Lensa AI: Photo Editor
- 29 of 100 · reviews
- 4.7of 5 · store
- 416,260ratings on the App Store
- 500reviews read
An editorial reading of the saved reviews
Lensa's avatars and portrait filters were once best in class, but a series of 2024-2025 updates destroyed the product: avatars lost their resemblance to the original face, filters became unnatural, and the app regularly freezes to the point of losing work.
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What people use it for
Currently no one: the product is in a state of technical regression and is not recommended until core issues are fixed.
What reviews praise
- At its peak (before the 2024 updates) avatars in the Napoleon and other art preset styles were high quality.
- Color grading and curve adjustments worked smoothly.
- Video background removal was precise.
What reviews complain about
- Avatars now look like generic AI-generated people with no resemblance to the original.
- The app freezes when loading photos and loses unsaved work.
- AI performs poorly on dark skin and non-standard facial types.
What users experience
1 excerpt from the breakdown. These are individual cases, not a verdict on all users.
I've always loved this app and have spent quite a bit on magic avatars in the past because they're so beautiful, organic, and accurate. However, I'm leaving a 2-star review because I can no longer seem to access the original magic avatar style that actually looked like me.
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