Best For Filters & Editing Tools: VSCO
For a vast number of filters and editing tools, try VSCO. The free app includes community features, so you can connect and share your images with other members.
VSCO requires you to sign up with either your email address or phone number, and you have to create a display name. There’s a seven-day free trial for VSCO X ($19.99 per year) which includes early access to new features, exclusive filters, and an array of advanced tools. This app has an Editors’ Choice award from the Google Play Store.
For Selfie Makeovers: Z Camera
Put your best selfie forward with the Z Camera app, which has an extensive library of photo effects, stickers, face swap, a hairstyle editor, makeup, muscle building, and a body and face shape editor. The free app also has augmented reality stickers. In-app purchases include two subscription options: $4.99 per month for one year or $9.99 for a month. There’s also a three-day trial you can take advantage of for free.
For Making GIFs: GIF Maker and Editor
GIFs are fun to share, but they can be tedious to create, especially if you want to make one out of your images. GIF Maker and Editor makes it easier to make GIFs and edit existing ones courtesy of Giphy. You can also edit GIFs, change the aspect ratio and speed, add filters and effects, frames, stickers, and more. Then you can share your final product on social media or through a messaging app.
The free version of the app is ad-supported; for $2.99 you can remove them.
Best For Capturing and Editing Photos: Adobe Photoshop Lightroom CC
The free Photoshop Lightroom app has an array of editing features, similar to what you’ll find on the desktop app. You can shoot images, including RAW and uncompressed images, straight from the app, and preview preset effects. The app has a selection of premium features, from $4.99 to $9.99, which includes AI-powered auto-tagging and the ability to make edits using a stylus or your finger. You also have full access to Adobe’s community features.
Best For Editing Videos: FilmoraGo
FilmoraGo is a video editing app that’s optimized for social media sharing and gets an Editors’ Choice award from Google Play. You can edit your videos to fit the specifications of Facebook, Google, and Instagram, and share your final cuts directly to those platforms. The app has many of the standard effects you’d expect from a video editing platform including transitions, filters, overlays, titles, and picture-in-picture. You can also change the video speed, trim and crop, rotate the picture, and adjust saturation, contrast, sharpness, color temperature, and more. There’s also a Filmora program for desktops.
In-app purchases include removing the company’s logo from your videos ($1.99) and packs of video transitions that you can add ($1.99 each for Vogue and Fashion packs).
