Clay – Story Templates Frames 4+

Straightforward and fun editor

The app has a lot of clean and professional looking templates for photo collages and posts for various media formats. I could see this being useful for an influencer but it is fun just to add flair to your everyday pics. I love that it seems to be a very high quality app without tons of ads and/or pop-ups, and is not begging me to sign up for some paid version. There is a premium version you can pay for to unlock certain templates but I won't need it for what I'm using it for. You can crop and adjust your photos after adding them to the templates which makes editing super easy. You do have to make an account to download what you make on the app, but they don't ask you to pay for anything. Best mobile photo editor app I've used; recommend.

WHY IS EVERYTHING BEHIND A PAYWALL

Oh I miss the days when we used to download apps based off the ease of functionality and use. But nowadays even the most BASIC apps such as a collage maker (CLAY) which has a monthly subscription in order for you to get the tools for the whole premise of the app. So therefore, if you don’t pay, the app is practically USELESS.

And on top of that, if you do decide to use the scarcely free templates that they have set for you. You are then prompted to save it at a medium quality, otherwise you have to pay the MONTHLY SUBSCRIPTION to save it in high quality. Then, when you attempt to save them, you are asked to create an account in order to save it. Why am I forced to create an account to save something to my camera roll??!

Needless to say, this is by far the WORST first impressions of an app that I have ever witnessed because I never seen something so basic of an app push you to subscribe to something that used to be free years ago. But hey, I guess in this corporate greedy world, you gotta make something work in your favor. Kudos to the team. Hope you all are living lavishly off this scam!!!

Premium user

I love the app. It’s just the aesthetic I was looking for to revamp my Instagram content.
Unfortunately I just came across some bugs with the app. I found a template that has a Polaroid featured in it. This is perfect for the photo I want to post. But the background of the template doesn’t load up.
I found issues with a few more templates; either the background didn’t load or I couldn’t upload a photo when I selected the + sign. It was as if the app froze but it wasn’t.
I turned my phone off a couple of times thinking maybe I needed to refresh my phone but it didn’t work. I’m guessing the app is experiencing some bugs. If that is the case I will like for it to be fixed ASAP being that it is causing some inconvenience with my content calendar. I paid a yearly subscription because I really feel it’s worth it but if this is what I have to look forward to every now and then, then it lowers the value of the app in my opinion.

Developer Response ,

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