16 Camera Apps, Tested

7:06 PM - June 27, 2012 - by Kate Gammon

Table of contents

1. The Test
2. Camera+
3. GifBoom
4. Pixlr-o-matic
5. Simply HDR
6. Diptic
7. Camera (Facebook)
8. Incredibooth
9. CameraSharp
10. FastCamera

11. EyeEm
12. Flixel
13. Tadaa
14. Photosynth
15. TiltShiftGen
16. CamWow Retro
17. GroupShot
18. Our Favorites

1. The Test

Tired of Instagram? Check out these 16 cool smartphone camera apps, and compare the photos taken of the same subject.

It was a regular day in my backyard, and I downloaded 16 apps to check out their stuff. The test went like this: I used the same original picture (this one, of the nice flowers and lemons on the outdoor coffee table) and I used each of the apps to add something extra or interesting to them. All the apps were downloaded onto an iPhone 4.

I also evaluated the apps on the following parameters on a scale of 1-5, with 5 as the highest.

Usability

Filters

Fun Features/Extras

Ease of Sharing

Let’s get to it!