# Darkroom: Photo & Video Editor

> Pro Editing, AI&Preset Filters

Canonical page: [https://chrome-stats.com/d/id953286746](https://chrome-stats.com/d/id953286746)

## Overview

- **ID:** `id953286746`
- **Platform:** Apple
- **Type:** Apple app
- **Status:** Available
- **Publisher:** Bergen Co.
- **Category:** Photo & Video
- **Rating:** 4.80 / 5 (29,343 ratings)
- **Version:** 7.3.1
- **Last updated:** 2026-08-31
- **First published:** 2015-02-12
- **Size:** 418 MB
- **Data as of:** 2026-09-06
- **Store listing:** [Apple App Store](https://apps.apple.com/us/app/darkroom-photo-video-editor/id953286746)
- **Website:** [https://darkroom.co/](https://darkroom.co/)
- **Privacy policy:** [https://www.darkroom.co/legal/privacy-policy.html](https://www.darkroom.co/legal/privacy-policy.html)

## Description

Darkroom transforms iPhone and iPad into a professional editing suite with desktop-grade tools, AI-powered edits, and RAW/ProRAW support. It competes with Lightroom and Photoshop on mobile, delivering powerful editing workflows in a mobile-first package.

Award-winning app recognitions include the Apple Design Award 2020, Editor's Choice since 2018, and Best New App 2015. Darkroom features advanced AI-based edits for skies, skin tones, and landscapes, plus 8K color grading, batch editing, RAW/ProRAW support, and iPhone-specific enhancements for seamless editing and sharing. Join the Darkroom community for tips, updates, and exclusive features through Darkroom+ membership.

## Rankings

- #8,972 — Overall
- #5 — Explore a Creative Outlet
- #7 — The Best Video-Editing Apps
- #8 — The Best Apps for Creators
- #10 — The Best Photo-Editing Apps
- #23 — Essential Photo & Video Apps

## Review summary

Users praise Darkroom’s on-device editing, batch/preset workflows, and a strong one-time purchase option, but reliability and policy issues dominate recent feedback: frequent crashes and export failures, performance problems, and perceived paywalls that undermine the app’s value for many users.

### Pros

- On-device editing directly from the iPhone camera roll with the ability to copy edits, batch apply changes, and replace originals—providing a fast, streamlined workflow.
- One-time lifetime purchase option offers perceived better value and avoids ongoing subscriptions.
- Strong editing tools and filters with a polished interface that many users regard as among the best for mobile photo editing.
- Support for custom presets and quick reuse across multiple photos, saving time.
- Direct, all-in-one workflow reduces cross-device steps and makes editing feel effortless.

### Cons

- Frequent bugs and crashes, including during batch exports and editing, leading to reliability concerns.
- Export failures and crashes when saving photos or videos (including issues with Live Photos), sometimes making exports impossible.
- Subscription pricing frustration: legacy perks removed and new prices; many users prefer a one-time purchase.
- Features that users expect are behind paywalls or lack clear explanations, causing confusion and dissatisfaction.
- Video editing issues such as audio bugs and other stability problems when editing or exporting.

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