Flawless Friday: Photo App-licable

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I am not tech-savvy, as in IT expert-level savvy, but would you mind if I share my top photo-editing apps? Yes? No? Okay.

As someone who doesn't own a decent camera and who completely relies on a smartphone's lenses, photo-editing apps are always my go-to when I need to fix the blurs of a snap.

Also, because I don't even know how to Photoshop, these apps are my rescue especially now that I have to have artsy-fartsy photos for this blog. Heh.

So, for those who want some tips and heads-up, let me give you a run-through on these apps I often use for photo-editing:

(By the way, I am an Android user. But I think these apps are available for iPhones, too, anyway.)

1. Snapseed

Sounds like a vegetable to me.

Why I like it...

More often than not, I feel the need to edit my photos because my phone has a sucky camera quality especially at night. Sorry, Samsung. Snapseed has this option where I can automatically enhance the photo's brightness and contrast to its suggested preference. In just a tap of the "Automatic" icon, the photo's already edited as it is. But, if you want to work on your own preference, there are a lot of tools that can be used for the tweaking.

But what I don't like is...

It has no zoom and undo/redo function! Seriously, if I want to view a close-up of what I am working on, normally I would just pinch the screen to enlarge the photo. But it doesn't work on Snapseed. And, the big downside of this app is when I have made a mistake on editing, I have to redo all from Step 1 because there's no "undo."

If I would rate it on Play Store, it would be...

4 stars.

2. VSCOCam

Aha! The hipster app! Haha. I've waited too long before this app finally made it to Google Play. Back then, only iPhone users got in the #vscocam bandwagon. Well not anymore!

Why I like it...

I don't use VSCOCam to tweak my photos but rather, to put filter. VSCOCam has a range of filters to choose from which is not even closely similar to what Instagram offers. And again, for emphasis, photos edited in VSCO have this hipster kinda feel. Don't you agree?

Most of my Instagram photos are VSCOCam-ed, so...

But what I don't like is...

It keeps on hanging and restarting whenever I import photos from the Gallery. When the app was still new on Android, probably a few months ago, it had that problem. Although now it's a lot better because it finally imports the photo successfully, but it could still be a long wait.

Also, I'm not sure if this is only in my case but the screen resolution of the app doesn't fit to my phone's. Photos end up only 2/3 of the screen when I'm editing.

If I would rate it on Play Store, it would be...

3 stars.

3. Photo Grid

Let's have squares within squares.

Why I like it...

Photo Grid is the only photo collage/frame app I have liked and continued using ever since I started using Android. It has a "Grid HD" option for the framed collage and the "Single HD" option for a, duh, single photo I wish to box or frame. Usually I use this for Instagram purposes because I don't like my photos to be limited in squares, especially the landscape ones.

Aside from the two mentioned, Photo Grid has other features such as Video Slides, Template HD, and Free HD. I haven't tried those three yet.

But what I don't like is...

Not much. I haven't encountered major problems with Photo Grid yet except that it lags every once in a while.

If I would rate it on Play Store, it would be...

4 stars.

4. Camera 360

Yes. This is the app that makes your face super kinis.

Why I like it...

Okay, okay, at first I didn't want to download the app because it had a bad impression by the time it came out. By bad, I mean, people were already using it to enhance their faces and not the photos and were only a step away in real faking it. That's why I did not.

Apparently, Camera 360 is more than that. Definitely more than its "Magic Skin" filter. It has pretty neat photo-editing features and a wide selection of filters. I can also use it directly as my phone's camera by changing the default settings.

But what I don't like is...

It's not much of a big deal but when I open the app, it welcomes me with the camera function. I guess it's because it's mainly a camera app than a photo-editor.

And it still has that impression to some people. (See related app: Perfect 365)

If I would rate it on Play Store, it would be...

3 stars.

5. Studio Design

It's a photo social network.

Why I like it...

This is what I use for the photo-headers here in my blog! It's like Photoshop, with layers, but with ready-to-use typographies and stickers. There are cool fonts to choose from and free downloadable overlays. Studio is perfect for photo designs and it brings out the creativity in me.

But what I don't like is...

I have to be connected to the Internet to be able to use it. Because it's some sort of a networking site, I need to be online to work on a photo. It automatically publishes your work afterwards for your followers to see. (Or not see, if the profile's private.) This is a huge downer especially for me who likes to spend time photo-editing when there's no mobile internet available.

If I would rate it on Play Store, it would be...

3 stars.

Special mention: PicsArt

Discovered this app last night before I started blogging this. I'm still exploring the editing tools and features present in PicsArt but I can say it has very impressive offerings. Most of what I've seen from other photo-editing apps are also present in PicsArt. And there's a lot more.

I will update this blog post soon for my review on PicsArt but for now, the five mentioned above are on my list. I'm still figuring out how PicsArt works. Haha.

Do let me know if you have them too and share your thoughts about it. Leave a comment below. :)

'Til the next snap!

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