SwankoLab Reviews – Page 2
4/5 rating based on 57 reviews. Read all reviews for SwankoLab for iPhone.
SwankoLab is paid iOS app published by Hipstamatic, LLC
Cool but crashes w/ iOS 6
J Dulin
I really like this app esp the latest update with previewing! But now it just crashes after updating to iOS 6. Anyone else have same problem? I'm sure it'll be addressed soon...
Meh
Hello!
It's okay. I don't like that you don't see what you're choosing when adding effects. Or that you can't save your own formulas. ?
Hesitantly Coming Back
thismiki
Upgrading my review to three stars for now, just because this app is so dusty and I'm still skeptical about the developer's intentions after ignoring this red-headed stepchild for so long. Update is a welcome breath of fresh air and I love the new chemicals. Love the live preview very, very, very much and I look forward to Swankolab being welcomed back into the embrace of Synthetic's family. Fingers crossed for many more, and more frequent updates in the future. Also, where did Fantabra Magic Warm go? You guys pulling a sneaky Instagram filter switch on us? I am still kinda cranky about being this app being ignored for so long though. The developers make great fanfare about it coming back, but not one word or recognition that they left it alone so long. A little humbleness guys? I very much want to love this app again, but as they say: once bitten, twice shy. Previous Review: The developers have also not touched this app since 2010, despite actively updating their other cash-cow app Hipstamatic. I am very disappointed in the lack of updates to Swankolab since I paid for the $2 subscription on the stated promise of more updates. I do not recommend this app and have removed it from my screen. This further reinforces my belief that the Synthetic team is indeed "synthetic" and fake. Thanks for taking my money.
Close, but...
GMX70
Nice update and all, but not really worth it without iPhone 5 screen support. Not to me, anyways.
Fine tuning ..
natalators
This app is probably one of the coolest I own - apps looks great, prints come out awesome, etc. However. There are some misses and inconsistencies that make this less than a joy to use all the time like I use Hipstamatic. When shooting with Swanko your print is square, but if you import from your camera roll it stays rectangular. This annoys me because I think all prints processed in the same app should look consistent (like Hipstamatic or Instagram). Also when uploading to Facebook there's nowhere to describe your print and that's a big miss for me. The whole point of social media / photo sharing is to describe your experience and share it with others. I don't want my friends and family to have to try and guess what my photos are. Granted, you can save your processed prints to your camera roll then upload through FB, but I like the one-stop-shop of doing it all through the app I'm using at the time. Will definitely raise my star rating if I see any of these things improved!
Fun
columbiafire
Fun app. Glad I bought it. Love the updates made, but I'd love to see you add a pair of scissors as a cropping tool. I also agree that the app icon needs an updated fresh look that matches the retro-feel of the app itself.
No iPhone5 support...
LT Spenny
App is pretty cool. Filters are fun to mess with. interface is friendly but lacks iphone 5 support. Will up stars once that happens.
Skewmorphic design fail
eggandwaffle
A perfect example of out of control skewmophic design. So much attention is paid to mimicking reality ("mixing chemicals" "drying prints" that the actual function of the app is clumsy/slow/frustrating. We just want to try cool filters on our tints. Why make it do complex?