DeviantArt Software

So I've been on this app for around 7 months now and it's a great service it allows people to easily share their art and gather a following, however this is not what the app should be. There are so many features missing from the app that are vital for getting the most out of the experience. As far as browsing goes it's great! You can search up anything you want and switch categories with ease. However it's from the creator's side that this is lacking it is impossible to find groups via the app as well as see things like badges, llamas, or that you're able to sell prints. For the first few months I had only used the app and I didn't even know that these features existed until one of my friends who had been on there for a long time told me about them. So basically this app is fine if you are just using it to see notifications on the go or something like that but not for posting work and sharing on groups ( two things that are quite vital to finding people that like your stuff )

Overall, the this app app does what I want it to: access my profile, like and comment on other's work, browse DA for pictures and such. However, my main problem with this app is what I believe is its memory space usage. Whenever I do a search, the search results quickly start showing nothing for thumbnails as I'm scrolling down and then have a hard time showing anything I select before it just up and closes on me; forcing me to relaunch the app and search for what I was doing before. If I limit my search to just writing & literature it tends to last longer, but inevitably it does crash and I have to relaunch it. I don't encounter this kind of problem when I use Safari to search DA. So if you're just wanting to use DA for a short time or a brief search, this app is pretty good. But if you're going to be going through a lot of stuff at once, you're best bet is to stick with an internet browser.

While I like the app and enjoy its content, the mobile version has a lot of work to be done. For example when writing a description of a submission, I’ve noticed that sometimes what you’re typing isn’t always visible. Sometimes it goes right below the keyboard instead of showing you what your typing. I’ve also noticed that you have to tap repeatedly in order to start typing again if you’ve stopped and aren’t in the interface anymore. There’s also problems such as not being able to delete submissions on the app (where you can on a web browser), and rather difficult ways of tagging someone in a submission (which should be simplified across both platforms). If these problems were to be fixed and improved, I think it would do the app very well to do so. Considering it hasn’t been updated in 3 years, it needs some work.