Redbubble: Improved features for creators and sellers
Creators and sellers on Redbubble face significant limitations due to missing website features and inadequate app functionality. This results in frustration, as they are unable to easily access their sales history or upload artwork directly from the app, forcing them to rely on a problematic browser experience.
23 different people have complained about this since 19 Nov 2019, most recently on 08 Oct 2025.
No new posts for 396 days. This may have been fixed, or people stopped writing about it — the evidence below is from before 08 Oct 2025.
- “I wish the back button was easier to reach or you could swipe to go back.”
- “If you like cartoons and frustrating algorithms, this is the app for you.”
- “You can’t list anything from the app, you can’t change even your profile picture, it’s very frustrating.”
23 people in 24 posts across 2 sources · 0 in the last 30 days, 0 in the 30 before
The pain
shares of 23 peopleWhat goes wrong, and for whom
- Who
- 23 people using Redbubble - Shop original art
- What goes wrong
- Cannot upload art or manage shop on app11 people · 48%
- App crashes and freezes on launch or navigation4 people · 17%
- Cart displays empty or crashes during checkout2 people · 9%
- App displays login errors and fails to sign in2 people · 9%
- Since
- 19 Nov 2019 → 08 Oct 2025
Is this a startup idea?
Not directly. These are complaints about a product or service people already use — the fix belongs first to that provider.
- Complaints are about
- Redbubble - Shop original art
- Looking for something else
- 0% want an alternative · 25% ask the provider for a feature
- What the numbers say
- Almost nobody is looking for a different product — people want this provider to fix it, not a new option.
The pain — what people say
Their asks, who is writing, and the posts themselves
What people were doing
Every post behind this page, by what its author was doing — and when each one was written
- Complaint1875%
- Request625%
Sources
24 signals · 2 sources
Evidence
Raw public posts behind this opportunity — click through to the original. 2 posts were held back as off-topic; all 24 still count toward the score.
…defeats the purpose of the app. This needs to be fixed immediately. I wish the back button was easier to reach or you could swipe to go back. Other than that it’s great! It’s an easy way to by fan art/art work that you might not be able to get your hands on otherwise. Customer service was easy! Shipping costs are a…
Wishes it existedStrong complaintRedbubble - Shop original art If you like cartoons and frustrating algorithms, this is the app for you. IF it will even let you load anything or log in at all. Look through the redbubble comments on these reviews and you will see that the people at redbubble truly do not care. The artists get a very small percentage…
Frustrated…llers If you’re trying to sell on RB, the app is completely useless. You can’t list anything from the app, you can’t change even your profile picture, it’s very frustrating. I just use the website on Safari. So so many people are using iPads and procreate to make art to sell, so why they wouldn’t have a good seller…
FrustratedRedbubble - Shop original art — Missing website features Works well enough but as a seller I find it lacking. For one thing, I can’t find a way to view Collections or view items by design instead of product, both of which I use for shopping and to share the links promotionally. Sellers also can’t upload new designs or…
Missing feature…but it still has a few features missing. At least I can't find them. Why can't you click on the artist's/designers name to look at all that artist offers? Why can't you search for artists or shops? Why can't you access your own store and edit your account and upload your art work from the app? Is there another…
Missing feature
Market and score
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Why did it move?
Score 25.6 → 25.7 · 14 Oct 2026, 23:00 → 00:15 UTC
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Questions about this idea
- Is Improved features for creators and sellers a startup idea?
- Not directly. These are complaints about a product or service people already use, and the fix belongs first to that provider. The page shows what is frustrating users and how badly — not an open market to start a company in.
- How many people have this problem?
- 23 different people described it independently, in 24 mentions, the earliest from 19 Nov 2019 and the most recent from 08 Oct 2025. The quotes, with dates and links to the originals, are in the Evidence section.
- Is this problem getting worse?
- Status: quiet — no new posts in the last 60 days. 0 people raised it in the last 30 days and 0 in the 30 days before; the status compares its share of everything collected from the same source, so collecting more or less cannot create a trend.
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Redbubble's app seems to struggle with basic features like letting sellers upload new designs directly or even view their sales history, which 21 people have pointed out. This forces many to rely on the browser, which isn't ideal. If you've switched to another platform for selling your art, did it offer a smoother experience with these features?