Camera Apps
Standard photo apps with "plus"
2023-01-27
- Secure Camera (4.6@1,028) 7
Github; incl. QRCode scanner
- HD Camera for Android (4.5@537,552) 22
3
- Magic Camera (4.3@11,332) 9
2
LastUpdate: 2019-11-06
- MotionCam: Camera & RAW Video (4.3@464) Ǥ 10
3
Github; takes multiple split second images so you’ll never miss a moment.
- Pixtica: Camera and Editor (4.2@3,986) Ǥ 15
1
- HD Camera Ultra (4.1@459,833) 10
3
LastUpdate: 2016-03-12
- Open Camera (4.1@256,782) 10
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
- ProShot (4@11,602; ~EUR 5.50) 9
Kurzvorstellung 9/2015; Video Walk-through 4/2017
- HedgeCam 2: Advanced Camera (4@6,748) Ǥ 7
Intro 12/2019; Review 2/2020; derived from OpenCamera
- Camera ZOOM FX Premium (3.9@93,121; ~EUR 4.00) Ǥ 11
1
- DSLR Camera Pro (3.9@1,843; ~EUR 3.50) 5
mimic a DSLR as best as possible
- Zoom Camera (3.8@38,810) Ǥ 11
3
- Camera ICS (3.7@25,101) 9
3
LastUpdate: 2019-04-12 / Camera ICS+ (3.8@1,771; ~EUR 1.25) 6
2
LastUpdate: 2016-04-28
- NoteCam Lite - GPS memo camera (3.7@14,586) Ǥ 10
1
/ NoteCam Pro - photo with notes (3@129; ~EUR 5.50) Ǥ 8
incl. GeoTagging & Exif comments on-snap; manual
- Simple Camera (3.7@4,616) 5
Github
- Camera JB+ (3.7@1,166; ~EUR 2.00) 20
LastUpdate: 2015-04-10
- ProCapture Free (3.6@22,328) 7
LastUpdate: 2021-01-04 / ProCapture (3.7@9,084; ~EUR 3.75) 7
LastUpdate: 2021-01-04 formerly CameraAdvance; Demo limited to 3 MPx; Panorama/Wide mode, "noise reduction", and more
- Google Camera (3.4@461,974) Ǥ 28
1
- Fast Burst Camera Lite (3.4@19,187) Ǥ 8
1
LastUpdate: 2020-05-21 / Fast Burst Camera (3.9@4,406; ~EUR 4.00) Ǥ 9
1
LastUpdate: 2020-05-21
- Free Camera (3.4@2,122) 5
LastUpdate: 2018-06-04
- FreeDcam (3.4@1,541) 11
Github; Vorstellung 5/2016; Video Vorstellung 12/2016; Review 2/2019; adds features manufacturers forgot (incl RAW support)
- Sensor Camera (3.3@6,705) 12
3
LastUpdate: 2016-09-25 Several composition guides (Golden rule etc.), different shutter modes, time lapse, self timer, …
- PerfectShot (3.3@357) Ǥ 13
4
LastUpdate: 2017-08-16 / PerfectShot Unlimited (3.6@163; ~EUR 3.75) Ǥ 12
LastUpdate: 2017-08-16
- Filmic Firstlight - Photo App (3.2@1,149) Ǥ 15
7
/ Filmic Pro: Mobile Cine Camera (1.2@11,653) Ǥ 21
7
/ Filmic Pro Evaluator (3.3@767) Ǥ 11
6
Video Review 11/2019 | 3/2020 / video shooting
- Lapse It • Time Lapse Camera (3.1@30,745) 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
- Manual Camera DSLR (Lite) (3.1@7,851) Ǥ 11
2
LastUpdate: 2020-10-13 / Manual Camera: DSLR Camera Pro (4.3@22,647; ~EUR 4.25) Ǥ 11
3
LastUpdate: 2020-05-25 Vorstellung 3/2020
- Camera FV-5 Lite (3@141,839) Ǥ 18
4
/ Camera FV-5 (2.9@18,864; ~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@5,494; ~EUR 4.50) 6
/ Manual Camera Compatibility (3.5@7,418) 5
1
camera app for professionals; RAW support
- Imageotag (2.5@136) 9
LastUpdate: 2014-04-28
- NightShooting (1.8@2,983) Ǥ 12
6
- Cam Pro 4K - Phone Camera (0@0) Ǥ 11 2
- Libre Camera (0@0) 4
Github; with privacy options (e.g. do not save Exif)
- OpenCamera Sensors (0@0) 10
Github; based on Open Camera
- PhotonCamera Beta (0@0) 12
3
Github
Photo apps with focus on effects
2023-01-27
- 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@2,497,380) Ǥ 20
8
- Little Photo (4.4@58,759) 5
1
LastUpdate: 2015-09-14
- Retrica - The Original Filter (4.3@6,204,238) Ǥ 23
9
- Wondershare PowerCam (4.3@330,986) Ǥ 17
7
LastUpdate: 2021-04-22
- Photoshop Camera Photo Filters (4.3@15,232) Ǥ 17
2
Intro 6/2020; Vorstellung 6/2020
- LINE Camera - Photo editor (4.2@1,582,516) Ǥ 21
7
Test 1/2017
- BlackCam - Black&White Camera (4.2@7,756) 11
4
LastUpdate: 2021-05-19
- Retro Camera (4.1@68,672) 10
4
LastUpdate: 2013-05-07 Video Review 9/2013
- Photo Effects (4@18,573) Ǥ 7
3
- Camera360:Photo Editor&Selfie (3.9@5,053,517) Ǥ 16
16
Video Review 11/2018
- Cameringo Lite. Filters Camera (3.8@147,640) Ǥ 13
/ Cameringo+ Filters Camera (4.3@30,092; ~EUR 3.00) Ǥ 12
Kurzvorstellung 7/2016; Testbericht 3/2017 - 10/2019
- Vector Camera (3.8@210) 3
Github
- EyeEm - Sell Your Photos (3.7@225,457) Ǥ 16
9
LastUpdate: 2021-06-02 Wikipedia (EN)
- Vignette • Photo effects (3.7@10,782; ~EUR 2.75) 8
- Camera Effects (3.2@23,163) Ǥ 10
3
LastUpdate: 2020-08-19
- Camera illusion (3.2@10,034) 7
LastUpdate: 2013-04-01 / Camera illusion Pro (4.7@179; ~EUR 1.75) 4
1
LastUpdate: 2013-04-02
HDR Photo Apps
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Some apps from the "standard-plus-section" cover this as well. The apps here are specialized to it…
- HD Camera (4.2@92,940) 7
3
LastUpdate: 2020-03-12 incl. video capabilities
- Ultimate HDR Camera (3.5@14,794) 6
1
LastUpdate: 2019-03-14
- Snap Camera HDR - Trial (3.3@8,630) Ǥ 16
LastUpdate: 2018-01-22 / Snap Camera HDR (4.2@3,989; ~EUR 2.25) Ǥ 16
LastUpdate: 2018-01-11 trial version requires network to be disabled
- HDR HQ (2.8@6,653) Ǥ 7
6
LastUpdate: 2017-07-03
3D Cameras
2023-01-27
- Phereo 3D Photo (4.4@4,842) Ǥ 6
2
LastUpdate: 2018-09-22
- 3DSteroid (4.1@2,094) 5
LastUpdate: 2020-08-02 / 3DSteroid Pro (4.8@525; ~EUR 2.50) 5
LastUpdate: 2020-08-01
- Stereoscope (3.9@289) 4
LastUpdate: 2021-01-14
- CrossCam (3.7@167) 11
- MakeIt3D - 3D Camera (3.6@12,240) Ǥ 10
4
LastUpdate: 2020-12-16
- KúlaScope - 3D camera (3@39) Ǥ 10
2
LastUpdate: 2019-11-18
Fun Cameras
2023-01-27
- YouCam Fun - Snap Live Selfie (4.5@277,236) Ǥ 23
7
- Ugly Camera - funny selfie (4@72,380) Ǥ 15
3
- Camera Fun Free (4@15,867) 10
1
LastUpdate: 2012-06-08
- Fun Photo Camera 2 (3.7@9,109) Ǥ 11
9
LastUpdate: 2019-08-31
- FatBooth (3.2@88,024) Ǥ 6
5
LastUpdate: 2016-08-11
- Make me Old (2.6@31,658) Ǥ 7
6
LastUpdate: 2020-06-26
- AgingBooth (2.2@165,759) Ǥ 7
5
LastUpdate: 2016-08-11
Animated GIF photos
2023-01-27
- Gif Me! Camera - GIF maker (4@49,857) 9
4
LastUpdate: 2021-05-21 / Gif Me! Camera Pro (4@3,707; ~EUR 1.50) 7
2
LastUpdate: 2021-05-21
Panorama Photo Apps
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Some of the "Standard-Plus" apps also cover this.
- DMD Panorama (3.5@13,677) Ǥ 15
2
LastUpdate: 2019-10-09
- Panorama 360 Camera: Virtual T (3.4@107,226) Ǥ 25
8
- Photaf Panorama (2.4@69,201) Ǥ 17
5
LastUpdate: 2021-02-01 / Photaf Panorama Pro (3.4@3,883; ~EUR 4.50) Ǥ 11
3
LastUpdate: 2020-06-03 / Photaf THD Panorama Pro (5@93; ~EUR 11.00) Ǥ 10
LastUpdate: 2017-03-11
More accurate geotagging
2023-01-27
- FineGeotag (4.2@34) 4
LastUpdate: 2016-05-14 Github; More accurate GeoTags
- GeoTag (2@403) Ǥ 16
6
also allows to record text and voice notes for photos
Various other camera apps
2023-01-28
- Autostamper custom camera (5@150) Ǥ 17
4
- Raw Dumper (4.9@7) 3
LastUpdate: 2019-01-03 Github; taking raw pictures on devices with x86 processors
- GPS Map Camera (4.5@75,040) Ǥ 14
2
LastUpdate: 2020-05-30 embeds location info in your photos
- Photo Scan App by Photomyne (4.4@31,718) Ǥ 13
8
scan your paper photos
- Hypocam (4.3@21,841) Ǥ 10
2
for black and white photography
- Eye Candy - Selfie Camera (4.3@5,211) Ǥ 9
4
LastUpdate: 2018-06-28 Vorstellung 3/2016; Selfie-Cam, filters, editing
- PhotoScan by Google Photos (4.2@179,073) Ǥ 8
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
- Now and Then (4@189) 7
LastUpdate: 2020-10-21 superimpose old photos on present day scenes
- PhotoBackup (3.7@7) 5
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
LastUpdate: 2015-05-20 Github; snap photos in intervals (generate sequences)
- Horizon Camera (3.5@12,548) Ǥ 10
4
LastUpdate: 2021-03-05 no more "tilted videos"
- Safe Camera - Photo Encryption (3.5@1,143) 4
LastUpdate: 2020-07-31 / SafeCamera Pro Key (3.7@73; ~EUR 5.50) 4
LastUpdate: 2014-10-10 Intro 2/2015
- CamTimer (2.8@427) 3
LastUpdate: 2020-05-20
- DNG Processor (2.8@138) 4
LastUpdate: 2019-11-16 Github; Test 3/2019; convert your RAWs to JPG on-the-fly
- ObscuraCam (2.3@2,793) 6
Github; Vorstellung 9/2016
- AiCamera (1.7@6) 4
LastUpdate: 2019-07-10 simulates depth of field using a neural network
- CameraFilter (0@0) 3
LastUpdate: 2018-01-26
- Cryptocam - encrypting camera app (0@0) 6
GitLab
- Long Shoot Alpha (0@0) 5
LastUpdate: 2019-01-09
- Camera Folder (0@0) 3
LastUpdate: 2021-05-11 Github; open your camera wherever you can open a file
- DeltaCamera (0@0) 3
LastUpdate: 2018-12-12 Github; Record movement (deltas) in one single image
- MarsLogger (0@0) 3
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
- TimeLapseCam (0@0) 9
Github
- 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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