Straight answers about iPhone photos.
What actually works for film looks, photo dumps, AI editing, removing strangers and natural retouching. Written by the people building Shutter, with competitors included where they're the honest answer.
Best film camera apps for iPhone
The best film camera apps for iPhone in 2026, tested for disposable, 35mm, Polaroid and 2000s digicam looks: Dazz Cam, Huji, Gudak, Dispo, OldRoll, NOMO and Shutter. Which one to pick for what.
Photo dump captions
Photo dump captions that don't sound like everyone else's: short and lowercase, funny, aesthetic, girls trip, vacation, birthday, and every month of the year. Plus how to pick the ten photos.
AI photo editor for iPhone
What an AI photo editor on iPhone can really do in 2026: remove people, natural retouch, relight, extend backgrounds, pick your best shots. Apple Photos, Snapseed, Photoroom, Picsart, Facetune and Shutter compared.
Remove a person from a photo
Three ways to remove a person from a photo on iPhone: the free Clean Up tool in Apple Photos, Shutter's one-tap Clean Up, and Snapseed. Step by step, with what to do when the result looks smudged.
Facetune alternatives that look natural
Looking for a Facetune alternative that doesn't make skin look plastic? Six iPhone apps for natural retouching in 2026: Shutter, Lightroom, Snapseed, VSCO, Apple Photos and AirBrush, with what each keeps and what it erases.