PicsArt Photo Studio

PicsArt Photo Studio is a complete Android app with which you can edit images, apply effects and filters, and share the results on your social networks.

Image editing and social network in one device

One of the many useful features of modern smartphones, apart from their instant messaging capacities that allow us to stay connected with friends and family 24/7, is definitely their still cameras and the ability to record every moment instantly. Or isn't it one of the aspects you value most when it comes to choosing a new phone?

Android phones are integrating better and better cameras, so digital cameras are almost out of use. Why? Well, in addition to being much more comfortable carrying a single device in our pocket, we must also point out the multitude of photo editing applications of the likes of Photoshop, B612 or Aviary that allow us to enhance our images directly from our mobile and modify them before uploading them to our favorite social networks.

And among these apps for smartphones and tablets, we should mention PicsArt Photo Studio, a tool that goes far beyond simply editing photos, with which we can edit images, create collages, apply filters and effects or add stickers. What differentiates it from other similar applications is its enormous social component, since it allows us to discover nearby users, follow other artists, participate in daily challenges and share all our creations online directly from the platform's own social network. As the name suggests, a real photo studio in the palm of our hand.

What effects will I find in PicsArt?

It might be easier to answer the question what effects and filters are not available in this Android application, which also has a free version for PC running Windows 8.1 and 10 (Windows 7 and Mac users are out of luck this time), as well as iPhone and iPad has. Because in truth there are more than 1,000 different enhancements that you can use to turn your images into real works of art: blur effects, artistic effects, mirror effects, pixel art effects, characterization effects, fisheye effects, spiral effects...

Apart from that, the APK of this social photo editor offers us access to other notable functions and features:

• Edit photos with fun stickers and filters to then showcase them on the app, Instagram, Facebook or WhatsApp.
• Take on the daily challenges and remix the same photo with your friends to see who can do it better.
• Create photo compositions such as mosaics or collages.
• Hundreds of free sticker packs and other premium packs that you have to buy as part of in-app purchases.
• Add text and subtitles to your creations with all types and sizes of fonts.
• Thousands of clipart packs to add new text, emoji and backgrounds to your images.
• Magical effects enhanced by the app's artificial intelligence to create artistic compositions.
• Discover and follow other artists using the app and watch the works they share.
• New tutorials are released every week that will teach you all the tricks and tips you need to know about this editor.

which one is better PicsArt, Snapseed, Instagram or Retrica?

As always, when it comes to debating whether one application is better than another, it all comes down to how we use it. Snapseed, for example, is a very complete and professional editor, but it may lack the large amount of artistic effects present in PicsArt, nor does it place particular emphasis on the social features of this art. Quite unlike Instagram, which mainly focuses on applying filters and sharing images online, but with fewer possibilities than the app we're reviewing today. As for Retrica, it's a great photo and video editor capable of creating GIFs, but it also lacks some other social features. Is one of them better than the others? Only you can answer this question once you've tried them all.

What's new in the latest version?

• Video Editor bug fixes and improvements

Requirements and further information:

• Minimum operating system requirements: Android 4.1.
• The app offers in-app purchases.