Magic Hour (£1.19)
Magic Hour on the App StoreIt
seems there's a new photography app on the App Store every 2 minutes
and it's fair to say many of the offerings aren't that original. So the
question is - what has Magic Hour got that the others haven't? Answer - a
free filter market where you can upload filters you've created and
download hundreds of filters created by others.
Magic Hour
markets itself with the cute, if non-sensical, tagline, "for the person
who is sensitive than anyone else" and it's all about capturing and
sharing those 'daily moments'. The image capture within the app is
pretty good, with 1-tap focus and 2-tap exposure. There are 40 pre-set
filters which are nothing particularly special, but the fun is to be had
by making your own filter.
Tools available include curves,
saturation, brightness, contrast, vignettes, textures and frames to
create a unique look. When you've made your filter, you can name it and
upload it to the filter market and then sit back and wait for others to
download it, which is great fun. I can't tell you how excited I was when
I noticed that my 'High Flyer' filter had made it into the featured
section and been downloaded 76 times!
Verdict: 4/5
- A cute, easy to use photo app that's a bit different from the usual
offerings. Making and sharing your own filters is addictive!
