Snapseed
Focus: mobile and raw. Shares photo editor and lightroom mobile alternative with Polarr. Free (Polarr: Freemium). Rated 4.7 (Polarr: 4.3).
Mobile AppFreeiOS, Android
4.7Visit
Mobile App
Polarr
A photo editor with AI retouching, selective masks and shareable filters.
Rating
4.3 / 5
Pricing
Freemium
Difficulty
Beginner
Works on
iOS, Android
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What is Polarr?
Polarr is a photo editor with AI retouching, selective AI objects such as sky, person and background, brush, radial and gradient masks, curves, HSL and LUT adjustments, and millions of filters made by its creator community that you can share as QR codes. It is free to download on iPhone and Android, with paid upgrades.
Pros: what Polarr does well
- Lightroom-style masks and adjustments on a phone
- Huge library of community filters
- AI retouching tools
Cons: where it falls short
- Some tools need a paid upgrade
- Updated less often than some rivals
Who Polarr is for
Mobile editors who want precise masks and custom filters.
Who can skip it
People who only apply one-tap filters.
Polarr alternatives
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VSCO
Focus: presets and film filters. Shares photo editor and lightroom mobile alternative with Polarr. Rated 4.4 (Polarr: 4.3).
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Focus: raw, proraw and iphone. Shares photo editor and lightroom mobile alternative with Polarr. An iOS app, not a mobile app. Adds macOS. Rated 4.6 (Polarr: 4.3).
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Picsart
Focus: collage, background remover and photoshop express alternative. Shares photo editor with Polarr. Adds Web. Rated 4.4 (Polarr: 4.3).
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Fotor
Focus: magic eraser, ai headshots and photoshop express alternative. Shares photo editor with Polarr. Adds Web. Same 4.3 rating.
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Affinity
Focus: vector design, page layout and photoshop alternative. Shares photo editor with Polarr. A desktop app, not a mobile app. Adds Windows and macOS. Rated 4.7 (Polarr: 4.3).
Desktop AppFree planWindows, macOS
4.7Visit
Free alternatives to Polarr
Want to spend nothing? These free picks cover similar ground.
Paint.NET
Focus: image editing, windows and photoshop alternative. Shares photo editor with Polarr. A Windows app, not a mobile app. Free (Polarr: Freemium). Adds Windows. Rated 4.5 (Polarr: 4.3).
Windows AppFreeWindows
4.5Visit
GIMP
Focus: image editing, open source and photoshop alternative. Shares photo editor with Polarr. A desktop app, not a mobile app. Free (Polarr: Freemium). Adds Windows, macOS and Linux. Rated 4.4 (Polarr: 4.3).
Desktop AppFreeWindows, macOS
4.4Visit
2FAS Auth
Focus: 2fa, authenticator and security. Also in Personal Productivity, like Polarr. Free (Polarr: Freemium). Adds Chrome and Firefox. Rated 4.7 (Polarr: 4.3).
Mobile AppFreeiOS, Android
4.7Visit
CapCut
Focus: Video Editing, AI and Content Creation. Also in Personal Productivity, like Polarr. Free (Polarr: Freemium). Adds macOS, Windows and Web. Rated 4.7 (Polarr: 4.3).
Mobile AppFreeiOS, Android
4.7Visit
Ente Auth
Focus: 2fa, authenticator and security. Also in Personal Productivity, like Polarr. Free (Polarr: Freemium). Adds Windows, macOS and Linux. Rated 4.7 (Polarr: 4.3).
Mobile AppFreeiOS, Android
4.7Visit
How We Feel
Focus: mood journal, emotions and mental health. Also in Personal Productivity, like Polarr. Free (Polarr: Freemium). Rated 4.7 (Polarr: 4.3).
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