Camera Apps

Standard photo apps with "plus"

2025-03-05

HD Camera for Android (4.6@625,014) 21 3
NoteCam Lite - GPS memo camera (4.5@20,667) Ǥ 9 1 / NoteCam Pro - photo with notes (3@129; ~EUR 5.50) Ǥ 8 $Contains no trackers known to us \o/$ incl. GeoTagging & Exif comments on-snap; manual
Secure Camera (4.4@9,125) 7 $Contains no trackers known to us \o/$ Github; incl. QRCode scanner
Magic Camera (4.3@11,254) 11 2
ProShot (4.2@17,203; ~EUR 9.00) 11 $Contains no trackers known to us \o/$ Video Walk-through 4/2017
HD Camera Ultra (4.1@456,815) 7 3 LastUpdate: 2016-03-12
Camera51 - a smarter camera (4.1@30,197) 8 2 LastUpdate: 2019-07-05
Pixtica: Camera and Editor (4.1@4,975) Ǥ 18 1 LastUpdate: 2023-08-24
Open Camera (4@279,010) 11 $Contains no trackers known to us \o/$ 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
Simple Camera (4@9,111) Ǥ 15 $Contains no trackers known to us \o/$ Github
HedgeCam 2: Advanced Camera (3.9@7,063) Ǥ 7 $Contains no trackers known to us \o/$ Intro 12/2019; Review 2/2020; derived from OpenCamera
Zoom Camera (3.8@38,653) Ǥ 11 3 LastUpdate: 2021-10-18
Manual Camera DSLR (Lite) (3.8@11,167) Ǥ 14 2 / Manual Camera: DSLR Camera Pro (4.5@25,977) Ǥ 12 2 Vorstellung 3/2020
Camera ICS (3.6@24,809) 9 3 LastUpdate: 2019-04-12 / Camera ICS+ (4.4@11; ~EUR 1.25) 5 2 LastUpdate: 2016-04-28
Camera ZOOM FX Premium (3.5@93,357; ~EUR 4.00) Ǥ 11 2
Free Camera (3.5@2,156) 5 $Contains no trackers known to us \o/$ LastUpdate: 2018-06-04
MotionCam Pro (Demo) (3.5@988) Ǥ 10 $Contains no trackers known to us \o/$ Github; takes multiple split second images so you’ll never miss a moment.
Camera JB+ (3.5@13; ~EUR 2.00) 19 $Contains no trackers known to us \o/$ LastUpdate: 2015-04-10
Fast Burst Camera Lite (3.4@19,024) Ǥ 8 1 LastUpdate: 2020-05-21 / Fast Burst Camera (3.6@4,363; ~EUR 4.00) Ǥ 9 1 LastUpdate: 2020-05-21
FreeDcam (3.4@1,541) 11 $Contains no trackers known to us \o/$ LastUpdate: 2022-10-23 Github; Review 2/2019; adds features manufacturers forgot (incl RAW support)
Camera FV-5 Lite (3.3@143,385) Ǥ 20 4 / Camera FV-5 (3@19,098; ~EUR 4.00) Ǥ 19 2 Manual; Dev's Video Channel; Bracketing, Long Exposure, Timer, ... Lite version limited to 0.3 MPx (VGA)
PerfectShot (3.3@357) Ǥ 13 5 LastUpdate: 2023-06-10 / PerfectShot Unlimited (2.3@159; ~EUR 3.75) Ǥ 12 $Contains no trackers known to us \o/$ LastUpdate: 2017-08-16
Sensor Camera (3.2@6,681) 11 3 LastUpdate: 2016-09-25 Several composition guides (Golden rule etc.), different shutter modes, time lapse, self timer, …
DSLR Camera Pro (3.2@1,832; ~EUR 3.50) 5 $Contains no trackers known to us \o/$ LastUpdate: 2022-07-21 mimic a DSLR as best as possible
Filmic Firstlight - Photo App (3.2@1,253) Ǥ 19 5 / Filmic Pro: Mobile Cine Camera (1.5@15,867) Ǥ 20 2 / FiLMiC Pro Evaluator (3.2@797) Ǥ 12 6 LastUpdate: 2023-05-10 Video Review 11/2019 | 3/2020 / video shooting
Pixel Camera (3.1@498,869) Ǥ 35 1
Lapse It • Time Lapse Camera (3@30,719) 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 Video Intro 9/2019
Manual Camera (2.8@5,462; ~EUR 4.50) 6 $Contains no trackers known to us \o/$ LastUpdate: 2022-07-16 / Manual Camera Compatibility (3.4@8,430) 5 1 LastUpdate: 2022-09-27 camera app for professionals; RAW support
NightShooting (1.7@3,189) Ǥ 13 5
Libre Camera (0@0) 4 $Contains no trackers known to us \o/$ LastUpdate: 2023-06-14 Github; with privacy options (e.g. do not save Exif)
OpenCamera Sensors (0@0) 10 $Contains no trackers known to us \o/$ LastUpdate: 2022-08-22 Github; based on Open Camera
PhotonCamera (0@0) 15 3 Github

Photo apps with focus on effects

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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 (4.4@2,480,488) Ǥ 23 3
Little Photo (4.4@58,759) 5 1 LastUpdate: 2015-09-14
Wondershare PowerCam (4.2@328,977) Ǥ 18 5
BlackCam - Black&White Camera (4.2@7,706) 10 3
Retrica (4.1@6,155,140) Ǥ 21 5
LINE Camera - Photo editor (4.1@1,571,891) Ǥ 21 14 Test 1/2017
Retro Camera (4.1@68,672) 10 4 LastUpdate: 2013-05-07 Video Review 9/2013
Photo Effects (4.1@18,434) Ǥ 7 3 LastUpdate: 2023-01-12
Camera360:Photo Editor&Selfie (4@5,024,904) Ǥ 16 19 Video Review 11/2018
Adobe Photoshop Camera: Photo Editor & Lens Filter (4@16,408) Ǥ 15 2 LastUpdate: 2022-02-10 Intro 6/2020; Vorstellung 6/2020
Vignette (3.6@10,706) 8 $Contains no trackers known to us \o/$
Vector Camera (3.6@235) 4 $Contains no trackers known to us \o/$ LastUpdate: 2022-12-30 Github
Cameringo Lite. Filters Camera (3.5@147,932) Ǥ 15 $Contains no trackers known to us \o/$ LastUpdate: 2023-08-26 / Cameringo+ Filters Camera (4.2@29,862; ~EUR 3.00) Ǥ 12 $Contains no trackers known to us \o/$ LastUpdate: 2023-08-26 Testbericht 3/2017 - 10/2019
Camera Effects (3.4@22,948) Ǥ 10 3
Camera illusion (2.9@9,957) 5 $Contains no trackers known to us \o/$ LastUpdate: 2013-04-01
EyeEm - Sell Your Photos (2.6@226,332) Ǥ 18 6 LastUpdate: 2023-09-11 Wikipedia (EN)

HDR Photo Apps

2025-03-05

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

HD Camera (4.3@91,375) Ǥ 13 1 incl. video capabilities
Ultimate HDR Camera (3.5@14,755) 5 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@3,929; ~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@6,618) Ǥ 6 6 LastUpdate: 2017-07-03

3D Cameras

2025-03-05

Phereo 3D Photo (4.2@4,798) Ǥ 5 2 LastUpdate: 2018-09-22
3DSteroid (3.9@2,136) 6 $Contains no trackers known to us \o/$ / 3DSteroid Pro (4.5@561; ~EUR 2.50) 5 $Contains no trackers known to us \o/$
CrossCam (3.8@252) 18 2
MakeIt3D - 3D Camera (3.7@12,192) Ǥ 9 3
Stereoscope (3.7@288) 4 $Contains no trackers known to us \o/$ LastUpdate: 2021-01-14

Fun Cameras

2025-03-05

YouCam Fun - Snap Live Selfie Filters & Share Pics (4.5@275,787) Ǥ 21 7 LastUpdate: 2021-11-24
Ugly Camera - funny selfie (4@71,908) Ǥ 15 3
Camera Fun Free (4@15,867) 10 1 LastUpdate: 2012-06-08
Fun Photo Camera 2 (3.7@9,116) Ǥ 10 9 LastUpdate: 2019-08-31
FatBooth (3.2@88,024) Ǥ 6 5 LastUpdate: 2016-08-11
Make me Old (2.6@31,408) Ǥ 7 4
AgingBooth (2.1@164,929) Ǥ 6 5 LastUpdate: 2016-08-11

Animated GIF photos

2025-03-05

Gif Me! Camera - GIF maker (3.9@49,497) 8 4 / Gif Me! Camera Pro (4@3,744; ~EUR 1.00) 7 2

Panorama Photo Apps

2025-03-05

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

Panorama 360 & Virtual Tours (3.4@107,701) Ǥ 25 8
DMD Panorama (3.4@13,629) Ǥ 16 $Contains no trackers known to us \o/$
Photaf Panorama (2.4@68,653) Ǥ 17 5 LastUpdate: 2021-02-01 / Photaf Panorama Pro (3.3@3,841; ~EUR 4.50) Ǥ 11 3 LastUpdate: 2020-06-03 / Photaf THD Panorama Pro (4.2@92; ~EUR 11.00) Ǥ 10 $Contains no trackers known to us \o/$ LastUpdate: 2017-03-11

More accurate geotagging

2025-03-09

GPS Camera - GeoTag Map (3.7@4,738) Ǥ 18 10 also allows to record text and voice notes for photos

Various other camera apps

2025-03-05

Autostamper custom camera (5@150) 12 4
Raw Dumper (4.9@7) 3 $Contains no trackers known to us \o/$ Github; taking raw pictures on devices with x86 processors
GPS Map Camera (4.5@80,846) Ǥ 14 2 LastUpdate: 2020-05-30 embeds location info in your photos
Photo Scan App by Photomyne (4.4@42,676) Ǥ 13 3 scan your paper photos
Hypocam (4.4@22,440) Ǥ 11 2 for black and white photography
PhotoScan by Google Photos (4@198,845) Ǥ 7 $Contains no trackers known to us \o/$ LastUpdate: 2023-07-31 Test 11/2016; Review 11/2019; Scan your paper photos
Now and Then (4@189) 7 $Contains no trackers known to us \o/$ LastUpdate: 2023-08-04 superimpose old photos on present day scenes
PhotoBackup (3.7@10) 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
Horizon Camera (3.6@12,745) Ǥ 12 2 no more "tilted videos"
ChronoSnap (3.6@38) 3 $Contains no trackers known to us \o/$ LastUpdate: 2015-05-20 Github; snap photos in intervals (generate sequences)
Safe Camera - Photo Encryption (3.5@1,133) 4 $Contains no trackers known to us \o/$ LastUpdate: 2020-07-31 Intro 2/2015
DNG Processor (2.9@152) 4 $Contains no trackers known to us \o/$ LastUpdate: 2019-11-16 Github; Test 3/2019; convert your RAWs to JPG on-the-fly
CamTimer (2.4@424) 3 $Contains no trackers known to us \o/$ LastUpdate: 2020-05-20
ObscuraCam (2.3@2,749) 6 $Contains no trackers known to us \o/$ LastUpdate: 2022-06-14 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
Pani (0@0) 1 $Contains no trackers known to us \o/$ Github; record RAW image data
Simple Raw Camera (0@0) 4 $Contains no trackers known to us \o/$ Github
Cryptocam - encrypting camera app (0@0) 6 $Contains no trackers known to us \o/$ LastUpdate: 2022-07-31 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
TimeLapseCam (0@0) 14 $Contains no trackers known to us \o/$ 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 - 6/2023)
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)
6 Camera Tips: Take better photos on Android (11/2017)
Achtung, neugierige Kamera-Apps (9/2017)
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)

2025-03-19

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