

While the filters and adjustments available through camera apps are suitable when you need to make a fast adjustment or slap a filter on something, mobile users wanted something more akin to a fully-featured photo editor, and that’s what they got in Snapseed.

It filled the same niche then that it does now–providing a robust set of photo-editing tools that far outstrips those found in our photo apps. Though it’s owned by Google now, Snapseed originally showed up as an independently developed app back in 2011, for the iPad. Understanding an application’s origins and primary functions can only help us to understand it better, so let’s get started! Best Photo Editing App: 8 free apps for Android and iPhone (iOS)īefore we delve into the technical aspects of the app, it’s important to know what, exactly, Snapseed is.
