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The Best Photo Editing Apps for Your Smartphone

The best photo apps

Best Free Editing Apps

If you’re not looking to shell out some coin for an application, these free apps could suit your needs. For a more advanced set of controls, more filters, and other options, perhaps one of these paid apps will be ideal.

Android

Snapseed - Free

Google's Snapseed is ranked by many as the best advanced photo editing mobile app. It has a huge range of features and preset filters.

VSCO - Free (or $19.99/year with a 7-day free trial)

VSCO combines a camera with editing tools and an online community (think Instagram).

PicsArt - Free (or $48/year for the whole suite)

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iPhone

Photofox - InApp Purchases

This application allows you to blend your photos, create glitch art, and more. Offers an unlimited access subscription billed annually or monthly.

Adobe Lightroom

This app has a built-in camera that will take photos in RAW. You can, in the premium version, use a healing brush, cloud storage, RAW editing of DSLR photos, and more.

Adobe Photoshop Express

This application has a wide array of Photoshop's best editing tools, that are surprisingly easy to use on a small screen. You will have to sign up for or sign into your Adobe ID account.

The Best Paid Editing Apps

Adobe Lightroom screenshots photo editing app

Android

Prisma Photo Editor - $7.99/month or $30/year

This application uses artificial neural networks to enable users to make photos look like paintings of Picasso, Munch, or Salvador Dali.

Bazaart - $7.99/month or $48/year

Bazaart has montage and collage tools that lets you combine photos, text, and graphics to create artwork.

iPhone

Camera+ - $2.99

This helps users to shoot photos like pros. It includes usual editing and advanced tools. Additionally, you can share photos directly to Facebook, Twitter, and Flickr.

In Conclusion

Lastly, if you are looking for professional-quality edits, it might be best to use a desktop or laptop. While using a mobile device may be convenient, you may notice a lighter number of effects available. In either case, best of luck in your photo editing adventure!

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