If you are a photography app lover like I am, then you are sure to love these three relatively new photo editing apps available for iOS. They’ll allow you to have full manual control over your camera, edit RAW images like you’re used to, and share beautiful photo stories with the ones you love most.
1. Stellar
Everyone has a story to tell. Tell yours with photos, videos, and text, all right from your iPhone. Steller was first introduced in February 2014 and took the creative storytelling app market by storm. Available only through the app and all for free, Steller lets you:
- Create beautiful multi-page stories using photos, videos, and text on your iPhone.
- Discover and follow stories from friends, family and inspiring creators around the world.
- Republish stories from the community into your own collections.
- Interact with friends and the community by giving and receiving likes and comments.
- Share stories to social networks, your blog, and website.
- Send stories via email and SMS.
- Explore new featured stories each day on food, adventure, DIY, travel, photography and much more.
2. Darkroom
Although relatively new on the app market (it launched in February 2015), Darkroom gives you complete creative control over your photos. Darkroom is a quick, powerful photo editor that allows you to create the look you want with RAW editing tools and custom filters. It is available for iOS only and is free. Darkroom features:
- Instant import:Â Your entire photo library is instantly accessible.
- Curves (add-on for $2.99):Â Get the perfect tone with raw access to RGB channels.
- Infinite history: Every edit is saved, so if you make a mistake you won’t lose everything.
- 12 Premium filters:Â Get started with a handful of premium photo presets.
- DIY filters:Â Create your own filters to reuse on any photo.
- Save as a square:Â Easily share landscape and portrait photos to Instagram.
3. Lightboxr
Lightboxr is packed with retouching tools, special effects, and filters that make your photos look amazing. It is available for $1.99. You can even make your own editing recipes and easily process many images at once. This app supports professional-grade photo editing functionality but is designed for the casual iPhone user. Features include:
- Recipes so you can easily apply your favorites edits across multiple images.
- Multi-edit lets you load 10 images at once and apply consistent effects.
- Full manual controls for exposure (ISO, shutter speed), focus (auto, manual), and white balance (preset, manual).
- Timer, horizon indicator, and EXIF data viewer are also included features.
- 66 Filters, 17 light leaks, 15 noises, and 14 frames/borders are included.
