You start with 2 "packs" and, of course, have to buy the rest. There are only about 10-15 ribbons per pack. Maybe 20? You can resize the ribbons, rotate and move them anywhere. The color options are set, resizing makes the ribbons range from huge to so small you cant see shadows on them, and you can adjust opacity. You can also erase parts to blend with the background. Sounds like a little, but you can do a lot with it, and make everything look great.
But thats it. Each pack is $.99, which is waaay too pricy for what you get. I assume Apple states somewhere the lowest price any company can offer us is $.99, which is fine. If there was an option to buy all packs for $1.99-2.99 I would say its worth it, but I already spent money to get a disappointingly small amount of ribbons to start with. Paying a buck each seems a bit much. If Apple allowed $.50, that seems about right.
If the editing tools were what they are in this companies other app, Union, Id give this app 5 stars, even with all my aforementioned "cons" because it really is a neat and fun effect to add to any number of photos. Theyre pretty good, but Unions brush options are my favorite out of any app Ive ever used that has a brush. This company makes both apps - and several more I have and love and recommend - why dont they all have Unions level of control? Its amazing, and now Im spoiled and want it everywhere.
Currently, you can lock rotation, allowing you to move the ribbon without rotating it at all, which comes in handy. But Id love to see some way to lock/unlock resizing the ribbon while rotating it - so I could get it to the size I want, lock it, and then spin the ribbon around willy-nilly until I get it angled just right, with perspective & lighting and whatnot.
Additionally, Id love to see a way to make the ribbons thicker or thinner, so if I make the ribbon smaller/larger to line up the twists and turns with my image, I could adjust the thickness so the ribbon doesnt either disappear or take up the whole picture. That doesnt happen too often, but adding this option would open up SO MANY more great ways to add to boring pictures.
Id also like to see an eye-drop-type tool for getting colors just right, added to the current color set. That would be an amazing addition, allowing me and anyone else much more control over manipulating the ribbons.
I guess what Im trying to say is, if the App originally gave the user more ways to make the ribbon blend or pop, it would totally seem worth $.99 on 10-20 more ribbons per pack.
As-is, this is a really great app from a company that makes stuff I really like, and even with the current tools, this was worth the money spent. I was really sad to see only 9 other reviews, because I hope to see additions or updates, which seems unlikely without more notice. This is truly a unique app - there is nothing else like it and I want more!