Photo & Video apps, reviewed
Photo and video editors need access to your camera roll, and some upload your media to cloud servers for processing. These reviews explain which edits happen on the device, which leave it, and what rights you grant when you use AI-powered features.
Canva: AI Photo & Video Editor
Design for people who never learned design, with a free tier that rarely forces the upgrade.
CapCut - Video Editor
The most capable free video editor on Android, with ByteDance ownership and cloud processing as the price of admission.
Google Photos
The best photo search and backup on Android — paid for in storage fees and a very legible library.
InShot - Video Editor & Maker
The mobile video editor short-form creators actually finish projects in, with an unusually fair free tier.
Lightroom Photo & Video Editor
Desktop-class photo editing free on your phone, with Adobe's cloud and best tools waiting behind the premium gate.
Picsart AI Photo Editor
A sprawling editor and remix community wrapped in one of the pushiest free tiers in photography apps.
Snapseed
Google's free, on-device photo editor: no account, no ads, no subscription — and no guarantee of active development.
VSCO: Photo & Video Editor
Film-inspired filters and a feed with no public like counts, funded by memberships instead of ads.