VIEWBUG - Photography

Photo & Video
Rating
4.7 (12.8K)
Size
233.1 MB
Age rating
12+
Current version
5.2
Price
Free
Seller
ViewBug
Last update
1 year ago
Version OS
12.0 or later
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User Reviews for VIEWBUG - Photography

4.66 out of 5
12.8K Ratings
7 years ago, Kristi217
Stumbled upon this site last night and I'm loving it so far !
Just joined this site last night, and I gotta say I'm loving it so far! Photography has been a true passion of mine, I'm no professional, barely even an amateur ( what's below amateur hehe) but this site doesn't make me feel insecure or intimidated by lack of professional equipment, knowledge, or editing software in fact quite the contrary. Anyone can join and enter contests regardless of level, and I really think that's great. It offers information for beginners, wanting to learn more, and many different contests, to test all the different aspects of photography. I think it's a great site for beginners and professionals alike. I feel the contest categories are great to inspire beginners to go out and try something they may not have considered! From my experience so far I give this site 5 stars ! I would highly recommend to photographers of all walks and fans of photography alike .
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1 year ago, Karen Kaner
completely messed up company
over the last couple years of using ViewBug, I’ve had multiple problems that go for days to week plus unresolved and my latest is a week long now and all I get is the runaround from this platform trying to say that it’s my Internet provider check different Internet services. My widget is completely gone I can’t re-install it it shows that it’s still on my phone but it’s not I can’t get past there check in screen I can’t even see my own account any longer. I guess it works for some people but for me having to go through issues 1 to 2 times a year and get a hold of their tech-support or try to via email is a waste of time! I have a paid pro account, which I will not partake in when my renewal comes up simply because my app no longer shows up on my phone nor is usable so auto renew is shut down, and I will have to find a new way to share my photos as Instagram is basically tick-tock and it’s a Zuckerberg product which is garbage as well but he has the market cornered. But also, at least Instagram works all the time!!! truly sad app
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4 years ago, Ruby Nelson
Brings my passion to life
I started to love photography a couple years back and I had made an Instagram to see if people would be interested, but only family and people at my school knew about so it wasn’t good data. Then I came on here and even without a membership it has been a great learning experience and I have been able to see what people really do enjoy and look at other creators work. No one at school knows or has seen this profile and it doesn’t have my name in the profile. So I get amazing data on who actually likes my photography. Overall this app has brought my passion to life and be a great thing for me as a growing photographer.
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5 years ago, Beck0955
I love View Bug. It is far better than most other online photo contests.
These photo contests don’t rely on the Chemical addiction we all have to receiving “likes”. You can get them and give them but it isn’t what decides the winner or the amount of exposer you get. Some think it isn’t right that you must purchase an account to participate in more contest, but the contests are fair with actual judges. I feel that paying for the member is ship far better than the in app purchases other sights have that make even one “free” challenge actually cost $50 bucks. Not being able to get online for a week doesn’t lessen your chances of recognition or even a win. The app really does need some work. There are things that can only be done online. That makes it hard to run a challenge or see 100% of the available features. However I love the being a member of ViewBug.
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6 years ago, Healthy-Happy
Please fix the bugs!
Since I have downloaded this application I’ve been experiencing many bug issues. For example , whenever I was trying to “like” or to “reward” someone’s photo I wasn’t able to do so no matter how many times I was pressing on the “heart” or on the “star” buttons. Sometimes the number of likes/rewards on my photos were changing every day although there was no activity. Other times the number of likes/rewards were less even though I was getting more notifications on them for a particular photo. Also when I changed the password (25 times) for my account it never worked (!) and I had to log in through my email address. And when in the settings I turned off receiving any notifications at all on my device I was still receiving them randomly and etcetera...
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6 years ago, PTSD_Doc
Love the site, not so much the app.
The idea of this site is fantastic! Especially for beginning photographers. It's cool to be positively reinforced for work you think is awesome. However, I have two problems with the app: 1) I always have notifications, but when I open the app and go to my notification tab it never opens. This happens whether I'm in a spot with good service or poor service. And 2) apparently I won one of the contests a while ago, but I never received a notification. lol I found out over a year later when someone congratulated me on my win. lol so notification retrieval and actual notification of wins would be a good thing for them to work on. Other than that, I highly recommend this to all my friends and family who like to take pictures.
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5 years ago, Thaddeus71
Newest update crashes?
In this day and age, it really reflects poorly on a company and its developers when a new update we’re expected to install consistently crashes the app. I updated Viewbug a couple days ago and now the app crashes regularly when I’m perusing. I was already lamenting the fact, as others have stated, that the Viewbug app only has about half the functionality of the website. Now, when an update renders the app useless, what’s the point? I have in nstalled the ViewBug app, reinstalled it, rebooted my iPhone, and it still does not work correctly. Either this will get fixed very soon, or I’ll end up deleting the app permanently, as this is highly disappointing. Have you guys performed quality assurance before your update release? Do you need help testing? I’ll gladly assist with user testing, otherwise with a release like this, you’re expending valuable resources inefficiently.
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4 years ago, Mrs hello
ViewBug Photography Sharing App/Site
ViewBug is one of an easy half dozen or so sites that have managed to claim a lasting deed to online territory. They are all associated with a mobile app, but, as a user of several year’s duration, ViewBugs existence possess qualities that make it, and the experience connected with it, a truly elite one. From recognition and tracking of contributors submitted work, to lavish statistics and a myriad of prizes, and incentives that showcase and propel the talent of its users, while providing an excellent platform where knowledge of every level of photographer is afforded top shelf treatment. All this and more make ViewBug an ongoing event that grows with its users and fortifies the skill and art of the worlds photographic enthusiast.
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3 years ago, darklighthouse
Love the VIEWBUG service, but the app is limited…
I would give the VIEWBUG service 5-star rating. But the app does not allow viewers to see NSFW images, even though users can specify whether or not they want that. So, for fine art photographers or others that may occasionally post Nude images, the audience for your work is SEVERELY limited for those users using the app versus a web browser. I have addressed this concern with VIEWBUG and they blame Apple App Store policies.. However, that excuse does not ring true when one looks at other apps like VIEWBUG WRT photos.. Although there are many users who enjoy VIEWBUG using a web browser, you have to wonder how many people will never see NSFW content because they use the app only.. Just providing this for your info.
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5 years ago, maniacmom1221
I❤️ViewBug
I really do love ViewBug...I don’t use it often enough but when I do, I am inspired. I’m definitely an amateur but I’ve been told that I have a good eye for composition etc. Since I use my iPhone for just about everything, instead of my laptop, I also use it to take photos. The ViewBug mobile app is easy to use on almost every level; but it’s not perfect. When I get emails from ViewBug telling me someone left me a message, there is no way to view that email on the app on my iPhone. Also, the editing options have changed and offer less choices to improve or to inspire to be more creative when I download a photo. I really have no complaints about the app, other than the two items I just mentioned. You know, there are other photography sites and, I admit, I’ve tried a couple of them, but none compare to ViewBug, in my humble opinion. I find ViewBug easy to use, easy to navigate and I enjoy hearing comments and suggestions from ‘real’ photographers and other amateurs that are more experienced than I am. Thanks ViewBug!!
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6 years ago, Crush bug
Just my opinion on View Bug
I give it a 5 star rating for the content and display of talent. However I am not impressed with the way to get points. Which brings my review to a 3 Everyone like everyone as many as they can and award as many pictures as possible just to get your own points. Sort of a letdown. I would really like to see real criticism good and bad. Not just get as many points as possible. Reminds me of Facebook in the beginning, people racing to get as many “friends”as possible. Contests are good, prizes seem to be fair. I still enjoy the works very much.
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5 years ago, Nhp78
Fun website. Terrible app.
Terrible communication between the website and the app. Emails from Viewbug don’t really correspond to...anything, at least anything relevant to your account and actual activity. “See if your pic won the blah blah blah contest!” when you didn’t even enter one of your photos in that contest. “Or see how your photo ranked this week...” When click on that it takes you to the website, and asks you to login. It doesn’t take you to the app you already have installed. That’s probably because the app has no relevant information either about title contest rankings either. It just tells you how many contests you’ve joined. Why even have the app? My cover photo on the app doesn’t match my cover photo on the website. My photo with 1.2K awards doesn’t even show up on the app. I’ll assume it doesn’t show up for people viewing my profile on the app either.
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8 months ago, Ghost2138
Great community, shame about the app
The community of photographers at Viewbug is fantastic. Excellent professionals all around, posting photos, sharing insights, and generally being supportive of one another creates an amazing sense of community that is integrated and wholesome. Shame the same can't be said about the app. Viewbug's app is, for lack of a better term, busted. Basic functionality like being able to view your likes and comments is missing, constant crashes will dump you out to the main screen with zero warning, and simple things like accessing your private messages is so broken you might as well just do it on the website. Until the app is fixed, these issues will persist and continue to cripple what would otherwise be an outstanding experience. At this point, I simply cannot recommend it.
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2 years ago, RadicalRacist
Haha I’m an amateur.
I like to take photos. I’m obviously not a pro, but I’m not a beginner. That’s why I look for a phone app to post my work and not try to make it a ‘full time job’ like half of my graduating class. This app unfortunately only ‘rewards’ the pros. If you’re a beginner there is literally no chance to do anything significant with your photos. If your photos are even half-way-decent they will be categorized with ‘Angela’ and her awful iphone pics of her kids and half-dead plants on her over priced patio. Anything better will be looked over for the photo on the accounts that people pay for. Really, just not a good app for anyone that cares about photography past their phone app and filters because it will make you feel bad and degraded.
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3 years ago, Photos By. Lambert
Great
the systems customer support is so automated its atrocious. I've been trying to renew my Domain for 2 weeks now and have yet to get my website back online and I'm just losing money everyday because of it. Other then those issues the interface is easy the app is well versed and the crowd of folk seem very nice. I just think they could simplify it and not have so many pointless things which are other arwas to go wrong. Put 10% to 10 things and make them perfect. When they are putting 1% to 100 or more things and yet all of them fall short from being correct or consistent. Work smart not hard.
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5 years ago, Ryan's Tuneskies
SPAM that will never let you leave.
This app is the highest form of spam. After ditching the app because I didn’t like anything about it (contests rigged, favoritism, etc.) and unsubscribed from emails I still get them all the time. And even though I always unsubscribe AGAIN I still get emails. Not to mention those emails are spam. They say things like “congrats your photo was chosen in a competition! You have won probably a contest so log in now and see your photo! If you have not uploaded any photos do so now to win” or something like that. I’d send a screenshot if I could because it was so terrible. Never ending “you’ve won” or “you’ve been chosen” emails that are just general copy and paste emails sent to everyone. Quit it ViewBug. I don’t want anything to do with you but you won’t leave me alone, a pest.
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7 years ago, Anoni pilotimus 1
Great App & Site. Just wish I could edit pic titles...
This is a fun app and site. Can even sell pics through it, to a point. Inspirational pics can be viewed here, to help give ideas as to what is working in the marketplace even. Not to mention, ideas for techniques to showcase your own take on the world. The supportive community aspect is nice, since you do want feedback from your peers, which usually is positive, but can also be of the constructive kind on occasion. Very satisfied with the app and site. Highly recommend!
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5 years ago, skff1
Great concept...needs to fix bugs.
For someone who is an amateur photographer, I really loved this app. There were videos you could learn from and the professional photography community was very helpful in giving advice on how to improve. There were a few bugs that were kind of annoying but that happens in any app. I was unable to get notification/read messages through the app, I was unable to put up a profile picture, and I’m unable to delete my app. The directions it gave to delete it only helped me unsubscribe from pro status. I still have not found a way to delete my account. Other than that the app was great.
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1 year ago, Lilasaid
Great idea, poor execution
The app is terrible. So many glitches and bugs. I love the premise of it, and I have found the content inspiring and motivating, but I have to use the desktop site if I want things to work properly. I would rather use an app on my phone, but this app has too many things that don’t work right. The options can get a little overwhelming too… There is just a lot on the site to navigate… But I am having fun with it. We’ll see if my interest in it can be maintained. It would help if the app developers resolved so many of the ongoing issues.
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5 years ago, Lens X Lenz Photography
I enjoy VB...
I have been using the free version of View Bug for a few years now. I do enjoy all the features it does have to offer for a free version I am on disability so being on a budget limits me to what contests I can join. Hopefully at some point I will be able to experience all that it has to offer. The one thing that I would like to see change maybe open up a few more contest those of us who are unable to get a premium version for what ever the reason.
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4 years ago, AsanteArt
Great way to store your photos and gain exposure while getting artistic feedback.
This app has some great pros but it’s share of cons. The format that truly liked at the onset, has changed rapidly the last 6-8 months and much not to my personal liking. The reason i paid a mid-range fee was to store some of my better artistic pieces, and get other photographers input/critiques. The only source they give you to edit on here, is almost useless imo and should be upgraded for the few paid to join. I have met some lovely men and women both on this site, a few i would say are now friends so that was an unexpected bonus!
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7 years ago, Rjm00re
Wonderful!
Stumbled upon this site through the instagram giveaway. Found out it was an app, I love the simplicity of it and the contests that give away expensive cameras and gear is awesome. 5 stars for all that. The only thing I don't enjoy is paying for premium, it's only 899 or whatever a month but still there is so much you can do with basic account that there is no need to upgrade at the moment. Excited to see where this app and company goes as it grows.
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4 years ago, Chlorophyll_pictures
Say what you will
Say what you will about this app, the contests are fun and you don’t always need the subscription I get by just fine with the free app. I’ve been using this app for about a year now and it’s fun and great way to get more tips on photography and connect with other photographers. I contacted customer services with questions regarding the “daily stats” as well as the contests and awards. They got back to me within 30 mins. Great app with great staff!
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5 years ago, ghastlyash
Fun idea but very buggy
I love this whole idea and have uploaded a few photos/entered a few contests, but every time I click to see which contests Ive entered, or click to view my “awards”/comments, or even click on stats the entire app just closes out. I literally cant do anything in the app other than upload and submit pics without the app closing on me. I’ve tried uninstalling and reinstalling the app but it still does it. It’s to the point where I almost just want to delete it and find a different photo contest app. Please FIX this. Very frustrating.
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7 years ago, TJSalas
Missing a few things.
Cannot access my inbox from the app, so if someone leaves you a comment you will have to view it on the browser. Challenges are nowhere to be found on the app. You can absolutely find contests, but not challenges. Challenges can only be found on the browser. Peer awards; the only ones I can give using the app are the premium ones. Really? What if I feel the photograph is worthy of a virtuoso award? As of about a week ago I cannot leave comments on photos, unless I’m signed in on the browser.
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1 year ago, Pinkkiss1978
I love it …… but …..
I truly do love this app however, a lot of emails that I receive are misleading. The email sent from the app owners should be more direct and not like a batch email if you wanna buy my photo cool by my photo don’t have me click a link thinking you’re gonna buy my photo and it takes me to learn more about everyone else’s photos that’s all other than that. I love it.
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2 years ago, eurbdkwo
Awards
This app has many photography challenges and contests. Members get to create photography challenges for their peers which is a great way to be involved and not just be a photographer. They keep innovating and that something that I like because it means that they're putting a lot of thought into always keeping it fresh. I am not sure why on this last update I cannot see awards on my photos whether their pre-existing or just giving.
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3 years ago, DGCNB
A great place to view others work and share your own
Tons of artists on here talking beautiful pictures. You will find some real gems for sure! Comes with some simple editing tools to use before you upload a photo. Sharing is easy here with tags and more to get your stuff noticed.
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4 years ago, Mrspudles
Stunning but be careful
I submitted some photos I took with my iPhone 11 just for fun. A few got a lot of views. The app is great for sharing pictures and seeing others photos, but be careful. There are guys on this app that will become your best friend, tell you what you want to hear just so they can try to scam you. I had someone try saying they were in the British army in Yemen. Saying he needed money to get out. I didn’t fall for it. Just be careful who you are friends with.
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3 years ago, alycewandering
Can’t use it without Facebook
Originally I signed up via Facebook but do not want to use that way anymore. However, I can’t use the app to do some things because it wants me to log into Facebook. I get emails telling me a photo has been selected for contests or other things, but I can’t view that info on the app, only through Facebook. And it won’t let me create an account without using Facebook. I also wanted to delete my account but it won’t let me do that either. It is a very frustrating app.
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5 years ago, dee__annaa
Mobile app layout
I like the app it’s really cool and everything just one problem I have is that there is no way to view your messages in your inbox on the app, where as if I go through the browser on my mobile device there is a way to manage you messages. Is there ever going to be an update that is similar to the browser version because it’s really annoying having to keep logging in the see messages when I have the app but it’s not on there please FIX THIS!!!!!
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4 years ago, horse chloe and bro
Mad Review.
Hello, to anyone who is reading this” if you happen to see this app. Just know this my phone which is in fact an :I-phone 6 i guess is not compatible with this app, let me tell you why it crashes like crazy! It will not let me upload pictures or better yet change my profile in general and the app I only bought it because I wanted more social media to keep me entertained. But all I got out of the horrible app was flat out dissatisfaction. So if you are reading this just know and be aware of this problem, would NOT recommend to anyone. Thank you.
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2 years ago, Emmaleej
Love this app
I love this app and how it gives me a chance to grow and share my photography.. the only thing is that since one of the updates i constantly have a notification saying I have a new message but don’t ever really have a message… either it’s invisible to me or it was there and then disappeared but never cleared out… if there is a way to fix it then awesome…. Otherwise I love the app.
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3 years ago, Jennakaye5
Very limited & LAME
This app is extremely limited compared to the website. I don’t understand how a design could feel so limiting. The buttons lead to almost nothing and there’s hardly anything you can do with this app compared to the actual webpage. A total redesign is called for because there needs to be better overall functionality!!!! This app is lame. There’s nothing to engage you, always says there’s messages but there isn’t any in the inbox. Contests are mostly for paid users (not paying to provide my work to you- sorry) It’s just a lame design.
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7 years ago, De OSS
Viewbug app
The home page dumps me right into photographers pix I'm not interested in. You force me to look at your suggestions. If I daw a select bar suggesting visiting your choices that would be fine. My opinion is the home page should be an attractive list of menus and choices that I choose to maneuver through because I love Viewbug. I use Safari to open the REAL viewbug most of the time.
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5 years ago, timestr3tch
Such a cool community for photographers
After having a ViewBug profile for a few years I’m finally getting around to leaving a review. This has been one of my favorite apps to submit my photos as it not only has a lot of contests but also doubles as a social media platform. Definitely give this app a try if you take photos, it’s totally free to enter a handful of contests!
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3 years ago, Notesee
Satisfied member
I have been a member at the pro level for several years and have really been happy with ViewBug. I’ve been developing my skills to go Pro by next year. My skills would never have met the requirements to do Pro work if I hasn’t gotten the feedback from other ViewBug members and taken advantage of all the tutorials. ViewBug rocks!
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7 years ago, Pookiespy
A nurturing place
Photography like playing piano has always been a dream of mine. This site lets you try out your images on others and provides gentle feedback to give perspective on your works. The forum let’s you post your amateur pics along side real pros. This is so inspiring and gives true direction. Also I just bought a portable piano keyboard!
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2 years ago, PhotoGuy8181
Superb photography Avenue
I have been a member for several years and I never cease to be amazed at the excellent photos and the support that is given from all level of photographers! At any level of participation you will benefit from the knowledge of other artists! Thank you for providing an incredible platform for photo buffs!
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3 years ago, Betsy Armour
Love this app and the community!
I’ve been a member of ViewBug for a long time and started using their app about a year ago. I really enjoy being able to look at other photographers work while waiting in line or waiting on dinner in a restaurant. It’s so inspiring! Keep up the great work, ViewBug! You have a customer for life!
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3 years ago, The Silverback 13
Worthless app!
I understand my type of photography isn’t appealing to everyone, that’s fine, but 3 likes in a whole year. The insulting part is 300 hundred DM’s about how awesome my images are. The community there is retarded, no growth, no real interactions, just dead. The part that really enrages me is I tried numerous times to delete my account and was lead on a wild goose chase. The directions send you to parts of the app and website that don’t exist. My advice—don’t waste your time with this one. It’s so bad they have to hide the delete button to keep you.
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6 years ago, Heather83Blandford
Submission
I love ViewBug but I find myself using Guru more for the fact I am not limit on the number of photo can submit, I add my photos to my file so they are available to me and for others to rate as I enjoy the feed back however if I reach my 10 limit for the week I can’t even join contests and that to me seems a bit unfair.
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4 years ago, shayaans
Sketchy company uses SPAM
I received an email that said "My name is Laura, content editor at viewbug. I saw your photos and would love to feature your work." I thought who are these guys and where did they get my email. I searched their system to reset my password and it says that I dont have an account. So they are buying email addresses from somewhere and sending unsolicited SPAM messages to get people to sign up and "try" their services. I can't support shady companies that are doing this. So I'm giving you a 1 star. I encourage everyone else to give this company a 1 star rating!
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4 years ago, JGBog
Like the app and layout BUT,
Nice app beautiful images and inspiring photographers. I brought the 40$ a year membership the most expensive and can’t give peer awards? At least in the phone app. The naming structure isn’t clear premium, pro, editor? What are the differences would help for what someone would like to do.
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7 years ago, Sevenisanumber
Not a photo app if you can't upload a photo
Don't get me wrong, this is a good app. Offers lots of opportunities to submit photos to photo contests. Great community of people but in order for a photo app to work you have to be able to upload your photos. ViewBug's upload method works about 30% of the time for me. If you upload from Instagram it automatically crops it to a square, which was good for when Instagram was square only but it isn't anymore. Update the import method and this could be a great community based app for amateur and professional photographers alike.
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7 years ago, the Constant Student
Thanks!
One of the key elements of ViewBug I embrace is the originality of the photos. Learning about lighting, portraits landscapes, etc. just phenomenal photographers from all over the world. You’ve all inspired me to explore and have fun with my camera and iPhone. I’ve spent hours looking and taking notes! Thank you for the education, Best regards from the Constant Student
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2 years ago, Tacopotty
Email spam
I got the app a while back, and didn’t like it too much, so I uninstalled it. A week later I got emails from view bug saying I got several awards. I don’t know how this would have happened since I deleted my account. I supposedly deleted my account and unsubscribed from their email list several times, yet I still get emails. This app is basically a huge money grab and they’re desperate for some reason to make people stay using the app. Would not recommend to download.
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7 years ago, Nhagjd
Love viewbug, not a fan of the app
Viewbug is very helpful to keep me motivated and inspired and I’m on all the time, online! The app lacks a lot of features and the absolute WORST part is that if you upload from Lightroom mobile to the app it labels everything as an iPhone photo and doesn’t let you change the camera and other photo meta data. I know it’s not life or death but it really bugs me that my film photos are all labeled taken with iPhone.
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3 months ago, heyoume
Great app! Needs landscape rotation tho ;)
I love using Viewbug! Great community with a variety of challenges available to sharpen any photographer regardless of experience. Only thing I wish for is that Viewbug was viewable in landscape orientation. I use my iPad primarily as a second laptop, so an option to use it in landscape mode or have it rotate automatically would be nice!
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4 years ago, AniBlueRoseVamp
Found this by accident.
Found this app by accident, and have enjoyed using it ever since. As it gives me yet another creative outlet, for my photos as an armature photographer. Even though I have had a photo published in the 3M news letter, that was decades ago. So I still consider myself an armature photographer, even though I’ve been taking pictures for over 40 years.
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