SoMee Free 1.5.0.0
For those who are looking for a friendly way of tinkering with pictures right onto their Windows Phone devices, SoMee Free might offer a very good alternative.
Pleasant and functional design of the interface
This utility is pretty nice looking, as it comes with a neat background and some decent graphics that are consistent all through the application. The content is kept pretty well organized and every function and command is easy to reach.
While moving around the app and going from one section or menu to another there are no lags, so the navigation is smooth at all times.
On the downside, some advertisement banners will follow you around and the ads are constantly changing, so they can be quite disruptive. Less annoying are the occasional prompts that ask you to rate and review SoMee Free.
Take a new picture or use a saved image for quick editing
The app can work with photos that are already available inside your image collection stored onto the local storage, but you can use it as well to capture fresh snapshots and personalize them immediately.
Once you decide which pic you want to customize, a set of adjustments are offered in the next screen. Thus, you will have the possibility to flip the image horizontally or vertically, as well as rotate it until you reach the desired position.
Cool color and light filters, with stylish frames
SoMee Free brings you a nice assortment of effects that can be added onto the selected image to give it a completely new look. The amazing filters are neatly ordered just under the preview area, so you can pick any of them and instantly see how it looks like onto the photo.
To further enhance your images you can opt for one of the over 30 light leak effects that have their own separate section. Several filters can be added one after the other, so the output image may end up looking completely different from the original.
There are also some frames you can add to the processed photos and for them, as well as for all the other effects, there is a slider towards the lower part of the screen that can be used to choose how much of the selected enhancement is used onto the canvas.
Before and after view and quick sharing with notifications
A neat ability of SoMee Free is the quick peek at the original and modified image, a feature that can be activated by pressing on the preview areas and swiping down in the same time.
With all the adjustments in place, you can now save the image to the local photo library and also have it uploaded to your Facebook, Twitter or Tumblr account in the same time, as long as you are logged in on these services.
When someone likes or comments your pics, this info will be updated inside this app, so do not forget to check out the corresponding counters placed right under each edited photo.
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Bottom Line
Design / UI9
The fine looks of the app are accompanied by a smart layout, but also by a lot of annoying ads and some prompts. |
Function8
There are plenty of great looking filters, light effects and frames for all users to enjoy, but the editing functions are very scarce. |
Security7
The utility has to have access inside several sensitive system areas and some of them are not related to its functionality. |
Battery2
This application eats up the batter power, having a tremendous energy consumption at all times. |
Price9
All the features can be used for free, without any purchase required, but a fee is needed to remove the ads. |
Compatibility10
Made for most users to enjoy onto their handsets, SoMee Free only needs Windows Phone 7.5 to run well. |
Specifications
- price:
- Free with ads
- current version:
- 1.5.0.0
- reviewed version:
- 1.5.0.0
- developer:
- Thumbmunkeys Ltd
- category:
- PHOTOGRAPHY
- os version req.:
- 7.5, 8, 8.1
- age rating:
- N/A
- in-app purchases:
- Yes. remove ads
- hits:
- 209