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Icon Skins Makerv3.2

Released May 20, 2016Redesign

iOS

The latest redesign resulted in a severe 1.85 star decline, dropping the average rating to 3.15. Users report critical functional failures including unresponsive touch inputs and data loss, indicating the update negatively impacted core utility. The release failed to meet quality standards for both interface responsiveness and platform alignment.

What changed

  • PlatformFixed icon, frame, and shelf positioning issues specific to iOS 9.3
  • UXComplete redesign of the graphical user interface
  • UXUpdated application icon
  • PerformanceGeneral minor bug fixes
  • PerformanceGeneral performance improvements

Reception

12/ 100 impact scoreStrongly Negative
What didn't
  • UX

    backfired

    The graphical user interface redesign triggered reports of unresponsive touch controls and persistent data save failures.

  • Platform

    backfired

    Fixes for icon and shelf positioning failed to resolve alignment issues on newer hardware, contributing to a 1.85 star rating decline.

  • Performance

    no evidence

    General bug fixes and performance improvements failed to mitigate the negative sentiment regarding app utility.

How it played out

Retrospective analysisSeptember 12, 2026

The average rating declined by 1.85 stars following the redesign, shifting from a perfect score to 3.15. Users report critical functional regressions including unresponsive touch controls and persistent data save failures. The update failed to maintain alignment for visual elements on newer hardware, leading to negative sentiment regarding the app's utility.

-1.85 ★
Sentiment shift
New complaints (3)
App fails to save user designs and returns data unavailable errorsmedium
Interface unresponsive to touch input following the latest updatemedium
Visual elements like shelves fail to align correctly on newer hardwaremediumversion-tied

Marlvel takeaways

  • Immediate rollback of the interface redesign is required to address unresponsive touch controls and data save failures.
  • Prioritize hardware-specific testing for shelf and icon alignment to resolve visual regressions on newer devices.
  • Investigate the data save architecture to resolve the reported unavailability errors occurring post-update.

Original release notes

- Fixed issue regarding icon, frames and shelves position after updating on iOS 9.3
- GUI redesign
- New Icon
- Minor bug fix
- Performance improvements

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