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title: "Formulas - Photo Lab Effects and Custom Frames - Reviews, Revenue and Downloads in United States | Apple App Store"
description: "*** App Store Best of 2015 ***  MIAN FEATURES:  Dozens of custom, multilayered photo effects unlike anything available on the App Store, ranging from basic color and tonal to authentic vintage film em"
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# Formulas - Photo Lab Effects and Custom Frames — United States

![Formulas App Icon](https://is1-ssl.mzstatic.com/image/thumb/Purple113/v4/93/56/a4/9356a4aa-1040-97dd-d0c7-7ff37cb5e975/contsched.ntbvbiuz.png/434x0w.png)

**Developer:** [Tinkerworks Apps](https://apptail.io/developer/tinkerworks-apps-nUx) (United Arab Emirates)
**Category:** Photo Video
**Rating:** 4.2/5 (114 ratings)
**Price:** Free
**Bundle ID:** Universal.Formulas
**Store:** Apple App Store
**Country:** United States
**Version:** 2.3 (released 2015-12-05)
**Original Release:** 2015-06-04
**Languages:** Russian, Turkish, German, Japanese, French, Chinese, Italian, English, Portuguese, Spanish, Arabic, Korean

**App Store Link:** [Download on Apple App Store](https://apps.apple.com/us/app/app/id990668324)
**AppTail Page:** [https://apptail.io/app/formulas-photo-lab-effects-and-custom-frames-KWmd/united-states](https://apptail.io/app/formulas-photo-lab-effects-and-custom-frames-KWmd/united-states)

## Formulas Description
*** App Store Best of 2015 ***

MIAN FEATURES:

Dozens of custom, multilayered photo effects unlike anything available on the App Store, ranging from basic color and tonal to authentic vintage film emulations, textured finishes, and painterly and artistic styles. Built with scientific precision by some of the most talented artists in the mobile photography community, these effects truly deserve the “Formula” accolade. Each is meticulously constructed from components that are expertly-crafted by renowned photographer Dirk Wuestenhagen and that themselves are fully-fledged effects in the traditional sense including textures, filters, gradients, adjustments, and much more. Each formula goes through a vigorous testing process to ensure compatibility with a wide range of scenes, subjects, and editing styles from landscapes and cityscapes to street photography and portraits.

Dozens of custom frames expertly-crafted by renowned photographer Dirk Wuestenhagen, which include high quality scans of vintage paper, worn fabric, weathered stone, and a multitude of other materials and substrates that are then refined, blended, and fine-tuned to perfection in an arduous post-processing regimen aimed at exposing naturally occurring character lines, blemishes, and impurities. Moreover, a great deal of attention is given to specific color tones within an overall limited spectrum of earthy hues that are deemed to work best with images.

One-tap Auto Adjust tool that automatically analyzes color and tonal levels in an image and makes adjustments accordingly, thereby producing professional results with no effort whatsoever.

Beautifully designed and streamlined UI that is intuitive and easy to navigate. A lot of thought and effort went into making the UI appealing to and accessible by users of all skill levels.


PHOTO EDITING EXTENSION:

Edit your photos right from within your photo library with a fully-fledged photo editing extension that not only provides access to the full functionality of the main app, but also preserves your sessions, allowing you to pick up right where you left off the next time you edit the image.


STACKABLES:

Think you’ve got what it takes to create your own formulas? Download Stackables from the App Store and start experimenting today.


TECHNICAL INFO:

High resolution support up to 16MP (4,000 x 4,000 px) on newer devices (iPhone 5 and later, iPad 3 and later).

Support for JPEG, lossless PNG, and lossless TIFF formats.

URL Scheme "formulas://".


SUPPORT: 

Experiencing issues? Have comments or suggestions for future updates? Please contact us at support@formulasapp.co.

## Formulas Screenshots
- [Screenshot 1](https://is1-ssl.mzstatic.com/image/thumb/Purple5/v4/16/30/38/16303807-4898-0034-63a2-b20caa69f45a/mzl.efhdkcrw.png/640x960.png)
- [Screenshot 2](https://is1-ssl.mzstatic.com/image/thumb/Purple7/v4/8d/c6/a7/8dc6a742-97c0-affc-f386-88418d9be8cf/mzl.hgkcctrw.png/640x960.png)
- [Screenshot 3](https://is1-ssl.mzstatic.com/image/thumb/Purple7/v4/18/ee/91/18ee914e-c7e7-353f-322e-f81928d478a5/mzl.znxbsrdc.png/640x960.png)
- [Screenshot 4](https://is1-ssl.mzstatic.com/image/thumb/Purple7/v4/ed/ea/7c/edea7cb8-5993-dd38-13c1-f17b0449991e/mzl.pwjheuav.png/640x960.png)
- [Screenshot 5](https://is1-ssl.mzstatic.com/image/thumb/Purple69/v4/9e/ab/01/9eab0130-e88f-4fc5-63a4-1e6f8bdc1d6d/mzl.udcvzvga.png/640x960.png)

## Formulas Rating Breakdown in United States
- 5 stars: 71 (62%)
- 4 stars: 22 (19%)
- 3 stars: 5 (4%)
- 2 stars: 5 (4%)
- 1 stars: 11 (10%)

## Formulas Reviews in United States

### *---- "Regional restrictions"
Why you didn’t tell us that the app have regional reservations, I paid for it to discover it doesn’t open in my region. Thisvis insane it’s a scam.
-- Hadrian96, 2025-12-19

### ***-- "Great effects / Crashes when you tap the camera icon"
No updates in 9 years?! As long as you are applying these effects to stored photos and not on a live camera it has some really professional-looking effects.
-- WJR1989, 2025-08-20

### ***-- "Used to like"
I used to enjoy this app and spent money on add ons but one day the app was different and no longer has the add ons I paid for
-- DontShootTheMessenger, 2025-08-10

### ***** "Great app!"
This is a really good app for modifying your tone in a photograph. It's addictive!
-- rellabob, 2025-07-28

### **--- "Crashes a lot"
Crashes a lot. Looks like they abandoned this beautiful application. Definitely, going to change the rating if they decided to update in the near future. 

Note: I regularly update my review/rating for this application.
-- Sherap6, 2025-06-28

### ***** "Love this since it came out"
I love using these filters. They are fantastic best out there.
-- Athens Hwy 441, 2024-01-25

### ***** "Awesome still after all this time!"
Look forward to your updates on this excellent app!! 
Sincerely, Tori
-- Tauri01, 2023-01-29

### ***** "The simplicity and the subtle"
Whenever I see an app more than 5 years old only upgraded for the next operating system I worry. This is a lovely app but it could use a few more beautiful subtle textures. Peeling paint, fresco, and plaster?
Please don’t go.
-- Ghostmoth, 2022-09-13

### *---- "Looks like they abandoned this beautiful application"
Looks like they abandoned this beautiful application. Definitely, going to change the rating if they decided to update in the near future. 

Note: I regularly update my review/rating for this application.
-- Sherap6, 2022-08-17

### ****- "Please update"
Love this app but it needs an update. Works but not properly as a photos extension
-- shardrix, 2022-08-16

### ****- "Filters are Great But…"
I purchased Formulas, which is great- love the filters- but went to combine them and was told that “Stackables” wasn’t available in my region- Indiana, USA- really? Couldn’t have told me that before I bought it? Also didn’t know that I’d need to purchase Stackables as part of my Formulas purchase, but yep!  So I can only combine the filters now if I screenshot/crop/reload, etc. SUPER inconvenient. Disappointed but still appreciate Formulas- excellent filters.
-- K0BRESIA, 2022-03-03

### ***-- "Needs more customization"
I don’t get much use out of this app because there’s no way to separate the colors from the textures. Often times I’d like to get rid of the color and keep the texture, or vise versa. Or just lower the opacity of the color or texture separately.
-- Keptanonymous, 2020-12-21

### ***** "Painterly"
Love this app for making painterly effects on my photos, especially my flower photos.
-- ladybuddy, 2020-08-31

### *---- "Does NOT work. It is not updated"
This app says optimized for iPad Pro but it won’t run at all. Nothing.
-- deb957645, 2020-07-21

### ****- "My two favorite filter apps"
I’m very glad my Stackables formulas are in this app but I’m very sad Stackables is not being updated. There is nothing comparable on the market. It was hands down the best app for layering effects on photos. Please keep both apps available!!!
-- arielb6, 2020-05-20

### ****- "Absolutely top of the line filter app"
I absolutely love this app! Wish Stackables was available to users here in the USA. I’m concerned that there’s been no updates in quite some time. Have the developers abandoned this application??? It’s the only reason I can’t give a 5 star rating.
-- muscadine_gal, 2019-12-22

### ****- "New Features?"
3years last notes. I can’t wait to see these new features mentioned in the app screen. Especially since stackables isn’t available in the US.  Update the app. Surprise us :-)
-- The Brice Is Right, 2019-11-17

### ***** "Amazing!"
This (and sometimes in combo with Stackables) is my favorite artistic editing app hands down! I’ve been using it for several years and it’s let my creativity soar! I’d like for it to be updated just to let other iPhone users have access because I’ve noticed that the only way to access it (them) is by going into my previous purchases. Links IN the app don’t work- haven’t for awhile. Why have you abandoned them?
-- sn-sgu, 2019-11-01

### ***** "Love this app!"
Stackables and Formulas are my all-time favorite photo editing applications. I am sad to see that they are not being supported any longer, but I am hopeful that that will change.
-- K'lyn Paris, 2019-07-25

### ***** "The best of filters..."
Formulas and Stackables are my favorite filter apps. They can make all the difference in bringing out the nuance, mood and beauty of an image. I use these filters for the majority of my creations, and I, like so many other creatives, have been very, very sad and disappointed that Stackables is no longer being updated and available on the App Store, and that Formulas may follow. There have been many discussions in the mobile photography and art groups on Facebook regarding this as the apps are so widely used and loved. Every teacher of mobile art and photography I know, hundreds of artists, books regarding the subject, and numerous articles, have mentioned and recommended Stackables. With the continued influx of artists in this growing genre of mobile art and photography, both Stackables and Formulas would continue to grow in popularity. I’ve been wondering, can another developer not acquire Stackables and continue to develop it and keep it available? And why is it not worth continuing to develop? These apps are so much a part of my creative output, I’ve even considered no longer downloading IOS updates on my devices in order to insure I can continue to use them!
-- Oola Cristina, 2019-06-09

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## Formulas Store Rankings
| Chart | Country | Category | Rank |
|-------|---------|----------|------|
| Top Paid | Pakistan | Photo Video | #50 |
| Top Paid | Azerbaijan | Photo Video | #51 |
| Top Paid | Algeria | Photo Video | #58 |
| Top Paid | Ukraine | Photo Video | #69 |
| Top Paid | Russia | Photo Video | #70 |
| Top Paid | Belarus | Photo Video | #72 |
| Top Paid | South Africa | Photo Video | #78 |
| Top Paid | Lebanon | Photo Video | #85 |
| Top Paid | Israel | Photo Video | #87 |
| Top Paid | Türkiye | Photo Video | #90 |
| Top Paid | Kazakhstan | Photo Video | #91 |
| Top Paid | India | Photo Video | #94 |
| Top Paid | China | Photo Video | #94 |
| Top Paid | Nigeria | Photo Video | #96 |
| Top Paid | Egypt | Photo Video | #106 |
| Top Paid | Mexico | Photo Video | #120 |
| Top Paid | United Arab Emirates | Photo Video | #129 |
| Top Paid | Portugal | Photo Video | #146 |
| Top Paid | Kuwait | Photo Video | #147 |
| Top Paid | Poland | Photo Video | #149 |
| Top Paid | Hungary | Photo Video | #156 |
| Top Paid | Vietnam | Photo Video | #160 |
| Top Paid | Finland | Photo Video | #162 |
| Top Paid | Ireland | Photo Video | #166 |
| Top Paid | Saudi Arabia | Photo Video | #168 |
| Top Paid | Ecuador | Photo Video | #172 |
| Top Paid | Czechia | Photo Video | #179 |
| Top Paid | Taiwan | Photo Video | #182 |
| Top Paid | Italy | Photo Video | #183 |
| Top Paid | Argentina | Photo Video | #184 |
| Top Paid | Greece | Photo Video | #185 |
| Top Paid | Peru | Photo Video | #193 |
| Top Paid | Azerbaijan | Overall | #195 |
| Top Paid | Spain | Photo Video | #196 |
| Top Paid | Romania | Photo Video | #199 |
| Top Paid | France | Photo Video | #204 |
| Top Paid | United States | Photo Video | #207 |
| Top Paid | Chile | Photo Video | #207 |
| Top Paid | Austria | Photo Video | #207 |
| Top Paid | Sweden | Photo Video | #212 |
| Top Paid | Thailand | Photo Video | #223 |
| Top Paid | Belgium | Photo Video | #224 |
| Top Paid | Japan | Photo Video | #227 |
| Top Paid | Philippines | Photo Video | #229 |
| Top Paid | Indonesia | Photo Video | #230 |
| Top Paid | Brazil | Photo Video | #232 |
| Top Paid | South Korea | Photo Video | #237 |
| Top Paid | Denmark | Photo Video | #241 |
| Top Paid | Norway | Photo Video | #255 |
| Top Paid | Netherlands | Photo Video | #257 |
| Top Paid | Germany | Photo Video | #259 |
| Top Paid | Hong Kong SAR China | Photo Video | #259 |
| Top Paid | Switzerland | Photo Video | #264 |
| Top Paid | Pakistan | Overall | #270 |
| Top Paid | Malaysia | Photo Video | #279 |
| Top Paid | Australia | Photo Video | #296 |
| Top Paid | Algeria | Overall | #299 |
| Top Paid | Colombia | Photo Video | #300 |
| Top Paid | Canada | Photo Video | #301 |
| Top Paid | United Kingdom | Photo Video | #325 |
| Top Paid | New Zealand | Photo Video | #352 |
| Top Paid | Belarus | Overall | #352 |
| Top Paid | Singapore | Photo Video | #364 |
| Top Paid | Dominican Republic | Photo Video | #417 |
| Top Paid | Ukraine | Overall | #444 |
| Top Paid | Lebanon | Overall | #446 |
| Top Paid | Kazakhstan | Overall | #448 |
| Top Paid | Russia | Overall | #482 |

## Formulas Discovered Keywords
- photo frames
- formulas

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## Formulas Available In
- [United States](https://apptail.io/app/formulas-photo-lab-effects-and-custom-frames-KWmd/united-states)
- [China](https://apptail.io/app/formulas-photo-lab-effects-and-custom-frames-KWmd/china)
- [Russia](https://apptail.io/app/formulas-photo-lab-effects-and-custom-frames-KWmd/russia)
- [Japan](https://apptail.io/app/formulas-photo-lab-effects-and-custom-frames-KWmd/japan)
- [France](https://apptail.io/app/formulas-photo-lab-effects-and-custom-frames-KWmd/france)
- [Germany](https://apptail.io/app/formulas-photo-lab-effects-and-custom-frames-KWmd/germany)
- [Italy](https://apptail.io/app/formulas-photo-lab-effects-and-custom-frames-KWmd/italy)
- [Taiwan](https://apptail.io/app/formulas-photo-lab-effects-and-custom-frames-KWmd/taiwan)
- [Australia](https://apptail.io/app/formulas-photo-lab-effects-and-custom-frames-KWmd/australia)
- [Türkiye](https://apptail.io/app/formulas-photo-lab-effects-and-custom-frames-KWmd/turkey)
- [Mexico](https://apptail.io/app/formulas-photo-lab-effects-and-custom-frames-KWmd/mexico)
- [Brazil](https://apptail.io/app/formulas-photo-lab-effects-and-custom-frames-KWmd/brazil)
- [Greece](https://apptail.io/app/formulas-photo-lab-effects-and-custom-frames-KWmd/greece)
- [Spain](https://apptail.io/app/formulas-photo-lab-effects-and-custom-frames-KWmd/spain)
- [Vietnam](https://apptail.io/app/formulas-photo-lab-effects-and-custom-frames-KWmd/vietnam)
- [Thailand](https://apptail.io/app/formulas-photo-lab-effects-and-custom-frames-KWmd/thailand)
- [Ukraine](https://apptail.io/app/formulas-photo-lab-effects-and-custom-frames-KWmd/ukraine)
- [South Korea](https://apptail.io/app/formulas-photo-lab-effects-and-custom-frames-KWmd/south-korea)
- [India](https://apptail.io/app/formulas-photo-lab-effects-and-custom-frames-KWmd/india)
- [Sweden](https://apptail.io/app/formulas-photo-lab-effects-and-custom-frames-KWmd/sweden)
- [Austria](https://apptail.io/app/formulas-photo-lab-effects-and-custom-frames-KWmd/austria)
- [Portugal](https://apptail.io/app/formulas-photo-lab-effects-and-custom-frames-KWmd/portugal)
- [Azerbaijan](https://apptail.io/app/formulas-photo-lab-effects-and-custom-frames-KWmd/azerbaijan)
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- [Belarus](https://apptail.io/app/formulas-photo-lab-effects-and-custom-frames-KWmd/belarus)
- [Romania](https://apptail.io/app/formulas-photo-lab-effects-and-custom-frames-KWmd/romania)
- [United Arab Emirates](https://apptail.io/app/formulas-photo-lab-effects-and-custom-frames-KWmd/united-arab-emirates)
- [Chile](https://apptail.io/app/formulas-photo-lab-effects-and-custom-frames-KWmd/chile)
- [Algeria](https://apptail.io/app/formulas-photo-lab-effects-and-custom-frames-KWmd/algeria)
- [Hong Kong SAR China](https://apptail.io/app/formulas-photo-lab-effects-and-custom-frames-KWmd/hong-kong)
- [Argentina](https://apptail.io/app/formulas-photo-lab-effects-and-custom-frames-KWmd/argentina)
- [Belgium](https://apptail.io/app/formulas-photo-lab-effects-and-custom-frames-KWmd/belgium)
- [Czechia](https://apptail.io/app/formulas-photo-lab-effects-and-custom-frames-KWmd/czechia)
- [Israel](https://apptail.io/app/formulas-photo-lab-effects-and-custom-frames-KWmd/israel)
- [Jordan](https://apptail.io/app/formulas-photo-lab-effects-and-custom-frames-KWmd/jordan)
- [Kuwait](https://apptail.io/app/formulas-photo-lab-effects-and-custom-frames-KWmd/kuwait)
- [Kazakhstan](https://apptail.io/app/formulas-photo-lab-effects-and-custom-frames-KWmd/kazakhstan)
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- [Malaysia](https://apptail.io/app/formulas-photo-lab-effects-and-custom-frames-KWmd/malaysia)
- [New Zealand](https://apptail.io/app/formulas-photo-lab-effects-and-custom-frames-KWmd/new-zealand)
- [Pakistan](https://apptail.io/app/formulas-photo-lab-effects-and-custom-frames-KWmd/pakistan)
- [Peru](https://apptail.io/app/formulas-photo-lab-effects-and-custom-frames-KWmd/peru)
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- [Ireland](https://apptail.io/app/formulas-photo-lab-effects-and-custom-frames-KWmd/ireland)
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