Sparkle Effects - Glitter FX 4+

I cannot upload a photo from my camera roll unless I give 5 stars here. So, there’s your 5 stars! NOW, since you forced me to go here, I’m going to tell you that I actually give it 2 stars. You can’t choose where the sparkle points are. It automatically sees which areas are brightest and puts them there. The only customization you can do is change the amount of sparkles. Your ads are terrible (I get it, that’s how it’s funded) but they are honestly soooo annoying. I upgraded for $3 to the “better” version anyway. And this is what I get?! It’s bogus. Booooo.

Here’s a way to try to force someone into making an in-app purchase. You open the app, and try to upload a picture from your Camera Roll to apply the sparkle light effects to. Only when you select Upload, it takes you to a screen showing various packages you can buy. You learn that you cannot even upload a single picture from your library to just try it out even once. You have to buy an in-app purchase that includes uploading from your camera roll. The various package choices are shown, and if you don’t want to buy any of them, you exit the screen by... you exit the screen by — THERE IS NO WAY TO EXIT THE SCREEN UNLESS YOU MAKE A PURCHASE. This should be an absolute illegal element in all apps in the app store. I hit the home button to get out of the app, and this is the same button by which you confirm an in-app purchase. So I accidentally bought a package. I’ve requested a refund, of course, and I’m hopeful there won’t be any problem with that - I contacted the store within minutes of my accidental purchase. So, the only way to get out of the purchase screen is to exit and close the app. I think that tells you all you need to know about the people who made this app.

this is a great app! it gives you a setting for how many sparkles you want in your picture and the quality isn’t so bad. a downside is definitely not being able to upload pictures from your camera roll but now that I am hopefully that will change!