HDR for Free 1.6
Modest interface
HDR for Free is admittedly a no-nonsense app. But before delving into its main function, it will display an ad. A big, full screen, annoying ad which you can dismiss by tapping the x button in the upper left corner.
“Those lame and vanilla looking outdoor photos will look awesome,” says John Temple Group Pty Ltd. Unfortunately the app doesn’t have a built-in camera function, so you’ll either need to switch to your normal camera app and go back into HDR for Free, or choose one from your library of photos. Either way, HDR for Free doesn’t have any actual photography functionality. It just slaps HDR on your photos.
False marketing
As far as I know (and I hope my memory serves me right) HDR can be used as a technique during shooting, or as an effect afterwards. In no way does the HDR-shooting compare to the HDR effect that you apply afterwards, because a normal photo will never have the original HDR traits in it. In other words, you can’t bring out more lighting out of a completely dark spot using HDR afterwards. On the other hand, using HDR during shooting can light up that dark spot for you resulting in a far better image.
Which brings me to my point: HDR for Free is really just a marketing gimmick. The app said to pack nine different HDR presets. In fact, it’s the same preset repeated over and over again at different intensities. And I’m reserved that it’s actually HDR. It looks more like a color enhancement.
Also worth noting is that HDR for Free has a single review in the US App Store (at the time of this writing), and just a handful of comments from users elsewhere in the world. All this while the developer claims to have registered tens of millions of downloads. It’s this type of thing that makes us proud curators of the App Store when Apple just can’t handle the workload anymore.
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Bottom Line
Design / UI7
A no-nonsense UI but also one that has many ads and other annoying stuff, like the Free Apps tab. |
Function4
Doesn’t even let you take pictures in the app, and just applies a lousy effect. |
Security10
Since it doesn’t even have sharing features, this one’s airtight. |
Battery7
We experienced some degree of drainage, despite this being a barebones app with almost zero functionality. |
Price7
It’s free but at what cost? The ads are everywhere, and there are more free apps advertised in HDR for Free than there are features to use. |
Compatibility7
Works with iOS 6 and beyond, no iPad version. |
If you want to just enhance the color in your pictures, sure why not.
Specifications
- price:
- Free with ads
- current version:
- 1.6
- reviewed version:
- 1.6
- developer:
- John Temple Group Pty Ltd.
- category:
- PHOTOGRAPHY
- os version req.:
- 6.0
- age rating:
- 4+
- in-app purchases:
- No
- hits:
- 360