Photography provides an opportunity to capture the most important moment. And if in the past photos were taken either for memory or for commercial purposes, today, when everyone has a phone with a camera, and almost everyone is registered on social networks, the photo has become a tool of self-expression. There are many examples of successful photographers who, instead of a professional SLR camera, have an iPhone camera, and instead of a column in a magazine or a corner in a photo gallery, they have an Instagram account.
We can confidently say that the iPhone has one of the best phone cameras. And the owners of this smartphone know that the reason for high-quality images lies not only in the technical parameters of the camera, but also in the photo editors that can be downloaded in App Store... Some are free, while others will have to pay, but the functionality is usually the best in them, much more extensive. Very often it is the filters that help to achieve the transfer of the atmosphere, the mood of the photograph. We have created a rating of the best photo editors for iPhone, with which each user can add interesting, unusual effects to his photo, apply filters, change lighting or add shadows.
TOP 10 best photo editors for iPhone
10 Rookie
The most practical
Country: Korea
Average price: Free
Rating (2019): 4.2
Rookie is an app for easily correcting a photo without dramatically altering exposure, composition or colors. The photo editor has a very wide library of filters. The most popular are old photo filters, HDR effects, color fading and oversaturation. In addition to filters, the program contains light leaks that can be easily adjusted with a slider. Photos can be cropped, rotated, overlaid. It is also convenient that for any wrong action, you can It is easy to go back one step.
You can take photos through Rookie. There are many possibilities for creating a photo in the application, this is an extended timer, which allows you to create interesting double photos, and stabilization, and advanced focus settings. Already on the finished frames, you can add inscriptions in various fonts. In reviews, the photo editor is often called the best for its intuitive interface and practical editing tools.
9 Enlight Photofox
Convenient work with masks
Country: Israel
Average price: Free
Rating (2019): 4.3
Enlight Photofox photo editor has one of the richest libraries of various photo correction tools. In addition to standard textures, filters, functions for changing lighting and sharpness, cropping, frames and stickers, in the application you can deform the plane of the photo, create collages, process not all photos, but its individual areas and use masks. It is possible to independently create the desired masks from the color and textures of the processed photo.
When you start the program for the first time, animated tips appear to help you understand what effect a particular tool has. Enlight Photofox contains a Mixer tool that lets you combine multiple photos into one. Moreover, the result is a solid image, without traces of alignment. You can download the application for an iPhone for free and in Russian.
8 Mextures
Detailed filter adjustment
Country: USA
Average price: 132 rubles.
Rating (2019): 4.5
Mextures is not distributed in the App Store for free, but for the amount of features that the application has incorporated into itself, it will hardly be a pity to pay a symbolic amount. You can edit photos either using texture packs or using more than two hundred formulas. Texture packs contain collections of various filters, sorted by subject, and there are no restrictions on the number of their overlays.
7 Filterstorm
Close to professional programs
Country: USA
Average price: 264 rubles.
Rating (2019): 4.5
The application contains a huge number of filters and with the help of manual correction, you can easily control the degree of their superposition on the photo. The diagram of changes, during correction, shows the degree of influence of the filter on individual parts of the image. Filterstorm allows you to edit not only the entire image as a whole, but also individual layers, which can then be combined into one common one. This photo editor is not translated into Russian, but it is not difficult to process photos in it intuitively.
The application contains the "Full log" function, with which you can always go back and correct an unsuccessful correction or completely cancel it. And such a function as Enhance automatically enhances the photo. For those who often use photo editors, the developers have created a unique opportunity to mark, rate and add comments to the tools in order to mark those who are most interested and not use those that do not like them.
6 ProCamera
Photo and video format support
Country: Germany
Average price: 396 rubles.
Rating (2019): 4.6
The application supports both photo and video shooting, and the footage can then be brought to mind using the most necessary tools. Although the application is available for Android phones, it will reveal all its capabilities on the iPhone, since on this smartphone in this program you can edit videos in UHD or 4K quality. Taking a picture through the application, the user just needs to touch any part of the screen, and the photo will be taken.
Photo editor ProCamera has almost the widest library of filters (about 83). The program contains several shooting modes: "Portrait" - allows you to create photos with the effect of depth, that is, focusing on a person and slightly blurring the background; Lowlight - helps you take photos in low light; selfie; full screen. The application can adjust the frame rate from 24 to 240 frames per second.
5 PicsArt Photo Studio
Multidirectionality
Country: USA
Average price: Free
Rating (2019): 4.7
The free PicsArt Photo Studio application has the widest range of applications. With its help, you can not only edit photos, but also draw, create collages from photos or drawings. The photo editor has a classic set of tools and functions: masks, frames, shadow and light adjustment, filters and color effects. You can draw with both colors from the palette and with the colors of a photo.
You can also place cliparts (or stickers) on photos and draw with a variety of brushes. You will have the largest number of brushes at your disposal: spray paint effect, drawing with circles, strokes, marker effect. The image can be cropped in a standard rectangular shape or in a free shape, for example, figuratively - in the form of a heart, a triangle. Photos can be stretched, cloned, created movement of individual elements, adjust contrast, select the degree of tilt and blur.
4 Afterlight 2
The most popular
Country: USA
Average price: 198 rubles.
Rating (2019): 4.7
When Afterlight 2 was first released, the app immediately became the download leader and remains the most popular editor for iPhones to this day. The program contains standard set tools: change contrast, brightness, saturation, enhance shadows, eliminate noise. Filters in the application are divided into "original" - 27 pieces, and "guest" - 13 pieces. They alter images quite a bit without creating dramatic and unnatural effects.
Through the Afterlight 2 application, you can take a photo and then process it, for example, with the following tools: manual color correction; framework; masks; pruning; color filters; rotation; films. The frames in the application are paid, and the masks are free. Separately, it is worth noting "Films", because they suppress noise and some textures, which will be the way out in the case when the picture is slightly low-quality. The only inconvenience may be the fact that the editor is not translated into Russian.
3 Facetune2
Best for selfies and portraits
Country: Israel
Average price: Free
Rating (2019): 4.8
Facetune2 editor is a unique application that is only supported on the iOS platform. It is considered the best photo editor for correcting portraits and selfies. The program provides the ability to create makeup and remove any skin imperfections. You can easily remove red eyes or add natural sparkle to your eyes. There are also functions for changing the color of the eyes or whitening a smile.
Exclusive feature to reduce or enlarge facial features such as cheekbones, lips or eyes. With the help of the "Magic Camera" you can take an ideal photo: apply the necessary filters and take a picture with whitened teeth, clean skin and shine in the eyes. With the Prism tool, you can add many interesting avant-garde elements to your photo, or simply change the background of an image. The photo editor is free, but you will have to purchase a VIP subscription to access all the features.
2 VSCOCam
Optimal balance of functionality and convenience
Country: USA
Average price: Free
Rating (2019): 4.9
VSCOCam Photo Editor was voted the best photo editing app on the iOS platform in 2013. One of the main advantages of the program for CIS residents is that it has been translated into Russian. In addition, you can download the editor absolutely free. It is convenient to synchronize devices, for example, photos taken from a smartphone on the Android platform can be edited on an iPhone.
The app has a very wide range of photo editing tools. In addition to a huge number of filters, effects and templates, the program has a Preview Gallery function, with which you can preview the result of applying effects, frames and other things. In addition to basic free filters, you can purchase unique ones for an additional fee. VSCOCam offers a Journal platform that allows you to publish edited photo work directly in the app.
1 Snapseed
Best tool library
Country: USA
Average price: Free
Rating (2019): 5.0
On the this moment based on ratings, reviews and votes, Snapseed app is the best free photo editor in Russian for iPhone. The program is able to process not only the usual photos in JPG format, but RAW format. In Snapseed, you can add focus, for example, to the eyes and smooth out uneven skin in a portrait.
Score Apps App The Store is teeming with a variety of photo editing and posting apps. In this article, we'll take a look at the best free iPhone photo editors. With their help, you will not only be able to take pictures, but also stylishly then process the resulting photos.
Here are the best free photo editing apps for iPhone and iPad:
VSCO
VSCO- multifunctional tool for working with photos. With it, you can shoot, process and publish photos on social networks. I will not describe all the functions of this photo application, as it will take a long time. I will only write about its social component.
The number of VSCO users around the world is simply huge, and the photos posted on the service are beyond count. It should be noted that the company's employees daily select portions of the best photos and publish them to everyone on their page right in the application. Actually, only here you can find super-duper pictures of different genres from all over the world. You can not be limited to only one subscription of the best pictures, but also follow all the users you like.
Today it is difficult to find a person who does not have an account on this social network. for all the years of its existence, it has changed a lot. There are many more filters, there is an opportunity to publish videos and a large number of tools for photo processing. In addition, quite recently it became possible to take not only square (1: 1) photos and videos, but also in free proportions.
Now smartphone users on Android base can try the beta version of the application with the function of "hot" switching accounts, and in latest update users were given the opportunity to use the technology.
One of those photo editors where everything you need is in one app. I've already reviewed this, describing most of the points and settings. The user interface is simple - all photo manipulations are done using swipes.
There is also a weakness, this is a collection of very clumsy filters. Otherwise, this photo editor shows itself exclusively from its best side, making it possible to quickly retouch not only pictures in JPEG, but also in RAW.
Hyperlapse
The creators of Instagram decided not to stop at one application and developed more services to complement the famous social network. Among them, with its help, you can shoot videos using software image stabilization, as well as make accelerated video.
Key plus Hyperlapse it is not considered shooting in accelerated mode, but actually a flawlessly and accurately working video stabilization system. Do you want everyone to think you have an iPhone 6s with OIS? Put on Hyperlapse and your iPhone 4s will have a video as good as the iPhone 7 Plus.
Google Photos is a free service for storing photos and videos
From year to year, the quality of photos and videos improves, therefore, their size also increases. If you don't want to pay Apple for a seat in, then use it. The application has a convenient and intuitive interface, you can upload an unlimited number of photos and videos. To be fair, I note that unlimited here, as elsewhere is tricky - the service will compress photos, promising not to damage their quality. Or it will take space from Google Drive if the file exceeds 16 megabytes.
This photo editor also has an interesting "Assistant" function, it creates collages, stories and animations from the photos filled in by itself, and does it quite well. However, the general feature is still the search, it evaluates each photo and autonomously determines what is shown on it. For example, if you write "Forest" in the search, the photo editor will show you all the photos taken against the background of trees.
A color story
To keep the photos taken with your iPhone bright and beautiful, use a creative photo editor with a suitable name - A color story.Instaflash Pro and your iPhoneography will never be boring.
While most photo editors have the ability to adjust things like contrast, exposure, brightness, and more, Instaflash Pro beats them by introducing features like:
- Fill Light / Soft Light- adds brightness to certain parts of your photo.
- Orton- Shifts the shadow and saturation in the photo.
- Color splash- allows you to select and change certain parts of your photo to black and white.
- Color EQ- allows you to specifically add color saturation, hue and brightness to specific locations.
… and much more!
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Unless you are a professional photographer who rotates images in RAW format and uses dozens of layers, effects and filters to achieve the desired quality, there is no point in installing Photoshop or similar tools on your home computer. However, in the life of every person there comes a moment when you urgently need to take a picture, edit it and post it on Instagram. In such a situation, you cannot do without a photo editor for iPhone. Today we are going to tell you about the 5 best free image editing apps.
Darkroom
Darkroom is an easy-to-use editor that lets you crop a photo, play with contrast, brightness and saturation, choose from several filters, and then export your creation to your library. For $ 6, you also get access to professional tools to correct color balance, however, to edit the photo for social networks, the free features are enough.
Prisma
Prisma is different from other photo editors. There are no usual toolbars here - only a snapshot and a list of filters that turn it into a colorful picture. If you need a program to remove the "red-eye" effect or retouch a portrait - feel free to pass by. But if you want to express yourself and make a picture out of an inconspicuous landscape in the style of famous artists, Prisma will help. At the first launch, the application asks to create account, and this option cannot be disabled in any way. Perhaps this is the only drawback.
Polarr
With this application, you can remove defects from photos, crop them, use filters, color correction and make a bunch of other edits. The developers write that Polarr is equipped with advanced tools for editing portraits - after downloading the editor, you can easily verify this. There are really a lot of functions, and thanks to this abundance of the application, you can forgive the small fonts and the interface cluttered with buttons and icons.
Aviary
Next on our list is Aviary photo editor. All editing tools are placed in one menu at the bottom of the screen, and you can switch between them using swipes on the sides. The icons are of normal size and can be easily hit with your finger. Aviary can remove "red eye", blur the image, adjust colors, contrast, brightness and saturation of photos. In a word, this is the best for posting on Instagram.
Among photographers, the Lenslight app is considered quite specific. Its main feature is a large number of various optical and light effects, glare, glow and bokeh. Each effect can be carefully adjusted, and a filter can be applied to the photo. After adding effects, the rays look very natural. R The implementation of the program is also quite simple: after the first work with it, all its wide possibilities become clear. Application in English.
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- Android 4.0 or later
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VSCOCam: “the new standard in mobile photography”?
For iOS and Android
VSCOCam is undoubtedly the most popular iPhone application. By the way, the creators proudly call their program "the new standard in mobile photography." And, in general, for good reason: VSCOCam allows you to apply a variety of filters and experiment with settings. There is a document on working with the application, so before starting work, you can thoroughly study all the features of the program. Another advantage is the intuitive interface. Again, according to the developers, they did everything so that users "did not waste time on long post-processing, but get beautiful frames simply and quickly." The photo editor itself is free. Additionally, you can purchase paid content. The program is in English.
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- iOS 5.0 or later. Compatible with iPhone, iPad and iPod touch. Optimized for iPhone 5.
- Android 4.0 or later
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Afterlight (33 rubles): experimenting with color reproduction
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Like all other photo editors, Afterlight contains many hipster filters and frames. But hallmark of this program is its work with color rendering: photographers compare it to Lightroom. Afterlight will not replace professional software, but it will do for small work. For your convenience - 15 editing tools. You can adjust, for example, contrast, saturation, image temperature. The application has 23 "film" effects that allow you to "light up" a photo, add texture, mirror the image, etc. Separately, we can say about all kinds of frames: there are so many of them that even from the simplest picture you can get quite an interesting result. Application in English.
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- iOS 5.0 or later. Compatible with iPhone, iPad and iPod touch. Optimized for iPhone 5.
- Android 2.3 or later
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Mextures (66 rubles): add some magic to your photos
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The first thing that impresses is the design of the app. He's already inspiring. As soon as we start working, we see a rich selection of various textures, which, which is unusual, are presented in the form of "formulas" from ready-made collections. By the way, you can create textures yourself, experimenting with different parameters. For those who like to create beautiful color pictures, reminiscent of illustrations for books of fairy tales, this program is optimal. On first launch, the user can view the main features of the application. Mextures is in the top 100 paid apps overall. The program is in English.
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- iOS 6.1 or later. Compatible with iPhone, iPad and iPod touch. Optimized for iPhone 5.
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Snapseed: add drama
For iOS and Android
Another popular photo editor. Snapseed provides a lot of possibilities: a huge number of filters and effects, such as tilt-shift and focus adjustments, sharpening and color rendition adjustments. There is automatic editing. Among the filters can be distinguished a group, so to speak, especially "atmospheric", which will look good with both color and black-and-white photos, adding a certain drama and mystery to the picture. Application in English.
Requirements:
- iOS 5.1 or later. Compatible with iPhone, iPad and iPod touch. Optimized for iPhone 5.
- Android version 4.0 or later
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Pixlr Express: 100% Free
For iOS and Android
The product of a major developer Autodesk has quite a few options. As with Mextures, it has a curious nice interface and design. All functionality is grouped into categories. This is one of those rare photo editors where the paid components are completely absent. A huge selection of filters, frames and other functions is interesting: you can make a photo truly archived, you can add an inscription, decorate with all sorts of bokeh and light effects like LensLight. AND another nice little thing - the program menu every time appears in front of you with a different background, which is the previously edited frame. Application in English.
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Adobe Photoshop Express: for RAW processing
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Compared to other programs, there is nothing particularly remarkable here - all the same typical settings and effects, half of which are paid. On the other hand, the developers knowingly put the word "express" in the title, which speaks for itself that the program is designed for quick processing of the taken pictures, with which Photoshop Express does an excellent job. What's especially valuable is that you can process RAW files here. The application language is English.
Requirements
- Android version 4.0.3 or later
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Rookie: versatile for every genre
For iOS and Android
In just a couple of months of its existence on the App Store, Rookie photo editor managed to gain a huge number of rave reviews and a high score. The application has both a free set of functions and a paid one. The premium version, which includes 72 filters, 142 stickers and 130 frames, can be purchased for 169 rubles. The standard application package contains many vintage filters adapted for different genres of photography: portraits, landscapes, city sketches, macro, etc. Each filter group has its own settings. For example, in filters for portraits, you can adjust the Skin Smoothing level. After processing, the photo can be sent to Instagram, Twitter, Facebook, Tumblr, Flickr, or saved to the gallery. Application in English.
Requirements:
- iOS 6.0 or later. Compatible with iPhone 4, iPhone 4S, iPhone 5, iPhone 5c, iPhone 5s, iPad and iPod touch. Optimized for iPhone 5
- Android version 2.3 or later
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Aviary: optimal for Android
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Photo editor Aviary is considered one of the best apps for Android mobile devices. In general, it is very similar to the updated Instagram: there is also a large selection of different filters, the same standard settings brightness, contrast, saturation, but in addition to this, you can add stickers, stickers, inscriptions (although the choice of fonts is small), and create your favorite memes. The application is adapted for Russian.
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- iOS 7.0 or later. Compatible with iPhone, iPad and iPod touch. Optimized for iPhone 5.
- Android version 2.3.3 or later
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Pho.to Lab: for imaginative creatives
For iOS and Android
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- Android is device dependent.
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3 apps to add text to photos
Over (33 rub)
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Over is an app for adding text to a photo. For starters, you can see what users have already done with this application. The program is in Russian. The workflow is incredibly simple and straightforward: you select a photo, insert text, change its color, size, position and font. In a word, it is impossible to get confused. Initially, not all fonts are available to the user. For a complete set, you will need to pay about 40 rubles. At the same time, the capabilities of the program are somewhat limited: you cannot make the typeface bold or italic, or use a background for your inscription. Application in Russian.
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- iOS 6.0 or later. Compatible with iPhone, iPad and iPod touch. Optimized for iPhone 5.
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Phonto: the richest in functionality
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In addition to the built-in fonts (there are about 50 of them), Phonto has the ability to install any fonts you want. The program is implemented very easily: to add an inscription, just click on the photo. Then you can do absolutely anything with the text. Aligning, changing the font, color, transparency, adding symbols and background - in Phonto, unlike Over, you can embody any creative idea. By the way, you can edit the photo itself by applying one of the filters to it. An additional set of frames and filters is available for 66 rubles. Application in English.
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- iOS 7.0 or later. Compatible with iPhone, iPad and iPod touch. Optimized for iPhone 5.
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Typic: for those who care about friendly design
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Typic can automatically crop pictures to a square. After choosing a frame, you can apply one of 11 free filters, add text, choose one of 30 fonts and 7 colors, adjust its transparency, and, finally, decorate the result with a frame or pattern. Available fonts work correctly only with the Latin alphabet. Perhaps we can note the pleasant interface of the program. More fonts and filters and fonts are available in the second "version" of the program - Typic + for 33 rubles. Application in English.
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- Requires iOS 7.0 or later. Compatible with iPhone, iPad and iPod touch. Optimized for iPhone 5.
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3 collage maker apps
Moldiv: collages and more
For iOS and Android
Free app from the creators of PicsPlay Pro. With it, you can easily combine and edit multiple photos. Here you will find not only various frames and a wide range of options, but you can also decorate pictures with inscriptions and stickers. You can combine up to 9 pictures in one collage! In addition, you can make the corners of the photos rounded, choose a background, customize the font (the choice of fonts is simply huge, besides, they are adapted to the Cyrillic alphabet).Before starting work, you can see video about the capabilities of the application, but most likely you will figure it out without it. The program is very easy to use and understandable.The photo editing function is also at its best: out of 45 effects, you will definitely find what will embody your creative idea.And those for whom this set is not enough will be able to purchase a premium package for 66 rubles. Application in Russian.
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- iOS 6.0 or later. Compatible with iPhone 4, iPhone 4S, iPhone 5, iPhone 5c, iPhone 5s, iPad and iPod touch. Optimized for iPhone 5.
- Android version 4.0 or later
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Photo Grid: Making Ads and Video Stories
For iOS and Android
Another free application that allows you to create not only collages, but also a kind of postcards and "message boards". Photo Grid cannot boast of the same rich functionality as Moldiv (for example, here you cannot adjust the thickness of the frames), but it has a number of other advantages. So, with this program you can create video stories using your photos and favorite music, as well as photo stories with text and stickers. In total, the program offers about 3000 layouts and stickers. In addition, the application allows you to edit individual photos. The program is in English.
Requirements:
- iOS 6.0 or later. Compatible with iPhone, iPad and iPod touch. Optimized for iPhone 5.
- Android version 2.3 or later
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Pic Jointer: Simple and Fast
For iOS and Android
Unlike the previous two applications, Pic Jointer offers to make the most ordinary collages: simple and fast. There are 64 schemes to choose from. The thickness, roundness of frame borders and color can be adjusted to your liking. A premium account will allow you to choose the background of the scheme.
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- iOS 6.0 or later. Compatible with iPhone, iPad and iPod touch. Optimized for iPhone 5.
- Android version 2.3 or later
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3 apps to create multi-exposure
MultiExpo: the first multi-exposure app
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For those looking for an interesting application for creating a multiple exposure effect, we suggest paying attention to MultiExpo. By the way, MultiExpo is the pioneering app for multiple exposure mobile devices... And for the "discoverer" it is implemented quite well: an understandable and pleasant interface in Russian, the ability to crop each frame separately and apply filters to the already combined image.The app is completely free, there is no additional premium package.
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- iOS 5.0 or later. Compatible with iPhone, iPad and iPod touch. Optimized for iPhone 5.
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Instant Blend: multiple exposure as one of the functions
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Application that allows you to take pictures with double exposure. The free set of functions includes the ability to apply various filters to images, contrast correction, exposure for each frame, all kinds of frames and adding captions. The premium feature pack allows you to diversify your options. In English.
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- Requires iOS 6.0 or later.
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Picamerge (33 rub)
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The first thing that should be noted is the friendly interface in Russian. But compared to the free photo editors above, Picamerge seems too simple: here you won't even be able to rotate and crop an image. All you can do is combine two images into one and apply a filter to them.
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- iOS 7.0 or later. Compatible with iPhone, iPad and iPod touch. Optimized for iPhone 5.
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