Photography no longer requires an expensive camera, and photo editing can be done from your phone now instead of from a computer, thanks to mobile apps. However, there are many different photography and editing apps available, so it can be hard to decide which ones are the best for you and your needs. Here, we will look at some of the best camera and photo editing apps available right now.
Pixtica
Pixtica is an app that is intended to replace the default camera app on your phone. If your default camera has a bad resolution or you need something a little better for professional quality photos, Pixtica is a great option. It comes with filters and effects, and if your phone has the capability of manual control, you can use it to take over the focus, shutter speed, exposure, and everything, as if it were a professional digital camera instead of a phone camera. Unfortunately, not all phones are capable of using the manual control feature; it depends on the manufacturer.
Pixtica also comes with a GIF recorder, slow motion, time-lapse, and hyper-lapse video recording. You can use Pixtica for both a camera and photo editing app.
The app comes with an intuitive layout that places it among the best camera apps, and it is free. You can also subscribe to unlock additional features for $1.25 per month.
LightX Photo Editor
LightX Photo Editor is an all-in-one photo editing app that allows you to merge photos together, blur photos, change the backgrounds of photos, add splash effects, and add stickers or frames. There are various filters you can apply to photos, and you have access to some more advanced editing features like color mixing, saturation, contrast, brightness, and shadows to your photos. It also offers selfie and portrait tools to make them look more professional. You can remove blemishes from your photos, change the hair color or style, and even whiten your teeth. In addition, the app has tutorial videos to help you if you get stuck using some of the features.
LightX Photo Editor is free, but for $3.69, you can unlock stickers and frames, get rid of ads, and gain the ability to save pictures in PNG format.
Photo Watermark
Photo Watermark is both a camera and a photo editing app that lets you put watermarks on your photos. You customize the text you want to be the watermark, or you can write on the screen to create a hand-written style of watermark. It allows you to change the transparency of a watermark to match whatever you need it to, and you can easily save and reuse the same watermarks. You can also add a timestamp, location, stickers, graffiti effects, and a mosaic effect to your photos.
Photo Watermark is free and ad-supported, but you can remove the ads for $0.99 per month.
Affinity Photo
Affinity Photo is for iPads only, but it is a professional photo editing app that is on par with computer photo editing software. In addition, it saves to the cloud so that you can work on your photos on your tablet or your computer with ease.
Affinity Photo offers blend modes and masks to give you professional-quality photos. If you are used to Photoshop’s controls, Affinity Photo can have a bit of a learning curve, but it is one of the best photo editing apps available once you get used to it.
Affinity Photo costs $19.99 to purchase.
PhotoDirector
PhotoDirector is a photo editing app that is packed full of editing tools. You can adjust the colors, tone, and saturation of photos and add different effects and filters to improve your images. In addition, PhotoDirector lets you change the perspective of photos, mirror them, cut sections of the photos, add frames, stickers, and more.
While PhotoDirector has a lot of tools, it is still an easy-to-use and easily navigable app, and since you can undo your changes, you can play with the different features without worrying about mistakes.
PhotoDirector is free, but it also offers a premium version that costs $3.70 per month, which unlocks more tools, removes ads, and increases the output quality.
Glitch Lab
Glitch Lab is a photo editing app with effects that look like digital glitches. The app comes with over 100 different glitch effects that can be customized, so your style is unique to you. While this style of photo effects might not be appealing to everyone, it can be a fun app to use if you want retro or glitchy effects. Glitch Lab also comes with an animation module so that you can create small videos in it.
The app is free, but it also has a pro version that has extra filters and parameters and higher resolution. It costs $6.49 to purchase the pro version.
SKRWT
SKRWT is a distinctly unique photo editing app. Unlike other photo editing apps, SKRWT does not have stickers or makeup effects. Instead, SKRWT has tools that allow you to correct lens distortion, shift the perspective of the photo, and change the ratio. SKRWT is one of the best apps for professionals; it allows you to enhance your photos to make them how you envisioned them when you took them. Even though this app was made for professionals, it is intuitive and easy to use.
SKRWT is $1.49 to purchase upon downloading.
Snapseed
One of the best free apps for photo editing available is Snapseed. Even though it is free, it comes with some excellent tools and an intuitive interface. It has 29 different filters and tools available, including a brush, structure, healing, perspective, and HDR. You can save looks to apply to photos later on, and you have complete control over everything to allow you to fine-tune your images with ease.
Snapseed is not the best for a pro, but it is one of the best free apps available for both iOS and Android.
Blurb:
Cameras on phones have come a long way since they were first released decades ago. What used to be a grainy image that was not always easy to make out is now a nearly professional-quality photo. Many have stopped using physical cameras in favor of their phones since they are easier to carry around and the quality is similar.
Since using your phone for photos is becoming the norm, there are many photo editing apps that can be used straight from your phone and camera apps to use instead of your phone’s default camera app. This article lists some of the best camera apps and photo editing apps available, both paid and free for Android and iOS, and highlights some of the top features for each app.
