Best 25 Free Photoshop Apps For Your Phone

Imagine you just got your birthday photos and you see someone there in the background ruining your photo. You don’t have free Photoshop apps to remove the person, but you do have a smartphone.

You immediately go to the App Store or Play Store and download some apps. You’ll probably download multiple apps and see which app gives you the best result, but you don’t know which one is the right one for you.

That’s why we compiled this list of the best 25 free photoshop apps for your phone.

What are the eligibility criteria of choosing the free Photoshop apps for your phone?

The only eligibility criteria is that the app must have:

  • More than 1,000 reviews on the App Store or Play Store

This shows that the developer has enough feedback to further improve the app.

What are the ranking criteria of the free Photoshop apps?

We’ve decided to rank the apps based on the following criteria

  1. Rating (highest weightage)
  2. App functionality
  3. App usability
  4. Number of reviews on the App Store

After collecting all the data, we used a formula to rank all the apps.

List of 25 best free photoshop apps for your phone

Here you go.

1. Instagram

App Store download and reviews: 17,100K and 4.8 ⭐

Pricing: $0.00

PROS

  • Smooth
  • Almost no bugs
  • 30+ filters

CONS

  • Limited functionality

People know Instagram as a very popular photo-sharing social media site but it has a very powerful photo editor also.

It’s a bit hidden and you need to choose the photos to upload and then click on edit to edit the photos.

2. Photoshop Express

App Store download and reviews: 5,420K and 4.8 ⭐

Pricing: $0.00

PROS

  • Full of features
  • Smooth
  • 30+ filters

CONS

  • Not as good as desktop Photoshop even though it is made by Adobe (the parent company of Photoshop)

There’s no doubt that Photoshop is used as the industry standard when it comes to photo editing software.

This software does a very good job but when it comes to comparing its features with the desktop version of Photoshop, it fails. But I cannot blame the app because mobile phones will always have some limitations.

3. PicCollage

App Store download and reviews: 1,100K and 4.8 ⭐

Pricing: $0.00

PROS

  •  A powerful in-app photo editor and layout tools

CONS

  • Lots of ads

This collage app is perfect for you if you’re still new to creating collages. It even shows you what to do with helpful on-screen instructions. With visual illustrations and arrows, you’ll know where to add photos and where to edit them.

Lots of ads is a deal-breaker here. But after paying for the premium version, the ads will be removed.

4. PicsArt

App Store download and reviews: 348.3K and 4.7 ⭐

Pricing: $0.00

PROS

  • The in-house editor is powerful
  • Lots of filters
  • Easily available templates

CONS

  • Deeply integrated with Facebook. Better double-check what you’re editing so that you don’t end up posting than on Facebook.
  • The app crashes often

PicsArt is a super powerful photography, image editing, and drawing app that’s like Photoshop, Flickr, and a professional camera all rolled into one.

The app is also loaded with many artistic features.

5. Instasize

App Store download and reviews: 199.2K and 4.6 ⭐

Pricing: $0.00

PROS

  • 130+ filters
  • UI is nice and clean

CONS

  • Only designed for social media posts

Instasize offers fast and easy editing options that can be utilized to make your social media images more eye-catching. With the app, you get a vast collection of filters and a variety of professional editing tools.

There are many apps in the App Store that offer photo editing tools but Instasize lets you resize your photos according to the platform. How cool is that!?

6. BeautyPlus

App Store download and reviews: 162.1K and 4.9 ⭐

Pricing: $0.00

PROS

  • The auto-enhance feature is one of the most powerful tools I’ve ever seen.

CONS

  • One cybersecurity news story says that the app may steal your data.
  • Loaded with ads
  • This app is mostly about editing faces and adding makeup

The app does a very good job of editing selfies. It lets you add eye shadow, change hair color, etc. But make sure that you read the cybersecurity news article which said that this app is a threat to privacy.

According to CyberNews, 3 app developers are also apparently guilty of trying to hide their connection: they seem to be separate developers with separate apps, but we discovered that they’re likely run by the same group in China.

7. AirBrush

App Store download and reviews: 117.8K and 4.9 ⭐

Pricing: $0.00

PROS

  • Perfect for editing selfies

CONS

  • The app is all about editing selfies and adding makeup. It’s not a versatile app that can be used for any kind of editing.
  • Full of ads

The app offers a variety of editing for free but you have to unlock some features by paying. The free tools do a decent job.

If you want to unlock all the features, make sure you’re ready to spend a good amount of money.

8. Prisma

App Store download and reviews: 95.8K and 4.7 ⭐

Pricing: $0.00

PROS

  • Perfect at turning photos into art
  • 250+ filters available

CONS

  • If you’re looking for a versatile editor that does so many other things apart from turning photos into art, this app is not for you

Overall, we liked the Prisma app a lot – it really reminds us of Instagram when it’s first launched.

Though it’s not exactly like Instagram because it uses a neural network to edit each photo.

10. Adobe Lightroom

App Store download and reviews: 79.7K and 4.8 ⭐

Pricing: $0.00

PROS

  • Batch editing
  • Support presets
  • Supports RAW format

CONS

  • Need to have an Adobe account

Lightroom CC enables you to use ready-made presets or create your own filters for future projects.

There’s also the possibility to download presets from the Lightroom desktop version, simply changing the file format. This certainly makes Lightroom very popular among professional photographers.

11. B612

App Store download and reviews: 56K and 4.6 ⭐

Pricing: $0.00

PROS

  • Good for selfie editing
  • One-click retouch

CONS

  • Lots of ads
  • CyberNews reported that this app could be misusing your data

This app is very similar to BeautyPlus in terms of functionality. I wonder if they’re using the same server in the background to edit the photos because both apps give almost identical results.

Make sure that you read the CyberNews article because it reported that this app may misuse data. It also reported that the country of origin is China.

12. YouCam Perfect

App Store download and reviews: 53.5K and 4.8 ⭐

Pricing: $0.00

PROS

  • Jack of all trades

CONS

  • Master of none

If you’re looking for an app that does everything then this is the app for you. It lets you edit your selfies, remove objects, apply filters, etc. but the quality is not the best.

You may need to spend some time to fine-tune your edits.

13. Photo Lab

 

App Store download and reviews: 45K and 4.6 ⭐

Pricing: $0.00

PROS

  • Artistic filters are very nice
  • App is smooth

CONS

  • A limited type of editing. The main purpose of the app is to turn photos into the art.

Think of it as another Prisma. This app makes your photo looks like art. The look and feel it gives to the photos is different than what Prisma gives.

14. VSCO

App Store download and reviews: 34.8K and 4.4 ⭐

Pricing: $0.00

PROS

  • Powerful photo editor
  • 200+ presets
  • Video editor
  • App is smooth

CONS

  • Most of the good filters are paid

VSCO has a powerful in-house photo editor.

With 200+ presets, I bet you don’t need to find other apps to make your photos look good. The problem is that most of the good filters are not free.

15. PicMonkey

App Store download and reviews: 23.2K and 4.8 ⭐

Pricing: $0.00

PROS

  • Amazing features for design-related activities
  • Doodling

CONS

  • Pricey

Picmonkey is quite an old tool. It also has a very powerful website for desktop users and the site does the same thing that the app does.

But PicMonkey is basically for designers. Consider using it if you want to create flyers, brochures, etc.

16. Hypocam

App Store download and reviews: 18K and 4.3 ⭐

Pricing: $0.00

PROS

  • Eye-catchy filters

CONS

  • Not available on App Store
  • Only has black and white filters

Because of the features it’s offering, there’s a good chance that most of its users are amateur photographers.

If that’s the case then the app is missing some really important features like histogram, shutter speed, ISO, etc. which are very much important to them.

17. Darkroom

App Store download and reviews: 15.6K and 4.8 ⭐

Pricing: $0.00

PROS

  • Edit videos
  • Curves and selective color tools are available
  • Supports RAW editing
  • Batch editing

CONS

  • A little bit buggy
  • Not available on Play Store

Darkroom has been awarded Editor’s Choice on the App Store. So, this leaves no doubt that the app is great.

But I believe that the app is a little bit buggy. When I was editing a RAW format, I could see that moving the sliders weren’t changing the photo. I cross-checked whether something is wrong by editing the same photo that is in the JPG format. And it worked perfectly.

18. Photoshop Fix

App Store download and reviews: 11.2K and 4.7 ⭐

Pricing: $0.00

PROS

  • Fast
  • Easy to use

CONS

  • Not as many features as Photoshop Express

Adobe also offers Photoshop Express which is quite a powerful app. Yet, Adobe still keeps the less powerful, Photoshop Fix, live.

This app offers limited functionality for things like fixing acne, blemishes, adjusting the tone, etc. For people who think Photoshop Express is too hard to use, try Photoshop Fix.

19. Carbon

App Store download and reviews: 9K and 4.7 ⭐

Pricing: $0.00

PROS

  • 50+ black and white filters
  • Photo textures
  • RAW support

CONS

  • Only gives black and white output

Think of it as Hypocam (#17) for iOS. This app does the same thing. It makes a photo black and white and outputs beautifully.

It does not provide colored output.

20. Afterlight

App Store download and reviews: 7.2K and 4.7 ⭐

Pricing: $0.00

PROS

  • 130+ filters
  • 60+ textures
  • Supports double exposure

CONS

  • Cannot create your own filters

Like Darkroom, Afterlight has been awarded Editor’s Choice on the App Store. So, this leaves no doubt that the app is great.

The app features tools that are needed for basic photo editing like healing, curves, etc.

21. Visage

App Store download and reviews: 6.1K and 4.2 ⭐

Pricing: $0.00

PROS

  • Selfie editor

CONS

  • Some better selfie editors are already available for free

Visage is a selfie editor that lacks the features that other selfie editors offer for free.

I think Visage has an edge over its biggest competitors like BeautyPlus and B612 because, unlike BeautyPlus and B612, there’s no report of this app misusing your data.

22. Snapseed

App Store download and reviews: 4.8K and 3.9 ⭐

Pricing: $0.00

PROS

  • Probably the most powerful photo editor

CONS

  • UI is not at all user friendly

Here comes probably the most powerful photo editor. You can do almost anything with your photos using Snapseed.

I badly want to place it in the top five but its low rating and ultra-complex UI forced me to give it 22nd rank.

23. Foodie

App Store download and reviews: 4.9K and 4.7 ⭐

Pricing: $0.00

PROS

  • Very clean UI

CONS

  • Lacks many features like skin softening, etc.

If we go by the name, we’d think that it’s an app for food photography. But that’s not the case.

If you like minimalism, try this app.

24. PhotoDirector

App Store download and reviews: 1.1K and 4.5 ⭐

Pricing: $0.00

PROS

  • The dispersion effect is present
  • Many tools available for artistic effects

CONS

  • Lacks many features like skin softening, etc.

This app is good for artistic effects like dispersion, animation and double exposure.

If you’re an artist, you will like this app. But if you’re a person who just likes to shoot and post on Instagram, this app is not for you.

25. Lens Distortions

App Store download and reviews: 1.1K and 4.7 ⭐

Pricing: $0.00

PROS

  • Layer based photo editor
  • 400+ effects

CONS

  • Targeting amateur photographers
  • Not available on Play Store

If you’re an amateur iPhone photographer who likes artistic effects then you should try Lens Distortions.

This app does make beautiful use of lights and has some very artistic effects.

That’s it. This is the list of the best 25 free Photoshop apps for your phone.

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10 best iOS and Android photo editing apps

With each year we’re getting more and more powerful phones, app developers are making their apps more and more advanced. They’re utilizing all the power and speed that the powerful mobile CPUs are offering to them.

Today we’re going to see the 10 best iOS and Android photo editing apps that you can use to edit your daily day-to-day life photos. Be the need is to post on Instagram, Facebook, Snapchat, or even frame it, these apps can help you out.

I also wrote a list of apps that you can use on mobile as a replacement to Photoshop desktop app.

Let’s begin.

1: Snapseed

There’s no doubt that Snapseed topped the list. With its powerful engine and feature-packed yet minimal interface, you can make your photos 1000 times better.

The app is very intuitive, and even the advanced features aren’t cluttered or overly complicated (that said, performance and accuracy aren’t compromised either). There are a lot of features, and I like how you can choose to save your edits step by step and can see exactly what you did (and even undo!) after a picture is saved. This does everything you need it to do, and if you spend a lot of time you can get professional-grade editing.

Link: iOS | Android

2. Photoshop Express

I use this in tandem with another app. I use this one to fine-tune my work and to use the collage feature.

Basically, what the other app lacks, this app has, and vice versa. You can’t make a multilayered photo rendering on this app, and that’s ok, but it would be nice if there was a way to overlay photos on top of each other using an opacity feature.

Despite that not being an option, this app still gets 5 stars from me. I love that there are so many filter options and that you can of course manually edit your photos.

The blemish remover works well, although it would be nice to have an eraser too. The collage feature is great. You can really produce some cool stuff. It’s really helped me develop my style of tree and nature-based art.

Although, most regrettably, as of yet, when I try to use the collage feature, there’s been white lines through my artwork. I’ve tried reinstalling, doing the latest iOS update, and contacting Adobe directly.

Anyways, despite my recent troubles with this app, it’s been well worth it, and I owe a lot to the software that has allowed me to make some pretty cool art- at least I think so.

Link: iOS | Android

3. VSCO

I use this to edit all my photos and I love it, I’m also a VSCO X member and I definitely recommend it for everyone.

But, I would like it if you guys made the highlight option to not only take away highlights but to enhance them as well or present an option where I can select what portions of my image I want to be highlighted (I’d prefer this more), and the same for shadows.

Also, I’d like to be able to add presets to DSCO, not just the ones you offer as soon as I take it, because the way it functions now I’d have to save the DSCO, then re-upload it to VSCO, which I find tedious.

I’d also like the option to turn other videos I have into DSCO.

Oh, also for DSCO, I want to be able to save it to my VSCO library, instead of only being to save it to my phone or uploading it to my VSCO feed, and make it longer, DSCOs are so short.

And it would be cool if they introduced options that are fun like chromatic aberration, or vintage scratches and dust. If they have all these things I wouldn’t touch another app.

The app’s dope though keeps it up.

Link: iOS | Android

4. Lightroom CC

I’m a hardcore adobe fan but the software that has been working the best for me out of all the creative cloud platform it’s no doubt the Lightroom mobile.

I have spent tons of money on expensive software, apps, and different hardware stuff trying to get my pictures to the next level but I can’t stop using Lightroom mobile.

I love using my iPhone and most of the time I’m flying my drone and like to edit my pictures on the spot right after I’m finished so I don’t know anything else as good or as close to Lightroom mobile, not to mention that once you have done some of the work on the go once you hit the computer it’s synced with your Lightroom desktop version so you can either keep working on the desktop or lay down and keep working on the mobile version on your phone.

And the best part for me is that is very convenient to just grab the phone out of the pocket and take a picture instead of using a huge DSLR for a simple picture that sometimes you might not have time to set up the tripod and everything before the subject has moved etc.

I like to have a camera for every scenario, GoPro for underwater, drone for aerial photography, DSLR for my professional photography and my iPhone photography for quick snaps that I don’t feel like carrying a huge bag full of accessories and for every one of those cameras Lightroom mobile app works well!

Link: iOS | Android

5. Enlight Photofox

I got this app because I liked the idea of changing pictures.

I also got it for a PhotoJournalism class. Anyway, when I first opened this app I thought “Here we go… another app that downloads free but is subscription-based and if you don’t pay the subscription then you only get the lame features..” but then I actually started messing around with it and found that you can still do a WHOLE LOT on it even without the pro.

Now I’m not saying you don’t need the pro because there are a lot of really cool features there too but, I can still do what I need to do without having to pay a lot of money. This app is really great.

Sometimes it makes me a little mad because if I want to change or move something after it’s done I can’t. This drives me nuts because I want to see what it looks like without the focusing circle I can’t until after it’s set in stone.

Anyway sorry about the super long review but if you made it this far that means you’re interested and if you’re interested I can honestly say as someone who does not like to pay for apps that you should GET THIS APP!!!!

Link: iOS | Android (not available)

6. Prisma

Prisma’s gorgeous pictures are almost too cool for words, but if we had to pick one to describe our 2016 iPhone App of the Year, it’d be “sublime.”

Powerful AI re-creates our photos as breathtaking images that really look hand-painted, complete with natural textures and stylish, spontaneous strokes. The only thing more fun than experimenting with the effects is showing off the results to our friends.

Link: iOS | Android

7. PicsArt

First of all this app is AMAZING!!! It lets you edit whatever picture you want!!! You just go to search and type in whatever you want! Like for example, you type in cats ( cats are my favorite animal I love them and know a lot about them) it will show you a bunch of cat pictures and also cute ones !!! It’s so simple.

You name it they have it. And if you want you can even put your own pictures on the game and other people can edit your pictures!!! and when you want to edit a picture you just tap it and then tap remix on the bottom and when you edit here a few things you can do.

So you can add other pictures where ever you want and do that just tap add a picture and then you can decrease the amount of opacity and you can add in lens flares! then if the picture is too big then you just tap cut out on the bottom and make a shape around the stuff you keep and out of the shape the stuff you want to get rid of.

Link: iOS | Android

8. Afterlight 2

Afterlight 2 is an amazing app that gives you the power to turn your pictures into a work of art with minimal effort using their powerful tools that provide pro-quality editing.

I love the fact that they are using one price for all purchase. I know that in this day and times, many developer teams and companies are using subscriptions for full access to their applications to keep money afloat. But I believe that because they’re not in that category, they stand out to many users looking to have an amazing application such as Afterlight 2 without having to worry about another subscription.

However, if Afterlight 2 does decide to add such subscription or add-ons for extra features, I would support them! Anyways, keep up the good work guys and have a blessed day.

Link: iOS | Android

9. Facetune 2

Hands down the best app money can buy. Affordable, feature-rich, user-friendly and powered to the gills. Stop looking and download this NOW.

Facetune calls themselves as the selfie photo editing app. This is because all you can edit is the face and body. If you’re looking forward to editing some landscapes then you may want to use other apps.

Link: iOS | Android

10. TouchRetouch

I like how I can take pictures in whatever background I want, knowing that I have an app that’s going to take off anything I don’t want there.

I like how I don’t need to worry about a perfect background! I could be behind a cute wall but there could be a bunch of trash on the floor but who cares because I could just go back and remove whatever I don’t want there and just keep my cute wall!

Other than object removal, the app has so many other editing features and tools you can use to PERFECTIFY your picture!! (I don’t know if that’s a word or not but I’m gonna use it anyway!)

My personal favorite feature would definitely be the object removal because I can take pics wherever I want, and later go remove objects and add other details as well!

With all that being said, I definitely recommend the TouchRetouch app because it can do so many different things to make your picture even more beautiful than it already is, it’s also super affordable for what it is and I’m pretty sure a lot of people would appreciate that! You should definitely look into getting this app!!

Link: iOS | Android