Selfies are now a social staple for everyone, whether you’re a millennial or not.Even the pope knows what a selfie is. If you’re new to social media, don’t be surprised when you see your feed filled with selfie updates. It’s just a thing we do on social. Before we go any further, let me ask the million dollar question:
Are you an Android user?
If yes, then you’re on the right page! As you will discover great Android apps that can make your selfie one of the best selfies out there. Don’t worry iOS users (that includes me haha!) we will get our chance soon.
Why Choosing the Right App Helps
There are tons of selfie apps currently available for download. But out of all these apps, which one suits you the best? You see, despite the similar function these apps have in common, they still have distinct features that can make or break your photos. Thus, choosing the right app is important to enhance your image to wow your friends and followers on social media. With that, we have listed the 10 best Android apps which may suit your selfie mode the best!
Perfect365
Into beautification? Then this is the right app for you. Perfect365 is not your ordinary app that contains just filters and different color schemes. It enhances the user’s selfie with its more than 20 virtual makeup and beauty tools to make your face look perfect and beautiful. Yes, you read it right, makeup! That means you can play and style yourself with a variety of shades ranging from eyeliners, eyeshadows, blushes, and lipsticks!
Want to hide some blemish on your face? A little touch-up and poof! Your face looks so smooth and glowing! This app mostly appeals to women and people who prefer beauty touch up rather than filters. So if you want to look pretty in your selfies with just a few taps on your phone, then we recommend you to download this app!
Retrica
The app where it all started. Retrica is the game changer that shook the world of selfies to the ground due to its wide range of filter schemes that are well-liked not only by selfie lovers but also photo enthusiasts. In fact, it features more than 100 different live filters to choose from. Not only that, Retrica is a full-fledged selfie app that also lets you place stickers, create collages, add doodles, and capture GIFs and videos from the live filters. Oh… and let’s not forget, Retrica has a built-in timer giving you time to make that perfect pose before taking the shot! Yup I know, this app is too good to be true for you Android users, but don’t worry iOS lovers. Retrica is also available in the app store, you can install this on your device and enjoy the wonderful features of Retrica.
Frontback
For travelers who’ve lost hope in finding the right app to feature amazing places they’ve been to, then cheer up! Frontback is finally the solution to your long unanswered prayers! From the name itself ‘front-back’, this app lets the user capture a photo with the front camera for selfie, and the back camera for the view at the same time, to create single photo composition. Amazing isn’t it? Travelers can now show their happiness not just by taking their selfies, but also by snapping pictures of jaw-dropping views they see.
Candy Camera
One of the best selfie apps based on reviews and ratings in Google Play Store. Did you know that it is also now an Editor’s Choice app? Now that’s great proof to back up their claims, right? Okay, we won’t beat around the bush, Candy Camera is an app that allows you to take selfies with realtime effects. The app has a diverse range of filters to choose from, as well as stickers, and other beauty functions. Candy Camera also has a feature called ‘silent camera’, that lets you take pictures anytime and anywhere you want without distracting others especially when you’re in public. Oh, and you can also make a collage with it too!
Well for many of us, Instagram is not just an app it’s #life. But don’t titles fool you, because Instagram is no longer a mere social media app. Due to its growing popularity among influencers and brands alike, Instagram has evolved into one of the best selfie apps out there. With additional features like adding filters, boomerang, layout, live filters, sticklers, tags, gifs, it’s really a truly solid selfie app. For a social media based app, Instagram can really pack a punch!
Snapchat
If you love selfies, then Snapchat must be included in your ‘great selfie app list’. It has one of the best cameras as well as filters on the internet. It might sound funny but we typically see Snapchat filtered photos and videos end up on Instagram stories. It’s only fitting right, since SC is the pioneer of stories.
Snow
If you’re a K-Pop fan then you must have heard Snow. Nope, it’s not the frozen water vapor that falls in winter, but this cute app used by Korean celebrities when they take selfies! Snow is an image sharing app similar to Snapchat, it lets you share photos and enjoy its different features: Cute Korean style beauty effects and easy editing to give your selfie a perfect touch, seasonal filters, and 1,300 face stickers you can add with you and your friends’ “groufie”! You can also take a short video with Snow up to 10 seconds and save it as GIF if you like.
B612
Obsessed with stickers? Then this might be your destined app. Boasting of over 1,500 diverse stickers, and real-time beauty effects to get that perfect shot, B612 really caters to teenagers and selfie enthusiasts who love cute and pretty features included on their selfies. Did you know? This app is not only good for taking selfies! B612 has filters perfect not only for selfies but also for food and landscapes! You can also create music videos here! So if you’re feeling like Taylor Swift or Beyonce at the moment, just open this app and start making videos.
VSCO
Want to take your selfie to the next level? VSCO will help you fulfill that goal. Among all the selfie apps, this stands out due to the sleek and modern interface design. This is perfect for users who are on the go and create impromptu photo-shoots through their smartphones. An excellent app for tweaking brightness, contrast, warmth, and sharpness. What’s more, this app has a diverse assortment of filters not only for photo enhancement, it has also vintage filters to give the users experience to shot pictures with 80’s vibe. So if you like your pictures to look like they come out of a magazine, then add VSCO on your to download list.
Conclusion
That’s our top 10! Many of you might be dizzy with tons of Android apps available from Google Play Store. Hopefully, this list helps you sort out the selfie apps that you might use. Have you decided which suits you the best? Share your experience with any of these apps through comments below!
