Larry the App Guy: My App Reviews

ArtCard by BeCasso by DigitalMasterpieces GmbH

https://itunes.apple.com/ca/app/artcard-by-becasso/id1257637289?mt=8

Free app

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Around 30 different effects and strength of effect is adjustable. Many look similar but I have not saved all to really see.

So far all saved ones have looked far better then the preview. Oil effect is pretty good. Very quick and doesn’t upload to the net. Everything is done on your device.

Save resolution is very good at input=output up to it’s max of 4096x4096 or 4096 longside.

Effect takes around 5seconds or so which is good.


Downside is the not so nice looking watermark and if you want to get rid of it, it will be an in-app for $1.99US

Apps like Touch/Retouch for removing the watermark would not work very well with this watermark as it is fairly large and has a background.


You can also send a real postcard and they are $1.99US each. They are printed and look just like any postcard you buy.

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The next couple I opened the original image i wanted to use into one of the apps that saves at full size but pads so the image is square, then used this app and then cropped it back to original aspect. Watermark is big enough that it still showed on the edge of the image so had to crop a little more. Final image was still around 3900 pixels wide...
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Yes I know it’s been a while and will try to add more but....

Panographic Photo by JixiPix Software
https://itunes.apple.com/ca/app/panographic-photo/id1362027092?mt=8

This is on sale right now (Labour Day Sale) for FREE!

Typical app by JixiPix
Something a little different and customizable to a large extent ie this app takes your image and cuts it into tile, each tile can be selected, moved, rotated, resized etc.

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For Free you can’t go wrong with any app by JixiPix
 
Yes I know it’s been a while and will try to add more but....

Panographic Photo by JixiPix Software
https://itunes.apple.com/ca/app/panographic-photo/id1362027092?mt=8

This is on sale right now (Labour Day Sale) for FREE!

Typical app by JixiPix
Something a little different and customizable to a large extent ie this app takes your image and cuts it into tile, each tile can be selected, moved, rotated, resized etc.

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For Free you can’t go wrong with any app by JixiPix

Thanks Larry.:thumbs:
 
Yes I know it’s been a while and will try to add more but....

Panographic Photo by JixiPix Software
https://itunes.apple.com/ca/app/panographic-photo/id1362027092?mt=8

This is on sale right now (Labour Day Sale) for FREE!

Typical app by JixiPix
Something a little different and customizable to a large extent ie this app takes your image and cuts it into tile, each tile can be selected, moved, rotated, resized etc.

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For Free you can’t go wrong with any app by JixiPix
Thanks, Larry! I didn't want to buy it, but for free I'll give it a try. :) :thumbs:
 
Thanks, Larry! I didn't want to buy it, but for free I'll give it a try. :) :thumbs:
When they first released I wondered about getting it but didn’t, wasn’t sure where I would use it (similar to their Fold Defy) but yes for free I will try it. Now if they would put Pastello on for a really good price....
 
When they first released I wondered about getting it but didn’t, wasn’t sure where I would use it (similar to their Fold Defy) but yes for free I will try it. Now if they would put Pastello on for a really good price....

Oh, still have this on my list, but far too expensive so far. Will have a look. :)
 
Yes I know it’s been a while and will try to add more but....

Panographic Photo by JixiPix Software
https://itunes.apple.com/ca/app/panographic-photo/id1362027092?mt=8

This is on sale right now (Labour Day Sale) for FREE!

Typical app by JixiPix
Something a little different and customizable to a large extent ie this app takes your image and cuts it into tile, each tile can be selected, moved, rotated, resized etc.

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For Free you can’t go wrong with any app by JixiPix
Nice one!
 
Yes I know it’s been a while and will try to add more but....

Panographic Photo by JixiPix Software
https://itunes.apple.com/ca/app/panographic-photo/id1362027092?mt=8

This is on sale right now (Labour Day Sale) for FREE!

Typical app by JixiPix
Something a little different and customizable to a large extent ie this app takes your image and cuts it into tile, each tile can be selected, moved, rotated, resized etc.

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For Free you can’t go wrong with any app by JixiPix
Another unique app by JixiPix... great to see you here again Larry!
 
That Gunk On Your Car. Free app.
If you’re looking for something different or you have a funny sense of humour...
That Gunk On Your Car by Jamm Hostetler https://itunes.apple.com/ca/app/that-gunk-on-your-car/id1352752191?mt=8
I stumbled upon this app while looking for an insect ID app to help identify bugs that were the subjects in my photos.
OK, I guess I have a funny sense of humour, too, because I got the app, and was surprised to see you actually can identify the type of bugs splatted on your car. Who would have thought a bug could have a distinctive splat signature, but many do. Well, maybe not precisely but close enough for curiosity sake.
 
That Gunk On Your Car. Free app.
If you’re looking for something different or you have a funny sense of humour...
That Gunk On Your Car by Jamm Hostetler https://itunes.apple.com/ca/app/that-gunk-on-your-car/id1352752191?mt=8
I stumbled upon this app while looking for an insect ID app to help identify bugs that were the subjects in my photos.
OK, I guess I have a funny sense of humour, too, because I got the app, and was surprised to see you actually can identify the type of bugs splatted on your car. Who would have thought a bug could have a distinctive splat signature, but many do. Well, maybe not precisely but close enough for curiosity sake.
:lol: :thumbs:
 
That Gunk On Your Car. Free app.
If you’re looking for something different or you have a funny sense of humour...
That Gunk On Your Car by Jamm Hostetler https://itunes.apple.com/ca/app/that-gunk-on-your-car/id1352752191?mt=8
I stumbled upon this app while looking for an insect ID app to help identify bugs that were the subjects in my photos.
OK, I guess I have a funny sense of humour, too, because I got the app, and was surprised to see you actually can identify the type of bugs splatted on your car. Who would have thought a bug could have a distinctive splat signature, but many do. Well, maybe not precisely but close enough for curiosity sake.
Got it! I’ll need to drive around some back roads at dawn and dusk. This sounds hilariously cool.
 
That Gunk On Your Car. Free app.
If you’re looking for something different or you have a funny sense of humour...
That Gunk On Your Car by Jamm Hostetler https://itunes.apple.com/ca/app/that-gunk-on-your-car/id1352752191?mt=8
I stumbled upon this app while looking for an insect ID app to help identify bugs that were the subjects in my photos.
OK, I guess I have a funny sense of humour, too, because I got the app, and was surprised to see you actually can identify the type of bugs splatted on your car. Who would have thought a bug could have a distinctive splat signature, but many do. Well, maybe not precisely but close enough for curiosity sake.
:lol:
 
Thanks FundyBrian :)
Over the years I don’t know how many times I have cursed bugs when I have to try and get them off the van or even worse the motorhome. The van was washed after our last trip so right now no splats to look at but I will take a look at the app....
 
For those that do not have Affinity for iOS - they are currently having a flash sale for $13.99 and runs out about midnight Tuesday night
 
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PXL - mosaic art by Norikazu Muramoto
https://itunes.apple.com/ca/app/pxl-mosaic-art/id1191180935?mt=8

31mb in size

Currently a free app
Regular price is $1.99 US

Description claims this is the only mosaic app in the world which is not correct, there are other mosaic apps out there.

The images are save in what the developer calls high definition of 1620 x 1620 which is not exactly hi definition but at least it’s not 640 x 640....

Forced to 1:1 ratio and you the only option you have is where it takes the 1:1 from, default is center of the image, no zooming etc.

App though it is universal displays only in portrait orientation

Saved images use all your pictures in CameraRoll font make the image, some other mosaic apps will let you decide which images to use. Because this uses all your images it can take a minute or two to extract colours but at least this happens only once. Even if you exit and close the app and start it again it seems to keep this info. The actual rendering is maybe a half minute or so.

Like most mosaic images you lose a lot of definition but this seems to do an alright job of it.

The one thing I dislike is app developers that have pop-ups wanting you to rate the app every time you save, you can save without rating but it’s still annoying.

No in-apps

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PXL - mosaic art by Norikazu Muramoto
https://itunes.apple.com/ca/app/pxl-mosaic-art/id1191180935?mt=8

31mb in size

Currently a free app
Regular price is $1.99 US

Description claims this is the only mosaic app in the world which is not correct, there are other mosaic apps out there.

The images are save in what the developer calls high definition of 1620 x 1620 which is not exactly hi definition but at least it’s not 640 x 640....

Forced to 1:1 ratio and you the only option you have is where it takes the 1:1 from, default is center of the image, no zooming etc.

App though it is universal displays only in portrait orientation

Saved images use all your pictures in CameraRoll font make the image, some other mosaic apps will let you decide which images to use. Because this uses all your images it can take a minute or two to extract colours but at least this happens only once. Even if you exit and close the app and start it again it seems to keep this info. The actual rendering is maybe a half minute or so.

Like most mosaic images you lose a lot of definition but this seems to do an alright job of it.

The one thing I dislike is app developers that have pop-ups wanting you to rate the app every time you save, you can save without rating but it’s still annoying.

No in-apps

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That’s pretty cool.... especially when you zoom in and see all the tiny images making up the big one.
 
PXL - mosaic art by Norikazu Muramoto
https://itunes.apple.com/ca/app/pxl-mosaic-art/id1191180935?mt=8

31mb in size

Currently a free app
Regular price is $1.99 US

Description claims this is the only mosaic app in the world which is not correct, there are other mosaic apps out there.

The images are save in what the developer calls high definition of 1620 x 1620 which is not exactly hi definition but at least it’s not 640 x 640....

Forced to 1:1 ratio and you the only option you have is where it takes the 1:1 from, default is center of the image, no zooming etc.

App though it is universal displays only in portrait orientation

Saved images use all your pictures in CameraRoll font make the image, some other mosaic apps will let you decide which images to use. Because this uses all your images it can take a minute or two to extract colours but at least this happens only once. Even if you exit and close the app and start it again it seems to keep this info. The actual rendering is maybe a half minute or so.

Like most mosaic images you lose a lot of definition but this seems to do an alright job of it.

The one thing I dislike is app developers that have pop-ups wanting you to rate the app every time you save, you can save without rating but it’s still annoying.

No in-apps

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Thanks for this Larry.:thumbs:
 
Check out the app “Fine - Photo Editor
Fine - Photo Editor by Zhan QiaoXia
https://itunes.apple.com/ca/app/fine-photo-editor/id1391571907?mt=8
It has a very comprehensive set of editing tools and a nice layout. It only lacks RAW photo development but maybe that will come. Likewise, no iPad version yet.

I can no longer tell the price now that I have it.
I see I purchased the Pro Photo Editing in app purchase but don’t know the price of that either. Couldn’t have been much or I wouldn’t have bought it since I have so many other editors already.
 
Check out the app “Fine - Photo Editor
Fine - Photo Editor by Zhan QiaoXia
https://itunes.apple.com/ca/app/fine-photo-editor/id1391571907?mt=8
It has a very comprehensive set of editing tools and a nice layout. It only lacks RAW photo development but maybe that will come. Likewise, no iPad version yet.

I can no longer tell the price now that I have it.
I see I purchased the Pro Photo Editing in app purchase but don’t know the price of that either. Couldn’t have been much or I wouldn’t have bought it since I have so many other editors already.
It’s £1.99 in the UK.:)
 
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