Mobilewalla: Apps that make your selfies shine
With Kim Kardashian West’s publication of Selfish, her book of selfies, mobile portraits have either hit the big time or jumped the shark. Find out by taking your own selfies with these apps.
Apple apps
Facetune ($3.99)* Facetune focuses on making sure your face looks airbrushed and free of flaws before you share your “candid” selfies. (Score: 99/100)
Pocketbooth — the photo booth that fits in your pocket (photobooth selfie booth) (99 cents)* The Pocketbooth app takes a series of photos and prints them in strips. (Score: 98/100)
Visage Lab PRO HD — professional portrait photo retouch! ($2.99)* This app focuses on subtly correcting any imperfections in your skin and teeth for a gorgeous photo. (Score: 98/100)
Photo Editor by Aviary (Free)* Users love Photo Editor’s simple interface, which allows amateur photographers to use some amazing editing and effects tools. (Score: 97/100)
Repix — Inspiring Photo Editor (Free)* Repix provides many standard, and some exceptional, editing tools and filters to correct or transform photographs. (Score: 90/100)
Android apps
B612 — Selfie from the heart (Free)* This app is designed for selfie takers. It helps them find the best angles and the best ways to share, including short video selfies. (Score: 97/100)
PhotoDirector — Photo Editor (Free)* In addition to a standard skin-smoothing tool, PhotoDirector features 40 preset effects to transform your photos. (Score: 97/100)
YouCam Perfect — Selfie Cam (Free)* YouCam will alter your picture to perfect you: clears skin, changes face shape and even can make you look thinner. (Score: 96/100)
Perfect365: One-Tap Makeover (Free)* This app will fix your photos and help you try on new makeup looks with its sophisticated makeup palette. (Score: 92/100)
Photo Editor—Selfie Effects (Free)* This app is all about enhancing your face and making every picture appear as if it were taken in perfect lighting. (Score: 90/100)
* Available on Apple and Android
Mobilewalla is a search and discovery engine using breakthrough technology to score every app to help consumers navigate the mobile application marketplace. Apps are scored using an algorithm that weighs several characteristics, including user ratings, position within category and staff recommendations. For more app intel, go to www.mobilewalla.com. Anindya Datta is a technologist and founder of Mobilewalla.
This story was originally published June 26, 2015 at 12:34 PM with the headline "Mobilewalla: Apps that make your selfies shine."