The best apps to edit photos on your phone

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Yes, you can still use a computer to work on your photo creations if you prefer; however, currently you can also do it on your phone, which brings the additional advantage of doing it at the moment and with the device with which you took it, without having to return home to work on your images of the day. In this list we gather The best apps to edit photos on the cell phone with which you took them.

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The best photo editing apps

ProgramCost
Adobe LightroomFree (optional subscription)
Photoshop ExpressFree
SnapseedFree
VSCOFree (optional in-app purchases)
Afterlight$3 bucks
Lens DistortionsFree (optional subscription)
PicsArtFree (optional in-app purchases)< /td>
HypocamFree (optional in-app purchases)

Adobe Lightroom (free/premium subscription $10 per month)

Adobe Lightroom offers two options: Lightroom CC and Lightroom Classic CC. Classic has become the standard for photo editing and handling among professionals, although with the simpler interface and wonderful cloud syncing capabilities of the latest version you don't need to be a professional to do great things.

Available for Android and iOS, Adobe Lightroom CC is a feature-packed photo manager and editor that includes RAW support, exposure adjustments, watermarks, and much more. You can download it and edit photos for free, but if you want to sync your images across all your devices and use the premium features, you'll need to pay for the Photography Creative Cloud plan, which costs $10 per month and also gives you access to Photoshop and Lightroom Classic on desktop versions.

Android iOS

Photoshop Express (Free)

Speaking of tools for professionals, there's probably none that makes you think of photo editing more than Adobe Photoshop. Adobe released an Express version some time ago, which despite not being as powerful as the desktop version, allows you to crop photos, adjust exposure, and more. It also has a “heal” tool (for example, to remove some acne from a photo), blur and more.

A full version of Photoshop for the iPad already exists, but it's designed only for Apple tablets, not the iPhone or Android devices. The Premium Photoshop Express plan costs $5 per month.

The best apps to edit photos on your phone

Android iOS

Snapseed (Free)

Snapseed is a professional-grade photo editing app, designed by Google. It has a large number of editing options to help make the most common photos special. Snapseed gives you control over your images by including a series of sliders capable of altering blur, temperature and other attributes of photography, such as grainy overlays, 60s-style film reel effects or its exclusive filter Retrolux.

Most interesting of all, you can stack effects on photos, similar to “Layers in Photoshop”, making it easy to produce a new result every time you edit one.

Android iOS

VSCO (Free/Optional Purchases)

VSCO is a photo editing app, which seeks to make your smartphone photos look like they were taken from a movie. In addition to a set of included filters, it also allows you to purchase packs of presets, each of which has its own aesthetic for certain types of images.

In addition, this application features an integrated community that includes both professional artists, as well as hobbyists and photographers who share their naturalistic photos with each other. With pro-level tools and advanced camera controls, VSCO is a great app for newbies and pros alike.

Android iOS

Afterlight (free/optional purchases)

Its developers call it "the most powerful and comprehensive photo editing experience on mobile." And although it may sound somewhat "pretentious", it is not that far from the truth. Afterlight has all the basic photo editing tools you'll need, as well as built-in filters, frames, and RAW support, for both Android and iOS. Just like other apps, you can also create your own filters, to give your photos a distinctive look time and time again.

But best of all, you don't have to pay anything to enjoy this app. However, if you want to unlock all of its features, it costs $3 per month, $18 for a year, or a one-time payment of $36.

Android iOS

Lens Distortions (Free/Optional Subscription)

Known for their awesome plugins and apps for desktop devices, Lens Distortions has also created a mobile app for both Android and iOS, a bit different, but with a lot of quality.

Whether it's a color filter, or you're looking for an overlay effect like a light leak or flare, Lens Distortions has a host of realistic effects that you can add to your photos.

This app is free to download on Android and iOS and includes five free filters in each section with the free version. If you want access to the 250 premium filters, you will need to subscribe.

Android iOS

PicsArt (free, with in-app purchases)

If you'd rather remix photos than create simple touch-ups and filters, PicsArt might be more your style. Think of PicsArt as a cross between Photoshop and Paint. You can edit your photos, but you can also use a wide variety of brush tools: you can add some sparkle, decorate with text, adjust a color, or create any remix you can dream of. With PicsArt, you can also cut an object out of one photo and superimpose it on top of another. While PicsArt's standout feature is remixing (and the community for remixing inspiration), you might not even need a separate app with cloning and cropping tools.

Android iOS

Hypocam (Free, with in-app purchases)

Mastering black and white photography means learning to see the world in black and white, but with Hypocam, you don't have to. The dedicated monochrome app converts the live view to black and white, so you can see what the B/W photo will look like before you take it. In addition to the built-in camera, the app contains a large number of different tools designed specifically for black and white photo editing, including textures. The app also includes a social media style newsfeed to find more inspiration.

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