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Best Free Photo & Video Apps

Looking to elevate your mobile photography and videography without spending a dime? This curated collection of free photo and video editing apps is for you. We've handpicked the top tools that offer powerful features, intuitive interfaces, and stunning results, all at no cost.

12 time sinks inside·Last updated: Jun 8, 2026

1

★★★★★4.5

“Edit a quick clip, then spend twenty minutes hunting the editor under a watermark.”

22.4Mhrs/day wasted

2

★★★★☆4.4

“Perfect your photos, but the originals now live in a cloud you pay rent on monthly.”

3Mhrs/day wasted

3

Adobe Photoshop Express

★★★★☆4.4

“A free taste of Photoshop engineered to make you crave the Creative Cloud bill.”

46.2Mhrs/day wasted

4

Picsart AI Photo Editor, Video

★★★★☆4.4

“Edit one photo and surface from a maze of AI tools, stickers, and Gold-only filters.”

697Khrs/day wasted

5

★★★★☆4.3

“Other people's best 1% of life, served until your own 100% feels like a rough draft.”

2.8Mhrs/day wasted

6

★★★★☆4.2

“Design something beautiful, then discover the perfect element wears a small gold Pro crown.”

1.2Bhrs/day wasted

7

★★★★☆4.1

“A friendship measured in streaks, where missing a day feels like a moral failing.”

1.6Bhrs/day wasted

8

★★★★☆4.0

“Back up every photo for free, until free quietly fills and the storage upsell arrives.”

3.8Mhrs/day wasted

9

Video Players & Editors

★★★☆☆3.0

“Make one trendy video and adopt the exact same transitions as nine million other people.”

110.2Mhrs/day wasted

10

Video downloader - Story Saver

★★★★★4.5

“It's not addiction if the interface is this good.”

8.5Mhrs/day wasted

11

Amazon Photos: Photo & VideoHot

★★★★☆4.3

“The app you'll delete on Sunday and reinstall on Monday.”

125.2Mhrs/day wasted

12

★★★★☆4.0

“Engineered to feel like your own idea.”

25Mhrs/day wasted