Camera Apps

Standard photo apps with "plus"

2022-09-13

Secure Camera (4.6@623) 7 $Contains no trackers known to us \o/$ Github; incl. QRCode scanner
HD Camera for Android (4.5@521,797) 22 3
Magic Camera (4.3@11,290) 9 2 LastUpdate: 2019-11-06
ProShot (4.2@10,205; ~EUR 4.75) Ǥ 13 $Contains no trackers known to us \o/$ Kurzvorstellung 9/2015; Video Walk-through 4/2017
Pixtica: Camera and Editor (4.2@3,668) Ǥ 15 1
HD Camera Ultra (4.1@460,090) 10 3 LastUpdate: 2016-03-12
Open Camera (4.1@249,618) 10 $Contains no trackers known to us \o/$ Video Review 3/2016 (EN) | 3/2017 (DE); Video Tutorial 2/2017; Test 6/2017; Video Tutorial 5/2019 (EN); Video Intro 7/2019; Review 8/2016 | 1/2019 DE + EN; ausführliche Vorstellung 8/2020; Tipps 9/2020 (EN); Wikipedia DE; IzzyOnDroid Recommendation
Camera51 - a smarter camera (4.1@30,197) 8 2 LastUpdate: 2019-07-05
Camera ZOOM FX Premium (4@92,979; ~EUR 4.00) Ǥ 13 1 LastUpdate: 2020-07-20
HedgeCam 2: Advanced Camera (4@6,585) Ǥ 7 $Contains no trackers known to us \o/$ Intro 12/2019; Review 2/2020; derived from OpenCamera
MotionCam: Camera & RAW Video (4@348) Ǥ 10 1 Github; takes multiple split second images so you’ll never miss a moment.
DSLR Camera Pro (3.9@1,841; ~EUR 3.50) 5 $Contains no trackers known to us \o/$ mimic a DSLR as best as possible
Zoom Camera (3.8@38,699) Ǥ 11 3
Camera ICS (3.7@25,109) 9 3 LastUpdate: 2019-04-12 / Camera ICS+ (3.7@1,773; ~EUR 1.25) 6 2 LastUpdate: 2016-04-28
Camera JB+ (3.7@1,168; ~EUR 2.00) 20 $Contains no trackers known to us \o/$ LastUpdate: 2015-04-10
NoteCam (3.7@134) 2 $Contains no trackers known to us \o/$ LastUpdate: 2018-05-30 photos with notes (on-snap)
ProCapture Free (3.6@22,345) 7 $Contains no trackers known to us \o/$ LastUpdate: 2021-01-04 / ProCapture (3.7@9,085; ~EUR 3.75) 7 $Contains no trackers known to us \o/$ LastUpdate: 2021-01-04 formerly CameraAdvance; Demo limited to 3 MPx; Panorama/Wide mode, "noise reduction", and more
NoteCam Lite - GPS memo camera (3.6@13,603) 9 1 / NoteCam Pro - photo with notes (3@129; ~EUR 5.50) 7 $Contains no trackers known to us \o/$ incl. GeoTagging & Exif comments on-snap; manual
Simple Camera - Contains no unnecessary functions (3.6@4,293) 5 $Contains no trackers known to us \o/$ Github
Google Camera (3.4@455,926) Ǥ 28 1
Fast Burst Camera Lite (3.4@19,196) Ǥ 8 1 LastUpdate: 2020-05-21 / Fast Burst Camera (3.9@4,407; ~EUR 4.00) Ǥ 9 1 LastUpdate: 2020-05-21
FreeDcam (3.4@1,541) 11 $Contains no trackers known to us \o/$ Github; Vorstellung 5/2016; Video Vorstellung 12/2016; Review 2/2019; adds features manufacturers forgot (incl RAW support)
Lapse It • Time Lapse Camera (3.3@30,691) Ǥ 8 1 LastUpdate: 2014-11-09 / Lapse It • Time Lapse • Pro (3.6@24; ~EUR 4.00) Ǥ 8 2 LastUpdate: 2014-11-06 XDA 12/2011; Video Intro 9/2019
Free Camera (3.3@2,061) 5 $Contains no trackers known to us \o/$ LastUpdate: 2018-06-04
FiLMiC Firstlight - Photo App (3.3@1,090) Ǥ 14 4 / FiLMiC Pro Evaluator (3.4@758) Ǥ 8 2 / FiLMiC Pro: Mobile Cine Camera (2.8@10,126; ~EUR 15.00) Ǥ 21 3 Video Review 11/2019 | 3/2020 / video shooting
PerfectShot (3.3@357) Ǥ 13 4 LastUpdate: 2017-08-16 / PerfectShot Unlimited (3.6@163; ~EUR 3.75) Ǥ 12 $Contains no trackers known to us \o/$ LastUpdate: 2017-08-16
Sensor Camera (3.2@6,697) 12 3 LastUpdate: 2016-09-25 Several composition guides (Golden rule etc.), different shutter modes, time lapse, self timer, …
Manual Camera DSLR (Lite) (3.1@7,318) Ǥ 11 2 LastUpdate: 2020-10-13 / Manual Camera: DSLR Camera Pro (4.4@21,245) Ǥ 11 2 LastUpdate: 2020-05-25 Vorstellung 3/2020
Camera FV-5 Lite (3@141,249) Ǥ 18 4 / Camera FV-5 (2.9@18,789; ~EUR 4.00) Ǥ 19 2 Manual; Dev's Video Channel; Bracketing, Long Exposure, Timer, ... Lite version limited to 0.3 MPx (VGA)
Manual Camera (2.8@5,492; ~EUR 3.50) 6 $Contains no trackers known to us \o/$ / Manual Camera Compatibility (3.5@7,133) 1 $Contains no trackers known to us \o/$ LastUpdate: 2017-05-28 camera app for professionals; RAW support
Imageotag (2.5@136) 9 $Contains no trackers known to us \o/$ LastUpdate: 2014-04-28
NightShooting (1.7@2,939) Ǥ 12 6
Cam Pro 4K - Phone Camera (0@0) Ǥ 11 2
OpenCamera Sensors (0@0) 10 $Contains no trackers known to us \o/$ Github; based on Open Camera
PhotonCamera Beta (0@0) 9 3 Github

Photo apps with focus on effects

2022-09-14

Camera MX - Photo, Video, GIF Camera & Editor (4.7@47) Ǥ 16 5 LastUpdate: 2019-10-11 Video Demo (EN) 10/2018
Cymera - Photo Editor Collage (4.5@2,497,192) Ǥ 20 8
Little Photo (4.4@58,759) 5 1 LastUpdate: 2015-09-14
Photoshop Camera Photo Filters (4.4@14,768) Ǥ 17 2 Intro 6/2020; Vorstellung 6/2020
Retrica - The Original Filter (4.3@6,207,109) Ǥ 23 9
LINE Camera - Photo editor (4.3@1,581,919) Ǥ 22 9 Test 1/2017
Wondershare PowerCam (4.3@331,094) Ǥ 17 7
BlackCam - Black&White Camera (4.2@7,756) 11 4
Retro Camera (4.1@68,672) 10 4 LastUpdate: 2013-05-07 Video Review 9/2013
Photo Effects (4@18,572) Ǥ 7 6 LastUpdate: 2020-08-19
Camera360 - Selfie + Editor (3.9@5,045,600) Ǥ 16 16 Video Review 11/2018
Cameringo Lite. Filters Camera (3.8@147,124) Ǥ 13 $Contains no trackers known to us \o/$ / Cameringo+ Filters Camera (4.4@30,089; ~EUR 3.00) Ǥ 12 $Contains no trackers known to us \o/$ Kurzvorstellung 7/2016; Testbericht 3/2017 - 10/2019
EyeEm - Sell Your Photos (3.7@224,629) Ǥ 16 9 Wikipedia (EN)
Vignette • Photo effects (3.7@10,791; ~EUR 2.75) 8 $Contains no trackers known to us \o/$
Vector Camera (3.6@205) 4 $Contains no trackers known to us \o/$ Github
Camera illusion (3.3@10,040) 7 $Contains no trackers known to us \o/$ LastUpdate: 2013-04-01 / Camera illusion Pro (4.8@179; ~EUR 1.75) 4 1 LastUpdate: 2013-04-02
Camera Effects (3.2@23,171) Ǥ 10 3 LastUpdate: 2020-08-19

HDR Photo Apps

2022-09-13

Some apps from the "standard-plus-section" cover this as well. The apps here are specialized to it…

HD Camera (4.2@92,976) 7 3 LastUpdate: 2020-03-12 incl. video capabilities
Ultimate HDR Camera (3.5@14,776) 6 1 LastUpdate: 2019-03-14
Snap Camera HDR - Trial (3.3@8,630) Ǥ 16 $Contains no trackers known to us \o/$ LastUpdate: 2018-01-22 / Snap Camera HDR (4.2@3,980; ~EUR 2.25) Ǥ 16 $Contains no trackers known to us \o/$ LastUpdate: 2018-01-11 trial version requires network to be disabled
HDR HQ (2.8@6,656) Ǥ 7 6 LastUpdate: 2017-07-03

3D Cameras

2022-09-13

Phereo 3D Photo (4.3@4,841) Ǥ 6 2 LastUpdate: 2018-09-22
3DSteroid (4.1@2,083) 5 $Contains no trackers known to us \o/$ LastUpdate: 2020-08-02 / 3DSteroid Pro (4.8@518; ~EUR 2.50) 5 $Contains no trackers known to us \o/$ LastUpdate: 2020-08-01
Stereoscope (3.9@289) 4 $Contains no trackers known to us \o/$ LastUpdate: 2021-01-14
MakeIt3D - 3D Camera (3.6@12,217) Ǥ 10 4 LastUpdate: 2020-12-16
CrossCam (3.6@164) 11 $Contains no trackers known to us \o/$
KúlaScope - 3D camera (3@39) Ǥ 10 2 LastUpdate: 2019-11-18

Fun Cameras

2022-09-13

YouCam Fun - Snap Live Selfie (4.6@277,111) Ǥ 23 7
Ugly Camera - funny selfie (4@72,337) Ǥ 15 3
Camera Fun Free (4@15,867) 10 1 LastUpdate: 2012-06-08
Fun Photo Camera 2 (3.7@9,075) Ǥ 11 9 LastUpdate: 2019-08-31
FatBooth - The Big Prank App (3.2@88,034) Ǥ 7 5 LastUpdate: 2016-08-11
Make me Old (2.7@31,663) Ǥ 7 6 LastUpdate: 2020-06-26
AgingBooth (2.3@165,822) Ǥ 7 5 LastUpdate: 2016-08-11

Animated GIF photos

2022-09-13

Gif Me! Camera - GIF maker (4@49,851) 9 4 / Gif Me! Camera Pro (4@3,692; ~EUR 1.50) 7 2

Panorama Photo Apps

2022-09-14

Some of the "Standard-Plus" apps also cover this.

DMD Panorama (3.5@13,657) Ǥ 15 2 LastUpdate: 2019-10-09
Panorama 360 Camera: Virtual T (3.4@106,740) Ǥ 25 8
Photaf Panorama (2.4@69,215) Ǥ 17 5 LastUpdate: 2021-02-01 / Photaf Panorama Pro (3.4@3,885; ~EUR 4.50) Ǥ 11 3 LastUpdate: 2020-06-03 / Photaf THD Panorama Pro (5@93; ~EUR 11.00) Ǥ 10 $Contains no trackers known to us \o/$ LastUpdate: 2017-03-11

More accurate geotagging

2022-09-13

ZGeo GPS Background service (5@16) 8 $Contains no trackers known to us \o/$ LastUpdate: 2017-07-11
FineGeotag (4.2@34) 4 $Contains no trackers known to us \o/$ LastUpdate: 2016-05-14 Github; More accurate GeoTags
GeoTag (2@385) Ǥ 16 5 also allows to record text and voice notes for photos

Various other camera apps

2022-09-14

Autostamper custom camera : Ad (5@150) Ǥ 17 4
Raw Dumper (4.9@7) 3 $Contains no trackers known to us \o/$ LastUpdate: 2019-01-03 Github; taking raw pictures on devices with x86 processors
GPS Map Camera (4.5@71,414) Ǥ 14 2 LastUpdate: 2020-05-30 embeds location info in your photos
Hypocam (4.3@21,611) Ǥ 10 2 for black and white photography
Eye Candy - Selfie Camera (4.3@5,192) Ǥ 9 4 LastUpdate: 2018-06-28 Vorstellung 3/2016; Selfie-Cam, filters, editing
PhotoScan by Google Photos (4.2@171,649) Ǥ 8 $Contains no trackers known to us \o/$ LastUpdate: 2019-04-26 Vorstellung 11/2016 | 11/2016 | 11/2016; Intro 11/2016; Kurzvorstellung 11/2016; Test 11/2016; Review 11/2019; Scan your paper photos
Photo Scan App by Photomyne (4.1@29,355) Ǥ 12 6 scan your paper photos
Now and Then (4@189) 7 $Contains no trackers known to us \o/$ LastUpdate: 2020-10-21 superimpose old photos on present day scenes
PhotoBackup (3.7@7) 5 $Contains no trackers known to us \o/$ LastUpdate: 2016-11-08 Github; automatically backup your photos as soon as they are taken – to your own backup server
ChronoSnap (3.6@38) 3 $Contains no trackers known to us \o/$ LastUpdate: 2015-05-20 Github; snap photos in intervals (generate sequences)
Horizon Camera (3.5@12,512) Ǥ 10 4 LastUpdate: 2021-03-05 no more "tilted videos"
Safe Camera - Photo Encryption (3.5@1,143) 4 $Contains no trackers known to us \o/$ LastUpdate: 2020-07-31 / SafeCamera Pro Key (3.7@73; ~EUR 5.50) 4 $Contains no trackers known to us \o/$ LastUpdate: 2014-10-10 Intro 2/2015
CamTimer (2.8@426) 3 $Contains no trackers known to us \o/$ LastUpdate: 2020-05-20
DNG Processor (2.8@131) 4 $Contains no trackers known to us \o/$ LastUpdate: 2019-11-16 Github; Test 3/2019; convert your RAWs to JPG on-the-fly
ObscuraCam (2.3@2,787) 6 $Contains no trackers known to us \o/$ Github; Vorstellung 9/2016
AiCamera (1.7@6) 4 $Contains no trackers known to us \o/$ LastUpdate: 2019-07-10 simulates depth of field using a neural network
CameraFilter (0@0) 3 $Contains no trackers known to us \o/$ LastUpdate: 2018-01-26
Cryptocam - encrypting camera app (0@0) 6 $Contains no trackers known to us \o/$ GitLab
Long Shoot Alpha (0@0) 5 $Contains no trackers known to us \o/$ LastUpdate: 2019-01-09
Camera Folder (0@0) 3 $Contains no trackers known to us \o/$ Github; open your camera wherever you can open a file
DeltaCamera (0@0) 3 $Contains no trackers known to us \o/$ LastUpdate: 2018-12-12 Github; Record movement (deltas) in one single image
MarsLogger (0@0) 3 $Contains no trackers known to us \o/$ LastUpdate: 2020-12-28 Github; Camera and inertial measurement unit (IMU) data logger
Pictures2SD (0@0) LastUpdate: 2016-03-16 Github; force camera apps that don't offer this setting to save photos to your external card
VideoIMUCapture (0@0) 7 3 LastUpdate: 2021-01-19 Github; capture Video, IMU data and Camera data

Further Readings:

Best Mobile Apps to Learn Photography (1/2022)
Best Android camera apps (7/2021)
Best Android Camera Apps to Make a Great Profile Picture (8/2020)
10 Easy Tips and Tricks for Better Smartphone Photos (7/2020)
Mit dem Smartphone fotografieren: 10 Tipps für das perfekte Bild (4/2020 - 5/2022)
The 10 Best Camera Apps for Android and iOS (4/2019 - 12/2019)
15 best camera apps for Android (11/2018 - 4/2022)
Camera MX vs Open Camera: Duel of Android Photography Apps (9/2018)
10 Best Camera Apps for Android (11/2017)
6 Camera Tips: Take better photos on Android (11/2017)
Achtung, neugierige Kamera-Apps (9/2017)
Photo Scanning Showdown: PhotoScan vs Photomyne (11/2016)
Mit diesen Apps gelingen bessere Schnappschüsse (10/2016)
Top 5 Kamera-Apps: Die besten Apps zum Fotografieren (10/2013 - 3/2021)
Tipps zu HDR: So holt Ihr das Optimum aus Euren Fotos heraus (6/2016 - 6/2019)
How to take better photos with your Android phone (5/2014 - 9/2016)

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