The professional focus can be great if that’s what you’re looking for, but if you’re looking for something more basic, or you’re not interested in anything beyond the occasional vacation photo, this may be more app than you need. Also, some of the high-end features are locked behind an in-app purchase paywall. Our one other dislike boils down to iOS. While the iOS version is far from shaky, the Android version has a bit less of a bug history. Download For: By and large, the iPhone camera takes pretty good panoramic photos. Just press start, keep the arrow level, and move slowly in a circle, and you’ll have a perfect panorama (although you should probably spend a little time practicing in the backyard before you use it on the family vacation). But this is all you get. If you’re looking to use the app for professional purposes or need more features, you’ll have to venture into the app store. Feed it a picture, and it’ll let you crop it to a panoramic view. It’s a useful tool to have on your phone if you’re shooting and want control without booting up Photoshop, and the panorama cropping is easily scaled. PanoramaCrop includes ads and in-app purchases, but it’s still usable—and probably the most effective cropping app we’ve found. Also potentially annoying, though: If you use your phone to shoot, it may take a little work to arrange and properly crop a photo that was shot in landscape mode; shooting in portrait mode is easier to crop, which is odd. Download For: However, the HD version is locked away unless you pay up. Furthermore, the app has a chunky, dated interface. Looks aren’t everything, and the lack of style isn’t crippling, but if you’re new to panoramas, test out a few other apps first to ensure this is the one that you want before you pay for the app.
