R4VE - Collage & Poster Maker Reviews

by Elysion ♡

According to Apple, I’ve been a user of R4VE since August 14th, 2017. Once I bought some lens or filters on here, probably at least two years ago. I haven’t used R4VE much for the past year, so I have no idea when this update took place—but now when I click on the button for the lens/filters I had bought, it tells me to buy some subscription. I tried to restore purchases multiple times, and it says I have made none. So are these just under the subscription now? Even though I paid for it individually once? This isn’t really fair. Also, I miss some of the old features and dislike the limit of projects.

by Lisa4911

This was one of my favorite editing apps for Vaporwave/sythwave styles of editing and I have put so much time and energy with its creative and fun filters, stickers, and backgrounds. I had spend a few amounts of diamonds at the time to get the more premium stuff yet i never bother to over spend it because it was optional. but now they decided to strip the diamonds feature and instead do what any other greedy developer on this store is doing and hopped on the trend of subscription-based services. I could not believe that R4VE was forcing me to pay basic features such as erasing or adding filters! It’s extremely predatory to be pushing consumers to monetize your product by locking people out of using features that are basically standard in editing apps! I wont be using R4VE anymore and I doubt the developers aren’t gonna take the obviously disgusting subscription-
base monetization out any time soon.

by Fggfhvc

I used R4VE for almost a year, I fell in love with it, it has functions and features I can’t find on other apps, I love using the stickers and filters. Iv creates many different pictures with R4VE, and I enjoy editing photos to pass the time. I even spent money to get more filters and text.

But the new update took all that away, I lost all of my projects, pictures that were downloaded to my phone and on my account. But the worst part is that now I can’t use filters or the eraser tool, these two features were what set R4VE apart from the others. I can’t do nearly as much as I used to, and using R4VE had become a pain. I don’t blame you for charging for the new features, but I don’t understand why you would take away the old ones, R4VE was perfect as it was, and I would have even spent more money to get the new features, but now it’s a monthly payment, an I just can’t justify paying that much money for features and tools I used to get for free.

by Honestly Confused???

Honestly I like R4VE . But the new paywall thing is kinda questionable. It has good stickers, the functionality and user interface is a little bit iffy but it’s all over okay, however, it looks like they took out most of the lens filters for free that used to be there(there were probably 15-25), added some more, and make you now pay around 2 or 3 dollars for them. Why would you take something out if it was free to begin with???

R4VE overall is pretty good, but they’re putting in weird things and removing stuff to make it more hostile for non-paid users and it’s frankly a little annoying.

by Revng2769

I love R4VE and use it all the time but to many basic features keep being made PRO only, I understand the devs need money but for example the project limit is bs and it pisses me off, I wish the devs made less basic features PRO only and just gave PRO members no features to use for more precise editing and maybe video editing. I loved R4VE about a month ago but the devs are making it worse with how much they push PRO onto basic features. I don’t recommend R4VE in its current state but if the devs make some more basic things free (like the bs project limit) the I will probably change my rating but for now don’t get R4VE until they release and update that makes this issue go away.

by Spookywes

Let me start this off by saying that I think everyone deserves to make a living from putting any sort of work into anything. I have been using this app for years and I’m extremely frustrated with the new subscription based model. I spent a decent amount of money on diamonds to buy stickers that I cannot even use now because I need this app Pro. Not to mention the countless amount of features that used to be free are now subscription based or $40 flat. I would love to continue to support R4VE but after spending money and having those features taken away and being told to spend money to access what I’ve already paid for has me extremely turned off.

by Loserlikeari

I used to have R4VE for months and it was one of my favorite apps. I even followed them on Instagram I supported everything they did and use R4VE often. Until the new update which I only have one problem and it’s the custom stickers. My favorite about R4VE was making stickers and had many of them. But until I got a new phone during the new update and when I noticed that I had to start all over with my stickers and projects. So I tried to make a new custom sticker but in order to that I had to pay for this app Pro which the price is just ridiculous. $3 a month, $15 a year, or $40 for the one time purchase, I just don’t want to keep giving my money for an app that was once free and now just suddenly changes out of no where. I just don’t think I’ll be supporting the idea but I’d only use R4VE for the few free stickers I can download. Otherwise I’ll just use any other free app that I can find.

by Echogaster_24

Please this is such a good app, I’ve used it for so many edits and it has helped so much. There are not many apps that are as good as this one. In just got a new phone so I had to start over with most of my projects but when I went to make a new one the most basic tool, the eraser was gone.
You have to pay to erase the background of your images now, and other apps just don’t do the trick the way this app does.
I’m really disappointed with this new update because I don’t have the money to spend on apps. I’ve used this app for a year now and It’s annoying to have to jump around form one place to the other just to cut a background out. I understand the developers would want money and to get paid for their work but just bring back the eraser tool. That’s all.

by ShayLlllAma

Let me start off by saying, I really liked this app. It was a helpful tool in editing my personal photos back in 2018. I’d deleted R4VE due to storage issues and once i bought more storage for my phone i re-downloaded it. I was really disappointed to see that my favorite and really the only tool id used was premium specific. I really liked rave and its features, but you guys are asking way too much for a simple tool to erase our photos. Please bring back the free eraser! I dont care about that premium stickers and filters— Those make sense— But i want to use the awesome backgrounds and stickers that other apps dont offer.

by A Trivia Addict

I used to use R4VE for all my photo editing but when my phone broke, it wiped all my data, and so I had to get a new phone a few months later, lo and behold my favorite feature, the eraser is now only something Premium users have access to. I’m an amateur photo editor so I don’t have money to spare to pour into R4VE. I understand the developers need to make money, but there are loads of other things to put in the Premium package. The eraser was a fundamental part of R4VE, one of the only reasons I used it so religiously and would recommend it to my friends. I’m disappointed to see that R4VE has gone the way many others have.
I’d love to see an update where you make the eraser tool available again. Thank you!

by AnonymousComplainer

I’ve used this app for a while now. It was a fairly good app, I used it to edit photos and make myself some nice profile pictures. But then the update came along and now it’s a total pain. The erase feature, a previously completely FREE tool, now requires a fee. I don’t get it. Okay sure, the developers want to make a profit from their work, but seriously? I understand why you’d add a new feature that’s part of this app Pro, but before the update it was free! I didn’t have to a pay a dime for it! Also, after the update, all of my projects were gone. I tried to sign back into my account to see I was already in. Overall, the update was a huge bother. I’m disappointed in what was once an extremely excellent and fun-to-use app. Guess I’ll have to make do..

by Quirky Rat

R4VE used to be wonderfully cool and unique, and also affordable if you wanted to buy things like stickers and backgrounds. but they’ve moved onto that thing every app is doing that no one wants; which is either a monthly subscription or a overpriced one time fee. buying the gems to pay for things was a lot more feasible and good because you chose what you wanted to pay for. I get that apps are work and creators should make money but there’s no app worth paying a subscription for if it’s not an everyday functional app.

by Sinscento

this app will most likely forever be my favorite editing app on my phone; the stickers, the filters, backgrounds, the tools- all of it was seamless. And free! Prior to this new update that I’d known nothing about, R4VE was amazing even if you didn’t spend a single penny on it. And it would only get better if you bought the extras, however the simplest of tools available when I’d originally used this app, such as the eraser, were gone when I had redownloaded it after nearly a year of not having it. This shocked me a little bit, but I figured it would make sense that the devs would like to profit off of their incredibly useful feature, but after attempting to use R4VE without paying, it just felt clumsy and tedious. Not bad, but not necessarily the same app I remember. I’m more than willing to pay a $40 one-time payment, but I wish I didn’t have to.

by Lalalalando

R4VE is GREAT. It is seriously my favorite photo editing app. I often edit the color of my photos in another app for base processing, then I open the photo in R4VE, save it, redo it, save it, redo it, save it, redo it until I get something truly original and crazy. The options on R4VE are endless. I love it. TBH I have NEVER written a review on any software or program and I feel like this one deserves it, and my opinion is not weak. I am very experienced in using apps, programs, etc for professional video and photo editing. Doing what R4VE does is very hard on other platforms. The fact that this is free is ridiculous. Support these guys. This thing is wild, possibilities are endless <3

by K'g9

this app is one of the best photo editing apps I have ever used. The versatility is over the top. I use this for anything from making abstract creeper art to creating gradient social media icons for work projects that my clients adore. The amount of content you are provided with in R4VE is more than enough to get you started expressing your dystopian outlook of existential dread!

by Quasigamer

This is honestly the best vaporwave editor (and just editor app in general) ~ I’m so glad I found it. After trying out a bunch of different editors (all totally sucked) I thought this might me a scam like the others, but I thought I’d try it anyway. So I did, and holy heck it’s amazing. It has sooooooo many stickers, and they’re all so aesthetic. (You can also make photos, not just edit them)So if you’re looking for an amazing editor vaporwave or not, this is the one. No joke, supreme of all apps. :)

by CuteJB

I rarely write reviews, but R4VE was worth it. Why? It includes stickers for free including vaporwave and VHS sticker pngs. There are also filter themes, text, backgrounds, almost everything to fill your aesthetic needs. The only thing I would suggest is an option to create your personal sticker upload library so you can reach it anytime you edit on-the-go. So why download it when you can just use PicsArt or Adobe Mix? This is the all-in-one app for editors. No hassle or mess. It's also and easy to use app!💥

by _LemonStrike_

R4VE is everything I’ve been looking for and more. I use the free version (sorry, I’m a broke bastard), and I’m really impressed with the amount of free texts, backgrounds, and stickers we get. It’s far more than one would normally get from a free photo editing app.

The “Shop” area has more free stickers + backgrounds, and they’re all top notch as well. There’s pretty much a free sticker+background pack for whatever your aesthetic is, though the premium ones tend to either have more stickers or be a bit more specific if you want them!

Back in April/May, I did have some issues with R4VE crashing on my iPhone 6s, but it appears to have since been fixed :))

A big thank you to the developer for creating R4VE! I really like the “aesthetic” texts that this app has, since most photo editors only have weird Microsoft Word-lookin’ texts.

uh, thanks for reading i guess, and thanks to the dev for making my insta photos look a bit less cringey :)

by Jsphinxxx

I love R4VE and prior to the latest couple updates I had spent at least $50 dollars on diamonds and had owned pretty much every sticker and background I frequently used R4VE to make visual art and am a huge advocate. Really can’t justify spending another $40 to own packs and backgrounds I already paid for! I’ve even gone as far as reaching out to the team through Instagram to see when updates where coming... I really hope I’m able to get all of my purchases back bc I love R4VE and really want to use the new tools... I don’t feel like I should pay for pro again 😰😥😨😓😥😫😭😢🥺

by KyleRykre

I’ve had this app for a very long time! When I started, R4VE had only half the features it does now. I have never regretted buying this app Pro as it greatly enhances R4VE and is COMPLETELY worth it! R4VE lets you do a lot of things and the devs are constantly improving and listening to suggestions. There’s many talented creators on this app collaborating to make incredible content. Look no further for a great multi-purpose photo editing app that will fit any of your aesthetics!