Even if the iPhone already has an excellent application for taking photos, it is not said that you cannot take better shots by downloading other apps to photograph with iPhone that can differ in the type of effects, for the type of integrated tools or simply by offering a different interface with buttons put in another way. And it is precisely thanks to the fact that every iPhone version has an excellent and better camera that for application developers it becomes possible to give much more, both for the more technical who want to customize the shooting settings, and for those who want have fun with photos and add effects and filters live, that is in real time. In this list we therefore see the best apps for taking photos on the iPhone, possibly free or costing only a few Euros, which are not too complicated to use and, above all, which are worth installing to replace the default camera app (which is if it's really good).
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1) VSCO Cam is considered the best app for taking photos from an iPhone, free of charge, with better controls than the default app and above all capable of automatically offering better photo quality. VSCO is not particularly technical, it allows you to use filters quickly and has a very minimal interface, without too many buttons and with essential menus.
2) Camera + 2 is an excellent app for taking brighter photos from the iPhone, with a set of instruments worthy of that of professional cameras and a customizable control interface. The app also includes photo editing tools, filters and effects, exposure adjustment, autofocus, timer, digital zoom, different shooting modes with the 3D touch of the iPhone and much more. The only flaw of this application that does not really disappoint anyone, is that it is not free, but it costs about 3 Euros.
3) Candy Camera, free app among the best ever to optimize selfie photos with the front camera of the smartphone using filters that make us more beautiful.
4) Camera360 is the number 4 in the world of apps for photographing with iPhone, ideal for taking panoramic photos, but also excellent on normal photos, with an interface full of effects and customization options. The HDR function works very well and also the facial recognition of the framed people, the scene models to make the photos more fun and the option to create photo collages. Camera360 is definitely a complete application for those who want to take photos and edit them quickly, for free.
5) Prisma for iPhone transforms photos into painted paintings and we talked about it in another article.
6) Photoscan is Google's app for scanning old photos, one of the best for taking photos of paper photos in order to digitize them.
7) TADAA HD Pro Camera is a great application exclusively for iPhone, very popular and popular, which allows you to apply filters to photos making them more beautiful and original, in a similar way to Instagram, without having to be online on a social network. Editing photos can be done before shooting, using filters in preview, and even after shooting, changing things like brightness, size and colors.
8) Rookie Cam (free in limited version) is another excellent choice for taking photos with the iPhone, especially if you want an editor that makes it easy to process the photos taken, with many editing and improvement tools.
9) Slow Shutter Cam is one of the best apps for taking pictures in the evening or in low light, which optimizes night shots and allows you to adjust the shooting time and focus settings in a better and simpler way than the camera app iPhone. This app is not free, but it costs 2 Euros.
10) Halide Camera is one of the best camera apps ever, a great choice for photographers looking for more control over the camera and to control all settings manually, as well as Halide's ability to change white balance or ISO to fine-tune each photo.
11) Obscura 2 is a minimal app, a favorite of photographers who want a more professional feature set. There is support for RAW acquisitions, basic features such as grid overlay, flash control, manual filter controls and presets to make post-production much easier.
12) Moment - Pro Camera is a more expensive app, from 7 Euros, which however can be recommended to those who want the most from the iPhone camera, squeezing all the potential and trying to make the Apple smartphone a professional camera. The options of this application are really many and it is therefore not suitable for those who want fast shots, but only for those who are more experienced and want to configure the image better.
13) Focos is a dual-lens iPhone app like the iPHone XR, which includes traditional tools including manual and depth control, adjustable bokeh, portraits and more, and even 3D imaging to edit photos.
14) Microsoft Pix, free for iPhone, which allows you to take photos instead of the standard camera, trying to make the best possible shots. The operation of Microsoft Pix is to make 10 shots in rapid sequence for each photo and to automatically choose the best three based on parameters such as sharpness and exposure, and also detecting if people smile and have their eyes open. The photos that are not needed are deleted and only the one or the ones detected as best are displayed. The shots are then automatically improved by applying contrast, balance and optimization adjustments.
15) Meitu Makeup to do the makeup test, among the best apps to try makeup styles from the camera.
Other iPhone camera apps to try are:
- CameraBag 2
- 645 Pro
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