Check out great free apps for editing on your phone. Improve your photos without spending anything!
Users looking for the best photo editing app can turn to a number of options available for Android and iPhone (iOS) phones. Apps like Snapseed and VSCO have advanced controls that allow you to improve image quality and even have effects to give your photos a special touch.
To help you choose the best app among the many available in online stores, we have prepared a list of some editors with free versions. Explore the features, differences and advantages of each app below.
Snapseed
Snapseed is Google’s photo editor. The app has a simple layout, with three screens and a set of editing functions found in professional software. By tapping “Tools”, users can balance lighting, adjust colors, change the perspective of the image and much more.
You can also apply filters and effects, such as HDR Scape, Vintage and Noir. To adjust the intensity, simply slide your finger to the right or left. Another interesting feature is “undo”, which allows you to undo actions performed previously, such as “Ctrl+Z” in Photoshop.
PicsArt
PicsArt is considered one of the best free photo editing apps and creating collages. The app has features such as filters, effects, textures and masks, as well as adjustment tools. To access additional features, such as object deletion, users must subscribe to the Gold version, which costs R$ 15.99 per month.
PicsArt is also famous for allowing you to copy edits made by other users to your images. To do this, simply press “Replay” on the photo displayed on the app’s home page and then swap the editing template image for one from your library.
Adobe Lightroom
The Lightroom app brings some features of the software photo editing from Adobe for your mobile phone. In addition to having native tools for adjusting the color, brightness and texture of a photo, the application also allows users to save edits of other people's images and create their own presets.
One of the highlights of the editor is the “auto” function, which applies effects to improve image quality with just one touch. Lightroom’s professional look and large number of features may intimidate less experienced users, but that doesn’t stop them from using the app, which offers tutorials and tips in the main menu. Although the app is free, tools such as removing people and objects are only available in the premium version, which costs R$7.99 per month.
VSCO
VSCO is a very popular editing app among Instagram users. The app’s filters are applied to various photos posted on social media. In terms of editing tools, VSCO has features like HSL (increase or decrease intensity) and Split Tone. You can also add frames to your images, adjust the contrast, exposure, and clarity of the photo.
The app only offers 12 filter options in the free version, and the premium subscription, which unlocks several other effects and features, costs R$41.99 per month. To access the app, you need to create an account, as VSCO also works as a social network. Users can even post edited photos on their own profiles.
