We analyzed 22 negative reviews from the top 5 Icon Checker apps on the App Store. Here's what users hate most.
Ranked by frequency — how often each complaint appears in negative reviews.
36% of negative reviews mention this issue.
"Ok so when I download this app I was so excited to have one of those aesthetic backgrounds but it is soooooo confusing to use so idk what to do"
"I don't know how to work it"
18% of negative reviews mention this issue.
"Sooo thoughts. It does what it says it will do, but I don't like that you have to do it through shortcuts and I would love it if it did it automatically like other apps (like color widgets I really recommend that one for customizing)"
"You could easily do all of this without the app. STEP 1. Go to shortcuts STEP 2. Type open app, then click on open app. STEP 3. Click on the hamburger icon STEP 4. Press add to Home Screen. And that's it."
14% of negative reviews mention this issue.
"This app is good at first it has a *OKAY* amount of features and great if you are okay with downloading your own blank icons for the apps you have but the limited and restricted amount of app icons they have is ridiculous"
"The reason I hate the app / game is because it does not have game logos like ROBLOX"
9% of negative reviews mention this issue.
"I just had to write a review to use? That's kind of dumb. How can they review the app if it hasn't been used yet?"
"Not that good, had to rate to use"
9% of negative reviews mention this issue.
"So this app has in payment and I don't like it. You know what you do most of the stuff I'm sad at least they don't do anything so this is why I read it a two star"
"All of a sudden everything is blank and after you charged me for a years subscription. Wow really???"
9% of negative reviews mention this issue.
"Used to be the best editing app in the world! BUT THEN YOU REMOVED WEB SEARCHING? This app is how I made flyers for my business and now it's gone??"
"You need to add the images back"
Design and usability issues driving negative reviews.
Users create custom icons but get stuck at the final step of actually applying them to their home screen apps
"It let me do a custom icon photo but I couldn't figure out how to actually add it to my homescreen"
Technical issues causing users to lose progress when working on icon projects
"It work excellent went until about a month ago work now anytime I try a project like me you know how you can stretch photos basically anytime I leave a project or even till like 91 anytime I try enter an image or leave a project. It doesn't do it any"
Users required to write reviews before they can use features, creating negative first impression
"I just had to write a review to use? That's kind of dumb. How can they review the app if it hasn't been used yet?"
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