Here’s why Snapseed is still my favorite app for editing photos
Published on: 2025-08-14 00:00:24
Megan Ellis / Android Authority
There’s no shortage of free image editing apps to choose from on Android. Many boast AI features and tools like background removal, while OEMs have significantly improved their own native image editors with more advanced features.
But at the end of the day, there’s one app I always recommend for editing mobile photos: Snapseed. While it doesn’t get many updates (the last one was in May 2024) and lacks the generative AI features of many of its competitors, Snapseed is still the best mobile image editor out there in my opinion.
What is your favorite photo-editing app? 7 votes Snapseed 43 % VSCO 14 % One of Adobe's mobile apps 29 % My phone's built-in photo editor 0 % Google Photos 14 % Other (specify in the comments) 0 %
The power of Snapseed’s simplicity
Megan Ellis / Android Authority
When I say that Snapseed is simple, this doesn’t mean it’s not powerful or only has a small set of tools. But it isn’t saturated with complex features that make it di
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