Camera Apps

Standard photo apps with "plus"

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HD Camera for Android (4.6@667,428) 20 3
NoteCam Lite - GPS memo camera (4.5@23,303) Ǥ 9 1 / NoteCam Pro - photo with notes (3@129; ~EUR 5.50) Ǥ 8 incl. GeoTagging & Exif comments on-snap; manual
Secure Camera (4.4@13,920) 7 $Contains no trackers known to us \o/$ Github; incl. QRCode scanner
Magic Camera (4.3@11,178) 11 3
ProShot (4.2@18,589; ~EUR 9.00) Ǥ 12 Video Walk-through 4/2017
HD Camera Ultra (4.1@456,815) 10 3 LastUpdate: 2016-03-12
Open Camera (4.1@284,484) 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
Camera51 - a smarter camera (4.1@30,197) 8 2 LastUpdate: 2019-07-05
Pixtica: Camera and Editor (4.1@5,147) Ǥ 18 1 LastUpdate: 2023-08-24
Manual Camera DSLR (Lite) (4@12,336) Ǥ 14 2 LastUpdate: 2024-05-08 / Manual Camera: DSLR Camera Pro (4.4@26,444; ~EUR 4.25) Ǥ 12 3 LastUpdate: 2024-02-07 Vorstellung 3/2020
Zoom Camera (3.9@37,878) Ǥ 13 3
Simple Camera (3.9@18,771) Ǥ 15 $Contains no trackers known to us \o/$ LastUpdate: 2024-03-18 Github
HedgeCam 2: Advanced Camera (3.9@7,165) Ǥ 7 $Contains no trackers known to us \o/$ LastUpdate: 2023-09-13 Intro 12/2019; Review 2/2020; derived from OpenCamera
Camera ICS (3.6@24,487) 9 3 LastUpdate: 2019-04-12
Free Camera (3.6@2,148) 5 $Contains no trackers known to us \o/$ LastUpdate: 2018-06-04
Camera ZOOM FX Premium (3.5@93,251; ~EUR 4.00) Ǥ 11 2
Camera JB+ (3.5@13; ~EUR 2.00) 19 $Contains no trackers known to us \o/$ LastUpdate: 2015-04-10
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)
MotionCam Pro Trial (5 sec) (3.4@1,173) Ǥ 10 $Contains no trackers known to us \o/$ Github; takes multiple split second images so you’ll never miss a moment.
Camera FV-5 Lite (3.3@142,208) Ǥ 20 4 / Camera FV-5 (3@19,166; ~EUR 4.00) Ǥ 16 Manual; Dev's Video Channel; Bracketing, Long Exposure, Timer, ... Lite version limited to 0.3 MPx (VGA)
DSLR Camera Pro (3.3@1,831; ~EUR 3.50) 5 $Contains no trackers known to us \o/$ mimic a DSLR as best as possible
PerfectShot (3.3@357) Ǥ 12 5 LastUpdate: 2023-06-10 / PerfectShot Unlimited (2@159; ~EUR 3.75) Ǥ 12 $Contains no trackers known to us \o/$ LastUpdate: 2017-08-16
Fast Burst Camera Lite (3.2@19,002) Ǥ 8 1 LastUpdate: 2020-05-21 / Fast Burst Camera (3.5@4,364; ~EUR 4.00) Ǥ 9 1 LastUpdate: 2020-05-21
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, …
Filmic Firstlight - Photo App (3.2@1,273) Ǥ 19 5 LastUpdate: 2024-01-31 / Filmic Pro: Mobile Cine Camera (1.5@16,863) Ǥ 20 2 / FiLMiC Pro Evaluator (3.2@797) Ǥ 8 6 LastUpdate: 2023-05-10 Video Review 11/2019 | 3/2020 / video shooting
Pixel Camera (3.1@507,232) Ǥ 35
Manual Camera (2.8@5,460; ~EUR 4.50) 6 $Contains no trackers known to us \o/$ / Manual Camera Compatibility (3.3@8,565) Ǥ 7 1 camera app for professionals; RAW support
NightShooting (1.9@3,206) Ǥ 13 2
SnapSafe (0@0) Ǥ 11 $Contains no trackers known to us \o/$ Github
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) 13 3 Github
Geotag video camera (0@0) 14 $Contains no trackers known to us \o/$ Github; record videos with a small map overlay

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@2,439,441) Ǥ 23 3
Camera Effects (4.3@22,473) Ǥ 10 3 LastUpdate: 2024-01-09
Camera360:Photo Editor&Selfie (4.2@4,947,158) Ǥ 22 34 Video Review 11/2018
Photo Effects (4.2@17,960) Ǥ 7 3 LastUpdate: 2023-01-12
BlackCam - Black&White Camera (4.2@7,680) 10 3
Retro Camera (4.1@68,672) 10 4 LastUpdate: 2013-05-07 Video Review 9/2013
LINE Camera - Photo editor (4@1,554,704) Ǥ 22 11 Test 1/2017
Retrica (3.8@6,060,097) Ǥ 23 4
Vector Camera (3.8@248) 4 $Contains no trackers known to us \o/$ Github
Vignette (3.7@10,700) 8 $Contains no trackers known to us \o/$ LastUpdate: 2023-09-07
Cameringo Lite. Filters Camera (3.4@146,833) Ǥ 15 $Contains no trackers known to us \o/$ LastUpdate: 2023-08-26 / Cameringo+ Filters Camera (4.2@29,849; ~EUR 3.00) Ǥ 12 $Contains no trackers known to us \o/$ LastUpdate: 2023-08-26 Testbericht 3/2017 - 10/2019
Camera illusion (2.9@9,957) 5 $Contains no trackers known to us \o/$ LastUpdate: 2013-04-01
EyeEm - Sell Your Photos (2.5@226,529) Ǥ 17 6 LastUpdate: 2023-09-11 Wikipedia (EN)

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 (4.3@91,375) Ǥ 13 1 LastUpdate: 2024-05-01 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@3,926; ~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

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Phereo 3D Photo (4.2@4,798) Ǥ 5 2 LastUpdate: 2018-09-22
3DSteroid (3.9@2,137) 6 $Contains no trackers known to us \o/$ / 3DSteroid Pro (4.6@576; ~EUR 2.50) 5
MakeIt3D - 3D Camera (3.8@12,121) Ǥ 8 3
CrossCam (3.8@261) 17 2
Stereoscope (3.7@288) 4 $Contains no trackers known to us \o/$ LastUpdate: 2021-01-14

Fun Cameras

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YouCam Fun - Snap Live Selfie Filters & Share Pics (4.5@275,787) Ǥ 21 7 LastUpdate: 2021-11-24
Ugly Camera - funny selfie (4@71,097) 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@30,965) Ǥ 7 4 LastUpdate: 2024-05-06
AgingBooth (2.1@164,929) Ǥ 6 5 LastUpdate: 2016-08-11

Animated GIF photos

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Gif Me! Camera - GIF maker (3.9@49,276) Ǥ 11 3 / Gif Me! Camera Pro (3.9@3,743; ~EUR 1.00) 7 2

Panorama Photo Apps

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

Panorama 360 & Virtual Tours (3.3@107,619) Ǥ 23 8
DMD Panorama (3.3@13,637) Ǥ 15 $Contains no trackers known to us \o/$
Photaf Panorama (2.4@68,065) Ǥ 17 4 LastUpdate: 2021-02-02 / Photaf Panorama Pro (3.3@3,831; ~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

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GPS Camera - GeoTag Map (3.7@5,327) Ǥ 18 10 also allows to record text and voice notes for photos

Various other camera apps

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Autostamper custom camera (5@150) 12 4
Raw Dumper (4.9@7) 3 $Contains no trackers known to us \o/$ LastUpdate: 2024-01-29 Github; taking raw pictures on devices with x86 processors
GPS Map Camera (4.5@81,647) Ǥ 14 2 LastUpdate: 2020-05-30 embeds location info in your photos
Hypocam (4.4@22,566) Ǥ 11 2 for black and white photography
Photo Scan App by Photomyne (4.1@45,593) Ǥ 13 3 scan your paper photos
PhotoScan by Google Photos (4@203,515) 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) 8 $Contains no trackers known to us \o/$ 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@12,851) 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@2,741) 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
camsung (0@0) 3 $Contains no trackers known to us \o/$ Github; silence the shutter on your Samsung device
CameraFilter (0@0) 3 $Contains no trackers known to us \o/$ LastUpdate: 2018-01-26
Simple Raw Camera (0@0) 4 $Contains no trackers known to us \o/$ Github
Cryptocam - encrypting camera app (0@0) 6 $Contains no trackers known to us \o/$ GitLab
Camera Folder (0@0) 3 $Contains no trackers known to us \o/$ LastUpdate: 2023-11-05 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
Pani (0@0) 2 $Contains no trackers known to us \o/$ Github; record RAW image data
TimeLapseCam (0@0) 15 $Contains no trackers known to us \o/$ 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)

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