Reviews of Dehancer Film Emulation

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Total ratings

4.30 (Rating count: 396)

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Review summary

Users praise Dehancer for its deep film-emulation toolkit, strong RAW results, and a mobile-friendly workflow that pairs well with DaVinci Resolve and is approachable for beginners. Recurrent complaints focus on pricing (high iOS subscription, no lifetime option), UI updates that erase presets and complicate navigation, instability in exporting, and various billing/login issues.

Pros

Rich, versatile film-emulation toolkit with multiple stock options and authentic film grain, delivering cinematic looks, especially on RAW.
Extremely mobile-friendly with strong on-the-go editing and good integration with DaVinci Resolve for a seamless workflow.
User-friendly and accessible for beginners.
Comprehensive all-in-one color-grading toolset on mobile.

Cons

Expensive iOS subscription model; no lifetime license option; frequent price complaints.
Loss of saved presets and confusing UI after updates; difficulty saving custom looks.
Export/render failures and general instability (crashes, lag) during use.
Billing/login issues, including unauthorized charges and payment processing problems.

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Recent rating average: 2.30

All time rating average: 4.30

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Date	Author	Comment
2026-05-16	Bo*****	I retract my earlier statement, I apologize
I retract my earlier statement, I apologize
2026-05-13	Wh*****	A few honest frustrations after the latest Dehancer update: • No undo button anymore, which makes experimenting feel stressful instead of creative.• Before, you could choose film stocks like Fuji Natura as a base profile, not only as a preset. That flexibility was huge. Sometimes you want the color science without loading an entire emulation stack and overwriting your workflow.• You used to be able to resize the editing preview, which made mobile editing much easier and more precise.• There are now way too many tabs and menus for simple adjustments that used to be quick and intuitive.• The separation between “Basic” and “Advanced” slows things down. Either simplify it or allow Advanced mode to stay enabled by default.• Overall the workflow feels far more complicated and less fluid than before. The old version felt fast, creative, and inspiring. The new version feels overly technical for everyday editing. I love Dehancer and use it constantly, which is why this update feels disappointing. Hoping future updates bring back some of the simplicity and flexibility that made the app so special in the first place.
A few honest frustrations after the latest Dehancer update: • No undo button anymore, which makes experimenting feel stressful instead of creative.• Before, you could choose film stocks like Fuji Natura as a base profile, not only as a preset. That flexibility was huge. Sometimes you want the color science without loading an entire emulation stack and overwriting your workflow.• You used to be able to resize the editing preview, which made mobile editing much easier and more precise.• There are now way too many tabs and menus for simple adjustments that used to be quick and intuitive.• The separation between “Basic” and “Advanced” slows things down. Either simplify it or allow Advanced mode to stay enabled by default.• Overall the workflow feels far more complicated and less fluid than before. The old version felt fast, creative, and inspiring. The new version feels overly technical for everyday editing. I love Dehancer and use it constantly, which is why this update feels disappointing. Hoping future updates bring back some of the simplicity and flexibility that made the app so special in the first place.
2026-05-13	Cm*****	As the title says. The update brought everything I wished for! Unfortunately it’s unusable. I cant add more than one photo to a project without the app crashing. Every-time.
As the title says. The update brought everything I wished for! Unfortunately it’s unusable. I cant add more than one photo to a project without the app crashing. Every-time.
2026-05-08	Ja*****	Emulations are great, but the sore spot is the design of the app itself. For how much this app costs a year, l'd expect a way more polished look with way more contral than other similar apps, such as VSCO, which excluding it's emulations, does it way better. • Needs categories, i.e. Color, Film, Popular, User Favorites, BW (There is no way to mark your favorite emulations) • Needs to display the currently selected emulation at the top of the screen (If you scroll and select another emulation to preview, you lose what you just had and have no way of knowing what it was originally called. Would make more sense to have a History list, so if you choose a new emu, it shows you what the last few were so you can jump back and forth or compare those looks, maybe a “Comparison” button?). • In the Lab section, there is no way to Save As a new preset? • Wish the interface was more user friendly, it’s straight basic with no real usable options for the user, unless they do menu diving •Would make it much easier to double tap an emu in the Films section and have it directly open to its settings so they can be further configured, instead of tapping to Lab to access it- that's an unnecessary step to do when every other app lets you do just that • No way to copy the look of a saved video project and apply it to another video (If I have 3 videos shot at the same time, I need to be able to apply the exact emulation settings across all so they are consistent) • Needs a way to cut video, ie remove first few seconds and or end of the video so it can be postable. No way to do that. • Need a way to increase the volume of the video The emulations in Dehancer are top notch and more powerful than any other film emulator out there, but the execution of it in this app is clunky and primitive at best. Would love to see an overhaul to make this much more easier to use. For now, I can only use it to set an emulation, then export and take it into another app to edit and make it post ready, which again for how much this app costs, should already be implemented
Emulations are great, but the sore spot is the design of the app itself. For how much this app costs a year, l'd expect a way more polished look with way more contral than other similar apps, such as VSCO, which excluding it's emulations, does it way better. • Needs categories, i.e. Color, Film, Popular, User Favorites, BW (There is no way to mark your favorite emulations) • Needs to display the currently selected emulation at the top of the screen (If you scroll and select another emulation to preview, you lose what you just had and have no way of knowing what it was originally called. Would make more sense to have a History list, so if you choose a new emu, it shows you what the last few were so you can jump back and forth or compare those looks, maybe a “Comparison” button?). • In the Lab section, there is no way to Save As a new preset? • Wish the interface was more user friendly, it’s straight basic with no real usable options for the user, unless they do menu diving •Would make it much easier to double tap an emu in the Films section and have it directly open to its settings so they can be further configured, instead of tapping to Lab to access it- that's an unnecessary step to do when every other app lets you do just that • No way to copy the look of a saved video project and apply it to another video (If I have 3 videos shot at the same time, I need to be able to apply the exact emulation settings across all so they are consistent) • Needs a way to cut video, ie remove first few seconds and or end of the video so it can be postable. No way to do that. • Need a way to increase the volume of the video The emulations in Dehancer are top notch and more powerful than any other film emulator out there, but the execution of it in this app is clunky and primitive at best. Would love to see an overhaul to make this much more easier to use. For now, I can only use it to set an emulation, then export and take it into another app to edit and make it post ready, which again for how much this app costs, should already be implemented
2026-05-07	Er*****	I would love to see if I can import from the files app you guys took it away I would love to see it again.
I would love to see if I can import from the files app you guys took it away I would love to see it again.
2026-05-05	Jo*****	90 dollars a year for this app. Another you can’t own app.
90 dollars a year for this app. Another you can’t own app.
2026-05-03	Jo*****	Version 6 sucks! Lost all my presets AND the app no longer allows for saving a custom look in the lab without embedding a film in it first. Canceling my subscription right away!
Version 6 sucks! Lost all my presets AND the app no longer allows for saving a custom look in the lab without embedding a film in it first. Canceling my subscription right away!
2026-05-02	Jo*****	new interface sucks, lost all my saved pre sets
new interface sucks, lost all my saved pre sets
2026-04-29	Ye*****	Yall made the app super complicated now and switching camera profiles is so annoying having to start scrolling from top to bottom like a marathon sheesh
Yall made the app super complicated now and switching camera profiles is so annoying having to start scrolling from top to bottom like a marathon sheesh
2026-04-05	ch*****	I have tried many of the film emulation apps. And photo apps. Some of them are very good. Dehancer though is on top for the amount of tools and film emulation available. I am really enjoying edits on the go . There are two things that need to be addressed which is why this is not a 5 star review. The iOS version is missing the ability to batch edit this would be huge help when editing on the go for travel . And last is the biggest gripe is the lack of lifetime pay option for iOS. They have lifetime for everything else other than iOS. This feels more like a cash grab when your flagship plug ins have the option, but the mobile version is locked into a monthly or annual pay. I almost gave this. 3 star just because of the pay situation. Overall the app performs amazingly well.
I have tried many of the film emulation apps. And photo apps. Some of them are very good. Dehancer though is on top for the amount of tools and film emulation available. I am really enjoying edits on the go . There are two things that need to be addressed which is why this is not a 5 star review. The iOS version is missing the ability to batch edit this would be huge help when editing on the go for travel . And last is the biggest gripe is the lack of lifetime pay option for iOS. They have lifetime for everything else other than iOS. This feels more like a cash grab when your flagship plug ins have the option, but the mobile version is locked into a monthly or annual pay. I almost gave this. 3 star just because of the pay situation. Overall the app performs amazingly well.