Currently, photography is a key point in smartphones. Having the best or worst camera can be the turning point between buying or not a certain cell phone. But once you have taken the pictures, you have to edit them. We show you the 5 best applications to edit your photos.

Snapseed (iOS/Android)

With Snapseed we can edit photographs in a very simple way and obtaining an almost professional result. It has all the classic adjustment tools, with options such as brightness control and exposure controls that modify the saturation and warmth to improve the overall contrast of the photos.

Pixlr (iOS/Android)

This app for photo editing allows you to improve your images in a short period of time and share them at ease on social networks. It is not necessary to be a professional in order to achieve great results. In Pixlr there are plenty of effects to get an excellent edition such as red eye removal, modify the brightness and smooth the skin. In addition, it includes a collage function to combine several images into one.

Adobe Photoshop Lightroom (iOS/Android)

If you already know Lightroom in its computer version, this application will meet your expectations. With this app you can edit unprocessed files of digital cameras, as well as photographs taken with your smartphone’s camera. It manages to keep quite well the quality of the images in the processing, just as in its «adult» version and has many adjustments and filters with which to tweak your image.

Afterlight (iOS/Android)

This is an incredible and simplistic application at the same time. Afterlight has image adjustments, 59 filters and 66 textures with which you will be able to get all the possible colors to your favorite photographs. It also has frames available to give you the retro look you were looking for. Once finished, choose the resolution you prefer and upload it directly to your social networks.

VSCO Cam (iOS/Android)

VSCO Cam is as much an application to edit photos as to take them. Image editing is done through many filters, which you can download new, and you can always see the change with the original image. These filters have a softer and more authentic style that resembles a real photo. It is, at the same time, a type of social network where you can see and share photographs of any person in the world.