Unsplash Reviews

by Josh_hill

When I’m trying to “save” photos from Unsplash into my phone, Unsplash requires me to give it access to “read” and see all of my existing personal photos as well, instead of asking only for permission for “adding” or saving new photos. Any app like this, with internet access and also with access to read all existing personal photos, can easily upload in the background all our personal photos to its developers, without the user knowing anything about it.

An app like this, which is designed for finding and saving images, should not ask to be given “read“ access to all our personal photos.

by BAR112

2020 review: Don’t really understand about this “brand” nonsense—just a sneaky form of advertising. I will tell you I hate all forms of ads and brands and ignore them completely. Such a complete waste of my time to have to view this junk. I still like the quality selection of free photos though—it’s easy to view, Like, and add to my collections. It’s also nice for getting ideas for my own digital photography.
this app on the web: Ads interspersed with photos are super-annoying (hate ads [“brands” or whatever you call them])—the price we have to pay for “free” photos. However, these are user-submitted and I really resent being forced to see stupid ads when I’m browsing. Please don’t go the Pinterest route!

by Hannaheallen

I love the this app platform and use it frequently. I was excited to download Unsplash and have better access to beautiful images. It’s easy to navigate and downloading images is a breeze. The only thing that is lacking is a way to sign-in to our this app account and save photos for later use (like we can on the website) instead of immediately downloading them. Other than that, though, I’m excited about Unsplash!

by IsaB6724

Unsplash is kinda epic haha. It’s really awesome because of the beautiful pictures it has on its platform and most of them I’ve never seen before. The only thing I don’t like is that there’s only one way to view photos and that’s very big in a vertical carousel. I don’t love it. I hope soon there’s an option to change it so we can zoom out. I understand it’s modern and also helps us focus on one picture at a time, but I do need the pictures to be a bit smaller (although it is a cool way to check them out one by one.)

by Pkeane1982

Ok, sorry about the title, I normally don’t talk like that. But it’s true Unsplash is the reason I’m not bored! ( since I’m getting my floors done). It’s a little unclear how to make collections and add photos, and it’s very hard to find a help button if you wonderful people at this app could fix that I will totally write a five star review! But for a free app with no prime and no advertisements it’s amazing. And has helped me make lots of collages! Um I’m not sure if I am allowed to do this but PicCollage is an ok app for someone who need a wallpaper a story a portrait but PicCollage unlike this app bugs you constantly about going vip which costs money! So yeah (Harry Potter reference coming up!) PicCollage and this app go as nicely and Sirius Black and James Potter!! My final rate of this app is: ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ add a help button and bam you’d be getting ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️!

by V0406

Look, I like Unsplash/site but I have noticed that on Unsplash; when you’re logged in you can still access your likes and collections yet it is NOT possible to actually like/add photos to your collections? However on the website you can most definitely “like” photos yet for some bizarre reason it appears to only be possible to download images and not “like” them. I was hoping it would be addressed in the latest update, but alas it was not.

by Kazammm

Only thing I can find that’s missing is being able to view the photos metadata. This can be super useful when trying to learn from other photographers. Maybe when you’re viewing a photo you could swipe up to view more information about it, this would be in line with other design patterns, and swiping up isn’t currently used for anything else.

by Ghosttrooper127

Let me start off by saying I LOVE this app. It’s by far the greatest space to share and get inspiration. It’s honestly amazing. Because the site is so amazing though, it has me missing features that are not in Unsplash yet. Things like the section that shows posts from people I follow, having the collections in Unsplash match the current featured ones on the site (wallpapers is one that’s always featured, but rarely matches the wallpapers collection on the site), and notifications for when people like your photos (which is often how I find out I’ve been featured on the homepage).

Again I love this app and highly recommend it to everyone, I just wish the iPad app was a little more feature matched to the web page.

by Mr. C Hunt

Amazing! Unsplash has all the simplicity you could ask for when searching for wallpapers that match your personality. What more could you ask for? Even if you’re not looking for something to use for your phone, the photography alone is beautiful enough to let the mind wander through the various natural landscapes. Props to the fine people running Unsplash. You nailed it.

by Jstjs23

I cant even say how I found you but holy cow!!!! Who takes these amazing photos and lets me love them for free??? I’d. Love to know more about the artist that shot these.....I must say I surprised myself at how many pictures I knew just what they were and instantly knew what it was that made the photo worth it. I’m a 70 year old gramma and other than my kids and 5 granddaughters .....not many things stir me like these. Thank You......Linda🌟

by Tom-tom From CO

This is my favorite app. It a great place to look at other photographers work or get a new wallpaper and even submit your own work. Seeing my photos get downloaded really makes me want to go shoot more and looking at others work is also very inspiring. A must have app for every photographer. Also every photo is copyright free and can be used anywhere on the web! Just a perfect system.

by Jonathinadams

As a photographer I see a lot of the same trends or advertising on Instagram and on here it’s refreshing to not only big see adds bug to also not see “influencers” as well. It’s real photographer with amazing work sharing their passion with the world.

Unsplash doesn’t have some features the site has like the notifications settings although that’s not a huge deal. I also like that although my photos I share get likes and I can see when people follow me(both not supported on Unsplash ) there’s not a number next to my photos or my name. This is huge on social media and can have many negative effects on people. I think that this site is doing the right thing with not allowing for a number to dictate how, when and what you share.

As the team and community of this app grows, I hope it stays on the path it’s on and doesn’t turn into another social media app that strays away from its roots.

by Reviews R Great

this app has so many great pics to choose from and is a very organized app.(But I do think that there should be an arrow to get out of a collection one you are in it without having to scroll all the way back up) It is so hard to find an app without ads or stuff like that and in this app everything is accessible in Unsplash without signing in except u can’t post pics but that is okay. Unsplash is so great and I recommend it!! Thanks for reading!

by Wow To Fantasic

I’m a beginner artist and finding references are hard that’s what makes this app amazing, you can search up literally anything and find it, eyes, faces, clouds, you name it you can probably find it. Amazing app and the best part is if you install it on your phone you can download the images and put them in your camera roll and you could edit them it’s way better then downloading on windows and using that editor. Highly recommend 10/10.

by Twentybitsdeep

Unsplash is so simple but so good. Everything about it is enjoyable and the pictures are exactly what I am looking for even if I didn’t think I was originally. Upon my initial opening the sleekness of the design shocked me, and then I realized it was the one I needed in my life..forever. All the pictures are very hd and you can simply save it with no hassle. Will be using this for all my future wallpaper needs. I never write reviews but this one...she was different. Truly a TEN/TEN.

I would have done that in numbers but Unsplash deserved the capital letters of endearment.

by Cole Wyland

This site it an excellent means for anyone looking for free photos that are high quality. One thing that I really appreciate about this app is that they have very professional, high quality photos that come from many different photographers. As a photographer myself, I find it very fun to post my work to this app because the stats just explode. This site will help you get a great portfolio started and will also help you decipher what is commonly wanted by the public when it comes to styles and composition. Great site for both the consumer and the producer.

by Eloquent_Nincompoop

There are so many apps out there that say that they have “free pictures”, but in my personal experience they have some type of subscription. Not with Unsplash! The simplicity is simply breathtaking, and all of the pictures are wonderfully shot. And, of course, everything is truly free. If you do use these pictures, please credit the photographer and this app because Unsplash is amazing. There are no obnoxious ads asking you to buy this or subscribe to that. The only thing I would want is to be able to like people’s pictures.

Definitely an 11/10.

by Fundotcom

Photos are high quality, of a wide variety, and all free for anyone in the world to use. No need to worry about violating some obscure copyright law. Please attribute, though: it’s not required, but is the best way to pay back if you can’t donate.

Overall, the this app app works great. I love the Download feature, which saves images right to my gallery. I can add photos to collections. And I can even upload new photos from Unsplash without resorting to my computer.

The this app team has done a resounding job. Please keep up the great work. Your site is empowering a creative community.

by Fyrfytrs Wife

I really LOVE this app!!
It truly is way better than any other site in its same category and it literally has ANYTHING you might be looking. As a content creator and digital artist I use Unsplash everyday. It has brought so much inspiration to my work and has allowed me to go much further than I ever anticipated. So thank you for that!!! I would recommend Unsplash to anyone and I’ll never stop using it!!

That being said, in the past couple of weeks I have had trouble with Unsplash crashing and there seems to be a lot of lag when scrolling. I’ve never had any problems with it before now which is why I am confident that it is only a temporary problem. In fact I wasn’t even sure you were aware of it so that’s the only reason I am saying anything about it. Just thought you should know.

Again, this doesn’t keep me from using Unsplash . It’s just a little annoying when I find something I’ve been looking for and Unsplash crashes right before I can save it. Thank you again for making such a great app and I know these concerns will be cleared up in no time!

by ChrisE1G

There’s an endless amount of photos on this app. You can do whatever you want with all the photos on there, they’re free. You can also just enjoy Unsplash and the photos, taking virtual journeys around the globe. There’s much to love about Unsplash, and all the photographers that are contributing to it.

Current version (1.6.2) got a nasty bug, when you’re browsing someone’s “portfolio”, and you touch around the lower left area of a thumbnail to enlarge it, Unsplash will _always_ crash. iPad Pro 10.5”, iOS 12.4.

by Ben Cozine

Hi this app team! I’m an avid user + contributor on the platform and I have two functionality recommendations for the AppleTV application.
1. Make the this app logo rotate around to each corner of the display when the image changes to reduce burn in risk on OLED TVs! Right now I don’t feel comfortable having it
open for more than an hour or two at a time. 2. Sign in on AppleTV so we can select our own collections to play!
Thank you for all that you do!

by Robynlayne

In the sea of apps available today, it’s next to impossible to find anything useful that’s truly free. It is so frustrating to spend time and energy looking for useful tools, only to find out it’s ultimately going to cost you something. I think we’ve all become suspicious of everything that claims to be “free.” I’ve been using Unsplash for months and have been pleasantly surprised to find this app is truly free! I’ve been waiting to see if it’s going to cost me my time, sanity or worse with obnoxious ads and pop ups I can’t seem to avoid. I don’t know how they do it, but this app has not cost me a thing and I have enjoyed so many amazing images from amazing artists! I am so pleasantly surprised! All they ask is to consider dropping a quick thank you to the artist if you download one of their images. There’s no bait and switch. Not even an expiring free trial period surprise, I still can’t believe it. I feel bad that I haven’t sent any messages of thanks so I’m writing this as a huge thank you to the creators of Unsplash and it’s artists! Keep it up!