Apple Design Award winner Darkroom bridges the gap between desktop-level photo-editing tools and quick convenience.

What we love: Bells and whistles for the pros; streamlined tools for everyone else. Get started with simple cropping and adjustment tools, then explore thousands of preinstalled and community-created presets. A subscription unlocks advanced features like AI-powered masks to touch up only specific elements in a photo—or even just specific colors.

Quick tip: When you’ve perfected the color grading on that honeymoon sunset selfie, you can instantly apply those same edits to other photos using batch processing. Just tap the menu icon, select Copy Edits, and return to your library. From there, tap Batch to select multiple photos and Paste to apply.

Meet the creator: Founders Jasper Hauser and Majd Taby had form and function top of mind when creating Darkroom. “We’re constantly iterating to strike that balance between power and simplicity, where users can intuitively create without feeling overwhelmed by options,” Hauser says.