Nations Photo Lab Photo Prints 4+

Convenient and great prints!

The app is easy to use, but as with most mobile apps, there are not as many options compared to the desktop website. They offer color correction through the desktop version but I have not seen it in the app. You may want to consider adjusting the exposure of your photos on your mobile device or computer prior to uploading and submitting your order. The prints tend to be darker than what is seen on the screen. I have had framing, matting, loose prints, metallic prints, lustre prints, and foam backed prints from NPL. All of which was packaged well and of good quality.

Does the job, but very basic

I've ordered through Nations before, so I wanted to give the app a shot. (Getting 10 free 5"x7" prints definitely enticed me!) I felt the app worked fine for what it was. But as it is with many apps, you're getting a "dumbed down" version of what you can do with desktop.

For example, I could only figure out how to change print size. There was no apparent way to change paper type to glossy or metallic, you just got "lustre" (known as matte anywhere else.) Nor could you turn off color correction (conveniently an extra charge), add borders, etc. I had to go into the main website via laptop for that.

And you can obviously select pics from your phone. The app also allows integration with Instagram/Facebook and Google. But there's no way to directly add pics from Flickr, SmugMug, or other more photo-dedicated social media. Instagram images are notoriously lo-res, so there's no way I'd want to use them as a template for a 5"x7" (or larger) photo. So I had to first download images from Flickr to upload to the app. Not the end of the world, but Flickr integration would make things a lot easier.

And when I got to check-out, the only payment option was PayPal, which seemed pretty bizarre.

The app was easy enough to use, but I doubt I'd use it again, unless I wanted to quickly upload iPhone shot images.

Developer Response ,

Thank you for your feedback! More upload integrations are definitely on our list for future updates.

Really frustrating and time intensive

The app closing down any time you try to do anything is really frustrating. Honestly, without getting the free 5x7’s, I would not have continued to fight the app (you wouldn’t believe what I would do for a Klondike bar). There are a lot of thing you need to go to the browser for, even on your phone works better than the app. Each screen really needs a search function, and you should be able to go to the cart from any screen. It can be difficult to navigate to specific products. Somehow, I ended up with cc on 5 of my images, even though I was very careful to deselect it on every item added. I hope they work out; not only did I waste the funds on it, my monitor has been calibrated to NPL prints, and I can’t afford the time to reorder if they are bad. These are the mistakes made when you spend 2 hours on a task that should take 15 minutes.