15 Apps to improve photo quality

We all know that taking pictures is not an easy task, even following the tips on how to take pictures of yourself and how to take professional pictures! In the end, it's always good that we use some apps to improve the quality of the photo we took.

With these apps, it becomes possible (and even easy) to make your captures look great and worthy to be posted on social media. If you want to know more about them, just read on and find out below!

1. Adobe Lightroom CC

Okay, let's start our list with nothing less than the most compact version of the PC image editor, Adobe Lightroom CC. It will basically give you all the features and capabilities found in the desktop version.

Even better, of course you'll be able to access your smartphone's camera and use Lightroom settings to capture new images! When it comes to editing, through Lightroom you'll even be able to edit images in RAW format.

Plus, you can add watermarks to your creations, control exposure, brightness, contrast, and more. Plus, you can also sync everything you do through Creative Cloud so you can edit the images on any device you own. Follow the link to download Lightroom CC on iPhone or Android!

2. Adobe Photoshop Express

Then we also have another product from Adobe, Adobe Photoshop Express. In other words, in this app you will find all kinds of photo editing at a professional level, being the mobile version of the so famous and used Photoshop.

Unlike the desktop version, this application is extremely easy and simple to use, so that even the most untrained can succeed. Overall, it is by far one of the best apps for improving photo quality.

With it, you can even take a photo from within the app, applying filters before capturing it. That is, you will know how your edited photo will turn out even before you have captured it. Find out more by following the link, where you can download it to any smartphone!

3. TouchRetouch

One of the most used photo apps in Brazil, TouchRetouch is perfect for those who want to give that little touch up on their images. And for those who want to remove any unwanted and unexpected elements, including trash, power lines, poles, people who shouldn't be there… anyway.

With it, it will be very easy to correct defects you find, creating the result you always wanted with that photo. Also, you can use TouchRetouch to remove watermark very easily!

It offers several tools that allow you to do a bit of everything, and if you have any problems in the editing process, be relieved to know that it has many good, useful, and easy-to-use tutorials! Check it out now on the App Store or Play Store.

4. Lumii

The first on our list that is exclusive to Android, Lumii is free, but offers several tools locked behind its paid Pro version. As one of the best apps to improve photo quality, it is possible to increase sharpness and clarity with simplicity.

But of course it doesn't stop there, as with simple and easy touches you'll be able to create the most varied works of art. You'll have access to customizable filters with which you can create photos for Instagram post ideas.

Besides, it offers you hundreds of effects to apply to images, which are also customizable. You can adjust their intensity to create what you want, how you want. You can discover all this and more about Lumii in the Play Store!

5. Photogenic

Fotogenic is available for both Android and iOS, offering a great range of free editing tools! If they aren't enough for what you want to achieve, just buy their premium version.

It has a sharpening control tool that will let you fix blurry photos, and you can control the intensity. In addition, you can even create a virtual tattoo to add to your body to see how it will look.

Among the features, you will find the addition of texts, speech bubbles, to make you taller and thinner, to rotate images, to make your skin smoother, whiter teeth, add virtual makeup… Anyway, it has everything! Download now for Android or iOS.

6. PhotoSoft

PhotoSoft is another image editing option that is exclusive to Android. It offers a large selection of photo editing tools, and even lets you capture images from within the app. In fact, even though it's free, it does offer some functionality usually reserved for paid options.

For example, you can add HD effects to your images, which will basically emulate an HDR photo. All of this will help you to take clearer and sharper photos. But if you still need it, it has a sharpening tool!

The application offers you several creative effects, with beauty filters, smoother skin, mirror effects, turning your photo into a hand drawing, and everything you need to edit your photo as you wish. Find out more in the Play Store.

7. Photo

Returning to the norm, Fotor is another app that has versions for both Android and iOS. Again, it offers two versions, one free and one paid. The coolest part is that in the paid version, you will be part of an online image sharing community!

It offers all kinds of effects, as well as borders and stickers to let you enjoy your creativity. The found effects are created by professional designers, allowing you to feel like you're in a movie, a nostalgic memory, and much more.

With Fotor you can also create custom collages and montages, edit and refine your images to a professional level, improve photo quality with just one click, and much more. Go to the official website to see more!

8. Remini

Remini is an excellent app available for all smartphones through which you can transform your old and low quality photos into photos with very clear and high definition, looking like they were taken on a professional camera.

It does this through artificial intelligence technology that enhances and restores your images with one click. Besides, it can even restore, repair, and improve the quality of your videos!

Among the photo effects, you can make everything more colorful, turn photos into oil paintings, create animations, turn them into sketches, and much more. Check it out now on the App Store or Play Store.

9. Cymera

Cymera is one of the best selfie cameras to use on any smartphone. With it, you'll capture the most beautiful images even without in-depth photography knowledge.

Among the main features are real-time filters, crop tool for YouTube, Facebook and Instagram, blur effect, text, light and firework effects, filters and makeup for your selfies, collage maker, control of brightness and contrast, and more.

It also has a beauty camera that lets you change the shape of your face, remove wrinkles, pimples and dark circles, it has over 150 free filters, several lenses for your camera… anyway. It's really complete and if you want to know more, go to the official website.

10. Polish by InShot

InShot is by far one of the best video editors and is used a lot these days. However, what many don't know is that InShot also  offers Polish, an application through which it is possible to improve the quality of the photo very easily, being very complete in features.

With it, you'll have access to many filters and effects, control of brightness, contrast and saturation of images, and even a blur tool. Use Polish to create all the collages and montages you want!

Going further, it has double exposure, hundreds of filters for photos of all kinds, glitch effects, the ability to add text using over 100 different fonts and use over 250 frames for images! Check it out now on the Play Store or the App Store.

11. AirBrush

AirBrush is one of the best apps to improve photo quality and, above all, beautify people in them. With it, you can add virtual makeup of all kinds, remove imperfections from your face to take selfies, make photo montages, and more.

Examples of what you can do is remove pimples and blemishes from anyone with just a touch, whiten your teeth, leave your skin perfect, change the shape of your body and face if you wish, everything that is necessary to fit the pattern from Instagram.

On top of that, it's also possible to blur, crop, and edit the photos to achieve an artistic result. You can even edit your selfies before taking them! Check it out for Android or iOS.

12. Snapseed

Snapseed is an app created and maintained by Google that is available for all smartphones. This tool is one that can even be very useful for professional editors. It comes with a wide variety of tools and tweaks and is completely free.

Using this app, you can add filters and edit them, blur the background of the image and control the amount of blur, and even adjust the specific points you think need editing.

And, of course, you'll find all the basics like cropping, resizing, rotations and color balance in Snapseed. If you're interested in it, download it for Android or iOS.

13. Prequel

Even though it is a lesser known option, Prequel is still one of the apps to improve photo quality very good. It offers different filters for both your images and your videos.

Among the more than 800 effects and filters offered are VHS, disco, retro, vintage, indie, and many others. It is possible to create beautiful videos with just one tap, adding any music.

It also lets you add text by choosing from over 30 custom fonts, fine-tune your images, create GIFs, and more. It's really worth it, even more if you consider that everything we list is free! Check it out on the official website.

14. Facetune2

Here we have Facetune2, an application with a premise very similar to AirBrush: to allow so much editing on your photos that you no longer look like yourself! Okay, we are exaggerating, but through it it is possible to edit very deeply.

For example, you can add virtual makeup, retouch your iPhone photos, add filters and assorted backgrounds, whiten teeth, remove pimples, and even resize your photos.

It offers you saturation and temperature adjustment, and the possibility to undo each step using a complete history. You can change your eye color, enlarge your eyes, make your skin look perfect, and more. Check the Play Store or the App Store.

15. Peachy

To complete the list, we have Peachy, a complete and powerful application, particularly good for those who want to edit selfies, retouch them, and edit body shape. It has a simple retouching tool.

Through it, you can make your skin more supple, whiten your teeth, change the shape of your face, remove spots and wrinkles, become taller, add makeup and tattoos, muscles and much more.

You can also remove dark circles and increase eyebrow volume, sobrancelha use various light effects, and even add interesting accessories! Check it out right now on the App Store.

Did you like our list of apps to improve photo quality?

Leave a comment with your opinion, saying if you already know all the apps we've included here and if any were useful to you. Don't forget to check out the apps to turn photos into drawings too!

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