1. VSCO | The Odyssey Online
Start writing a post
Lifestyle

9 Best iPhone Apps To Edit Your Photos With

If you want to have the best looking Instagram page, you need to download these apps to edit your pictures!

60
9 Best iPhone Apps To Edit Your Photos With
Samantha Abad

I LOVE taking the time to do all the edits for my Instagram pictures, and a lot of people ask me what apps I use. If you're up for the challenge of playing around on these apps and discovering the possibilities of editing just on your phone, then these apps are perfect. Some are free and some require payment only for certain features. Have fun creating your own aesthetic ;~)

1. VSCO

App Store

This one is a little basic; almost everyone has it already, but that's because it works so well! VSCO allows you to adjust multiple settings like exposure, contrast, shadows and highlights, temperature and tint, and more. Plus, there are a bunch of quality preset filters that will go with any aesthetic. Not only can you edit photos, but you can follow other users and post your own edits for people to see! VSCO is free, and incredibly user friendly. This is my go-to photo editing app.

2. Edit.Lab

App Store

Edit.Lab has a plethora of different effects and settings that you can use to edit photos. One of the coolest things about this app is its double exposure feature. You choose a base photo, whether it be an actual picture or a solid background, and then choose whatever photo you want to put on top; then, you can choose different effects of how that photo is layered and the strength of the effect. Edit.Lab also has a bunch of different blend effects like light leaks, lens flare, and gradients. The negative side of this app is that it lowers the quality of the photo, but it's like a free Photoshop that's way easier to use.

3. PicGizmo

App Store

You know when you take a picture on Snapchat, and you look better than if you took a selfie on your phone camera? It's because Snapchat takes the photo as a mirror, rather than the right way like your phone camera does. PicGizmo lets you flip pictures and mirror them sideways or upside down, without affecting the quality of the picture.

4. Photo Cutout

App Store

Photo Cutout has several different editing abilities, but main feature is the cut out. You can take a photo, and cut out a certain element. You can either save that cut out on its own, or you can paste it on a new background. I love this app - even though it kills the quality - because you can cut and paste yourself into outrageous scenes.

5. Facetune

App Store

THE ULTIMATE CATFISH APP. You can use the smoothing and patch feature to make your skin look clearer, you can use the reshape feature to make your waist look slimmer, and the details feature can make your highlight look even brighter. I'm not saying you should use this app for these things, but I'm just giving you ideas. Another good use of the patch feature is getting rid of unwanted random things or objects in the background, but it is time consuming to get it to look just right. I also want to note that too much of the smooth feature can make your photo look over-edited, so be careful.

6. kirakira+

App Store

If you have a picture with flashy jewelry or really poppin' highlight, then this app is perfect. There are different "filters" that just make the highlighted parts of your photo super sparkly. You can adjust the strength, and you can save it as a photo or a video where the sparkles shine.

7. HUJI

App Store

HUJI is so cute because it makes your photos look like they were taken on a polaroid or disposable camera with random and colorful light streaks. It even adds a timestamp if you choose to turn it on. The downside of HUJI is that you have to take the photo directly on the app - you can't choose a photo that already exists in your photo album.

8. Font Candy

App Store

Font Candy is for adding text to your photos. There's tons of different fonts to choose from, and you can adjust the size, spacing, transparency, etc.

9. Tile Pic

App Store

Tile Pic is for posting one picture in a grid. Say you have a square picture that you want to post in multiple different posts to make it blown up on your Instagram page. Tile Pic will do it for you and save all the photos in order so that when you post them, they fit perfectly.

Report this Content
This article has not been reviewed by Odyssey HQ and solely reflects the ideas and opinions of the creator.
Student Life

5 Things To Do That Are Better Than Writing A Paper

Don't waste your time trying to write that paper when there are so many more interesting things you could be doing.

6325
computer keyboard
Unsplash

Writing a paper is never fun and is rarely rewarding. The writer's block, the page requirement, be specific, but don’t summarize, make sure you fixed any grammatical errors, did you even use spellcheck? and analyze, analyze, analyze.

Papers can be a major pain. They take up so much time and effort that by the end of the process you hate yourself and you hate the professor for making life so difficult. Questions of your existence start roaming in your mind. Am I even cut out for college if I can’t write a single paper? Am I even capable of taking care of myself if I lack the energy to open my laptop and start typing?

Keep Reading...Show less
Relationships

10 Reasons Why Sisters Are The Best

Who could be a better friend than your own sister?

3862
sisters
Taylor Hooper

I can barely remember back when I was the only child. Most would say it’s because it is extremely difficult to remember things as a toddler but I would say it's because I was bored until my sister came along. My mother always says how important the "sister bond" is and with every year that passes I realize how right she is. Instead of writing a novel about all of the wonderful things there are about having a sister I decided to list a few of them instead.

Keep Reading...Show less
Student Life

How To Adult

You're gonna make it after all.

4770
how to adult
Twitter

It is the time of our lives that we are beginning to enter the adult world and most of us, if not all of us, have no idea what we are doing. It's like starting a video game, but skipping the tutorial. We're all just running around aimlessly hoping we accidentally do something right that moves us along the right path. Now that graduation has just happened, or is right around the corner for some of us, it's time to start thinking about how we are going to take care of ourselves once we are on our own.

Keep Reading...Show less
Lifestyle

7 Signs You're A Starbucks Addict

I'll be the first one to admit I'm addicted to Starbucks.

2787
drinking coffee
Tumblr

If you’re anything like me, you love a good cup of coffee. My coffee always comes from Starbucks; I refuse to drink it from anywhere else. Over the years, it’s become one of my biggest addictions. So, if you are aware that you’re a Starbucks addict as well, or maybe you need to check to see if you’re an addict, here are seven ways to tell.

Keep Reading...Show less
people  in library
Photo by redcharlie on Unsplash

College involves a whirlwind of emotions, whether it’s from the stress of an assignment (or twenty), or from fighting with your roommate. It can be overwhelming at times and it’s important to take a step a back and calmly think things over. Maybe gain some perspective. The following aren’t foolproof tips and may not apply to you, but I was able to find success with them (hope you do too!)

Keep Reading...Show less

Subscribe to Our Newsletter

Facebook Comments