The Best Free Apps to Edit Photos on Your Mobile

Editing is one of the key steps in achieving a good photo. In the days when photos were only made with film, more hours were spent in the dark room editing photos than taking them. So, we should not think that this is a thing of the digital age.

But, one of the wonders of today and of the phones we have is that we no longer need a camera or a computer to be able to take good photos and edit them with powerful applications. Today, we can take photos, edit and share them, all from our cell phone and with very good results.

What are the best cell phone photo editing apps? In this post IT expert, Walter Helwich, will tell you his favorites.

1. Snapseed

According to Walter Helwich, Snapseed is one of the best applications to edit photos with your cell phone.

Snapseed is one of the most popular applications, and for good reason. It is an app with very powerful editing tools and with many adjustment options.

If you only want to have one application on your phone, Snapseed is probably a good option, although keep in mind that at first it can be a bit overwhelming. Precisely because it has so many options and tools, and there is so much you can do with it, it can tend to be a bit confusing if you are not sure what you want to achieve with your editing, and that you end up editing the photo too much. Also, in my opinion, the interface of the app is not the best.

In any case, it is a very good option for you to try to see if you like how it works.

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2. Adobe Photoshop Express

Adobe Photoshop Express is one of Walter Martin Helwich’s favorite apps.

“It has everything I could want in an editing app: adjustment of exposure, contrast, tonal curve, color, as well as some very interesting tools such as adjustments by areas (with this you can change exposure, contrast and color of only one area of ​​the photo, or you can correct and retouch points or areas),” says Helwich.

In addition, it includes several presets or filters that can help you achieve a certain style with one touch, and you can also save your own sequence of settings and create your own filters.

 

3. Adobe Lightroom

Adobe Lightroom is ideal if you want to manage your photo library on your cell phone, in addition to editing the photos.

“Also one of my favorites because I can synchronize the photos here with those on my computer. But, anyway, if you don't have Lightroom Desktop you can also use it to import and edit the photos on your phone,” says Helwich.

The main difference with Photoshop is that with Lightroom you can manage and organize your library of photos, grouping them into collections, assigning them a rating, labels, etc. If you are looking for an app that, in addition to having powerful editing tools, helps you manage your photo library, this may be an excellent option.

 

4. VSCO Cam

“I recommend VSCO Cam above all for its trendy filters,” says IT experts and mobile apps developer, Walter Martin Helwich.

One of the most popular apps, especially for its filters. Many of the photos we see on Instagram with those fashionable looks with matte effect and muted colors, are edited with VSCO.