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Best Photo Taking Apps for iPhone (2026)

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

BeautyPlus-Selfie Photo Editor is the top-ranked of 40 photo taking apps on iPhone, at S tier with 4.8/5 from 348,666 ratings.

  1. 1
    BeautyPlus-Selfie Photo EditorS
    Free + IAP · ★ 4.8 · 348,666 ratings · score 97
  2. 2
    Dazz Cam - Vintage CameraS
    Free + IAP · ★ 4.8 · 116,267 ratings · score 97
  3. 3
    Lens Buddy - Self Timer CameraS
    Free + IAP · ★ 4.9 · 34,392 ratings · score 96
  4. 4
    1998 Cam - Vintage CameraS
    Free + IAP · ★ 4.8 · 40,358 ratings · score 95
  5. 5
    ProCamera. Professional CameraS
    Free + IAP · ★ 4.7 · 11,389 ratings · score 94

What belongs in this list

Take photos with my iPhone using more control or a different look than the default camera.

Not here: A photo editor alone; A gallery or photo storage app alone; A filter applied after shooting alone; A posing guide alone; A screen recorder alone

More lists: Best Camera Photography Apps · Best Geotagged Photography Apps · Best Selfie Camera 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
BeautyPlus-S…Dazz CamLens Buddy1998 CamProCameraProCamDAZE CAMLeica LUXOldRollHalide MarkBeautyCam-Di…
A
B612 AIKamonCamera+ INOMO CAMSNOWradcamSnap Pro(Not Boring)Pro Camera-O…RetricaPro Camera
B
LINE CameraxZoom CamFoodieVNTGWestPopPicSODARetroShotReLens-DSLRClassicPhocusLapse
C
Rookie CamWuta CameraPaji CamMoment ProDSLR CameraYouCam Makeup
D
None at D yet
F
None at F yet

Compare every app

  1. 1
    BeautyPlus-Selfie Photo EditorS
    Free + IAP · ★ 4.8 · 348,666 ratings · score 97 · best in class
  2. 2
    Dazz Cam - Vintage CameraS
    Free + IAP · ★ 4.8 · 116,267 ratings · score 97 · best in class
  3. 3
    Lens Buddy - Self Timer CameraS
    Free + IAP · ★ 4.9 · 34,392 ratings · score 96 · best in class
  4. 4
    1998 Cam - Vintage CameraS
    Free + IAP · ★ 4.8 · 40,358 ratings · score 95 · best in class
  5. 5
    ProCamera. Professional CameraS
    Free + IAP · ★ 4.7 · 11,389 ratings · score 94 · best in class
  6. 6
    ProCam - Pro CameraS
    $9.99 · ★ 4.6 · 35,339 ratings · score 94 · best in class
  7. 7
    DAZE CAM - Vintage CameraS
    Free + IAP · ★ 4.7 · 12,087 ratings · score 94 · best in class
  8. 8
    Leica LUX - Pro Manual CameraS
    Free download · ★ 4.9 · 7,865 ratings · score 94 · best in class
  9. 9
    OldRoll - Vintage Film CameraS
    Free + IAP · ★ 4.7 · 5,598 ratings · score 92 · best in class
  10. 10
    Halide Mark III - Pro CameraS
    Free + IAP · ★ 4.4 · 13,596 ratings · score 92 · best in class
  11. 11
    BeautyCam-Digicam&Photo EditorS
    Free + IAP · ★ 4.8 · 22,469 ratings · score 92 · best in class
  12. 12
    B612 AI Photo&Video EditorA
    Free + IAP · ★ 4.6 · 109,658 ratings · score 90 · excellent
  13. 13
    Kamon - Vintage Film CameraA
    Free download · ★ 4.7 · 5,749 ratings · score 90 · excellent
  14. 14
    Camera+ I Pro Camera & EditorA
    Free + IAP · ★ 4.5 · 11,844 ratings · score 88 · excellent
  15. 15
    NOMO CAM - Point and ShootA
    Free + IAP · ★ 4.7 · 48,168 ratings · score 88 · excellent
  16. 16
    SNOW - AI ProfileA
    Free + IAP · ★ 4.6 · 36,788 ratings · score 88 · excellent
  17. 17
    radcam: digital cameraA
    Free + IAP · ★ 4.5 · 39,329 ratings · score 88 · excellent
  18. 18
    Snap Pro Camera: Manual DSLRA
    Free + IAP · ★ 4.7 · 5,313 ratings · score 88 · excellent
  19. 19
    (Not Boring) CameraA
    Free download · ★ 4.6 · 5,215 ratings · score 88 · excellent
  20. 20
    Pro Camera-Omnipotent CameraA
    Free · ★ 4.4 · 4,212 ratings · score 87 · excellent
  21. 21
    Retrica: Digicam Filter CameraA
    Free + IAP · ★ 4.7 · 33,777 ratings · score 87 · excellent
  22. 22
    Pro Camera with RAW & FocusA
    Free + IAP · ★ 4.4 · 4,226 ratings · score 86 · excellent
  23. 23
    LINE Camera - Photo editorB
    Free download · ★ 4.7 · 14,633 ratings · score 85 · good
  24. 24
    xZoom Cam - PRO CameraB
    Free + IAP · ★ 4.4 · 569 ratings · score 83 · good
  25. 25
    Foodie - Filter & Film CameraB
    Free download · ★ 4.7 · 9,321 ratings · score 83 · good
  26. 26
    VNTG: Vintage Film CameraB
    Free + IAP · ★ 4.7 · 6,950 ratings · score 83 · good
  27. 27
    West - Film & EffectsB
    Free download · ★ 4.9 · 25,735 ratings · score 83 · good
  28. 28
    PopPic - 3D Photo CameraB
    Free + IAP · ★ 4.8 · 27,167 ratings · score 82 · good
  29. 29
    SODA - Natural Beauty CameraB
    Free + IAP · ★ 4.7 · 11,023 ratings · score 80 · good
  30. 30
    RetroShot - Film CameraB
    Free download · ★ 5.0 · 4,844 ratings · score 80 · good
  31. 31
    ReLens-DSLR Beauty Focus CamB
    Free + IAP · ★ 4.7 · 2,092 ratings · score 80 · good
  32. 32
    Classic Camera by HipstamaticB
    $4.99 · ★ 4.7 · 4,552 ratings · score 80 · good
  33. 33
    Phocus: DSLR Portrait CameraB
    Free + IAP · ★ 4.6 · 6,840 ratings · score 80 · good
  34. 34
    Lapse - Disposable CameraB
    Free · ★ 4.8 · 118,298 ratings · score 79 · good
  35. 35
    Rookie Cam - Photo EditorC
    Free + IAP · ★ 4.7 · 11,377 ratings · score 79 · situational
  36. 36
    Wuta Camera - Nice Shot AlwaysC
    Free + IAP · ★ 4.7 · 1,984 ratings · score 78 · situational
  37. 37
    Paji CamC
    Free + IAP · ★ 4.7 · 23 ratings · score 78 · situational
  38. 38
    Moment Pro Camera IIC
    $9.99 · ★ 4.5 · 495 ratings · score 78 · situational
  39. 39
    DSLR Camera - Manual CameraC
    Free + IAP · ★ 4.6 · 687 ratings · score 75 · situational
  40. 40
    YouCam Makeup: Face EditorC
    Free + IAP · ★ 4.7 · 155,666 ratings · score 72 · situational · provisional

Beyond the top 40

49 more, not ranked yet

  1. Persona: Beauty Camera
  2. Dispo: Retro Disposable Camera
  3. 0.3MP Camera
  4. Travel Camera & Compass
  5. Beauty Self Camera - NB Camera
  6. TinType - Wet Plate Camera
  7. Varlens - DSLR in Phone
  8. Cymera・Photo Cam Beauty Editor
  9. Photo Timer+
  10. DSLR Camera
  11. Slow Shutter Cam
  12. Hipstamatic® Analog Camera
  13. Huji Cam
  14. Night Eyes - Night Camera
  15. Phlow: Pro Camera Photo Editor
  16. Camera Beauty 360 - Selfie Cam
  17. Facey: Face Editor &Makeup Cam
  18. 2AM CAM
  19. NightCap Camera: Long Exposure
  20. Night Camera: Low light photos
  21. Manual Camera, Pro DSLR | RAW+
  22. Spectre Camera
  23. Nightcam Camera: Night Mode
  24. Candy Camera
  25. Film Cam - Vintage Roll Camera
  26. Beauty Makeup Pro
  27. Retro Camera: Beauty Selfie
  28. Beauty Camera - Selfie Cam
  29. Low Light Selfie Camera:LuxCam
  30. SelfieCity
  31. FILCA - Vintage Film Camera
  32. Beauty Camera - Sticker,Selfie
  33. Manual Camera Pro + RAW Photo
  34. Sweet Face Camera: Selfie Edit
  35. Beauty Camera: PrettyMe
  36. Time Warp Scan App
  37. Camera Cube - 3D Effects Live!
  38. Mega Photo: Real-Time Effects
  39. kirakira+
  40. VaporCam-Retro Filter Camera
  41. Bestie-Portrait Selfie Editor
  42. PinksCam - Kawaii self camera
  43. Fish Eye Camera - Selfie Photo Editor with Lens, Color Filter Effects
  44. O2Cam: Take photos that breath
  45. True VHS - 90s Vintage camera
  46. Selfie Cam - Beauty Camera
  47. Face Stickers Selfie Camera
  48. Selfie Camera Free
  49. Beauty Camera- AI Photo Editor

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Questions people ask

What is the best photo taking app for iPhone?
BeautyPlus-Selfie Photo Editor, S tier, ranked #1 of 40, rated 4.8 by 348,666 people.
Which photo taking apps are free?
37 of 40 are free to download: BeautyPlus-Selfie Photo Editor (S), Dazz Cam - Vintage Camera (S), Lens Buddy - Self Timer Camera (S), 1998 Cam - Vintage Camera (S) and more. 28 of them sell in-app purchases. 2 report no in-app purchases.
Which photo taking app has the best App Store rating?
RetroShot - Film Camera at 5.0 from 4,844 ratings.
How many photo taking apps reach S or A tier?
22 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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