Imgur: Funny Memes & GIF Maker

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Last verified 30 Aug 2026

4.5 55191 ratings · App Store

1. 2/5Impossible to Use

   For several years now, the app has been progressively getting wide and worse. It’s too the point bias that regardless of the device I’m on, I have maybe 5 minutes before the app stutters and crashes. That entire time it’s making my devices burning hot and draining battery like nothing else I’ve ever used. That’s when I’m not getting punted to external sites or the App Store by increasing intrusive ads. The app is simply unusable, and over the course of YEARS it’s clear Imgur is either incapable or unwilling to provide its users (and their ad revenue) with a usable app experience. Even using their website, it’s nothing but crashes and hangs and failures to load, when ad loading doesn’t jerk the page location around almost continually. I’m not sure what Imgur’s aversion is to not tormenting their monetary base, but it’s ridiculous and a wholly broken model. And now they want us to buy paid subscriptions? Why should anyone pay a single penny for something you can’t even access without hours of frustration and a dead battery in an hour? This is simply a complete failure of an app, and a complete failure of a company to provide any kind of reasonable user experience.

   Intertube consumer · 30 Aug 2026

2. 1/5Get your memes etc elsewhere

   Latest review: If I thought the ads were bad before… now they are on another level. This app used to be good years ago but now it’s not. I unfortunately have to delete it because you shouldn’t have to pay to get rid of intrusive ads. Imgur went downhill and it’s not coming back up. I’m sad, but it’s how it is. Updated review: I read the latest update will have ads, and although I understand the reasoning behind such an action it's still disappointing and it alienates people. I won't be surprised if many delete the app after this. It's a shame. Old review: So I like imgur. I tried to delete the app because it can be distracting, but as they say, time you enjoy wasting is not wasted time. You don't need an imgur account to enjoy the features (it gets you really sucked in if you do have one though). People tend to fave/forget, recycle similar jokes and photos over and over, repost, have pity posts, mature posts (good thing there's the settings menu), and there's not a lot of originality. However, it's great for getting short bursts of info, (like news, opinions, stuff going on in the world/other places), it has a generally good community, lots of photos/gifs and video recommendations as well, funny posts, personal posts and it is a whole medium of itself. It's kind of connected to Reddit, its origin, but it has gone its own (mostly) separate path. Imgur makes you laugh, angry, informs you and much more. It's not perfect, but has constant updates and it's better than using the regular version on Safari on your phone. Warning: can be addictive.

   sarasarasarAAA · 30 Aug 2026

3. 1/5Turned to garbage; also clearly botted reviews

   I was just silently banned this week with no warnings, no notice, no emails. I’ve used imgur for years to simply upload photos to share on forums. There is no questionable content and nothing that goes against their new ToS (I’ve heard many were banned for nudity posted years ago but are just now banning those people). It’s the most innocuous set of photos ever on my account and a large portion are set to link only so not public. I’ve (politely) written support asking for an explanation of why I was banned and if they can reinstate my account, and have gotten no reply for over a week. After looking into it, I am clearly not the only one who experienced this. Imgur has ruined the good standing unused to have and is another casualty of corporate higherups ruining a service that used to be good. On top of that, when you look at the reviews here you will see a majority of negative reviews/ratings, but the overall score is 4.4? Dig deeper and many positive reviews appear to be botted, and I wouldn’t be surprised if the ratings without reviews are botted too. There is literally no reason to use imgur anymore. It killed its own identity, it is removing long time members with no explanation and has turned into yet another corporate slop takeover. Just waiting for it to completely fail at this point and shut down for good. I don’t recommend anyone spend their time on this app because quite simply there is no reason to anymore, and your account can either be deleted for no reason with appeals ignored or the site will simply shut down eventually and take all your content with it.

   northpaul · 30 Aug 2026

4. 1/5Imgur “temporarily” over capacity for over a year…

   For over a year now, both the app and website have been completely unusable/unreachable with any browser Imgur link as well as just trying to open the app itself. In fact, at this point, I am just flat out unable to access Imgur’s services. Imgur’s app was actually quite nice (for browsing), and the occasional notifications you’d get felt quite kind. Unfortunately, with this overcapacity thing going on for so long, Imgur being the world’s largest database for accessible and shareable digital media is just a myth at this point (and I imagine no longer even possible with the unregistered user change). I do not know if this is a case of IP banning or targeted device exclusion, as this happens about 75% of the time on pc and 100% on iOS, regardless of whether I am connected to internet through mobile (3/4/5g) or a wide variety of static internet access points like routers in different locations. No VPN, tried with at least 3 different ISP’s. Also, this is the web version of the error: {"data":{"error":"Imgur is temporarily over capacity. Please try again later."},"success":false,"status":403} . TL;DR: Imgur App and website forever inaccessible, not worth downloading or using an app for a service that basically doesn’t exist.

   HyperionIX · 30 Aug 2026

5. 1/5Clearly shady and not to be trusted — I was shadowbanned for merely spreading the Gospel.

   Keep in mind that this review refers to the platform as a whole, and that I was indeed shadowbanned for a post on saving CFCs in the past. Those who are using their electronics and already considering this application right now: DO NOT under any circumstances get this app!! If you plan on spreading the gospel on there, you will get banned (that means permanently disabling your ability to upload or comment) on the spot without the team ever notifying you of what happened! The same applies to any kind of movement that goes against what people have normalized in society, and that includes the CFC ban; the same thing will happen with absolutely zero notice at all whatsoever. The staff of this monstrosity should rightfully both be ashamed AND held accountable for having the gall to permanently silence one for doing the right thing on the internet! Plus, it’s negative as sin without any purpose to it whatsoever. People choose to give up their joy for the so-called “reality” of the world on this platform, and are even willing to attack those who rightfully oppose such things. I for one have already filed them a formal complaint against them by physical letter, and I’m willing to take further action should the current situation worsen over time. The team does not deserve to be running this platform if they’re willing to shut people down for their own facts and personal opinions, and both them and the platform itself are a disgrace to society. Don’t fall for this app/platform’s shady practices and advertising; try another platform that isn’t willing to cancel people for their beliefs.

   Hallowed Henry · 30 Aug 2026

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