True Visage 4+

Flip the cam with a tap

Nice app! I use this to apply makeup symmetrically on my not-so-symmetrical face. In practice this can get frustrating, so I’m sending feedback hoping for a few more features that would get five stars from me. One easy idea: add an optional line down the middle so we can see if we’re aligned correctly. Another way to do this: transparently overlay both mirrored images so we can see in real-time how everything lines up when flipped. Maybe draw each side slightly shaded in two different colors so we can tell which one is which. Right now, how I use this app involves tapping the mirror button on and off, which gets frustrating when the button disappears. A strobe feature with a timing slider (flip every half second, one second, etc.) would be AWESOME. Then I could just set myself up and not move!!! Great job on the app so far, and I wouldn’t be requesting this unless I thought the coder was this capable (from looking at their other apps). Thanks for everything!

More than is immediately obvious

The most obvious use of this app is as a mirror. You get your choice of the geometry of a glass mirror, or the geometry of an external observer's view, where your right ear will be on their left. But it's a mirror, and like real mirrors, it doesn't take photos, or video clips, or sing your favorite disco songs. Well actually, it will take a photo and add it to your camera roll, if there's information in the current view you'd like to refer to later.

But wait — there's more! You can use the front camera or the rear one, turn on your iPhone's flash or not, and stretch the image to see a closeup with good resolution. That flexibility allows you to use the app to read the teeny-tiny serial number on a poorly-lit piece of equipment, for instance — a job which would otherwise require a flashlight, a magnifying glass, and three hands. Save the image to the camera roll, and transcribe the identifiers later, or mail the photo to the vendor's tech support person.

This developer makes well-designed, useful tools to solve real problems gracefully. I've bought 5 of them, and find them all useful — frequently, or rarely. When I need their particular function, I'm glad that I've got them.

Developer Response ,

Thank you so much for appreciating my work :)

Does what Apple should have

The only reason I did not give this app five stars is that it does not record video, or work in landscape mode. However, it takes much more accurate selfies with the front camera by allowing you to see exactly how it will come out rather than flipping it after the fact or mirroring you in the final picture. I use this almost exclusively for selfies. I just wish they would consider adding the video and landscape mode features