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Review: Photo editors

Thibault Deckers edited this page Sep 1, 2024 · 11 revisions

Requirements: free, no ads

Top tier

➕ good crop / markup

➕ blur

➕ keep original resolution

➖ no curves / obfuscation

➖ GPS metadata is not preserved

➖ bug: image loading fails via edit intent (but works via share intent)

➖ bug: markup gets segmented after undo

➕ good crop / markup

➖ no curves / obfuscation

➖ resolution is heavily reduced for large images (e.g. panorama)

➕ good controls, explicit undo stack

➕ blur / expand tools

➖ no markup / obfuscation

➖ cannot pan/zoom during transform

➖ resolution is reduced for large images (e.g. panorama)

➕ good crop / markup / curves

➕ obfuscation via brush

➖ in-app purchases, beauty tools

➖ exit ad (but the app does not declare ads on Play Store)

Specialized

➕ good obfuscation

➖ no other tools

➖ not declared as editor

➕ original effects

➖ no markup / curves / obfuscation

➖ in-app purchases, limited output resolution

➕ drawing tools

➖ no other tools

Mediocre

➖ no arbitrary rotation / curves / obfuscation

➖ segmented markup

➖ no arbitrary rotation / curves / obfuscation

➖ cannot pan/zoom during markup

Disqualified

Requires account:

  • Canva
  • GoDaddy Studio: Graphic design
  • Lightroom Photo & Video editor
  • Photoshop Camera Photo Filters
  • Photoshop Express Filtre Photo

Free trial only:

  • InstaSize
  • Lensa
  • PhotoRoom
  • Prequel

Others:

  • Photo Editor by BeFunky (webview, not declared as editor)
  • LD Photo Editor (in-app purchases, no crop / markup / curves / obfuscation)