of 10, mild. 59 reviews, in 21 of 100 apps. - AI photo
It doesn't keep my distinctive features
Pain 3 out of 10, mild. 53 reviews, in 26 of 100 apps. - AI photo
It can't find the face in my photo
Pain 2 out of 10, mild. 39 reviews, in 19 of 100 apps. - AI photo
Several people in one photo
Pain 2 out of 10, mild. 34 reviews, in 15 of 100 apps. - AI photo
It gets people’s gender wrong
Pain 2 out of 10, mild. 32 reviews, in 17 of 100 apps. - AI photo
Hug videos show strangers instead of us
Pain 1 out of 10, mild. 25 reviews, in 7 of 100 apps. - AI photo
Text in generated images comes out misspelled
Pain 1 out of 10, mild. 24 reviews, in 12 of 100 apps.
How we count
The sample is up to 500 recent App Store reviews for each of about 100 popular apps per category. We look for each need across all of the category’s reviews and check a random sample of matches by hand: at least 80% are correct.
“Pain” is a rough score from 1 to 10: half comes from the share of the category’s reviews that mention it, 30% from how many such reviews there are in total, 20% from the share of apps where it comes up. It is not search demand and not market size.
In words: 1–3 mild · 4–6 noticeable · 7–8 strong · 9–10 acute.