Imaginefx App Reviews

I purchased a subscription through my iTunes account but want it to sync up with my android device. Went to help > contact us but says I don’t have an email account setup... even though I am i just purchased it with my Apple ID. And there is no place to set one up in the app.

Bought 2 issues no problem, then got a 3rd. It let me buy it, but I couldn’t download. Followed recommendation of reinstalling and restore. No help. Still let’s me download samplers. So that’s something.

When you try to restore purchases they never come back. But if you like to throw your money down a hole or light it on fire then this is the app for you!

I purchased the past issues for ImagineFX for $50 and now when I look through my library it’s full of ads to purchase other magazines! If I wanted other magazines I would search for them. I wouldn’t mind a recommendation here and there but it’s literally every other item in my library is an ad so scrolling through trying to find my magazines it’s confusing what is something I own vs something they’re trying sell me. Can’t recommend until they fix this!

Update: 3 Stars I eventually got support for my issue (it was the third support team I contacted that was finally able to resolve the problem). The apps works now and I can download my subscription issues. It’s not great in terms of performance, but the content reads well on the app and the clickable links are a nice feature. If you can avoid any technical hassles then you will enjoy it much more, I’m sure. Original Review: 1 Star I’m basing my review on the app performance rather than the magazine itself. The published content is great, but you would be better off purchasing the physical copy over this app. I foolishly ignored the other app reviews here and went with the digital subscription so as to not waste paper; it’s also a bit cheaper. Lo and behold, my digital subscription is useless because I’m unable to download the latest issue. The only button displayed is the one to purchase the issue separately. Going through support gets me 1) a guide to fix the issue that does not do so, 2) an automated email response describing this exact problem, suggesting following the steps of the troubleshooting guide that does not work, and then stating that the team will only respond to help emails describing other issues, and 3) an FAQ filled with broken links. How does the app not know I have a subscription when I’m logged in with the account that I made when I purchased the subscription? This app is also totally crammed with ads, including those for other magazines and ad messages for other apps that you cannot delete from your in-app inbox. On top of slow load times and errors opening the store, it’s really just too much. That said, I would have overlooked these issues if I could actually read the magazine. I will update this review if I happen to hear back from support. Until then, I suggest getting a physical copy instead. Maybe then you will actually get your magazine.

Works great for me, bought every single back issues and signed up monthly. Not sure what everyone is complaining about! 5 stars from me! thank you!

Always have the latest artists and the sketchbook section is my favorite.

The app is simply broken; instead of letting you read in peace it hangs for minutes at a time loading an irritating shopping page full of ads! If you are offline it just freezes. It is also painfully slow to start up in general, especially if you have many issues downloaded. The sort function doesn’t work, so issues aren’t sorted properly by publication date even when you select ‘sort by publication date.’ Developers are completely and absolutely unresponsive - these issues have persisted for more than two years, with no fix in sight! Lastly it is astonishing that there is no search function of any kind - seriously, a digital collection without search? You should be able to search for articles, artists, topics, article types, etc.! It is a shame that this brilliant magazine is ruined by such a shoddy, broken, abandoned app. :(

There’s so much information to help me learn and grow as an artist. I really like reading the interviews and learning about different artists, their field of work and their backgrounds and their creative process. I live in a small town and am quite removed from the nearest art community, so reading and learning about other artists helps me feel not as isolated.

After about a year of subscription and buying all the back issues. The app completely stopped working. Denying me access to my entire library of magazines. I unsubscribed to the service for the time being😔. Since I actually can’t use what I’ve paid for.

Seems to be abandonware, sadly. The app is simply broken - regardless of where you left off reading, if you open it up again it often tries to start in the store rather than where you were reading, and it hangs trying to load the store if your internet connectivity isn’t perfect, possibly for minutes at a time!! It is also astonishingly slow to start up in general, especially if you have more issues downloaded. Worst of all, the sort function usually doesn’t work, so issues aren’t sorted properly by issue number even when you select ‘sort by publication date.’ Developers are completely and totally unresponsive - these issues have persisted for more than a year, with no fix in sight! Lastly it is astonishing that there is no search function of any kind - seriously, a digital collection without search? You should be able to search for articles, artists, topics, article types, etc.! I wish the app worked properly, since the magazine itself is brilliant. :(

The app is simply broken - regardless of where you left off reading, if you open it up again it frequenly tries to start in the store rather than where you were reading, and it hangs trying to load the store if your internet connectivity isn’t perfect, possibly for minutes at a time. It is also astonishingly slow to start up in general, especially if you have more issues downloaded. Worst of all, the sort function usually doesn’t work, so issues aten’t sorted properly by issue number even when you select ‘sort by publication date.’ Developers are completely unresponsive - these issues have persisted for months, with no fix in sight! Lastly it is astonishing that there is no search function of any kind - seriously, a digital collection without search? You should be able to search for articles, artists, topics, article types, etc.! I wish the app worked properly, since the magazine itself is brilliant.

Being a lover of art and artist myself I enjoy. There are lots of techniques and styles showcased. Mainly a focus on digital but traditional art is included here and there. Translating digital workshops to a traditional setting isn’t particularly difficult.

Spectacular picture quality, great articles and even better art. I have the app on both the iPad and iPhone; I was impressed enough with the content on the tiny iPhone SE that this specific app became a huge part of why I chose to purchase an iPad over a Surface. (Imaginefx made a similar app for the Windows store but there wasn’t nearly the same kind of deal available last I’d checked) Well worth the price of admission.

I’m basing my review on the app performance rather than the magazine itself. The published content is great, but you would be better off purchasing the physical copy over this app. I foolishly ignored the other app reviews here and went with the digital subscription so as to not waste paper; it’s also a bit cheaper. Lo and behold, my digital subscription is useless because I’m unable to download the latest issue. The only button displayed is the one to purchase the issue separately. Going through support gets me 1) a guide to fix the issue that does not do so, 2) an automated email response describing this exact problem, suggesting following the steps of the troubleshooting guide that does not work, and then stating that the team will only respond to help emails describing other issues, and 3) an FAQ filled with broken links. How does the app not know I have a subscription when I’m logged in with the account that I made when I purchased the subscription? This app is also totally crammed with ads, including those for other magazines and ad messages for other apps that you cannot delete from your in-app inbox. On top of slow load times and errors opening the store, it’s really just too much. That said, I would have overlooked these issues if I could actually read the magazine. I will update this review if I happen to hear back from support. Until then, I suggest getting a physical copy instead. Maybe then you will actually get your magazine.

I guess the app works fine for a subscription. Heaven help you if you want to buy a back issue. If you can get it to show in your library you will be prompted to buy it again when you want to download it. To fix the issue you have to delete the app and re-download all your other magazines again. But wait! Did you delete other back issues trying to get your latest one? Yes? Well, now the old ones prompt you to repurchase before downloading . This cycle goes on and on. What a waste of time and effort.

Let's be clear. I love this magazine and until now the app has been passable though slow. Since this new update however, as soon as you open ImagineFX from the newsstand it freezes. Occasionally after a minute or two you can select one of your issues and it will open, but then it will immediately lock up again on the first page. It is now completely unusable. I have tried restarting both the app and the device. I am hesitating to try reinstalling fully because I have 5 gigs of back issues that I don't want to have to redownload at a snail's pace. I am using a 3rd generation iPad.

I've been getting the print version of this magazine for over a year, but decided to give the digital version a try when I purchased the iPad Air. I was reluctant to switch from print, but I actually find that I prefer digital, especially the in-text links to the video resources.

Love it

ImagineFX is by far one of the best magazines and apps for the traditional and digital artist. Providing access to a stunning plethora of work, ImagineFX has put together a digital magazine that takes full advantage of the media. - D

The inside looks are basically worthless. They are basically the same: table of contents, editorial, studio shot and a parade of random artists. We never get a look at the pages that relate to the cover topic. Please show us relevant inside looks at the cover topic? Who knows? Sales on individual issues might increase?

The iPad version of the magazine is fantastic, with links to video tutorials and extra pop up artist gallery images. However, for the past few months I can't seem to open an issue without constant crashing if it even opens at all. In addition some issues remain in a constant state of being "queued" for download, after weeks and weeks. Please fix this and I'll update to five stars.

The publication is very good, the app is so-so. It really needs to support the large iPad Pro resolution.

Awesome resource

Every issue inspires my creativity, and gives me ideas for my future art.

I started off desiring this magazine when I saw it in a book store last year. The $16 asking price for a magazine was (and is) astronomical. But then last month I finally sunk the cash and bought a physical copy. I was impressed at all it had to offer. Then, today, I got my iPad, and I discovered that digital is the way to go! The magazine is loaded with extra features, such as art galleries, high resolution pages, and links to other sources. If you want an incredible magazine for a fraction of the price, go digital.

Zooming in and out getting details slammed right up against my face. Total immersion. Not sure what a previous reviewer meant about pop ups. I get zero in my reading experience.

Model: iPad 4 iOS: 8.1.1 App: up to date Can't open any library items with out the app crashing. Would send a crash report but you know Apple products

Wonderful magazine for artists and illustrators!

If there was any way to get to the data that would normally be on the cd, I'd give this six stars.

I love this app, totally smashing

Does not have full screen support for iPhone X.

Imagine fx has always been slow, but after iOS 9 update, just starting up the app takes around 20 seconds or more to load. And navigating the magazine also takes a while for some pages to render. Their help page blames on the specs and not enough ram on the iPad. But GQ magazine and National Geographics are way richer in content than Imagine fx and runs smooth as butter on the same iPad. I would say, skip the digital version until Imagine fx get their acts together and hire more competent developers to recode the magazine. Good content but horrible digital execution.

Great magazine and content, but the app either crashes randomly or when trying to open an issue.

I'm looking everywhere in the app on signing up for a free trial. I clicked the button that says, "Free Subscription" and read the introduction. It says that I should click the button below to start yet there is no button. This is less than a review and more of a troubleshooting comment.

On my iPhone 6 it was very buggy but on the plus it's perfect!

Really nice to have such easy access to the magazines you catch interest in all of a sudden. Talk about instant gratification.

I love having digital access to my issues. There's a ton of great content to help you learn more about your craft. Things you may have never considered referencing before.

Simply the best digital magazine out there. Beautifully designed as a digital presentation, taking full advantage of what digital has to offer. It should be the "how-to" for other magazine to follow. The images are stunning on my iPad Pro, and allow incredible, detailed resolution for zooming and fully enjoying what it artist have to offer. I have a hard time looking at the print version now. I read a review saying the the "pages load slowly". Not at all. Especially considering the high resolution images that come within this e-zine. Well worth the 2-second wait, IMO. And as an art magazine the content and featured artists every month are simply awe-inspiring. Keep up the great work! - Sol Sims

I love IFX's magazines, but they are clearly not doing well as an app or app experience developer. The IFX app takes longer to download the magazine, but the killer is that each page loads up slowly. Each page comes up garbled and then clears up...as if they never tested their decompression rate. That couple second wait for each page will make you hate the e-zine experience. No, there is no cache...so when you go back a page..you have to wait again for that previous page to load up. The Zinio app works flawlessly for IFX publications, but you'll find out IFX is keeping one-off titles like "Concept Art" on their app/store only.

I love this magazine and I just bought all the back issues, the only problem I have is that it crashes a lot after this iOS update. I'm running it on an iPad Air 64gb. Hope they fix the crashing soon.

There's no app once you download it

I got the app, and I can't even find it on my home page! I can't even find it by searching for it, so I can't delete it!

The best digital magazine available. Global coverage of every aspect of digital art and traditional art

This magazine is a tremendous resource with an unbelievable wealth of knowledge. I highly recommend it to any aspiring to excellence in the fields of Illustration.

I just subscribed after getting lots of recommendations from other artists. It's a very inspirational and educational magazine, but could you guys please cut down on the number of pop ups? Why should I subscribe to you only to be interrupted with a pop up asking if I want to purchase this that and the other every time I click on something?

Not recommended buggy.support told me to remove and reinstall app.can't read magazine booted out

This has really helped to improve my digital and non-digital art skills.

Great magazine when it works, awesome content. Lots of app crashes. I'm on iOS 8.1.2 on iPad Air 2. Restarting app, restarting iPad, reinstalling app does not correct the issues. Please fix and I will review at 5 stars!

Great magazine! I love magazines that make their content available in digital form

I love this publication and in the past, this app has had no issues. However, for several months, I have been unable to use the app as it crashes as soon as I try to read an issue. I waited to see if this was updated but it has not been fixed. At this time, it needs to be addressed. Please update the app so I can actually view my content and purchase more.

I bought a newer model iPad and can no longer view my previous purchases made on my last iPad without buying them again. It shows them in my library as purchased but requires me to pay again before downloading, what garbage. I'd caution against purchasing from this app.

A wealth of information in the most modern techniques in the digital art medium, by the most talented individuals working today.

The bookmark feature doesn't work. It really need the ability to access the book marks in a list for each magazine and for all the magazines. The current bookmarks don't show up listed anywhere or in the magazine itself. Otherwise I love this app and IFX

i haven't been able to open any of my issues since i upgrade to ios 8. now i can't even download them with out try to charge my again.

Love reading Imagine Fx! Great Inspiration & Information. They got the dedication for imagination.

I’ve been using this app for years, and it has always been super smooth and responsive. Since upgrading to iOS 11, every navigation feature, scrolling, panning, pinch-to-zoom, is now twitchy. Tried reporting the glitches to the app developers weeks ago, with zero response. So now I’m leaving this review. Great if using an outdated iOS. Not so much for the latest iOS 11.