App Top List: 3 More iPhone Photo Apps for your collection

If you're into photography I suggest you search the app store constantly because a lot of apps are being developed to enhance your photos. I've already reviewed my Top 5 iPhone Photo Apps back in January and now I review 3 more photos apps for your collection.

Photogene - wouldn't it be great to have PhotoShop available on your iPhone? Of course it would, well it's not available yet but Photogene is. With Photogene you can crop, apply filters, color adjustment, exposure, and saturation. You can also enhance your photos with effects, frames, borders, and even rotate the image. You have the option to edit photos from your library or taking a new one. Photogene brings photo editing to another level and it's just so simple to use. The app is $2.99 but it's well worth it.

Here are a couple of photo enhancements done with Photogene.

This photo was cropped, and a border was added.



Captions were added in seconds to explain to my friends something that was happening at the moment.


Check out the video from our friends at AppVee so you can see more features available.


Download Photogene.


ColorSplash - With this app, you can give your photos a dramatic black and white look while keeping the original color in certain areas. After the photo is converted to black and white you can use your fingers as a brush to bring back the original color in certain areas, you can even zoom in and out (using pinching) to make the process easier. You have the option to edit a photo from the library or take a new one as well. This app is only $1.99 but it's a great addition in your iPhone.

Here is an example of a photo enhanced with ColorSplash.



Check out this video from the App Store Reviewer to see more features available.


Download ColorSpash.


PhotoArtist - Most of the reviews I've seen on this app are not great but I think it's because the app is being confused with a photo editor and it's not. The name implies it all Photo Art. You can select any of the photos in your library or take a new one and then apply any of the following six filters: cartoon, watercolor, illustration, halftone, mono, and pen and your photo is turned into art. It's not a photo editor like Photoshop or like the Photogene app reviewed in this post. It converts your photo's into artwork as the name indicates and it does a great job at it. It's only $1.99 and I think it's well worth it. Your artwork is saved in your library or you can opt to share them on PhotoShare.


Here are a couple of examples:
Illustration filter:



Watercolor filter:



Pen filter:


Download PhotoArtist.

I hope this quick review is helpful to you. If you've use these apps let us know what you think or even better share your photos with us.

App Video Review: Get prices and reviews of CDs, Books, DVDs, or video games by taking a snapshot - Snaptell

Have you ever bought a video game that you think would be really good and then when you play it you realize it was a bomb? I think that has happened to a lot of us and the worst is that you're stuck with it since you already opened it. Well worry no more, Snaptell is here to help you.

Snaptell is a very handy app. With this app you take snapshots of the cover of any CD, DVD, Book, or video game sold in the U.S. and it will automatically locate it for you. The app will provide you with the online and local price for stores like Amazon and Barnes and Nobles, Google search for prices and reviews, Yahoo search results, eBay and half.com links, and even articles in Wikipedia when available. You can even complete purchases through the app.

I took snapshots of old and new movies, books, and CDs and this app did not fail once. This app uses image recognition technology developed by Snaptell.com to match the image against product images. Pretty soon they will also offer this service for International products.

So can you now imagine yourself going to Barnes and Nobles, taking a snapshot of a book cover to check out the competition's prices and the reviews, and then making your decision on whether to buy it or not?

Here is a video from our friends from AppVee.com that shows you how Snaptell works.




Download Snaptell.

Oh and did I mention this handy app is free? Have you used it? Tell us your experience with this app.

App Video Review: Creating videos on your iPhone - Animoto

Animoto is a service that allows you to create free short videos by using your still life pictures. Their online service also allows you to create and download unlimited full-length videos for a minimal yearly fee. Recently they made their service available on the iPhone through the new Animoto app.

How does it work?

Well first let's tell you about the navigation. Animoto has two main tabs, Create New Video and My Videos. I think the tabs are self explanatory, right?

To create a video you go to the Create New Video tab, and you'll be prompted to select 8-12 pictures from your library. One thing you need to know is that you can't take new pictures with Animoto, you can only use existing ones.

After you select the pictures you're prompted to select the music track. Animoto has a good choice of music you can use. After you're done selecting your pictures and music then all you need to do is name your video, and press Create Video.

You'll need to wait about 4 minutes for the video to render but I know you'll be impressed with the results. Animoto has a way of displaying your pictures with the beat of the music that is just simply cool and no two videos are the same even if you use the same pictures.

After the video is created you can share it with your friends via e-mail, edit the pictures or music, remix it or delete it.

The only issue I have is that you can't synchronize the videos you create on your iPhone with your online account but there is a workaround to save your online account videos to your iPhone. If you go to Animoto.com on your iPhone and play a video from your online account, you'll have the option to save it into the app :O)

The creation of full-length videos is not available through the app but that's understandable. This app is great just like their online service, and it's free so I recommend you try it.

Check out this video for a quick look at Animoto (courtesy of AppVee).



Download Animoto or visit the Animoto site.

App Video Review: Quip - Sending multimedia messages on the iPhone

The iPhone app Quip allows you to send and receive multimedia messages to/from friends using the iPhones and other phone carriers. The great thing is that these messages don't count against your iPhone text messaging plan :O)

How does it work?

After you access Quip you can either take a new picture or choose from your iPhone library. Then select the contact, add text (optional) and send.

The recipient gets a text message with a clickable link, in our case with a touchable link. No need for username and password. So guess what iPhone users? No more need for those messages with easy to enter username/password that we are all familiar with and love, right? You know which ones I mean.

All you have to do is get your friends hooked up with Quip and you're all set. The app works great and it's only worth $0.99 but I think that's for a limited time so hurry.

Well here is a quick look at the app (courtesy of iPhone Apps Podcast).




Download Quip now.

Do you Quip?

App Video Review: Now you can print photos for free with the HP iPrint Photo App

In a previous post I mentioned quickly the HP iPrint Photo app as an added bonus to a post but didn't give much information so I thought it would be great to show you how it works.

The guys from the iPhone app podcast always have some great video reviews. Check it out.


It's free so download it now and try it out.

What is facebook addiction?

I think everyone will get a kick out of this video because it's so true.

How not to get caught on Facebook

Interesting tips on how to access Facebook when your company is blocking it.... I haven't tried but I wonder if anyone else has?

Has anyone tried these sites mentioned in the video?

Video Review: Storyz.com changing the way you write stories

This video demonstrates how you can create stories in collaboration with others at Storyz.com.


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There is also an app available for the iPhone and it works very well. If you use the app, you can send invites to your stories using your iPhone address book.

Have you used this service? If so, tell us what you think.