Alternatives to Polarr
Photo and video editing apps with AI tools and a large library of creator-made filters. The listings below can replace it for an important use case. Each note says what changes if you switch.
The original
Polarr
Photo and video editing apps with AI tools and a large library of creator-made filters.
Replacements
Listings that take over the same core job as Polarr.
VSCO
Photo editing app with film-quality presets that look more natural than typical filters.
VSCO focuses on natural film-style presets on Android and iOS only, with its best presets behind a subscription and added social features.
Snapseed
Free professional-grade photo editor with film filters and selective editing.
Snapseed is fully free with selective editing tools, but it is mobile only with no desktop or browser version and receives fewer feature updates.
Adobe Lightroom
Adobe's photo organizer and RAW editor with a library synced across desktop, web and mobile.
Adobe Lightroom adds photo cataloging and RAW editing with a library synced across desktop, web and mobile, but it is subscription only.
Adobe Photoshop Express
A free mobile photo editor from Adobe with quick fixes, looks, collages and retouching.
Adobe Photoshop Express offers quick fixes, looks and collages on Android and iOS, with no desktop version and premium features needed for advanced edits.
Darkroom
Professional non-destructive photo and video editor for iPhone with RAW support.
Darkroom is an iPhone editor with non-destructive RAW and batch editing against the Photos library, dropping Android, desktop and browser support.
BeFunky
An online photo editor, collage maker and graphic designer that runs in the browser.
BeFunky runs only in the browser and combines photo editing with collages and graphic design, with more powerful features requiring BeFunky Plus.
Lensa
A mobile AI photo editor for trending effects, beauty retouching, object erasing and hair try-on.
Lensa centres on one-tap trend effects, beauty retouching and object erasing on iOS and web, aimed at selfies rather than a broad filter library.
Also worth comparing
These listings name Polarr as their own alternative, so the relationship runs both ways.
Facetune
A mobile photo and video editor for retouching selfies, fixing lighting and applying filters.
Polarr offers filter-based photo and video editing with AI tools on phones, desktop and web, built around creator-made filters rather than face retouching.
Fotor
An online photo editor and design tool with many AI tools for enhancement and background removal.
Polarr centres on a large library of creator-made filters, adds desktop apps for Windows and macOS plus batch RAW editing in the browser, though Polarr Next is still beta.
Picsart
A web-based creative platform for editing photos and generating images, video and audio with AI models.
Polarr provides filter-based photo and video editing apps on phones, desktop and web, centered on creator-made filters rather than many generative AI models.
Similar software
Related functionality, not a direct replacement.
Luminar Neo
A desktop photo editor for Windows and Mac built around AI tools for skies, portraits and relighting.
Photomator
RAW photo editor from the Pixelmator team with ML enhancements and color grading.
Halide
A manual camera app for iPhone and iPad with RAW capture and minimal image processing.
Exposure X7
Commercial RAW photo editor and organizer with film simulations, masking and layers.
