Foap - sell photos & videos Reviews

by Ariel3773

I’m pretty sure this app is fake. Customer support is terrible and kind of rude. There are hundreds of spam accounts that steal photos and get them sold as their own. You cannot directly report accounts. I had to delete Foap because I literally gained 1000 fake followers in one night and it crashed my app. I’d advise against Foap. Your photos upload in a lower resolution and the colored get messed up, when I asked support about this they said that they purposely make your photos ugly so everyone is equal (????) I don’t even know what that means. Please don’t waste your time and don’t download this

by Crazefeet

I used Foap for about an hour and a half and then it disappeared. I emailed support and they told me it was because of nudity. There were no nude photos posted, there was a picture at the beach of my friend in a one piece bathing suit and another of her walking toward the ocean in a bikini. Maybe they considered those nudity, but I feel like if it can be posted to Facebook and Instagram without getting removed it’s fine. Horrible customer service of you ask me, the photos themselves should’ve been removed and I should have been notified instead of apparently just deleting my whole account and making me think I had gotten hacked all night. Will not use again or recommend to anyone. Not satisfied.

by Arxantia

It’s more like Pinterest for photos. Looking through I’ve noticed not very many have sold anything, and those who have are obviously to friends & family, or were in early or country specific missions. They removed the 3 picture limit so each premium ‘mission’ has over 6,000 entries. I’m new so I’ll give it a little more time, but the outrageous amount of entries per mission, and high this app coin fees with little to no hope of any return is gonna get tiring after a while. Edit: One sold picture after this review, and it takes about 2 months to get that $5, so still waiting.

by 9972648919

Been trying to fill out my profile and
All I get is blank options.

Can’t add my birthdate.
The counter isn’t there. I can feel it turning but it’s blank. And it doesn’t even change on the updated info .

Tried to fill out parts of information and I can’t see the letters . The blue bar moves over and the letter counter counts but no letters appear. It’s like white letters on a white backs. So annoying .

Basically I can’t get anywhere.
Was excited to try it out and idk wth is wrong with this platform but it’s not working correct. If they fix it I’ll try back and see if I can even get it going.

I also uploaded photos and then it said some error . And also couldn’t write a description because of missing letters .

All these apps are crap . Nothing ever works right . So annoying.

I shouldn’t even have to contact support for something so petty.

by Evilmititis

I have been patient when it comes to using Foap, and unfortunately I’ve been growing more and more disappointed/frustrated. Since downloading Foap and starting this service I have added photos to three different missions, none of which were approved. I added them many days in advance, one of which has already ended just recently. I had to endure almost an hour if not more of advertisements just in order to have access to a premium mission that days later wasn’t even approved. There has been absolutely no feedback as to why my work hasn’t been yet approved or even flat out disapproved. There’s absolutely nothing provided to help me understand what may have gone wrong. Nothing.
The missions seem to be the only real reason to use this service, otherwise I get better recognition (and pay) on Instagram. I’m not a bad photographer at all so that’s certainly not the excuse.

by Ragdoll418

I used to love this app. I had a period of time during my Dad’s cancer battle that I didn’t have time for it. When I went to log in after that time period, it did not recognize my email address. I have contacted the appropriate people for help. They insist I must have used another email address. However, I still have email communications and notifications from this app from when I was active, located IN THE EMAIL ACCOUNT THAT THEY ARE SAYING CAN’T BE THE ONE I USED. So...what happened to my account? Was it stolen? Where are my pictures? I kindly kept explaining that this is the only email address I ever used for this app. I eventually stopped receiving replies - or any help on what could have happened to my account. I will be following up on this...obviously no longer with this app but it’s time to go higher. Has anyone else had this kind of issue? Be sure to report it in the reviews.

by Tkaykay

I’ve been on this app for two years. And I feel like it’s been a complete waste of my time. I’ve sold two pics, which I’m ok with, I can’t make ppl buy my pics. I have 1500 followers which is also great BUT I feel like the missions show favoritism and I’m not given a fair shot.

I’ve always followed the rules and of course I don’t expect to win every time as there are amazing photographers on here but the fact that my pics shows the same content of other photographers and my pics don’t even get a chance to be selected to be put in the missions is completely unfair! I’ve submitted my model releases for a mission and posted pics pertaining to the mission but according to this app it still has to be approved. What’s there left to approve? I’ve done everything I needed to do! I’ve submitted my model release and posted the same type of pics that other photographers have posted but I have yet to see my pics apart of the missions. So since I’m not going be given a fair chance to compete I will no longer waste my time ✌🏽

by Fgvxbshaai

I love the concept of Foap very much and was so eager to participate. Unfortunately Foap is very dysfunctional. There doesn’t seem to be any communication between screens and prompts. Foap seems very rough rough rough draft. I’m actually surprised it was able to be launched. The support folks are very quick to respond to issues but solutions were not provided.
Several of the drop down menus were missing any scrolls and options to click. You have to enter personal information in order to post yet the fields to select your info are missing. You may create an account or sign up using Facebook. However, signing up with Facebook doesn’t auto fill any of your data as it should. Each field still remains blank. If the auto fill with Facebook sign up would have been working, that could have potentially bypassed the issues the blank drop down menus were causing in the sign up from scratch attempt.

this app gets A+ for concept and communication but an F for functionality, intuition, design, and utility.

by Daveterry

Love Foap and the ability to expose my work and explore other great images. But if you are looking to make any money from it don't hold your breath.

I'm professional and have sold images on Getty but rarely here. Their “missions” are a waste of money. First, you’ll have to buy the right to submit your work with their “coins” purchased from $5-$20. Further, each image for the same “mission” will cost you more coins.

Also, I can’t get rid of the “submit your images to Getty” msg each time I open Foap . Drive me crazy

Finally, uploading your images requires you to enter a description and 5 hashtags. You can’t use your previous hashtags nor others in the system. Very tedious. Should show at least all your previous tags or provide auto-completion.

Suggestions for the developers:

1. Lower the bar for uploads and missions so that more people will participate.

2. Make Foap purchasable and get rid of ads and “coins” and be happy with the percentage you make on each sold image.

3. Clean up the interface. One “hamburger” menu is enough.

If they did the above they’d see a truckload of IG people joining!

by Mike Hutch

This would be good if it actually worked well. You have to try to upload a picture more than three times for it to actually work. Program has glitches locks up shut down on its own and Simply is annoying. When I picture finally does load the automatic tag suggestions are ridiculous. They will suggest something like a clock when you have a picture of a cat. This function used to be awesome. I don’t understand why this has gotten worse over the years. Frustrating

by CurtisBurtis

Before I get to my complaints I’ll start with my positives. Fun, Easy, Fast rating, and has some good photos out there.

Keyword some a lot i mean a lot of photos I see are selfies and you can probably go on Foap rn and go to sold and find some rn and not to mention drawings get sold as well. A lot of the time I see people just posting what ever photos they have and actually get sold and it’s insane when I see amazing profiles and they either sell zero or one photos I’ll try my best to make $5 which is my goal for Foap but I don’t see it happening anytime soon.

by Lunaeerrrrrr

I only joined recently, and enjoy seeing other people's photography and I like creating albums. I like the concept of getting $5 if someone purchases a picture of mine and the person who adds my pic to their album gets 25 cents & vice versa, however I am noticing from looking at others profiles that very few have their pictures sold-so quite disappointing. I have been on Twenty20 for about 2+ years and their contests are much easier to "win". I have 90 honors and have sold 11 photos. Not sure how devoted I will be to this site, but it fun for now.

I also hate that you cannot download photos onto the website- you can view your pics there and purchase but that is all. Most of my photos from my travels are on my laptop so saving them to my iPhone and then downloading is a pain! Twenty20 allows this-so much more seamless. Lastly, not sure if it has been fixed yet, but every single photo on the website under my rmaeb123 at the bottom says they were taken in Aruba!! We were there on a trip this past January, but I can assure you not all of my 100+ photos were taken there! I will check soon to see if they have fixed this bug.

by Megan90210

I recently discovered Foap and I'm glad my photos can have a purpose...other than sitting in my camera/phone. I've thought about instagram, but I knew making money was going to be so much harder to make there. When a YouTuber recommended Foap, I immediately downloaded it and added a few photos. The first thing I realized is that Foap crashes a lot, mostly when I tap the photos posted onto my account. Due to the high frequency of this issue, I am a bit discouraged to continue. Until this issue is resolved, I'm going to find a similar app that isn't glitchy/laggy.n

by MikaMedPanther

So I started using this app “Not expecting miracles” but I realize that they’re are so many photographers and even more photos so it’s a total competition. You are completely at the will of anonymous selection which is great don’t get me wrong but besides the actual interface of Foap I noticed some bugs .. one being I get logged out and have trouble logging in, secondly when I can log into Foap it appears that all the content and users etc don’t load properly. Last but not least when I recently try uploading a photo it tells me that there is no response and denies my photos. I guess I will wait a bit longer to see if my experience changes and if it doesn’t then I will be deleting my photos and uninstalling. P.s Goodluck to all of you who join!

by Lalabethx3

I really enjoy the concept of making money off of photos. I am a photography enthusiast and really enjoy sharing my work with other photographers. What I don’t like, is the harsh critiquing system that comes out of these photos, especially in Missions. On a 1 to 5 star rating system, other foapers can rate your work; however, you only see who rates your photo as 5 stars. I entered a couple of Missions and two of my photos (which were rated as 4-5 stars outside of the competition), were rated at 1.5 and 2.0 by other foapers? How does this system encourage people to continue to compete when you’ve got people only critiquing the negatives and not the positives?

Foap needs work on rating photos in the missions. It doesn’t encourage people to use Foap and share their work.

by AnonymousUser_99

It has a great concept, BUT it’s not quite perfected. It’s sort of difficult to manage because there isn’t an easy way to purchase someone else’s photos - meaning that it’s hidden and I don’t see a “buy photo” option. App sometimes crashes and boots me out when I’m in the middle of submitting a picture of mine, then I’d have to redo my description and tags again, which is inconvenient. Another BIG FLAW I noticed was that other users ARE ABLE TO take a SCREENSHOT of YOUR picture and CROP OUT the this app watermark on the bottom corner, which in fact defeats the purpose of the watermark because users can steal other people’s pictures without giving credit to or buying their work. Foap should be programmed to turn the screenshot to a blank black screen to prevent others stealing pictures. Just like how other companies have done when you try to screenshot or screen record someone else’s property.

by Lil $likk

This is an awesome app. I like how you can get photos sold. I also like how you can look at other peoples photos and rate them along with achievements, my photos, etc. But what I don’t like is how most of the images that get sold are mission images and you have 1% to a 5% chance of winning which kind of unrealistic. I also don’t like how the photos that get sold aren’t the greatest... please make it so that it’s easier to get photos sold thank you. But overall it’s a very good app

by Nicciford

this app is an incredible app. It is easy to upload, navigate, and edit your pictures to. You can create albums that include your own pictures, as well as pictures from other this app users that catch your eye. The missions are an added bonus. A way to stir your creative juices, as well as possibly earning some money for doing something you like. If you enjoy taking, and sharing, pictures than this is Foap for you.

by Andie_2303

UPDATE: Minutes after I wrote this, I was finally able to sign up, and really like it so far! Very user friendly, easy to navigate.

Downloaded Foap , tried to sign up. It wouldn’t even let me activate my account. It was impossible to set a password, even on the website. Too bad, was really looking forward using Foap.

by Allthegoodonesaretaken?

Not sure if I’ll make any money on this or not, but it’s great connecting with other photography buffs and building each other up. I appreciate the slight anonymity. It’s like getting to know a person only by the photos they publish. Pictures really can be worth a thousand words, especially if you know how to listen. I’m having a lot of fun selecting my most prized photos to publish, and also learning some techniques from others for future photos! Thanks!

by Saradome

What do I mean? Half of the pictures on here shouldn’t be on Foap. I don’t know how to state that without sounding like a jerk. People use this as if it is a Twitter or a Instagram, Foap has the mindset to be for the best photographers or people who take pictures as a hobby and are pretty good at it but the majority of the pictures are bad and it takes up space. And aside for those there are really good photos on here but the bad ones takes away from them.

by Bcboozer

I haven’t sold anything but it gives me a great place to display photos other than selfies like other social media sites. Only problem is every time I type in a hashtag to search, the same pictures pop up and it’s been about 3 months and I would just like to see new photos at the top of my favorite hashtag searches