DNArt for DeviantArt 17+

Easily the best DA browsing option for iPad

For reasons unknown, the official DA app would instantly crash on launch, leading me to search for a more stable option. DNArt is the perfect solution. It’s snappy, responsive, and intuitive once you get the hang of it’s interface.

My sole complaint (and the thing that keeps me from using it more than I do) is the lack of a Dark mode theme. I’m an insomniac, and most commonly use my iPad in bed. Dark mode apps insure I can browse without disturbing the missus with a bright white background.

Developer Response ,

Thank you BadServo for the feedback.
Well... a dark mode is not a bad idea, i'll take a look at that !

Good Dev Support

When I first used this app, there was not yet the ability to zoom on images, which was a feature essential to my user experience.

After mentioning it in a review, I had one of the fastest responses and feature updates that I've seen.

Nicest feature:

In-App mature content setting. Apple's TOS means you need to change the desktop website setting to see mature content at all, but it's really nice after that to be able to switch it off and back on again from within the app. A+ implementation.

Current worst issue:

The browsing focus when scrolling through thumbnails and swiping through images is not synced. If you click on a thumbnail, swipe through 20 pictures, and then go back to the thumbnail view, you'll be back where you started.

I believe that image load times are better on DNArt than with the official DeviantArt App, and I don't know
how much of that has to do with loading the thumbnails in the background. I still think the user experience would be better with synced browsing, though.

Developer Response ,

Hi DGP-G !
Your request was very relevant. as I rarely have to scroll in images myself using the app, I didn't encounter this problem.
That's why I listen carefuly to feedbacks.
I'll take a look at the other issues when I have some time.
Thank's !

Good, but could use some improvements

I like this app a lot, and I use it over the DeviantArt app. But while using this app, I’ve noticed some issues that impact the experience. Somewhat frequently I’ve experienced media posts refusing to load, failing to load, and even crashing the app.
Also, none of the text posts load anything more than probably the first paragraph.
About once every couple of minutes, the app gives a network error when loading a page or loading posts when scrolling, prompting to retry.

While the ads aren’t nearly as in my face as other apps, the remove ads option doesn’t seem to work. When I select remove ads, it doesn’t show a price, only Loading. And the option to subscribe doesn’t work, only gives an error.

And one feature that would be great to have, and maybe even necessary for some, is the option to clear the cache. After a while of using this app, I noticed that the size of the documents and data had reached 1.5GB. The only way I’ve found to reduce it was to delete the app and reinstall it.