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Lapse - Disposable Camera App Complaints & User Negative Comments 2024
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✓ Good app but has issuesI like the social media and disposable camera bit if it where the photos develop throughout the day but it’s just REALLY buggy none of my selects will upload people’s posts on the featured tab won’t load and my phone gets SUPER hot when using it. tldr rlly cool app but rlly buggy.Version: 2.98.0
✓ Bro just give us instant accessWhy the heck do I have to do a whole quest just to use the damm app.Version: 2.103.1
✓ Fix your appFirst off I wanna the concept and idea of the app is real cute and I can see the potential of using this app for cute photos. Now all that being said, why do I have to add like 10 people just to get the app running like I don’t wanna add random people or people I don’t like as my friends on here, like why do I have to go through all these things before I have to use the app, like yes I get understanding how to navigate and use the functions of it, but it’s doing too much with having to share it with other people, secondly there are so many bugs with app, like deleting or editing your photos they won’t fix or they don’t function right when you try to edit, thirdly, I don’t like how when you archive photos when they develop you can’t post them later if you decide to, like what if I don’t feel like posting it till later, and if I archive it I won’t be able to post it when I feel like it, and how do I even save my photos if I wanna keep them in my own camera roll, anyways I do like the app but there is too many bugs and required things that y’all are asking for that makes this app too much, fix it, thank you♥️.Version: 2.85.0
✓ Cool app, but…It’s funny when you screenshot, the cat police shines thru. The app is a bit confusing, but still getting used to. I do like that we get to wait patiently for the pics to develop, but I don’t like that when I post on my Instagram, the logo shows. I don’t want other people knowing that I’m on a new app w/ constant suggested friends. This app is perfect for introverts, but I prefer having a small group of friends knowing about my life, rather than acquaintances who just wanna know wassup. It’s a bit annoying that I had to invite 5 friends in order to see my friends’/family’s feeds, & trying to take out the logo, with a 9:3 photo/edit the photo before uploading to my camera roll just to invite 3 friends. Which I get, Lapse is promoting themselves to be out there. Also, when I archived all my photos last Thursday, I thought I was able to share them later so that it can be posted on my feed, but no one saw the day off I was enjoying. So I put it in my album for people to see & even posted a status for people to look at it, but I didn’t get any emoji reactions, which defeats the purpose since they’re pretty much like “Likes.”.Version: 2.103.0
✓ Gone downhillI used to use this app a couple years agot at uni and it was fine we used it to take photos and share with each other it was great!! but i’ve just gone to download it and i can’t get any further without inviting friends? it’s a bit ridiculous because i really don’t want too and none of them will care for the notification i just want the app for myself to capture memories but i guess not - just needy if you ask me.Version: 2.138.0
✓ I Hope This Isn’t The Future of Social MediaWeirdly pushy. You open the app, you’re bombarded with “The Story” — which is like, the first 5-10 minutes. Instead of letting you organically move around the app, which, with good design wouldn’t need all the hand holding and intrusive narrative building (is this social media? Is it a camera app?) it traps you in a long sequence of text and photos. After that, you MUST add 3 friends who are already on the app. After that, you MUST invite 5 people who are not on the app. Which like, I don’t even know if I WANT to invite people to the app yet because I haven’t used it. I don’t want to recommend something that isn’t worth it, and honestly FORCING people to invite people before they get to even use the app feels desperate. The first experience I got with this app was that I’m not smart enough to figure out how to use the app on my own (why do we have an instruction guide for a social media app that isn’t anything we haven’t seen before? Or isn’t just a combination of things we’ve seen before?) and that I’m not allowed to use the app until I trap five other people into this process. It feels like a MLM but thank god I don’t have to spend money. I kind of like the premise, and I think it could be a pretty good social media app, but I never had to invite 5 of my friends before I used Snapchat..Version: 2.146.0
✓ Way too much info wanted to startA friend invited me to get in on the “early access” of this app. Reading about it sounded okay, didn’t really blow me away, sounded like sending a text photo to a friend but I figured I’d try. At first you enter all the usual info, name, user name, phone number, etc. Then it takes you to a page where you have to add 8 people before you can continue. I knew exactly one person in the list of 65 people but I had to add 8 to go forward. So I added 8 people. Next page is them demanding you invite 5 people to use the app. Once again you cannot move forward without texting 5 people. I texted 5 landlines bc I’m not going to bother my friends will apps I don’t even know anything about. Next page, you must change your Lock Screen to include their widget. Once again you cannot move forward until you do this. This is as far as I got. I refused to continue trying to move forward, I’ve never used such an invasive app. So without even completing my profile I would get a minimum of 20 notifications a day telling me about people I didn’t know adding things I didn’t care about..Version: 2.100.0
✓ Horrible updateDeleted this app after the update since I can’t save my photos without the watermark anymore. I have no use for it anymore if I can’t have my photos without them being a walking ad..Version: 2.99.0
✓ Seemed Ok, Has Some DrawbacksI saw this app and immediately wanted to give it a shot. I’m huge on pictures, and thought it would be like Huji but better. Not quite. First, it requires that you invite a bunch of people, which i did and dismissed it as a good idea to get the word out for the app. Cool, fine, whatever. Some of my close friends didn’t want to do this step, feeling super awkward about the implication, so the social aspect was already a little gone. Then I took pictures, and the development feature is quite fun. Love the profile customization and all that jazzy stuff. Then I tried to download the pictures, and they have large watermarks that you can only remove if you invite 3 new people to the app every 24 hours. Thats crazy. Each week, sure, but every day? Idk, i didn't want to bother more people so i downloaded what i could with the watermarks and deleted the app. R.i.p. - i’m sure some people wont mind, but it wasn’t for me or my group..Version: 2.98.0
✓ Lots of steps required to be able to use the app once downloadedThis app seems like a cool idea, but the whole set up to just be able to use the app was so beyond frustrating and annoying. First you have to add 8 friends. I’m not someone that has a lot of friends, lost quite a few after high school. So I had to add people I haven’t spoke to in a couple years. Next, you have to invite 5 friends to join the app. How annoying!! I don’t want to invite 5 people to use this app THAT I HAVEN’T EVEN GOT TO TRY YET. And just when you thought maybe it would finally be over, they make you add it as a widget to your lock screen/wallpaper. This was the most tedious annoying process I’ve ever gone through just to USE an app. I literally almost deleted it after it was asking me to add 8 people. The only reason I went through all the bull was because my best friend really wanted me to download it. Anyway if you want to spend 5-10 minutes setting up and app just to use it, then this is definitely the one for you. I would give this app 0 stars if I could. Stop making people do ridiculous steps just to use your app..Version: 2.95.0
✓ BugsWhy am I only allowed to share 3 thoughts every three hours ? &&&& 90 characters is not enough ! I dont want to abbreviate everything. Also why does it take sooooo long for a picture to develop 😔..Version: 2.117.0
✓ I miss 2 months ago lapseI love this app, it is my new favorite way to interact with friends with social media. That being said, I’ve found the updates which now forbid screenshotting to be gratuitous and annoying. I get it, u wanna monopolize this aesthetic and get as much money as you can out of people, but the app is just much more annoying to use now as someone who is absolutely not going to pay for a membership, and I just crop out the lapse symbol the majority of the time anyways. Like, my screenshotting has nothing to do with you. This amount of control being exerted over my user experience makes me want to not use the app anymore, let me do what I want with my pictures that I took. It’s especially frustrating having used the app before this stupid restrictive “if you buy a membership you’re allowed to have fun again” system was implemented. The app is also way buggier now, It crashes and freezes and makes copies of recaps from the same album over and over when I’m trying to download recaps from each of my albums separately. This app just feels like it’s getting worse over time compared to the freedom us users had a few months ago and it’s honestly upsetting to me what with how much I’ve enjoyed it up to this point..Version: 2.121.0
✓ Waste of TimeThe demand when signing up clearly due to a lack of members on the app is ridiculous. Why would I want to be forced to add people and text several people my profile. Especially when the majority of my friends already have it which means you can’t text them. Do not waste your time trying to setup and account..Version: 2.98.0
✓ The old lapse was betterNah they ruined the app. Used to be much better and more simple. Firstly why they tryna be Be Reel so badly😂 Secondly why is that sign up process soooooo long. Lastly they say they aren’t taking photos for followers yet they still have a ‘Vibe’ counter on the profiles so people will compare with each other. Also why can’t I log back in to my old account and see old snaps?!?!? Really weird and a massive L for Lapse.Version: 2.117.0
✓ Great idea, too many bugsOver the past week the app keeps gradually adding bugs to the point that certain parts have stopped working. Not fun to use anymore.Version: 2.126.0
✓ Privacy concernsI couldn’t even get through the app set up because it was so convoluted. First, you have to be sent an invite, then you have to send 5 people who are NOT on the app an invite (so a pyramid scheme). Most of my friends were already on the app so I ended up sending it to people I barely know, I felt like an annoying telemarketer. You HAVE to link your contacts and you HAVE to add a home screen button that take photos and directly uploads them onto the app. What I’m getting from that is that the app constantly has access to your camera feed (besides the fact that having an extra button on your home screen is just annoying). Then you HAVE to take an initial photo to start using the app, except it doesn’t tell you whether the app uses your front or back camera (nor is this info available online). For those of you who don’t know, you can’t see a preview of the photo so you don’t really know what’s being photographed. Yeah you can make an educated guess it’s the back camera but I would like that to be clearer. You can’t opt out of any of these steps. I ended up jumping through hoops to use another social media app that will sell my info..Version: 2.85.0
✓ Cool concept but…It’s a cool concept and I could really see myself using it a lot if it was a little smoother to use. I want to clarify that I understand how to use social media however i kinda feel like i’m blacked out trying to use this app. I ended up sending a dm to multiple people and not posting, I also remember when setting up my account I was able to upload photos and now I can not find that feature anywhere or where those pictures went. Somehow I’m always just clicking around trying to figure out what the heck i’m trying to do, it’s just not super clear. It’s also hard to go back if you click on the wrong thing. Other than that, I love the aesthetic and the photos. one last thing, you should make it so we can press and hold to pause people’s journals so that we can see the photos better and that we can reply back to comments instead of just adding another comment..Version: 2.78.0
✓ Awful first impressionsThe app makes you jump through hoops just to sign up. I think I would be more forgiving if it allowed you to skip certain steps that you could double back to at a later date like the profile picture and adding contacts, but the app won’t let you proceed until you complete each step. It’s also weird that it claims you need to send the link to 5 people in your contacts because there is limited space since it’s still in early development, but it’s essentially asking for more users while claiming limited space. Overall not impressed. Conceptually it is a cool idea but it shouldn’t be this hard to set up the app..Version: 2.146.0
✓ Can’t get into the appGreat idea, I was so excited about this app but very disappointed to see that it will only work if I invite 5 people, despite the fact that I already have friends on the app and just wanted to get involved. I don’t have 5 people I can invite so I might as well delete the app.Version: 2.153.0
✓ Fun with friends but difficult to useI have liked this app and have had for a few months. A lot of my friends and I have it and it’s really sweet to see everyone’s beautiful photos. This app produces really good quality pictures with a nostalgic and aesthetic feel to them. However, it is very laggy. When opening up my developed photos, it pauses nearly every time and I can only get out of the frozen screen by exiting the app. It also won’t post/archive/or delete when I swipe, only to load later accidentally posting or deleting when it wasn’t my intention. I also can’t seem to find a way to tag friends after I’ve already posted the photo (which I have done several times on accident). I don’t know if it’s an actual feature, but I would really like it if it became one. Overall, it’s a fun app but just be ready to exert frustration when trying to obtain and post your photos..Version: 2.97.0
✓ Made me add 8 ppl to join, i don’t have that many friends dude.I literally don’t have 8 friends on this app and it won’t let me join until i add 8 ppl bro whyyyy just let me have like 3 added this is crazy man.Version: 2.143.0
✓ Too much to even use the appThe concept of this app is really cool, the thing that’s frustrating is that u basically have to have 10 ppl you have to invite to even use the app without restrictions & if you’re friends are already using the app u can’t invite them again to get started. then on top of having to invite everyone in your contacts you also have to post 5 days out of the week to be able to save your photos without the horrid watermark. i already invited way too many ppl to this app & i still cant even save the photos? it’s just a lot for whats supposed to be a social media app. i get they want engagement but it’s just so much to do. the filters really cute that it adds that’s why im still using it but it’s not like i can even use the photos. hopefully they change this feature in the future, probably keep people around longer. oh & dont forget you can’t screenshot on this app either so if a friend takes a pic you have to be tagged in it to save it yourself..Version: 2.125.0
✓ Too much stepsI agree with others as well , I have people on their I know but we ain’t friends we acquaintances.Version: 2.131.0
✓ Don’t bother waste of timeThere’s a load of strange unskipable videos before forcing you to input your phone number and invite 5 of your contacts to gain access to the app. Awful.Version: 2.112.0
✓ App does not work and OVERLY EXTENSIVE set up processI was sent this app by a friend and hoping it would be a great way for me to stay in touch with people from long distances. It’s a great idea however this app needs LOTS of work. By lots, I mean it’s not worth it to download in its current state. I downloaded the app to find it was an EXTENSIVE process to start an account. It took me and all my friends about 30 minutes of straight complaining to get through. All the slide shows take forever, there aren’t enough people on the app i care about to have 8 friends to even start an account, it forced me invite 5 people before I could create an account, and that was just the set up process. Once you get into the app with an account, it’s a whole new set of problems. Photos are not saved to your camera roll, it stopped taking pictures after 2 days and nothing will show up in my “dark room,” the activity feed is a mess, profiles are complicated to set up. It’s not worth it in its current state. Great idea but poor execution..Version: 2.105.0
✓ First review I ever wroteThis app is so bad that I made the first review I’ve ever written just to give it a bad rating. Unfortunately, I cannot give it 0 stars, so I have to settle with just one..Version: 2.70.0
✓ It sucksIt’s not even letting me delete my account now lol..Version: 2.137.0
✓ Sharing to accessI love the photo camera quality in the app but I just don’t think you should have to invite 5 people, to access the app..Version: 2.130.0
✓ Super pushy.Signed up because I got an invite from a friend, and instantly my phone was taken over by the app. This is slight hyperbole, but the point is I felt like I was opening a video game app as my phone started playing a video and vibrating. Then as you try to go through the sign up, they push you over and over again to “invite five friends!!!!! Find five friends!!!!! INVITE 5 FRIENDS.” You can skip this step but ONLY by hitting the help button, otherwise they do not give you the option to skip inviting people. Then it forces you to take a snap immediately? I was using the bathroom at the time so it was super weird for me. Then if you try to fill out your profile at all it also forces you to upload like 3 snaps or you don’t get to update any info on your profile? So you literally have to add snaps before you can finish setting up your profile. It’s just super pushy and annoying truly. Like please let me take this at my own pace or I’m just going to delete the app and never try it again. ***edit*** I still find their tactics annoying, but I’m getting more into the swing of using the app? It’s really annoying that I’ll try to post every day though and they still won’t give me the lab tools. Like I share and it says “shared 4 out of 5 days out of 7” and I’ll share the next day too and it’ll say “shared 4 days out of 5 out of 7” like wow okay cool so posting regularly doesn’t even work half the time..Version: 2.127.0
✓ Gimmicky!The app FORCES you to invite/add 15 friends - even if you just wanna enjoy it with a small group of people! They push how “exclusive” it is but you can’t proceed to use it unless you push it on more people! They need a skip button because it’s WAY to forceful..Version: 2.133.0
✓ Can’t use the app unless you invite 5 friendsYou HAVE to invite 5 friends to the app to gain access to any of the features. This is a terrible shady practice to artificially boost growth of the app. Why should I spam my friends with an invite to an app that I haven’t been able to use for myself? Let me use the app to see if it’s worth actually inviting my friends. Be better..Version: 2.70.0
✓ Weird needy pyramid scheme-esque app????Completely agree with the other reviews criticizing how many steps there are to get into the app. It asks you for a bunch of information and accessibility, like to access contacts and your phone number to send a code, which would be normal and fine if it actually sent a code. After retrying later and being able to get past this step, it then tells me I’m “almost there! just have to invite FIVE other friends to the app!😉😉😉”. Such a slimy barrier to put before being able to access the app, because for your friend to then be able to join the app, they would have to invite FIVE of their friends… Free advertising in the form of a pyramid scheme, how smart! (i don’t think you could invite friends that were already on the app either) Deleted the app after seeing this ridiculous requirement, I’m not going to harass my friends so I can have another social media. Cool idea maybe, but the whole thing seems very holier-than-thou high on itself..Version: 2.75.0
✓ Horrible StartIn order to start using the app (even just for people who want to use the app just for personal creative purposes) you add your phone number, then you are forced to have a profile picture, then you must refuse to add people who already have the app from your contacts, then you are forced to send an promotional message for the app to 5 contacts!!.Version: 2.122.0
✓ Just let me get thru the app ok?Before you check out how good or bad the app is, you need to add 8 random friends plus invite 5 friends, and then you think you are done? nope… they also need you to add widget on your lock screen. By this step, im done! SO DEMANDING, who are you? My parents? God sake.Version: 2.118.0
✓ Cool in theoryI downloaded this app 4 days ago. I had to go through the whole process everyone talks about being so hard in the one star reviews. honestly the set up wasn’t too bad. the into video got me hyped up, but tbh it’s kinda a let down. the darkroom (photos have to “develop” which takes anywhere from 1-3hrs) is really cool, and I like the design of it. I like how it’s geared towards friends not followers. THAT BEING SAID. I keep getting these weird notifications (like 20+ a day): “so and so just joined Lapse!” I don’t even know who they are 90% of the time. I cant figure out if it’s sending me notifications when my contacts join or what. also, when I try to turn off those notifications, I go to my profile —> three dots in the top left —> notifications and I get this error message saying I cant access this yet because the developers are still working on this feature??? 1) why is the feature to adjust notification preferences taking so long to develop??? like that’s the biggest reason a lot of my friends have deleted the app two days after having it. and there’s no way to unlink your contacts from the app to stop it from alerting me when 4 people I haven’t talked to in months joined the app. develop it and then release it. don’t develop as you go..Version: 2.67.0
✓ Needs a lot of work but it is a cute and good conceptRight off the bat, the inviting friends to join and adding random people should not be required to register as a user, not a lot of people are going to like that and i surely didn’t. i had to add random strangers to have access to the app. i invited 5 of my contacts and it glitched so now the app is making me invite a total of 10 contacts for me to be able to see whatever my friends are posting. seriously?? the pictures are cute at least but the app is so annoying when you’re not just using it to take pictures. the loading intro screen for the profile needs to be taken away not a lot of people are going to like seeing the repeated video about their profile details especially when they already know. I think adding a video camera could also be a nice thing. Another thing is that I wish that I could save the pictures i uploaded as my background “journal” thing from my camera roll with the filters you guys put on them. other than that the app is good and cute but none of my friends will go through the signup process and as i’ve seen per review every one else’s won’t either..Version: 2.85.0
✓ Lovely app but!!Beautiful app and the photos develop amazingly but Jesus Christ the amount of notifications I get you would think I’m the next Queen of England. I started to feel sympathetic for my phone, with its constant vibrating - almost like it was having seizures. I near rung 999 to get medical advice. One night I barely got any sleep because Journal sent me 50,000 messages in the space of 0.25 seconds. Please for the of god, tone down the notifications..Version: 1.1.18
✓ App is okayIt’s okay but for some reason my feed page is always empty and I am unable to see what my friends have posted. So now there is no point in using the app, I have reset my phone, updated the app and still nothing.Version: 2.116.0
✓ Can not delete account whilst sign up.Followed their FAQ to delete account because inviting 5 friend before you even used the app is unacceptable. Now I can receive 6 digit code for signing up but can not receive 6 digit code while deleting the account? Wow how conveniently this is broken :).Version: 2.151.0
✓ OkayIt was okay until thoughts started disappearing, so they need to do bug fixes asap or, there is no point in the app..Version: 2.114.0
✓ Desperate data grabI downloaded this app because my friends were getting it and it was the new hype social media. Upon downloading and using this app for a mere 15 minutes, I quickly came to realize that this app is purely built to take as much data as they can from you and sell it. It’s no different than the big ones, but at least the big ones hide it slightly better on launch. Only plus is that it’s beautifully coded and designed. The app once downloaded has a lot of invasive nonnegotiable information requirements. It asks for access for camera and microphone (don’t remember why they needed that got lost in the “new type social media” bull). Then it asked for contacts and photo access. However instead of hiding their access to my pictures they blatantly boast that they have access to my pictures prior to even clicking allow access to all pictures. This part didn’t really phase me because TikTok has been doing the same thing ever since I downloaded it. The part that made the data grab seem desperate was that when I tried to delete my account they gave me an ultimatum. If I deleted my account in the next data wipe, my number would be banned from using the app. I’m sure they have some legal bull written about this in their privacy policy somewhere to justify their desperation, but it’s all just a coy for this BeReal knockoff..Version: 2.70.0
✓ Weird hoops to jump throughThere’s insane rules to saving photos on this app. Either every photo has the lapse logo on it, or you have to share photos on your story and make minimum posts (5 days every week) to save without a glowing orange logo on your picture. I love the aesthetic and concept behind this app but this has left a sour taste in my mouth. Hoping that the app updates to get rid of this soon or will be switching back to my normal camera/editing so I have control over the photos i take..Version: 2.100.0
✓ 11 mil funding for a pyramid schemeCan’t believe Apple has allowed this on the app store. What’s the point of inviting people if they need to invite 5 more in order to get access? Manipulative business practices. Just run some ads instead of paying yourself 6 figures.Version: 2.113.0
✓ First Born Child in Return for Sign UpMake it easier to sign up without needing to give away my first born child. More than 10 steps to set up an app in 2023 is wild..Version: 2.70.0
✓ Update sucksThis was my favourite app until they updated and you can’t save your photos without their watermark now:/ deleted so fast..Version: 2.99.0
✓ So much potentialThis app has so much potential. It really pulls you in with the intro video and the synchronized haptic feedback that goes along with it. I love that it feels like old school MySpace meets old Facebook and Instagram. Having to wait for photos to develop really keeps you in the moment as well. However there are a few areas where it falls short. Being forced to invite 5 people who aren’t already on the app just to be able to use it is a bit extreme. Also even after all that I am still not able to see people feeds because the app wants me to invite even more people. All the people I want on the app have already been invited or are already on the app. I feel this aspect of the app could be its downfall if something doesn’t change soon. Everyone I tell about the app seems interested until they find out they HAVE to invite at least 5 new people. Also I should be able to upload camera roll photos to be developed or be able to add archived photos to my feed at a later time..Version: 2.98.0
✓ Sign up is too complicatedI love the idea of this app, but the sign up, pop-ups, steps… it’s just too much. I had ZERO energy to actually use the app after the sign up process. I have numerous friends that won’t even try it when I invited them because they heard the sign up process was too long. I got done with signing up after being forced to add 8 friends (who idk how I would add them because none of the people I would add have Lapse because it’s so new (so that makes 0 sense to have that as a sign up requirement)), add photos, invite friends, and more. The intro, unnecessarily long & as a creative, I get that people worked hard on it, but it needs to be like 3 seconds long or you lose people. Just please make this user friendly. You have way too much competition with other social media platforms and ‘film’ apps to have something this annoying to sign up for..Version: 2.71.0
✓ Needs WorkThe app is really cool but I have seen other people say it has “scammy” features which I agree with. Having to send the app to 5 friends before using seems unnecessary and detered me away from using it at first. After getting over that, I cannot save my pictures without a watermark and I can’t even save the whole picture without it cropping! I should be able to save the entire picture not just what fits to the phone screen. Not to mention the “screenshot” police that also stop you from having your own pictures! I’m not mad that you can’t screenshot but there has to be a way to save the whole picture. With some reworking it could be good for pictures and as a social app but currently it just seems like a scam. The creators of the app are desperate for free marketing and dont want you to have your entire film picture, they only want you to use and spread their app..Version: 2.107.0
✓ Cool idea but lacks a few basic functionalitiesCool idea and pretty filters. Wish we could unsend a vibe and I think the monthly highlights flip between photos too quickly in the users profiles (journals).Version: 2.152.0
✓ Great idea, but a bit controllingI’ve been looking for a app like this for a while now and was so happy when I was sent an invite. The introduction was a bit much, like those “you wouldn’t steal a purse” clips in early 2000 dvds. The filter is the best of its kind and looks soft and natural, I haven’t seen one as good yet. However the app feels a bit needy and controlling, the need to invite 3 friends for 24hr no logo access is a bit unrealistic. I would rather watch a advert or pay a one time payment for premium access. This has the potential to be a great app if finds a better balance between free and premium features.Version: 2.104.0
✓ Not into the forced adds, making me responsible for your advertisingUPDATE: only by clicking Help in the corner can you skip the invitations. Still normalized sneakiness and still antithetical to the app’s stated purpose. Keeping my review as is while I tinker with it over the next few days. Forcing me to add friends and THEN invite 5 others who don’t have the app just to see the functionality was nauseating and annoying. Despite the aesthetic and promises of privacy (not saying I doubt the encryption), I cannot stand that I have to do the app’s own advertising by sending it to friends who may or may not be interested. I cant tell them any selling points because I haven’t seen it in use. Word of mouth is best and I would tell them about it if I liked it. But, I wouldn’t know because I can’t use it without giving them access to my contacts, sending mass texts to at least 5 people who don’t already have the app. It doesn’t feel in line with the concept of early access or friends over followers. Many of my contacts are within the “Follower from life” vs “friends to share intimate moments with”, defeating the purpose advertised. Left a bad taste. I’ll keep to BeReal. It’s not like I was actually able to see what the app has to offer to begin with..Version: 2.107.0
✓ It was nice while it lastedI have been an avid journal, now lapse, fan for quite some time now. I’ve recommended it to many because of simply loving the vibes of the app. Now, I think it’s important to note, the process of getting the app is overly aggressive and unnecessary-I do understand the thought and strategy behind it, but I also think presenting someone with such a bad fist impression is, plainly said, a bad idea. Next, not only did you neglect to fix the tragic, vibe ruining watermark, and made it look worse, but you removed the ability for us to screenshot. Why? Now I’m sure you could give many reasons for that, but I don’t think any would level out to the ramifications of this. Because of the watermark I refuse, and always will refuse, as so many agree, to share any of the photos on any other social platform, period. Nor, quite frankly, do I like the pictures at all. (I want the real snapshot, film pictures back) Once, the simple way around this was to screenshot the photo, but no. That being said, when it comes down to it, the vibes were ruined when you turned away from the original purpose and mission of this app to popularity and profit. I really do hope to see some good changes that get you back to your roots in the future, thanks..Version: 2.98.0
✓ I love this app !!! but…Everything about it is great! i love the effects the photos have, the way we react to photos & the layout for profiles i only have two issues - 1. the way you have to send to 5 friends just to use the app. it feels bothersome. i know people that might like the app so that’s easy but past that it feels like a scam. i sent it to a few friends & they had thought i was hacked or something. this isn’t a HUGE issue but i think this should be OPTIONAL 2. my second issue is similar to the first but way more important to me - it’s how when you go to download YOUR OWN PHOTOS you have to send texts to 5 people or fulfill other requirements. i understand it’s getting you to keep using the app & get more people to use it but if i’m trying to save a photo i took myself, i shouldn’t have to go through extra hoops just because i missed a couple days of the weeks journal. we should be allowed to save our photos at all times without limits since they’re OURS & we took them of our personal lives. i have no problem promoting the app on social media & do regularly share to instagram tagging the app account & i don’t think other people have an issue with this either so i think we should be allowed to save our own photos without any hassle. i would happily change my review to 5 stars if my second point was changed but until then it’ll have to stick to 3.Version: 2.126.0
✓ There are really annoying aspects of the appOk so the pics are so gorgeous that you can take with this app, they look super authentic and help me romanticize my life so much and i lovvvvvveee that i have to wait for it to develop and i dont worry about retaking photos because i or someone else “doesn’t look good.” i also just really love the overall concept and vibe, and i love the friends not followers, and the emoji reactions and the look of the profiles SOOO CUTE. however. i HATE. that i cant save my own photos to my camera roll. i was reposting my lapse photos so much and then now all of the sudden i have to do all these tedious things in order to save my photos. like wtffff???? i get that you want for more people to download the app but if i am able to save and repost my photos without the logo and the crop that i want then i will be way more inclined to post them and even tag lapse. so annoying..Version: 2.118.0
✓ BugThere is friends I have added that when they send me a message I get a notification but when try open it I can’t see it or even message them back but I can view their profile.Version: 2.115.0
✓ Most recent update won’t let you change music/buggyApp is great…. but can’t change music keeps giving errors every time (all music options in the app), and anytime you select specific photos to add to highlights’ and go back into edit them later on it will re-add every photo you removed and you will have to select each photo again and drag to delete box before selecting the ones you want. pls fix.Version: 2.136.0
✓ Like it but there is no way it would “replace” using cameraI really like the ability to share photos with my friends without a surplus of ads and unnecessary features. I hope that aspect stays the same. The moment i see an ad I’ll delete. I would like to be able to upload photos. I get that the point is that you don’t see the photo you took until later, but if I’m really truly living in the moment then I’m not trying to take a picture on my camera and in this app. And this app is not going to replace my camera app because i can’t save the photos to my phone unless i either download with a logo and date/time or i go through all these hoops to be able to remove watermarks. Also I would probably want to be able to have the photo without a filter. Since i can’t upload photos, I haven’t really been using the app since I downloaded it. If we could create multiple journal entries and keep it separate from the snaps that could be a cool option to retain the whole “i just snapped this pic so casually” aspect while also allowing us to share photos with friends that we didn’t take on Lapse.Version: 2.116.0
✓ Love the concept!The photos come out really cool and unique and it’s fun waiting for them to develop. I enjoy creating albums and the addition of music is a really awesome feature that brings me back to the MySpace days! I would love for this app to get more popular because I think it could be so fun to have more freedom and carelessness with our pictures. With that said there’s a few things I don’t enjoy… number one the sign up process was really sketchy and forcing you to invite people to make an account is weird. Some of my friends thought it was a scam. Not everyone feels comfortable with that. Secondly, the idea of making people pay to download the photos without a watermark is also sketchy. WE took the photo! I’m happy to pay a fee for the app but to pay per photo is ridiculous. The watermark is huge. If it was smaller it wouldn’t be as a big of a deal, but I would just like to share my photos on my Instagram stories without the aggressive watermark that ruins the photo..Version: 2.120.0
✓ TerribleThis app literally has so many things u have to do, to even START using it. i deleted it after i made an account. sorry it shouldnt take me 10 minute's just to answer everything and do what u guys make people do and share with 5 friends? so annoying. such a turn off no one has time for all that.Version: 1.14.0
✓ I have downloaded this app twice but I still can’t sign up, it’s been monthsI have literally downloaded this app few months ago and it still won’t let me signup. I hope they fix this soon.Version: 2.131.0
✓ Let me screenshotLiked it thought it was very good and fun BUT LET ME SCREENSHOT. You say to save the photo in the app but when you want to save a friends photo that isn’t an option, the only thing it allows you to do is to report the photo. So i’m stuck like i won’t be able to ever have that photo????? And i don’t want to ask my friends every single time to send me the photos on their lapse when i can just so easily screenshot it but you don’t allow me to do that???? I’m stuck. Let me screenshot..Version: 2.109.0
✓ Annoying privacy nightmare that tries to force you to shill for themLapse is an interesting concept, especially if you have a busy/interesting life and lots of friends (which not everyone does), but the app has too many gimmicks that make it a pain to navigate and set up your account. Every onboarding screen relies on annoying flashy animations and videos with haptics that can’t be skipped or disabled. When making an account you’re constantly asked for identifying info that you either can’t choose not to provide (camera access and full contacts access) or can technically decline but wouldn’t think to (the option to skip providing your exact birthdate, for example, is hidden under a grayed-out “help” button. They require you to add 5 friends before you even explore basic features, which defeats the whole purpose of getting people interested in a new app. Probably an unpopular opinion but I don’t like being required to do certain things that enrich an app’s developers just to see if I’d even want to use the app. After only 30 seconds of access to my contacts (I switched it off after they let me through) the app had already uploaded the full names, contact photos, and mutual connections of all of my contacts, ranging from my deceased relatives to old friends I’ve fallen out with to random coworkers I never speak to. I challenge the developers to reply to this review, since they only seem interested in responding to positive or non-constructive reviews..Version: 2.123.0
✓ Yikes.Some aspects of the app are lovely, and amazing! Issues: Forces you to add people, shares photos at a skinnier aspect ratio than you took the photo with, messing up compositions, when you finish sharing images you get a huge popup to create an album every. single. time. if i want to make an album i’ll make an album, the copywriting in the app sometimes feels like bullying, blocks users from screenshotting images. the only way to export your photos is with a huge ugly watermark and date stamp on it. to export without this [glad there is an option at least] is to invite even more friends to the app…….. I love that this app lets you save memories and focus on curating what is happening in real time with yummy film presets. The concept could be pushed further by making image development take 2 hours, so it is more similar to actual film photography. Allowing more camera zoom options like BeReal allows, etc. So many good amazing things with this app, but also so many terrible annoying things, like popups, and annoying jeers to make albums, cringe copywriting, etc etc. Please fix these things, and i’d actually want to tell my friends about this app. For now it is 50% nice 50% some forced MLM.Version: 2.98.0
✓ A Touch Aggressive, Too Little PolishI do like the overall concept of the app, it's a bit aggressive in forcing the user to invite 5 people before they can even take a look at the main screen or give it a shot. I really don't want to spam my friends so I can see what a 'new social media' is about. Additionally, trying to add snaps to select is frankly annoying - I don't want to see the same introductory screen every time i open it with no images! It takes too much time and after the third or so time of seeing "Your profile is your Journal" in an attempt to upload images I pretty much closed the app. It's a solid concept, and I hope it does well, but it really needs to back off new users and let them look around before forcing them to invite people. EDIT: I've brought it down to two stars, there's no way to retroactively add snaps to your feed - I wanted to see how all of my images turned out before deciding which to post but that's not an option at all. So make sure you don't accidentally swipe left to archive, ever. It has a lot of potential but it's really adamant about not letting you be any form of anonymous..Version: 2.93.0
✓ Good in theoryI’m honestly not a social media type of person. A few of my friends sent me the link to join this and I figured why not so I did. The process to get an account is a little aggressive and was a really lengthy process. The idea of it seems really good and I like the idea and the layout. Originally when I made my account I only chose 4 pictures because I didn’t really know what the pictures would be for. I ended up decided I wanted to change them and it will NOT load. I’ve tried to refresh it multiple times and I’ve tried to use it on different internet sources and use my own cell service but it’s not working. I also wish you could zoom in more in the apps before you take the picture. Honestly if those issues were fixed it would probably be a 5 star. My only problems are the challenges to change journal pictures, how long the process to join the app is, and not being able to farther zoom in. But it is a cute app with potential..Version: 2.97.0
✓ Trying really hard to like itWhen I first downloaded the app and put my phone number in to register it wouldn’t go through. I pressed the help button and it said this was a common bug and to email the lapse help email which I did. They sent me one email back saying that they had gotten my email but had an increase in responses and it would take time to respond which I understood. A couple days later I could finally enter my number and it would go through and then it asked for me to invite my five friends which I did but then when I pressed next it said it was unable to process. I sent another email but no response. Days later it was able to go through but then it asked to add the widget to your Home Screen, I did and it wouldn’t allow me to go on. Again, I sent an email and no response. Then, once again days later I could get passed that stage. I thought I was finally able to use the app. I was excited because I love the concept of Lapse and I was looking forward to taking pictures but now none of my photos will sync to the darkroom. Lapse has not been in communication with me still and I’m frustrated, I want to like the app but am not feeling like it’s worth the amount of effort I’m putting in. I’m disappointed to say the least..Version: 2.96.0
✓ ??Never even got to try the app as it forces you to access all your contacts and you need to invite at least 5 people to be able to do anything. So you don’t even know what you’re actually inviting them to. Would love to see your UX team’s reasoning for this..Version: 2.114.0
✓ A love hate relationshipLapse has by far the best “film” filter i’ve seen on any app. the concept of waiting for the photo to “develop” is so unique and i get giddy waiting to see how the photo turns out. BUT. i cannot stand all the barriers. i have to invite 5 friends in order to use the app? jokes on you, i don’t have that many friends to annoy with an invite. the app is glitchy. they used to allow screenshotting the photos but now you can only download it with a huge ugly watermark. and to unlock those features you need to invite 3 more friends!!! can they just play a 30 second ad of those fake gaming apps? a big reason why i joined is to have those photos to save and share and i know a lot of my friends (all 5 of them) joined because of that too. hope they figure out all the glitches and a way to download these great photos without a watermark bc they will be the next bereal..Version: 2.96.0
✓ Really girl? i have no friends, let me take a photo in peaceSeems like a good idea, but u HAVE to add 8 friends and then invite 5 further friends to access the app. popular to contrary opinion, i dont acc want everyone in my business or to have to send spam messages to 5 poor victims. maybe if you let people use the app, they would recommend it to their friends without being forced to 👀. kinda wack that it’s all just for some photos 🤷♀️.Version: 2.110.0
✓ Bad designThis app forces you to add people, connect your entire contact list, share the app with 5 others, and add a lock screen widget and won’t let you progress without doing so. it also constantly sends you notifications to continue the onboarding if you stop. horrible onboarding, not worth it for a mid app..Version: 2.96.0
✓ TerribleYou got to invite the universe before you can create an account. Literally the worse app ever.Version: 2.96.0
✓ Don’t waste your timeThey force u to invite friends and ask so many questions. Deleted app..Version: 2.136.0
✓ “Deleted forever” and my account is still active 2 weeks laterIf this is what floats your boat, you can be all for it. But I should have the right to see for myself that I’m not interested and then delete the account that I made. Did the whole 8 page process to get rid of this app and finally got to the last screen “your account will be deleted soon. we batch delete users every week” and I checked a week later and had to do the entire process again to see the same “this number will be blocked forever from Lapse” page again. That is pretty shady. It insinuates that you prey on users to get sucked into forgetting to remove themselves and falsely advertise the amount of “friends” who are using the app. Requiring 8 people to get sent the cheesy “pls download this app 👉🏻👈🏻” message and then add an additional 5 more thru the app is low key a pyramid scheme. I got needing to build a user base but hardwiring it into the account making process is kinda a red flag. 👋🏼 Hey admin, please delete my account, I am not interested in your app and have the right to do so..Version: 2.82.0
✓ Intrusive and demandingI didn’t end up using this app because you cannot use it until you invite 5 friends and give them your phone number which I was not interested in doing. Then after couple months of the app just sitting on my phone it started to send intrusive notifications, flashing screen, weird images, buzzing. Needless to say I deleted it..Version: 2.131.0
✓ Easier to get a donor kidney than sign upThe sign up was so tedious that I deleted the app before I was finished. Cool concept but awful execution..Version: 2.75.0
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