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Best Photo Filter Apps for iPhone (2026)

40 apps ranked S through F · · Ranked by AppTierList, computed, never sold · JSON

Part of Photo Editing.

Prequel: Photo & Video Editor is the top-ranked of 40 photo filter apps on iPhone, at S tier with 4.7/5 from 345,708 ratings.

  1. 1
    Prequel: Photo & Video EditorS
    Free + IAP · ★ 4.7 · 345,708 ratings · score 98
  2. 2
    VSCO: Photo & Video EditorS
    Free + IAP · ★ 4.7 · 277,957 ratings · score 98
  3. 3
    Lightroom: AI Photo EditorS
    Free + IAP · ★ 4.8 · 337,191 ratings · score 97
  4. 4
    Prisma: Photo Editor, FiltersS
    Free + IAP · ★ 4.7 · 211,474 ratings · score 96
  5. 5
    Tezza: Aesthetic Photo EditorS
    Free + IAP · ★ 4.7 · 47,538 ratings · score 96

What belongs in this list

Apply color effects and style filters to photos to change how they look.

Not here: Live face filters for camera alone; Full manual photo editing tools alone; Retouching alone; Photo widgets alone; A single wallpaper or preset pack alone

More lists: Best Cartoon Photo Editing Apps

How we pick

For this list we ask the App Store the same searches a person would, in several countries, and keep every app it returns. A model reads each app's listing and rejects the ones that only mention the use case. Every app that stays is scored out of 100 from four parts, each 0 to 100 and averaged with no weights: its App Store rating, how many people rated it, where the App Store itself ranks it for this list's searches, and how recently its current version shipped. An app showing Apple's Editors' Choice badge gets a fifth part of 100, which can only lift its score. Tiers follow fixed score bands: S from 90, A from 80, B from 70, C from 60, D from 50, F below. The list's leader is S if it scores 80 or more. On a list of 20 or more ranked apps, a tier from S to D takes in new apps only up to a quarter of the top 40: an app pushed out of a full tier falls to the next tier with room, and F takes the rest. An app already in a tier keeps its place while the tier is at most 2 apps over a quarter; past that, only the apps over that margin go down, lowest score first. Equal scores share a tier, and no app has a better tier than an app ranked above it. An app keeps its tier until its score passes the band edge by more than 1 point, or a full tier or the order above moves it. Only the top 40 of a list get a tier. Read the full method →

S
PrequelVSCOLightroomPrismaTezzaFilto1998 CamAfterlightB612 AIEstiPresets
A
PRESETSEFEKT VideoismSnapseedRetricaFace EffectsGlitch Art1967A Color StoryDarkroomMIX-PhotoSetty
B
Color PopPolarrCamera360-Se…Photo SplashFoodieLightleapradcamBeCassoWestColourtoneVoilà AI
C
UltralightRookie CamVideoPhoto Editor-Photo LabToonapp
D
None at D yet
F
None at F yet

Compare every app

  1. 1
    Prequel: Photo & Video EditorS
    Free + IAP · ★ 4.7 · 345,708 ratings · score 98 · best in class
  2. 2
    VSCO: Photo & Video EditorS
    Free + IAP · ★ 4.7 · 277,957 ratings · score 98 · best in class
  3. 3
    Lightroom: AI Photo EditorS
    Free + IAP · ★ 4.8 · 337,191 ratings · score 97 · best in class
  4. 4
    Prisma: Photo Editor, FiltersS
    Free + IAP · ★ 4.7 · 211,474 ratings · score 96 · best in class
  5. 5
    Tezza: Aesthetic Photo EditorS
    Free + IAP · ★ 4.7 · 47,538 ratings · score 96 · best in class
  6. 6
    Filto: AI Photo & Video EditorS
    Free + IAP · ★ 4.7 · 167,046 ratings · score 95 · best in class
  7. 7
    1998 Cam - Vintage CameraS
    Free + IAP · ★ 4.8 · 40,358 ratings · score 94 · best in class
  8. 8
    Afterlight: Cam & Photo EditorS
    Free + IAP · ★ 4.7 · 20,715 ratings · score 94 · best in class
  9. 9
    B612 AI Photo&Video EditorS
    Free + IAP · ★ 4.6 · 109,658 ratings · score 93 · best in class
  10. 10
    Esti: Aesthetic Photo EditorS
    Free + IAP · ★ 4.6 · 19,260 ratings · score 93 · best in class
  11. 11
    Presets for Lightroom - FLTRS
    Free + IAP · ★ 4.8 · 81,138 ratings · score 92 · best in class
  12. 12
    PRESETS: Filters for PicturesA
    Free + IAP · ★ 4.8 · 10,099 ratings · score 92 · excellent
  13. 13
    EFEKT Video Effects & FiltersA
    Free download · ★ 4.6 · 16,769 ratings · score 92 · excellent
  14. 14
    ism: Retro Camera & VintageA
    Free download · ★ 4.7 · 11,609 ratings · score 90 · excellent
  15. 15
    Snapseed: Photo Editor, CameraA
    Free · ★ 4.9 · 28,801 ratings · score 89 · excellent
  16. 16
    Retrica: Digicam Filter CameraA
    Free + IAP · ★ 4.7 · 33,777 ratings · score 88 · excellent
  17. 17
    Face Effects, Filters & EmojisA
    Free download · ★ 4.3 · 5,014 ratings · score 88 · excellent
  18. 18
    Glitch Art Studio: Cam EffectsA
    Free download · ★ 4.7 · 14,493 ratings · score 87 · excellent
  19. 19
    1967: Retro Filters & EffectsA
    Free + IAP · ★ 4.5 · 33,573 ratings · score 87 · excellent
  20. 20
    A Color Story: Photo EditorA
    Free download · ★ 4.8 · 31,200 ratings · score 86 · excellent
  21. 21
    Darkroom: Photo & Video EditorA
    Free + IAP · ★ 4.8 · 29,361 ratings · score 86 · excellent
  22. 22
    MIX-Photo Editor & FiltersA
    Free + IAP · ★ 4.7 · 12,509 ratings · score 86 · excellent
  23. 23
    Setty: Photo Editor & FiltersA
    Free + IAP · ★ 4.8 · 4,521 ratings · score 86 · excellent
  24. 24
    Color Pop : AI Photo EditorB
    Free + IAP · ★ 4.6 · 77,722 ratings · score 86 · good
  25. 25
    Polarr: Photo Filters & EditorB
    Free + IAP · ★ 4.7 · 66,979 ratings · score 86 · good
  26. 26
    Camera360-Selfie EditorB
    Free + IAP · ★ 4.7 · 15,364 ratings · score 85 · good
  27. 27
    Photo Splash photo editor appB
    Free + IAP · ★ 4.2 · 6,419 ratings · score 84 · good
  28. 28
    Foodie - Filter & Film CameraB
    Free download · ★ 4.7 · 9,321 ratings · score 84 · good
  29. 29
    Lightleap by LightricksB
    Free + IAP · ★ 4.7 · 98,650 ratings · score 83 · good
  30. 30
    radcam: digital cameraB
    Free + IAP · ★ 4.5 · 39,329 ratings · score 82 · good
  31. 31
    BeCasso: Photo to Painting AppB
    Free + IAP · ★ 4.8 · 8,218 ratings · score 82 · good
  32. 32
    West - Film & EffectsB
    Free download · ★ 4.9 · 25,735 ratings · score 81 · good
  33. 33
    Colourtone: Photo EditorB
    Free download · ★ 4.3 · 7,085 ratings · score 81 · good
  34. 34
    Voilà AI Artist Cartoon FilterB
    Free + IAP · ★ 4.8 · 83,710 ratings · score 81 · good
  35. 35
    Ultralight: Photo Video EditorC
    Free + IAP · ★ 4.7 · 43,676 ratings · score 79 · situational
  36. 36
    Rookie Cam - Photo EditorC
    Free + IAP · ★ 4.7 · 11,377 ratings · score 77 · situational
  37. 37
    Video Filters Photo Editor TONC
    Free + IAP · ★ 4.8 · 5,926 ratings · score 74 · situational
  38. 38
    Photo Editor-C
    Free + IAP · ★ 4.6 · 299,513 ratings · score 72 · situational · provisional
  39. 39
    Photo Lab - AI Image EditorCnot on the App Store
    Free + IAP · ★ 4.7 · 184,828 ratings · score 72 · situational · provisional
  40. 40
    Toonapp: AI Video & Toon PhotoC
    Free + IAP · ★ 4.7 · 142,419 ratings · score 72 · situational · provisional

Beyond the top 40

94 more, not ranked yet

  1. Photo Tune - Photo Editor
  2. Toon Photo Editor: Clip2Comic
  3. ToonMe: AI Cartoon Face Maker
  4. MOLDIV Photo Editor, Collage
  5. Photo Editor
  6. y2k: 2000s photo editor
  7. Turn Photo to Sketch: Graphite
  8. RNI Films: Photo & RAW Editor
  9. DAZE CAM - Vintage Camera
  10. RetroShot - Film Camera
  11. ToonCamera
  12. Mega Photo: Real-Time Effects
  13. Edith: AI Photo Editor, Camera
  14. Instant Toon: Cartoon Art Cam
  15. PICNIC: AI Sky Filter&Enhancer
  16. Pencil Sketch Photo Editor +
  17. Avatan - Photo Editor
  18. Presets for Lightroom - Editor
  19. LD - Photo & Video Finishing
  20. Photo to Watercolor Waterbrush
  21. Photo Filters + Preset Editor
  22. Inkwork
  23. Varlens - DSLR in Phone
  24. Color Splash
  25. Cymera・Photo Cam Beauty Editor
  26. Infltr - Infinite Filters
  27. Photo to Sketch Drawing Maker
  28. Photo Sketch - Doodle Effects
  29. Waterlogue: Photo to Painting
  30. PICFX Film Filters & Presets
  31. Oilist
  32. Phlow: Pro Camera Photo Editor
  33. Effectshop Pic & Collage Maker
  34. PICSPLAY 2 - Photo Editor
  35. Presets for Lightroom - Vidl
  36. OVF Editor
  37. Amber: Photo Editor & Filters
  38. Tooner AI: Photo Editor
  39. Pixel Lab:Photo & Video Editor
  40. Pencil Photo Sketch Editor
  41. Cartoon Photo Editor: PicToon
  42. Presets for Lightroom - LR
  43. Cartoon Photo Editor: Photo AI
  44. Photo To Cartoon Yourself Edit
  45. RetroCam: Vintage Film Camera
  46. Piczoo2-Filters for pictures*
  47. Cartoony: Cartoon Photo Editor
  48. Carbon - B&W Filters & Effects
  49. Filterloop: Photo Editor
  50. Cartoon Photo Editor AI Avatar
  51. ArtCard - Quick Art
  52. Filterra- Filters for Pictures
  53. Liit - Photo & Video Editor
  54. Piczoo-Photo Edit,Pic Collage
  55. VaporCam-Retro Filter Camera
  56. Photo Lab PROHD picture editor
  57. Gradient: You Look Like
  58. Negative Photo: Photo Inverter
  59. Toonsta: Cartoon Photo Editor
  60. Cartoon Photo Editor: FaceToon
  61. Lomograph - Retro Photo Editor
  62. kirakira+
  63. Glitter Collages & Art: Glitty
  64. PhotoMania - Photo Effects
  65. Watercolor Effect Art Filters
  66. PicTapGo: Photo Editor Pic
  67. Photo Editor
  68. Fish Eye Camera - Selfie Photo Editor with Lens, Color Filter Effects
  69. Color Change.r & Recolor Pop
  70. Photo Editor O
  71. Pencil Sketch Photo Camera
  72. PicShop Lite - Photo Editor
  73. VHS Video Editor, Vintage Cam
  74. Deep Fried
  75. Sparkle Effects - Glitter FX
  76. cartoon photo editor - ai toon
  77. Mirrorart - Flip Photo & Video
  78. Aviary+
  79. True VHS - 90s Vintage camera
  80. Photo To Cartoon & Sketch
  81. STD Photo Sketch
  82. ArtistA: Cartoon Photo Editor
  83. Photo Editor & Filters
  84. Refine: Video & Photo Editor
  85. Photo editor - effects and filters for montages
  86. Formulas - Photo Lab Effects and Custom Frames
  87. Photo Cartoon Yourself Editor
  88. Cartoon Camera Pro
  89. ArtCam: Cartoon & Animal Face
  90. Cartoon Face: AI Photo Editor
  91. Artisan Cartoon Photo Editor
  92. NIGHT VISION!
  93. Selfie Camera Free
  94. Photo Editor - AI Photo Edit

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Questions people ask

What is the best photo filter app for iPhone?
Prequel: Photo & Video Editor, S tier, ranked #1 of 40, rated 4.7 by 345,708 people.
Which photo filter apps are free?
39 of 40 are free to download: Prequel: Photo & Video Editor (S), VSCO: Photo & Video Editor (S), Lightroom: AI Photo Editor (S), Prisma: Photo Editor, Filters (S) and more. 30 of them sell in-app purchases. 1 reports no in-app purchases.
Which photo filter app has the best App Store rating?
West - Film & Effects at 4.9 from 25,735 ratings.
How many photo filter apps reach S or A tier?
23 of 40. Tiers follow fixed score bands: S from 90, A from 80, B from 70, C from 60, D from 50, F below. The list's leader is S if it scores 80 or more. On a list of 20 or more ranked apps, a tier from S to D takes in new apps only up to a quarter of the top 40: an app pushed out of a full tier falls to the next tier with room, and F takes the rest. An app already in a tier keeps its place while the tier is at most 2 apps over a quarter; past that, only the apps over that margin go down, lowest score first. Equal scores share a tier, and no app has a better tier than an app ranked above it. An app keeps its tier until its score passes the band edge by more than 1 point, or a full tier or the order above moves it. Only the top 40 of a list get a tier.

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