Camera Apps

Standard photo apps with "plus"

2020-05-24

UCam-for Candy selfie camera (4.8@19) Ǥ 23 11 LastUpdate: 2017-10-10 Testbericht 10/2013; Video Review 3/2014
HD Camera for Android (4.4@402,198) 18 3
Open Camera (4.2@175,760) 7 $Contains no trackers known to us \o/$ Vorstellung 8/2014; Intro 8/2014; 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; Github (oops? Almalence? That explains good quality ) IzzyOnDroid Recommendation
Camera ZOOM FX Premium (4.2@91,839; ~EUR 4.00) Ǥ 13 1 Testbericht 10/2013
NoteCam Lite - photo with notes [GPS Camera] (4.2@3,648) 7 1 / NoteCam Pro - photo with notes [GPS Camera] (4.3@56; ~EUR 5.00) 7 $Contains no trackers known to us \o/$ incl. GeoTagging & Exif comments on-snap; manual
NoteCam (4.2@98) 2 $Contains no trackers known to us \o/$ LastUpdate: 2018-05-30 photos with notes (on-snap)
HD Camera Ultra (4.1@461,382) 10 3 LastUpdate: 2016-03-12 Testbericht 9/2013; Review 9/2013; Video Review 5/2014
High-Speed Camera (GIF,Burst) (4.1@79,882) Ǥ 10 9 Review 4/2014; up to 30 fps!
Camera51 - a smarter camera (4.1@30,100) 8 1 Vorstellung 10/2014; Review 10/2014
ProCapture Free (4.1@22,273) 6 $Contains no trackers known to us \o/$ LastUpdate: 2017-12-20 / ProCapture (4@9,111; ~EUR 4.25) Ǥ 7 $Contains no trackers known to us \o/$ LastUpdate: 2017-09-05 Testbericht 10/2013; formerly CameraAdvance; Demo limited to 3 MPx; Panorama/Wide mode, "noise reduction", and more
Magic Camera (4.1@10,408) 6 2
A Better Camera (4@78,538) Ǥ 13 $Contains no trackers known to us \o/$ LastUpdate: 2018-06-08 / A Better Camera Unlocked (2.9@8,140; ~EUR 1.00) 12 $Contains no trackers known to us \o/$ Intro 10/2013; Video tutorial 11/2013; Video Review 2/2014; Test 10/2014; HDR Camera plus Night Camera plus HD Panorama all-in-one, incl. Object removal and more – IzzyOnDroid Recommendation
Zoom Camera Free (4@37,497) Ǥ 9 2 LastUpdate: 2017-03-02 Video Demo 7/2013
Sensor Camera (4@6,654) 12 3 LastUpdate: 2016-09-25 Several composition guides (Golden rule etc.), different shutter modes, time lapse, self timer, …
HedgeCam 2: Advanced Camera (4@4,007) Ǥ 7 $Contains no trackers known to us \o/$ Intro 12/2019
Free Camera (4@1,113) 5 $Contains no trackers known to us \o/$ LastUpdate: 2018-04-25
Camera FV-5 Lite (3.9@136,237) Ǥ 9 $Contains no trackers known to us \o/$ LastUpdate: 2017-12-16 / Camera FV-5 (2.7@17,652; ~EUR 3.00) Ǥ 17 2 Test 4/2014; Vorstellung 9/2013 | 7/2014; Review 12/2013; Manual; Dev's Video Channel; Bracketing, Long Exposure, Timer, ... Lite version limited to 0.3 MPx (VGA)
lgCamera (3.9@35,857) 10 LastUpdate: 2017-05-12 Foto & Video
Camera ICS (3.9@25,066) 9 1 LastUpdate: 2016-04-28 / Camera ICS+ (3.4@1,784; ~EUR 1.25) 6 2 LastUpdate: 2016-04-28
Simple Camera - Capture photos & videos easily (3.9@2,428) 5 $Contains no trackers known to us \o/$ Github
Night Camera (3.8@45,643) 4 $Contains no trackers known to us \o/$ LastUpdate: 2017-07-28 / Night Camera+ (3.5@729; ~EUR 1.00) 5 $Contains no trackers known to us \o/$ LastUpdate: 2016-03-18
Fast Burst Camera Lite (3.8@19,076) 7 1 / Fast Burst Camera (3.6@4,373; ~EUR 1.00) Ǥ 8 1
Imageotag (3.8@134) 9 $Contains no trackers known to us \o/$ LastUpdate: 2014-04-28
Google Camera (3.7@422,102) Ǥ 24 1 Kurzvorstellung 4/2014
FreeDCam (3.7@1,477) 11 $Contains no trackers known to us \o/$ Github; Vorstellung 5/2016; adds features manufacturers forgot
PerfectShot (3.7@355) Ǥ 13 4 LastUpdate: 2017-08-16 / PerfectShot Unlimited (3.7@164; ~EUR 1.50) Ǥ 12 $Contains no trackers known to us \o/$ LastUpdate: 2017-08-16
FiLMiC Firstlight - Photo App (3.7@282) Ǥ 13 2 / FiLMiC Pro Evaluator (3.9@477) Ǥ 8 2 / FiLMiC Pro: Professional HD Manual Video Camera (3.2@6,122; ~EUR 13.00) Ǥ 35 3 Video Review 11/2019 | 3/2020 / video shooting
Lapse It • Time Lapse Camera (3.6@29,546) Ǥ 8 1 LastUpdate: 2014-11-09 / Lapse It • Time Lapse • Pro (4.1@14,008; ~EUR 4.00) Ǥ 9 2 LastUpdate: 2014-11-06 XDA 12/2011; Video Intro 9/2019
Manual Camera Lite : Professional Camera DSLR (3.6@3,151) Ǥ 10 4 / Manual Camera : DSLR - Camera Professional (4.4@10,650; ~EUR 4.00) Ǥ 10 3 Vorstellung 3/2020
Camera JB+ (3.6@1,177; ~EUR 2.00) 11 $Contains no trackers known to us \o/$ LastUpdate: 2015-04-10
DSLR Camera Pro (3.4@1,833; ~EUR 3.25) 4 $Contains no trackers known to us \o/$ LastUpdate: 2017-03-15 mimic a DSLR as best as possible
Manual Camera (2.8@5,442; ~EUR 3.25) 5 $Contains no trackers known to us \o/$ LastUpdate: 2017-10-07 / Manual Camera Compatibility (4@4,529) 1 $Contains no trackers known to us \o/$ LastUpdate: 2017-05-28 Video Review 2/2015; Intro 1/2015 | 1/2015; Vorstellung 1/2015; Kurzvorstellung 12/2015; camera app for professionals; RAW support
NightShooting (2.7@2,471) Ǥ 12 7
ProShot (2.6@2,758; ~EUR 4.00) Ǥ 11 1 LastUpdate: 2018-10-06 Kurzvorstellung 9/2015

Photo apps with focus on effects

2020-05-24

Cartoon Camera (5@14) 6 6 LastUpdate: 2016-09-26
Cymera Camera - Collage, Selfie Camera, Pic Editor (4.6@2,472,033) Ǥ 19 11 Testbericht 2/2014; Video-Empfehlung 3/2014
Camera360: Selfie Photo Editor with Funny Sticker (4.5@4,960,933) Ǥ 15 15 Testbericht 10/2013; Vorstellung 10/2013; Video Review 11/2018
LINE Camera - Photo editor (4.5@1,559,317) Ǥ 21 14 Test 1/2017
Retrica - The Original Filter Camera (4.4@6,210,450) Ǥ 19 5 Intro 4/2014; Test 5/2014
Wondershare PowerCam (4.4@331,212) Ǥ 21 8
Camera MX - Photo & Video Camera (4.4@299,307) Ǥ 18 5 Video Demo (EN) 10/2018
EyeEm: Free Photo App For Sharing & Selling Images (4.4@220,877) Ǥ 14 7 Ausführliche Vorstellung 11/2013 | 12/2013 | 1/2016; Wikipedia (EN)
Little Photo (4.4@58,759) 5 1 LastUpdate: 2015-09-14
BlackCam - Black&White Camera (4.3@7,540) Ǥ 11 5
Photocracker - Photo Editor (4.3@3,847) Ǥ 18 5 Video Demo 4/2015
Cameringo Lite. Filters Camera (4.2@145,477) Ǥ 12 $Contains no trackers known to us \o/$ / Cameringo+ Filters Camera (4.3@29,724; ~EUR 3.00) Ǥ 12 $Contains no trackers known to us \o/$ Vorstellung 8/2013; Kurzvorstellung 7/2016
Camera 2 (4.2@3,459) 7 $Contains no trackers known to us \o/$ LastUpdate: 2015-03-25
Retro Camera (4.1@68,672) 10 4 LastUpdate: 2013-05-07 Video Review 9/2013
FunCam (4@2,410) Ǥ 7 4 LastUpdate: 2013-05-31
Photo Effects (3.9@18,521) Ǥ 4 5
Vector Camera (3.9@123) 4 $Contains no trackers known to us \o/$ Github
Camera Effects (3.8@23,144) Ǥ 9 3 LastUpdate: 2018-10-19
Vignette • Photo effects (3.8@10,769; ~EUR 3.00) 7 $Contains no trackers known to us \o/$
MyEffects - Photo Editor (3.8@434) 6 3 LastUpdate: 2014-04-12
Camera illusion (3.6@10,011) 6 $Contains no trackers known to us \o/$ LastUpdate: 2013-04-01 / Camera illusion Pro (4.3@178; ~EUR 1.75) 4 1 LastUpdate: 2013-04-02

HDR Photo Apps

2020-05-24

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

Ultimate HDR Camera (4.3@14,258) 6 1
HD Camera (4.1@91,082) 7 4 / HD Selfie Camera (4.3@15,016) 6 1 LastUpdate: 2018-06-18 / HD Professional Camera (4.1@701) 6 1 LastUpdate: 2018-06-15 incl. video capabilities
Pro HDR Camera (4.1@5,617; ~EUR 2.00) 3 $Contains no trackers known to us \o/$ LastUpdate: 2013-08-22
Camera HDR Studio (4@65,510) 7 1 LastUpdate: 2017-07-31
Snap Camera HDR - Trial (3.9@8,139) Ǥ 17 $Contains no trackers known to us \o/$ LastUpdate: 2018-01-22 / Snap Camera HDR (3.9@3,900; ~EUR 2.25) Ǥ 16 $Contains no trackers known to us \o/$ LastUpdate: 2018-01-11 Review 10/2013; trial version requires network to be disabled
HDR HQ (3.9@6,630) Ǥ 7 7 LastUpdate: 2017-07-03
HDR Camera (3.8@36,551) Ǥ 6 1 LastUpdate: 2016-03-16 / HDR Camera+ (2.9@5,461; ~EUR 1.00) 5 $Contains no trackers known to us \o/$ LastUpdate: 2014-12-02 Testbericht 10/2013

3D Cameras

2020-05-24

CrossCam (4.5@76) 3 $Contains no trackers known to us \o/$
MakeIt3D - 3D Camera (3.8@11,906) Ǥ 9 4
3DSteroid (3.7@1,979) 5 $Contains no trackers known to us \o/$ / 3DSteroid Pro (4.5@461; ~EUR 2.50) 5 $Contains no trackers known to us \o/$
Phereo 3D Photo (3.6@4,835) Ǥ 6 2 LastUpdate: 2018-09-22
3D Camera (3.4@23,129) Ǥ 6 6 LastUpdate: 2017-03-10 / 3D Camera Pro (3.9@87; ~EUR 1.00) Ǥ 6 5 LastUpdate: 2017-03-10
KúlaScope - 3D camera (3.3@27) Ǥ 8 2
Stereoscope (2.7@277) 4 $Contains no trackers known to us \o/$ LastUpdate: 2018-06-28
Camera 3D (2.1@15,990) 11 3 LastUpdate: 2016-05-01

Fun Cameras

2020-05-24

YouCam Fun - Snap Live Selfie Filters & Share Pics (4.6@272,530) Ǥ 23 10
MSQRD (4.3@783) 6 5 Kurzvorstellung 3/2016
Ugly Camera - funny selfie (4.2@70,942) Ǥ 18 4
Camera Fun Free (4@15,867) 10 1 LastUpdate: 2012-06-08
Fun Photo Camera 2 (3.8@8,358) Ǥ 11 9
FatBooth - The Big Prank App (3.7@87,640) Ǥ 7 5 LastUpdate: 2016-08-11
Make me Old (3.3@31,554) Ǥ 7 5
AgingBooth (2.9@163,676) Ǥ 7 5 LastUpdate: 2016-08-11

Animated GIF photos

2020-05-24

Gif Me! Camera - GIF maker (4.4@49,583) Ǥ 9 4 / Gif Me! Camera Pro (4.4@3,039; ~EUR 1.50) Ǥ 8 3
GIF Camera (4.3@54,688) Ǥ 12 4 Video Review 9/2013;
GifBoom: Animated GIF Camera (4.2@72) Ǥ 11 3 LastUpdate: 2013-10-29
GIPHY CAM - The GIF Camera & GIF Maker (3.7@2,241) Ǥ 12 9 Kurzvorstellung 10/2016
GIF Camera (3.6@6,124) 5 2 LastUpdate: 2014-09-04
GIF Camera HD (Best GIF Maker & Creator Free) (3.6@460) 6 4

Panorama Photo Apps

2020-05-24

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

Panorama camera: 360 Photos & Virtual Tours (3.9@101,054) Ǥ 21 9 Testbericht 2/2014
DMD Panorama (3.8@13,440) Ǥ 15 1 LastUpdate: 2018-10-26
Panorama Camera 360 (3.6@27,380) 6 4 LastUpdate: 2013-07-21
Photaf Panorama (Free) (3.4@69,253) Ǥ 16 5 / Photaf Panorama Pro (3.3@3,882; ~EUR 4.50) Ǥ 11 3 / Photaf THD Panorama Pro (4.2@93; ~EUR 11.00) Ǥ 10 $Contains no trackers known to us \o/$ LastUpdate: 2017-03-11
HD Panorama (2.7@7,281) 4 $Contains no trackers known to us \o/$ LastUpdate: 2017-03-21 / HD Panorama+ (3.2@207; ~EUR 2.00) 5 $Contains no trackers known to us \o/$ LastUpdate: 2017-03-21

More accurate geotagging

2020-05-29

ZGeo GPS Background service (5@16) 8 $Contains no trackers known to us \o/$ LastUpdate: 2017-07-11
FineGeotag (4.2@34) 4 LastUpdate: 2016-05-14 Github; More accurate GeoTags
GeoTag (3.7@217) Ǥ 15 4 also allows to record text and voice notes for photos

Various other camera apps

2020-05-24

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@40,588) Ǥ 13 2 embeds location info in your photos
PhotoScan by Google Photos (4.3@105,583) Ǥ 8 $Contains no trackers known to us \o/$ Vorstellung 11/2016 | 11/2016 | 11/2016; Intro 11/2016; Kurzvorstellung 11/2016; Test 11/2016; Review 11/2019; Scan your paper photos
Hypocam (4.3@18,552) Ǥ 10 2 for black and white photography
Eye Candy - Selfie Camera (4.2@5,087) Ǥ 9 5 LastUpdate: 2017-01-23 Vorstellung 3/2016; Selfie-Cam, filters, editing
DNG Processor (4.2@78) 4 $Contains no trackers known to us \o/$ Github; Test 3/2019; convert your RAWs to JPG on-the-fly
PhotoBackup (4.2@6) 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
CryptoCam – Secure Camera (4.1@108) Ǥ 5 $Contains no trackers known to us \o/$ LastUpdate: 2017-03-26
Horizon Camera (4@12,126) Ǥ 9 4 Kurzvorstellung 9/2014; no more "tilted videos"
Safe Camera - Photo Encryption (3.9@1,113) 4 $Contains no trackers known to us \o/$ LastUpdate: 2016-02-04 / SafeCamera Pro Key (4.2@65; ~EUR 5.50) 4 $Contains no trackers known to us \o/$ LastUpdate: 2014-10-10 Intro 8/2013
CamTimer (3.9@417) 3 $Contains no trackers known to us \o/$ LastUpdate: 2016-01-11
Frontback - Social Photos (3.9@17) Ǥ 15 2 LastUpdate: 2017-12-16 Intro 4/2014; snaps with front and back camera at the same time, combines results
Photo Scan App by Photomyne (3.7@7,727) Ǥ 11 8 scan your paper photos
Night Vision Camera (3.7@23) 6 5 LastUpdate: 2012-12-24
ChronoSnap (3.6@38) 3 $Contains no trackers known to us \o/$ LastUpdate: 2015-05-20 Github; snap photos in intervals (generate sequences)
PicPac Camera (3.3@157) 5 2 LastUpdate: 2013-09-25 Blog 9/2013;
ObscuraCam (2.1@2,616) 6 $Contains no trackers known to us \o/$ LastUpdate: 2018-05-05 Github; Vorstellung 9/2016
AiCamera (1.7@6) 4 $Contains no trackers known to us \o/$ simulates depth of field using a neural network
CameraFilter (0@0) 3 $Contains no trackers known to us \o/$ LastUpdate: 2018-01-26
Long Shoot Alpha (0@0) 5 $Contains no trackers known to us \o/$
DeltaCamera (0@0) 3 Github; Record movement (deltas) in one single image
MarsLogger (0@0) 3 $Contains no trackers known to us \o/$ 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

Further Readings:

Mit dem Smartphone fotografieren: 10 Tipps für das perfekte Bild (4/2020)
The 10 Best Camera Apps for Android and iOS (4/2019)
Top 7 Best Camera Apps For Android Devices (3/2019)
15 best camera apps for Android (11/2018)
Camera MX vs Open Camera: Duel of Android Photography Apps (9/2018)
Nur fotografieren? Die Smartphone-Kamera kann doch viel mehr (12/2017)
10 Best Camera Apps for Android (11/2017)
6 Camera Tips: Take better photos on Android (11/2017)
Achtung, neugierige Kamera-Apps (9/2017)
RAW-Fotos bei Smartphones: Lohnt sich der Aufwand? (2/2017)
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 - 12/2018)
Tipps zu HDR: So holt Ihr das Optimum aus Euren Fotos heraus (6/2016)
Tips For Better Taking Smartphone Photos At Night (And In Bars) (8/2015)
Professionelle Fotos mit dem Android Phone erstellen (8/2015)
5 Tipps für bessere Fotos aus der Smartphone-Kamera (1/2015)
App Schau: 10 tolle Kamera-Apps für das Smartphone (1/2015)
7 Tips For Less Terrible Smartphone Photos (8/2014)
Videos mit dem Smartphone: 10 Tipps für bessere Aufnahmen (8/2014)
Smartphone-Fotografie: Die wichtigsten Begriffe erklärt [GLOSSAR] (6/2014)
How to take better photos with your Android phone (5/2014 - 9/2016)
Kamera-Apps: "Reduce to the max" oder "Qual der Wahl"? (4/2014)

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