The Best Android Photo Apps

So there are tons of articles out there claiming that these are the best 15 or 20 Android photo applications. But when I went through them, most of the applications just are not what I'm searching for and minimal features. So I decided to write about my own favorite photo apps and what features are in each one.

So these are the photo apps that I use. And yes, that is my husband and I on our wedding day. :)

I guess Instagram doesn't need much of an introduction since it's one the mostly used applications right now by both Android and iOS users. But if you just got a new iPhone or Samsung phone and were wondering about this app I'm going to explain it anyway.

Instagram basically edits already existing photos that you have on your phone or you can take a photo within the application itself and then you edit it. You can can choose from a range of filters to spice up your pictures a little and you can either choose to include that filter's border or not. 

Even though Instagram is the most popular application right now, I don't always use it for editing as features are very limited (only filters and borders) and you can't even mix and match the filters and borders; each filter has its border and that's that. So I use Instagram mainly for sharing my photos. You can't adjust contrast or colors or sharpen or blur and among a lot of other things. But the filters are actually pretty nice. 

Next application which I love is Photo Wonder! I almost always use this app since it has many features and you can download extra material as well.

As you can see, you can already pick a picture you have in your own gallery then edit it or create a collage or you can use the camera within the app but you also choose the filter at the same time so you already know what the photo will look like before even snapping the photo! Very handy, right? :D 

Not to mention there  are tons of stuff you can do to edit your photos since you have a lot of options. The filters are very nice and lots of stickers and borders to choose from!

 

There's also a beautifying option where you can get smooth looking skin and you even tap those pesky zits away.  The decorations are also very cute and there's quite a lot of them. 

 

Photogrid basically allows you to make collage photos. You can actually choose one photo as well and just add a funky looking frame.

This app is also one of my favorites! Camera 360 is full of filters but that's pretty much it, you only get to choose filters; this app doesn't have any stickers or borders but the filters are very nice. 

 

Like PhotoWonder, Camera 360 lets you take photos within the application and also lets you use the filter camera. This feature has been spreading lately and most photography applications now have it. 

Now the only problem with this application is that you can only choose from its own gallery or your camera gallery and that's it. But the filters are really nice and there's quite a bunch to choose from.  

There's even a magic skin filter that will make your skin really smooth and there are options to choose from. You can have a glossy finish to your skin or maybe you want it to be black and white. :D However, you can't change the opacity. 

I don't even use Frame Magic so I don't why it's even there haha! I'll probably delete it later but if you want to try it out anyway, go ahead. This application lets you add borders (as I'm sure you can tell from its name xD) and it has some filters which I didn't like at all so that's probably why I'm going to delete it. Not to mention it forces you to crop your photos like Instagram.

Next app is Cymera I have to say that the name is very clever even though I don't see how it's relevant to the application lol. Anyway, so I just installed Cymera on my phone a few days ago and I'm still trying it out but it seems to be like a good app.

 Cymera is actually very similar to PhotoWonder as it lets you take photos withing the application, has a beautifying option,  and lets you add filters, decorations and borders.

There's a wide range of filters and they're quite lovely.

I think it's very obvious what Pic Collage does haha! You must know though, that this application is not like Photo Shake or Photo Grid. This application makes actual collages and you even email them to a friend or that special someone. ;)

As you can see, using the application could not be easier. 

So I made a little collage of me and my husband and I think it looks pretty good. :D

 It's very easy to use and you can also edit the background of your collage! Pretty cool huh? 

Aviary is another good photo application around. Aviary gets you a little a slideshow to choose a photo for you to edit. The slideshow shows all of the pictures you have on your phone and it has them in chronological order from newest to oldest. And to make matters simpler and easier for you, you can just pick a picture from your phone's regular gallery. 

 

There are a few free filters and stickers and you can choose to buy more and these are not the only features, you can adjust the brightness, contrast, and you can even turn your picture into a meme and draw on your picture. :D Not only that but you can add text as well as hide blemishes. So you have a lot features in this app.

Photoshake is pretty much the same as PhotoGrid but I prefer the latter.

I saved the best application for last and that's Pixlr Express!  This is like a newer more efficient version of Pixlr-o-matic. This is my ultimate favorite app for editing my photos! It has dozens of filters, borders and overlays for you to choose from. 

 

You have some adjustment options and you can actually change the opacity of many  of them and the radius, just as you would do in Photoshop. 

 

The filters are categorized as you can see and you can mark the ones you like as your favorite instead of going through all the filters each time to look for the ones you frequently used.  Very practical. :D The only downside is that this application doesn't have a 'magic skin' or beautifying option for your portrait photos so you can just use one of the other applications.

And that's it!

These are my personal favorite photo editing applications for Android. I think that alomost all of these applications are available for iOS (I know Instagram is). Hope this article was somewhat helpful and informative for you. :)